by Con Warner
Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:08 am
From: Pamela Ward <[email protected]>
Date: December 16, 2013 at 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: Single story brick home approx 1,631 sq ft
Reply-To: Pamela Ward <[email protected]>
Hello, Tenant,
I did get your response concerning the AD I posted on Craigslist. The house is still available but presently I'm not around.. I did bid for a portion of petroleum land sometimes ago in West Africa and fortunately I won the bidding, so I have to move quickly down to Africa to have my company set up because I will still have to rebid for it in the next 10 years. I came over here with my wife, we both built the house when we got married. As soon as we settle down here I had a thought of selling the house, but my wife advised against that.. She said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise. Later we decided to have the house rent out, we would have given our property to an agent, but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with them later. If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental, but the absolute care for our property. I know there is no way we can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy our home. But we just had a feeling and believed that anyone who knows what it takes to put these kind of structure down should know that maintaining a building is mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then we will be more than happy to let you rent our property.
Property Address: (1374 Yorktowne Ct, Mobile, AL 36695)
First Month Rent: $600
Refundable Sec/Deposit: $500
Pets Allowed: small Dog and Cat.
Sqft: 2,376
Bed & Bath: 3Bedroom, Bathrooms 2
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENTAL APPLICATION FORMS BELOW .
RENT APPLICATION FORM AND TELL US MORE ABOUT YOU .
Full Name_______________________Home Phone ( ) ________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( )___________________
Current Address_________________Apt#________ City_________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone ( )__________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Move In Date____________________________
How soon can you have the deposit payment sent to me_______________
How soon do you want to receive the keys and documents of our house_____________
You could give me a call as soon as possible so we could proceed asap..
These information provided above is confidential and will not be disclose to any third party.
Please note that you will only be able to drive by the house for now but not have a look at the interior until i have sent the keys and documents of the house to you..and the requirement for getting the keys and documents of the house is a fully refundable payment of $500 which is the security deposit. I can also attached all the pictures of the house for your view in my return email.
Please note that the deposit made is fully refundable should in case you finally gain entrance into the house after receiving the keys and documents and feel unsatisfied or uncomfortable with the interior,but i am giving you a benefit of doubt and assuring that you will love everything about our lovely home.
I Await your response so that we can discuss on how to get the documents and the keys to you.
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Total Move in : $1100
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Thanks and you are welcome.
Regards.
+2348-1289-30007
Pamela Weird
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.
