Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Con Warner Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:55 am
From: Martin Barrett <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:11
To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: $250 / 5br - 4892ft&sup2; - Stunning Vacation Home!!! (Gilford)

Thanks for your patronage, We are glad to serve you. The date requested For reservation of the property is available. Find below all relevant Information, and the date you are asking is available now.

Property per sleep: 22

Bedrooms: 5

Baths: 6

Your Inquiry Details;

Check in Date: January 30th 2014 ------- Check out Date: February 1st 2014


Charges for the period of Your Stay (2 Nights) : $ 500

Damages Deposit: $ 500 (refundable in cash on check out date)

Tax : $ 100

Cleaning Fee: $ 50

Grand Total: $ 1,150

Located ON 138 Cumberland Rd, GILFORD, NH 03249.


The Damages Deposit $700 will be refunded back on the day of departure if NO damages occur during your stay, the security deposit will be fully returned to you in cash on your departing day if after Inspection that every is okay in the villa . Note that the rate Includes utilities, cleaning and tax.

Reservation is only for 48hours if your payment is not received it will be canceled


Kindly Fill the Reservation Form below so that I can go ahead to prepare the Rental contract document which will be fill, sign and send back to me via E-mail for rental record and villa use..

FULL NAME:

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS :

NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING:

WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM?

CELL PHONE NUMBER:

AGE::


Get Back to me if you're interested so that I can send you the booking and payment information as we already have people asking for that Period.

I wait To read from you soon.

Regards.
Martin E Barrett.
Phone: (858) 230-8107
Email Address: [email protected]


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.

Scammer wrote:Attached to this mail is the vacation rental agreement which you are to fill,sign and send back to me via email.

Below is my Accountant info were the Cashier's Check should be sent.

Name: Connie Hudson
Address 922 Franklin Parkway Franklin , GA. 30217

Once it has been sent,i will want you to get back to me with the TRACKING NUMBER from the delivery company (FEDEX). So as to be sure of when it will deliver and also to be able to trace the (CASHIER'S CHECK).

I await the copy of the contract agreement signed by you and once the payment is confirmed a receipt will be issued out to you. You are to keep this receipt and the copy of the signed contract agreement by me in a safe place because you will be asked to tender it on your Arrival Date.

Regards.


The scammer asks for payment to the bank details below...

Bank Name: Chase Bank
Routing # 111000614
Account Name :- Keith Bird
Account Name:- 263022661
Bank Addres : JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Mason and Grand Pkwy,branch 005181 77406
Bank Holder Address:- 4530 Richmond Foster Rd, Richmond, TX 77406

Bank acc. reported

Email: [email protected]

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