by Michelle
Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:09 am
From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:42 PM
To: Michelle Banks
Hello, Thanks for your email and interest in renting my house..Let me start by introducing myself. I must confess that I am very new in this landlord business. I am Pastor Joseph Muka Mcneal , the owner of the house you are making inquiry of located at 11083 Lancewood St, Fort Myers, FL 33913 . Actually I resided in the house with my family, my wife and my only daughter. I will love to have showed you round the house and the inside, but am sorry i am presently out on a missionary trip.I have been posted to the West Africa by the United State Christian Organization for Worldwide Missionary Outreach. We are now in West Africa for the Missionary work and so all you can do is drive by the home anytime.. I spent less time in the States so I could not get a hold on any Realtor to handle this rent issue, although it was when I knew how long we are going to stay in Africa that I decided to rent out the house. However,the initial plan was to sale out the House. which I tried, but sometimes the agents inflates the prize and it takes longer to sell. .Pls i want you to note that i spent a lot on my property that i want to give to you for rent,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own, It is not the money that is the main problem 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 a check up.I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word.Rent: $850Deposit: $8503 Bedroom 3 BathroomSq footage: 1835Pet Allowed.Utilities Included: Water,Gas,Electricity, washer & dryer,Refrigerator,Oven,Ice Maker,Garbage Disposer,Microwave,dishwasher,cable,Air Conditioning.e.t.cSO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW.1. Your Name and Names of people moving in with you?2. Age and sex of each person?3. Your current house address ?4.PHONE: (CELL)PHONE__________? (WORK)PHONE__________? (HOME)PHONE__________?5. When is the best time to call you?6. Why relocating?7. Occupation of each person?8. Do you have pets and cars, how many?9. When do you plan to move in, please write exact date?10. How often do you do your current house cleaning?11. Can we trust you and our house safe keeping in your hand?12. You smoke and drink? (We just wanna know don't get it twisted) no hard feelings.13. Do you work late night?____?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 for you and contacting you…Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you,please we are giving you all this based on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that we have not seen yet and only putting everything into Gods hands,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this…The house is available for rent at the moment so you are free to move in as soon as you wish to..A Deposit of $850 (which happens to be the security deposit) is required before moving in…Feel to get back to me for more information and arrangements on how to get the keys and other necessary documents delivered to you...The house will be available for rent for a period of 5 years so you have a choice of deciding how long you intend staying there…also reach me on this number 0112348102033027 or +2348102033027.Thanks and I hope to hear from you soon.Best Wishes.God Bless YouPastor Joseph Muka Mcneal
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.
