Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Wed May 05, 2010 7:43 am
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:58:19 +0100
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad:
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle


Hello,
I have the keys and document with me here in West Africa Nigeria to be precise,I and my wife had the intension of selling our property before leaving but after a while we decided to place it for rent and and had few tenants before now so the apartment is very available and ready for you to move in if you are really interested in my apartment.I am here on a missionarry work with my family and will be here for 3yrs but on Due cases i will be visiting to check on you and my apartment cause absolute maintainance of my apartment is what i am after cause its newly renovated,Very spacious and Clean,So after Normal process is taking i shall be sending you the keys and document for you to move in, Also i will like you to know that the rent charges is not really the issue, hope you are okay with the price of 100euro per Week which is 400euro Per Month including all bills like heat laundry facilities, Gas,Electricity,Internet and so on, but your absolute maintenance of my apartment is most important to me, if you are really interested renting this apartment fill the application attached and get back to me with the answers,Moreover as a man of God i intend to do my things with soft kindered heart.
Bedrooms 2
Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial
Sq Footage 900
Parking 1 dedicated
Pet Policy Pets Allowed
Property Location....................50 Parnell Rd Dublin, Ireland

RENTAL APPLICATION
Neatly complete all information below. All applicants over the age of 18 must complete and sign their own application.
And also attached a small size passport photograph long with it. I also require a separate application for each adult.
Applicants full name___________________________________ DOB__________
Social Security # if Any ____________________Drivers License # if Any ____________________State ________Exp.________
Current Address________________________________City___________________Postcode_________
Current Landlords Name__________________________________
How long at this address__________Reason for leaving______________________________________________
Previous Address________________________________City___________________Postcode_________
Previous Landlords Name__________________________________________
How long at this address__________Reason for leaving______________________________________________
Auto Yr______Make____________Model_____________________State/License Plate #___________________
Present Employer_____________________________Position__________________Mo. Income______________
Phone #__________________How long at job_________Other income/source____________________________
Employers Address_________________________________________City___________________Postcode________
Have you ever been party to an eviction? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Personal References
Name______________________________Yrs. Known____Relationship____________
Name______________________________Yrs. Known____Relationship____________
Name______________________________Yrs. Known____Relationship____________
Are you Married_________________________________________________________
Spouse's Name: __________
Children? __________ How Many? __________ Ages? __________
Pets? __________ What Kind? __________ How Many? __________

Total number of adults___________Total number of children living with you under the age of 18_____________
Names and relations of all other applicants_________________________________________________________
How long do you intend to rent the apartment ________________________________________________________________

I CERTIFY that answers given herein are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I authorize investigation of all statements contained in this application for tenant screening as may be necessary in arriving at a tenant decision, I understand that the landlord may terminate any rental agreement entered into for any misrepresentations made above.
Signature________________________________________________________________Date________________

Daniel Heskey
+2347055339056


Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 11:54:47 +0100
Subject: ***MY DETAILS TO MAKE THE PAYMENT IN CASH***GET BACK TO ME ASAP
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle

Hello,
Below are my details to make payment Via Western Union Money Transfer as that is the only way i can receive money here as my bank here is a local bank and will not accept international transfer okay??I will be shipping the package to you Through Dhl Courier Nextday Deleivery to you,and i will ship the keys and documents to you immediately,I am waiting to hear from you.

Receiver's Name......Daniel Heskey
Address............106 Mission Avenue
City................Victoria Island
State..............Lagos
Zipcode.......234010
Country.........Nigeria
Text Question......IN JESUS NAME???
Text Answer.......AMEN.....

Please as soon as payment is made you will email me the full sending details including confirmation numbers from western union called.....M.T.C.N numbers..after the payment is confirmed by me i will ship the keys and document to you via Dhl courier nexday deleivery so you can receive it immediately and move in when you wish???I am waiting to hear from you,take care and remain blessed.
Daniel Heskey


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.
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by enchantedjinx89 Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:26 pm
Kennedy Morris
[email protected]
+447045712681
+2347055339056

Approached myself after putting an ad on gumtree requesting a flat/house. After the second email I received from him I realised it was a scam due to the low price of the property and also the high standard also. Although I had posted on Gumtree where I was looking for a property he did not wish to give me the details as to where his property was situated.

Having already dealt with a scam artist last year (luckily again I wised up to it) I decided to search for his number leading me to this site so it confirmed my gut-feeling that he was indeed scamming (or would eventually try too).

Has anyone actually reported this, I understand that he changes his name and email address but he is obviously using the same contact number (which I have to yet find out whether works or not) but surely they would be able to trace his IP address?

As there are probably a lot of naive people out there?

Enchantedjinx
by Bubbles Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:30 am
Welcome to ScamWarners enchantedjinx89. The phone number that begins with 44 70 is a redirect number and lets the scammer appear to be in the UK and receive calls where ever they are in the world. For scammers most often in West Africa.

Thank you for posting this information.

Bubbles, former Scamwarners moderator.

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