Rental Scammer - [email protected]

From: user name<'[email protected]'>
Date: Dec 2, 2014, 4:43:46 PM
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: New message for 58 Fresno St, Springfield

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Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. Yes the house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house. Presently Myself and my family have moved out of the house due to my work transfer to Delaware for a program called FAMILY LIFE AND HIV EDUCATION AND THE HIV PREVENTION FOR RURAL YOUTH PROGRAM, the program is taking place in three major countries in Europe, Africa, UK . We will be away for 3 to 4 years or more that is why I have made up my mind to put up my house for rent to whom ever that will take good care of it.

Also how long do you intend to stay? How soon do you intend to move in?
FEATURES : Laundry, Electric Range, Electric Heat, Master Bedroom, Playground, Car Park.AMENITIES: Air Conditioning, Patio/Party Deck, Cable TV, Ceiling Fans, 24 hours Internet service, Dishwasher, Fire pit, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, security alarm, Pets Friendly, Refrigerator, Washer / Dryer.

DETAILS ABOUT THE HOUSE
Number of bedrooms:3
Number of bathrooms:2
Address: 58 Fresno St, Springfield, MA 01104
Rental price: $1000
Security Deposit is $875
Utilities included in monthly rent Pets Welcome.
Contact me anytime @ +1(803)- 597-2381

SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW RENT QUESTIONNAIRE


Looking forward to hearing 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.Awaiting your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you. We may not see, yet we are only putting everything into Gods hand, kindly do not let us down in your taking care of our property and God bless you more as you do this Amen.

Regards..
Ronald Miles

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.

(user name [email protected])
Hello Michelle

Glad to hear back from you.How are you doing? We want to thank you for the interest you have shown towards renting from us and i pray and believe that our house will be a blessing to you as soon as you move in.

We are really grateful that finally someone is renting our house, so we hope we are doing the right thing by trusting you with our property. So one thing i can assure you is that you will never regret renting from us.

My family and I've concluded on accepting payment for the security deposit which is $875 including Utilities, for us to secure the house now and also send the keys & document to your given address in the rent question form.

The Payment will be needed as soon as possible so as to proceed with the arrangement of the keys and documents to be delivered at your given address, so i will urge you to verify the address where you want the package to be delivered so that there will be no mistake sending it to you.

So hope you stick to your words, you will be making the payment Via Money Gram or any Walmart store near you.

Below is my Money Gram address where to send the money to okay....

Receivers Name:Ronald Miles
Receivers Address:161 Sorrell Cir
City:Clayton
State:Delaware
Zip Code:19977
Text Question: who created us
Answer: God

As soon as you complete the transaction by Money Gram kindly get back to me with the following information:

Ref#( digits number)
Senders Full Name
Senders Address
Amount Sent

Look forward to hear from you.

Thanks and remain blessed

He or she's still at it. Just saw a listing in Orlando for well below average prices for the area. I suspected it was too good to be true from the get-go. Googled it and landed here.

from: [email protected]

607 N Rio Grande Ave, Orlando FL
DETAILS ABOUT THE HOUSE
Number of bedrooms:2
Number of bathrooms:1
Rental price: $600 per month and security Deposit is $500(Security Deposit is Refundable)

Utilities included in monthly rent Pets Welcome.

Below is the address to the house:
(607 N Rio Grande Ave, Orlando FL)

SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW
RENT QUESTIONNAIRE

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? _____________?
HOW MANY MONTHS RENT CAN YOU PAY UPFRONT? MINIMUM ( 1 MONTH + SECURITY DEPOSIT), ( 2 MONTHS + SECURITY DEPOSIT) OR ( 3 MONTHS + SECURITY DEPOSIT)
SO WHICH OPTION DO YOU PREFER? _____________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
Monthly Income:____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?

Looking forward to hearing 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.Awaiting your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you. We may not see, yet we are only putting everything into Gods hand, kindly do not let us down in your taking care of our property and God bless you more as you do this Amen. you can get back to me on this number by texting (304) 506-3437


Regards..
Ronald Miles.

Texted with them. Convo below

me: Hello. I'm interested in the property on 607 North Rio Grande Avenue. Is there any chance I could tour the property or view it sometime this week?

Scammer: Hi, thanks for your interest. You can go by the house to view it and its surroundings, the keys and documents are here with me as i wrote in my email so you won't be able to go in the house but you can drive by to view it to see the house is in good and proper condition. Thank you.

me: No thanks.

me: To elaborate, doing that kind of transaction would put me in a very vulnerable spot without being able to fully inspect the property. Do you have any friends in the area that could help you provide a tour?

Scammer: My transfer down here was very urgent that i had no one around to drop the keys to handle the rental on my behalf. That is why i had to come down here winull

me: Best of luck. Feel free to contact me if you find someone local who can arrange tours for potential tenants.

Scammer: OK, thank you and stay blessed.

He's at it again in Anna, Tx. My fiancé and I found the post and we were so excited and they pulled the christian card so I wanted to believe them. We are so upset now and wish he gets caught. THANKFULLY I found this website before hand, but it was too good to be true. It's a terrible thing and I hope people don't fall for it. He goes by the name of Ronald Miles from Clayton, Delaware. Thanks for this post guys!

Hi all,

I'd like to report a new occurrence that appears to be based on this scam - same phone number and everything. I was THIS close to actually going through with this rental deal, until I had a weird feeling and decided to Google the 'landlord's phone number. This site came right up.

The scammer now goes by the name of BILL JUSTICE, and he says his family is staying in TROY, IL. I had approached him through Trulia.com for a rental home in western Washington State. EVERYTHING in this guy's game appears to be the same from his days as Ronald - same survey, same line about 'wanting a responsible tenant to take care of his property.'

Just a heads up, he's still at large.

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