by Con Warner
Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:05 pm
From: RentPaidOnline Transaction <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: RentPaidOnline Transaction Approved
Dear Con Warner,
The package is now in our custody and it is ready to be sent to your address. We have checked the package. Mr. Nicholas Flosten , has sent you 2 keys from the outside door of the building, 3 keys from the apartment door, 2 keys from storage unit, key-card access for parking, copies from the apartment documents and the rental contract. We checked all the apartment papers and rental contract with our Real Estate Professional Department. After the payment is confirmed to our company the transaction starts and you will receive the package in 2-3 days. After the inspection period you must give us the final answer. If you don`t want to rent the apa rtment you will receive a full refund and the package is sent back to the sender.
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Transaction for: Apartment keys and rental contract verified signed by the Sender.
Owner of the apartment located in: ;1707 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, United States
Transaction Amount: 950.00$ USD;
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PAYMENT INFORMATION
You must pay to our company the amount of: 950.00$ USD using Western Union (www.westernunion.com) to our payments representative:
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FIRST NAME: GEORGE
LAST NAME: LENGER
ADDRESS: 34 COLEGRAVE ROAD
CITY: LONDON
ZIP CODE: E15 1ED
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
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After the payment is sent please e-mail us the transfer code ( MTCN # ) so we can check if the transfer is valid.
Important Note: For business money transfer or internet transactions, Western Union charges customers a fee between 80-120.00$ USD (an international sales tax imposed by the state). If you would like to avoid this fee, when the Western Union agent asks you what are you sending the money for , y ou can t ell him/her that you are sending the money to a friend. There will be no problem and the payment will be received.
After the payment is sent please e-mail us the following information:
-10 digit Money Transfer Control Number
-Sender's, full name and address
-Receiver's full name
-The total amount sent
-Scanned Receipt from Western Union (required to be sent)
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FOR ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE
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Thank you for using our service,
Customer service - representative #5 - Thomas Lunners;
RentPaidOnline
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.
