by Michelle
Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:48 am
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle
Subject: Details and pictures of my flat!!!
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:44:59 +0100
Hello,
Good to read back from you!!
Two bedroom flat available!!!
Am letting the whole bedroom apartment not flat sharing!!!
I Need to know some few questions about you.How many of you are coming to live in my flat? Can you take care of my flat as it is? Can i have look at of your
identity? How many months do you intend to rent and pay for?Where you are from? your age and gender, how long would you be looking to stay(if you can)
because my flat is available for short term and long term period........
My Apartment Located in 16,Lord Montgomery Way,Portsmouth PO1 2AH,United Kingdom
Allocated underground car park
Its 120GBP per week which 480GBP per month including council tax and all utilities,inclusive all bills and there is going to be 480GBP refundable security
deposit for reservation of my apartment.
About myself – young professional girl,citizen of France. I work in the city as a professional Marketing and Public Relations and have a fairly active
social life; that said I also enjoy staying in and chilling out in front of the T.V. watching a game of rugby (I like watching most sports although I tend to
shy away from football) or a film and travel a lot due to nature of my job… anything really.
I like cooking (in fact I'm a mean cook and it would probably be a huge injustice if I didn't make dinner for you on occasion), I enjoy having my friends
round (at respectful hours) and while I'm keen to make new friends I don't need to live in anyone's pocket - I enjoy my 'alone time just as much as anyone
else'!
NB: i don't want to time waster...because alot of people have wasted my time in the past over getting a room from me.
Hope to hear back from you soon
Cheers
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.
