by Michelle
Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:03 am
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: RE: Reply to your Ad on Gumtree: "Great location in this Gorgeous city bowl one bedroom"
Date:
Hi
Thank you for the response to my listing, I'm the owner of the apartment you are making inquiry of. Actually my parents resided in the apartment before i lost both parents in a ghastly motor accident so i had to relocate to Africa to with my fathers half brother running a charity home.(W.AFRICA) and presently my apartment is still available which i inherited from my late parents for rent .You where actually supposed to be sharing apartment with me but since i had to relocate i need someone who can look after the apartment for now.At least for the next 1yr.It includes utilities like hydro, washer and security, I have my furniture in the apartment. if you which to move in with your furnished items there is a storage area where you can move my furniture, no problem. Please i want you to note that i am a kind and honest young man and also from the photos you should know that my parents must have spent a fortune on the property that i want to give you for rent, i will want you to take absolute care of my apartment and I want you to treat it as your own, money is not the most important thing but i want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for check up.RENT INCLUDES CABLE,ELECTRICITY,WASHING MACHINE, HEAT/AIR, WATER, GAS AND INTERNET!!!
Address:21 Martin Hammerschlag Way
Cape Town 8000, South Africa ?
Rent:3700
Deposit:3700
PROPERTY FEATURES
Heating features: Central, Electric Source
Status: Active & Available Now
Smoking: Allowed
Lease terms: Short & Long term
FURNISHED
SPACIOUS AND LIGHT
KITCHEN BREAKFAST ROOM
SECURE AREA
GOOD TRANSPORT LINKS
Landing 22'1" x 5'10" ( 6.73m x 1.78m )
Reception room 17'0" x 16'0" ( 5.18m x 4.88m )
Kitchen 13'0" x 11'0" ( 3.96m x 3.35m )
Bedroom 1 12'10" x 10'5" ( 3.91m x 3.18m )
Bathroom 6'10" x 5'10" ( 2.08m x 1.78m )
========= RENT APPLICATION FORM ============
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
Also,Pls answer these questions below:
1)Your Full Name__________________________ ____________
2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone
Number________________________ ______
3)How old are you _____________________________
4)Are you married ______________________________ _____
5)How many people will be living in the Home__________________________ _
6)Do you have a pet ______________________________ ___________
7)Do you have a car ______________________________ ____________
8)Occupation ______________________________ ___________________
9)How long are you willing to stay ______________________________
___________
10)When do you intend to move in ______________________________ ___________
11)Rental Payment plan ranging from 1 month, 3 months or 6 months or 1
year...(indicate most convenient
option)_______________________ __________________
12) Pictures of all the Occupant that will stay in my
Home__________________________
____________
13) Copy of Photo ID
Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt in your name and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how i will get the documents and the keys to you.please I am giving you all this based on trust and again i want you to stick to your words,i am putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let me down on this property of mine and God bless you more as you do this.
Regards
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: ================ACCEPTANCE=============
Date:
Hi
Thanks a lot for your response.The apartment is fully furnished, located in a good and quite neighborhood.I can also see your willingness in this rent.So i shall be giving you my apartment.Hope everything is fine with you,so we can proceed.I shall give full description of the package which i shall be sending the package to you via UPS which will consists entrance keys and the documents of the apartment.You may not be able to view the inside for now as i told you earlier because the keys and documents are here with me.You can view the building and the location.So if you are comfortable with that, you can get back to me.I know how you feel at this point in time.This is happening cause i gave the apartment to an agent but he betrayed me by giving out the property without my consent only for me to come back sometime in October to find someone staying in my apartment so i had to throw the person out and did some renovation so that is why i am doing this own my own.I would be sending the following documents to you via UPS to your present residential address and the tracking number will be sent to you so that when you are ready to occupy the place,it will be convenient for you.Once again, I am giving you this on trust and honesty and do not disappoint me and I promise you that you will love the apartment.So i have the keys and the receipt for payment will also be made available, which will be packaged together with the package.Here are the contents of the package.Here is my number...+2348037177150.
1)Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)The house documentary file.
3)Payment Receipt.
4)Original signed copy of lease contract agreement.
So let me know about your final decision,so that we can proceed on the next step to send the keys of the apartment to you through UPS as soon as i confirm your first month deposit payment.I will be getting back to you with the tracking number as i have said and the arrival time of the package.Do get back to me with your address where you want the package to be sent to..So fill in your Delivering Information below:
1)Receiver"s Name:
2)Receiver"s Address:
3)Receiver"s Phone #
Thanks and God Bless you as i look forward to hear from you.I want you to get back to me if you are ready for the payment which will be via Money gram or Western Union so that i can forward you the information that you will be proceeding to payment with.you are to put 1months rent plus deposit but if you can pay for 2months then you get one month free ...The Good Lord shall bless you. So i suggest you make the deposit so i can mail out the keys of the apartment to your present address so it would be easy for you to move in whenever you are ready to move in.Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks and Bunch Of Blessings.
Sulaiman
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.
