Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Tue Apr 15, 2014 3:50 am
On Monday, April 14, 2014 9:39 AM, Eterdf Gvbnvvbm <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,

Thanks for your interest and inquiries about our house. Yes the house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house now that we are not around. My wife and i just moved to West Africa for a program called SAVING THE LESS PRIVILEGE CHILD WITH CANCER FOR RURAL YOUTH PROGRAM with the SERENA WILLIAMS FOUNDATION, the program is taking place in three major African Countries, Ghana, South Africa & Nigeria . We will be staying in Nigeria for atlest 2 years or more and that is why my wife and i have made up our minds to put up the house for rent to whom ever that will take good care of it. for more information visit our website on http://WWW.theswf.org


DETAILS ABOUT THE HOUSE.
Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 1


Rental price: $700 per month and
security Deposit is $700(Security Deposit is Refundable)

Utilities included in monthly rent
Pets Welcome.
Here is the address to the house: 28 Harding Rd, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

Below is the rent application form,get it filled and sent back to me so that we can proceed further.

********RENT APPLICATION FORM**********

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF.
FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
SEX:__________?
DATE OF BIRTH:_________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
WHICH
NUMBER IS THE BEST TO CALL YOU ON__________?
MARITAL STATUS:__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
DO YOU AGREE TO PAY THE DEPOSIT BEFORE YOU MOVE IN? _____________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?
Have a wonderful day and God bless you

Thanks and God bless you

Dr David Feitner


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.
Advertisement

by view2c Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:36 am
This is the email I got on April 15th. I didn't send him any money but I did fill out the application. Which I know now that it seemed fishy when he started to text me. His number showed up as 415-534-5020. He then wanted me to send him a security deposit so that he could send me the keys and rental documents.

This is his email:

Thanks for your interest in renting my home ,the house you are making inquiry of belongs to me and my family we couldn't get hold of any good Realtor to handle the rental because they were taking things to professional and they were trying to extort my tenants, so that is why we took job off their hands and try renting it ourselves , while we were in the state we couldn't find any tenant, in case you find the home listed on any website for rent or for sale, that is our old advert listed by the Realtor you don't have any business with any Realtor as at now. However our initial plan was to sell the house which we did through the MLS (Multi Leasing Service)but the market asking price was far below standard price that was what made my wife advice to place it for rent . We would also like you to know that we are not after the rental fee all we need is a clean, honest and responsible family that would take care of the house but i know anyone who knows what it takes in building up a structure should also know the proper maintenance is mandatory. In the event of anything repair the tenant are expected to fix that up it would be deducted from the month rent and we can as well call a professional that would take care of that, and if the tenant would be bringing in furniture's ours would be taking out for storage.

House Address:853 Redwood Trl, Rockwall, TX 75087
Bedrooms and bathrooms :4BR,3ba
Square footage:2,696 Pet policy: Cat and Dog allowed
Rental Fee including all housing utilities:$700 and a security deposit:$700 (100% Refundable)

About myself and family: My name is jared K Williams i am a native of Rockwall, TX Am 49 years am married with 3 kids we are christian family it has always been my calling to work for the lord so he called, i had no choice than to answer ,i work as a Teacher in a theological seminary , I have been transferred to many countries such as UK, Cuba, Malawi and presently i have been transferred to West Africa to work with Nigerian Baptist theological seminary (http://www.nbts-ng.org) so i and my family would be staying there for about 3-4 years so you have nothing to worry about us coming back to the state and live in our home the home is available for both long and short term lease.

Please if you are ready now to occupy the house kindly provide the information below for record purpose..
RENTAL APPLICATION
Applicants Full Name:_
Cell Phone Number:___
DOB:___
Nationality__
Current Address:_
Current Landlords Name:_____
Landlords Phone Number:___
How Long at This Address:____
Reason for Leaving:___
What is your occupation:__
Do you have a Pets ?:____
Marital Status:_____
Kids:__
Do you smoke?___
Do you work late at night?__
How long do you intend staying?
When do you intend moving in?
How soon do you intend making the payment?

Regards

Mr. &Mrs. Williams

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: ClaudeBot and 10 guests