by Con Warner
Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:20 am
jenniferbellom <[email protected]> wrote:
Re: Rent in 2014
Thank you for your interest about my property.My name is Jennifer Bellom and i own the apartment located on 2011/250 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia . It is fully furnished with all necessary amenities(exactly like in the pics),the unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the property come with parking place,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don't like it and you want to use yours),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I've moved to United Kingdom with my job (i am a construction engineer) and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I'm here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the property for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent of the property for 1 week is $150 including the utilities (water, gas and power ) . When you decide to rent i will create a new account where you must pay the rent weekly or monthly.You can move in the property in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in Australia that could show you the property .In order to check it,see if you like it(I'm sure that you'll love it),you need to receive the keys and the contract. Obviously we need a way to complete this deal in a safe and fast way for both.The solution is provided by a company called Asset Real Estate which will handle the payment and delivery of the Keys .A friend of mine moved here from Australia and used the company to resolve the same problem . This procedure allow you to pay the rent on Asset Real Estate and after you will receive the keys,after you will see it, decide if you will stay in the property or not they will transfer the money to my bank account or they will refund you (but i`m sure that you`ll take it) .
If you want to know more about how this deal can work please get back to me ASAP and I will send you the details step by step.
Please contact me by email for more info and photos because it is easier to speak : [email protected]
I am waiting for your reply soon .
Thank you
This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram to an escrow company with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.
Sounds safe. It's not!
The emails claiming to be from the company are fake.
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.
