by Con Warner
Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:25 pm
dan brown <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Becky,
Find attachment is the Contract-Agreement form which you are to fill and sign, then also scan it and send it back to me in order to have your information on record. A payment receipt will be issued out to you once your payment has been confirmed. You are required come along with the payment receipt and an I'd on your arrival for means of Authentication.
The balance payment must be made upon arrival while keys will be handed over to you same time. Kindly have the check/money order sent out via United States Postal Service (USPS) and also get a tracking or label number in order to be able to track and know the status of it's location.
Thank you
Fred
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.
