Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:09 pm
From: EMILY EMILY <[email protected]>
Subject: Room available in PARIS
Date: 8 December, 2013 11:11
To: Con Warner

Hello,

Am Emily ,am 21 years old, My father owns the flat but he`s now late ,i live alone in the flat, Am a professional, I have been pretty busy , am from Ireland and i moved here 2years ago after the death of my father to oversee my late fathers property.

The flat has 3 rooms ,One is for me and the other Two is available for rent.

The room has the following amenities:
The room has a very big bed that can sleep two people with
Television connected to cable
Small refrigerator apart from a big freezer in the kitchen
Private bathroom with toilet drawer
Reading desk
Wall cupboard
Internet connection

The Apartment has the following Amenities:
Washing Machine
Heater
Dish washer
Storage\A big living room fully furnished with a television connected to cable.
Internet facility .

The transport facilities is quite okay in the area, the flat is very close to train station and public transport.

The rent per month is 400 euros and a security deposit of 600 Euros , The security is refundable, at the end of your stay in my flat, the security deposit will be refund back to you, The rent include all bills and bills are for Water , Electricity , tenement rate ,phone ,heater, Internet connection.

I will send to you some pictures of the room and the rental agreement form to see what next to do, hope you understand me? Thanks once again for the interest in my room while waiting to read from you.

I will like to have your skype id so that we can have a chat if you don't mind .

Best Regards,

Emily.
HELLO,

THIS IS THE RENTAL AGREEMENT FORM WHICH I WILL ADVICE YOU TO READ VERY WELL COS THIS IS WHAT WILL CONSTITUTE THE BASIS FOR OUR CONTRACT.AFTER READING THIS AND YOU ARE OK WITH MY TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEN YOU CAN PROCEED WITH PAYMENT WHICH MUST BE RECEIVE BY MY MOTHER SO THAT I CAN SECURE THE PLACE FOR YOU COS I HAVE MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT THIS PLACE.

PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT AVAILABLE TO MY MOTHER THROUGH HIS BELLOW INFORMATION NOT LATER THAN 48 HOURS AFTER YOU RECEIVED THIS AGREEMENT FORM VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER THE FOLLOWING INFO:


MRS FINNEGAN SIDA

2 GORE STREET ,
SW7 5QE, LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM .

LET ME HAVE THE FOLLOWING AFTER TRANSFERRING THE PAYMENT:

1. SENDERS NAME

2. MTCN ( MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER ).

3. AMOUNT SENT.

4. SENDERS ADDRESS.

HOWEVER,AFTER I RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION THAT YOU HAVE TRANSFER THE PAYMENT TO MY MOTHER I WILL SEND THE SIGNED AGREEMENT/CONTRACT FORM TO YOU VIA ATTACHED EMAIL OR FAX WHICH YOU WILL ALSO HAVE TO SIGN AS WELL AND BRING ALONG WITH YOU WHEN COMING DOWN HERE,THEN WE HAVE A CONTRACT IN FORCE.

I WILL BE WAITING TO HAVE A SCAN COPY OF THE SIGNED CONTRACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WAITING TO HERE ROM YOU.

EMILY.


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, he will ask for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,a friend or family member.

In either case, if payment is made and you give this person the details, they will collect the money.
You will not hear from them again.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

If you are reading this because you are looking for property to rent, and you are in contact with this thief you are probably searching Craigslist, Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment before viewing, then it will also be a scam. Please forward the mail to me at the address in my signature line and I will investigate and list them if necessary.
Last edited by Con Warner on Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:00 am, edited 1 time in total. Reason: Corrected title

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