by Michelle
Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:40 am
From: mike alex < [email protected] >
To: Michelle
Sent: Fri, March 19, 2010 8:56:11 AM
Subject: Good News..You Have Been Approved As Our New Tenant
Hello,
Thanks very much for your reply, and also i can see your willingness
in this rent your application form as being approved and you are now
qualify for this rent. So as we shall be renting our properties to
you, please again take very good care of the apartment so that i might
be glad when coming by to see how neat you keep the place. Hope
everything about this process is fine with you. However,if you are
ready to rent the apartment now, that will not be a problem but we
will advice you due to a responsible and reliable person like you,
first month rent deposit which the total is Per 300 monthly also we
would like to send the following document to you via DHL to the
address you provided to me in the application form and the tracking
number will be sent to you so that you can possible occupy our
apartment immediately. Once again, we are giving you this on trust and
do not disappoint us and i promise you that you will love the
apartment.Here are the contents of the packages that will be deliver
to you via DHL courier service.
1)Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)Paper/Permanent house form (Containing your reference details)
3)The House documentary file.
4)First Month Rent Payment Receipt
Provided where you want the keys and document to the apartment be deliver to..
So i am with your information here with me and i will like to know
whether you are ready for the payment of this first month rent right
now so you can move in asap..Let me know If I could forward you the
Information on how and where to send the money through any Western
Union Money Transfer nearest to you so I can get all the package sent
to you immediately.
My contact Phone# +2348126269532
Regards
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money again.
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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
