Rental Scammer - [email protected]

On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 5:41 AM, Alfonso Aldo <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,
Thanks for your interest in my apartment .The apartment is still available for rent and is available for long term/short term lease. I'm a Mechanical Engineer and I just secured a new job with TAP Maintenance & Engineering Company in Lisbon, Portugal . I work as a Project Supervisor and i will be here for long that is why am putting up my apartment for rent.

The apartment is located at: 1020 View St, Victoria, BC V8V 4Y4, Canada

This unit is available as long as you want it.furnished 1bed/1bath apartment ,The apartment AWESOME bright, condo in a much sought-after high rise (1020 View Street). Walk to downtown. 5-10 minutes walk to The Bay Center mall. FULLY FURNISHED, 1 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms (so you have your own bathroom). It has a washer/dryer in-suite, a stove oven, microwave, refrigerator, sink with garborator, and a dishwasher. It also has a good size sundeck, a fitness room, sauna, whirlpool, and loads of coffee shops/restaurants nearby. Cable television and wifi are included. Wifi is available in all rooms. There's a beautiful view of the sea and mountains from the kitchen, bedrooms, and living room.It's close to all major transportation routes, especially buses to UVic. (two minutes walk away). Medical services and hospital are also nearby. The rent is $650 per month including utilities and damages deposit is $500... I will like you to drive by to the building today to view the exterior of the building for you to know where the apartment is located and get back to me so that I can forward you the full interior pictures for you to have an idea on how beautiful and spacious the inside looks and we can proceed to the next step which is the application process..


Thanks for taking your time in writing me and hope to hear back from you.

Many Thanks.

From: Alfonso Aldo <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 3:24 PM
Subject: RE: Queries regarding 1BR apartment listed on craigslist
To: Michelle Banks


Thanks for the mail and the interest in my apartment, the whole flat cost $650 per month including utilities, meanwhile, the refundable deposit is $500. The flat is freshly painted, neat and fully furnished with all your needs including internet computer with printer, ins-suite laundry as well as 1 parking space, attached to this email are the interior pictures of the apartment, because the apartment is currently locked up at the moment and i will be happy to rent out my apartment to you for the period you want it, if you do promise me that you will take care of the place once you move in and i want you to know that i moved out of the my apartment with my family due to the new job i secured here Portugal , so like i told you i am not in Victoria to show you the apartment in person, am now in Portugal , that is why i stated you will have to drive by the apartment to view all the exteriors for you to have a better idea where the apartment is located then fill out the rent application form in order for me to proceed on how the keys and document of the apartment will be delivered to your current address and how you will make payment to me Via Money Transfer agent at any moneygram local store agent nearest to you, so get back to me with your rental form so i can get the lease prepared forward it to you, so you can sign and get back to me and i will make delivery arrangement immediately.

********RENT APPLICATION FORM*******
(Private and Confidential)
FIRST NAME: __________________
MIDDLE NAME: __________________
LAST NAME: __________________
PROFESSION: ________________
PHONE (____) __________ (CELL)
PHONE (____) __________ (WORK)
PHONE (____) __________ (HOME)
MARITAL STATUS: _________
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: ___________________________
CITY: _______________
STATE: ______________
ZIP CODE: _____________
WHAT IS YOUR MOVE IN DATE______________
HOW MANY MONTH RENT CAN YOU PAY UPFRONT TO SECURE THE APARTMENT NOW ? ___________
HOW LONG ARE YOU STAYING IN MY HOME? ____________

Await your respond so i can proceed with change of names and address of new tenant on the lease form and making delivery arrangement to your current address via DHL Express Courier service.

Many thanks

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.