Room for Rent Scammer - [email protected]

From: JAMES OSBORNE < [email protected] >
Date: 2010/6/10
Subject: RE:
To: Michelle




Thanks for your interest in my property once again.I can send a copy of my ID to you for the purpose of trust.


I can reserve my property for you till you come to London because i
will like to let you know that there are some other interested
candidates but you are among the top candidates after reading through
your last email and I see You sound responsible but note that we will
only deal on a first come first serve basis.



If You really want my apartment,you will have to make a refundable
security and damage deposit of £1000 via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER with the name of anybody close to you as the sender's name and your name as the receiver's name instead of mine so that when you arrive in London,you will be the same person to
pick up your money.

Immediately after I confirm from WESTERN UNION that the deposit has
truly been sent by you, i can reserve my property for you and shelve
aside other interested candidates who may pay the deposit before you
if you are not fast enough so when you arrive in London,you will be
the same one to pick up your money since your name will be the
receiver's name and also so that I know you are really serious as you
sound and also capable of paying the rent then you can now pay me
cash.



Also,If you wish to send the WESTERN UNION directly to me,there is no
problem,as i can send a copy of my ID to you.



Another reason for these actions is that I had a bitter experience
recently in the hands of one so-called interested candidate who made
me come down to London claiming he was interested in my property and
on getting to the London,i waited for him at the meeting spot and the
idiot ended up wasting my precious time and money coming to London
only for him to call me later on that he was sorry and that he will
not be able to rent my flat anymore because the person he was
expecting money from disappointed him so i have resolved that anybody
interested in my flat must show signs of seriousness by paying the
deposit before i travel down to the London and reserve my property for
such person.





At the moment,i am still trying to recover from the bitter experience
i had recently in the hands of that man so after making the
transfer,get back to me with the evidence that you have made the
deposit by scanning a copy of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER receipt
or simply send the details via email just in case you do not have
access to a scanner and after i have confirmed that the deposit has been truly made by you,i will issue a receipt to you as an evidence of payment of the deposit.



If you use WESTERN UNION,The details I will need are:

SENDER'S NAME: THE NAME OF ANYBODY CLOSE TO YOU IN SLOVENIA
RECEIVER'S NAME:YOUR NAME
SENDER'S ADDRESS:YOUR ADDRESS IN SLOVENIA
RECEIVER'S ADDRESS:LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM
10 DIGIT WESTERN UNION MTCN NUMBER:?(YOU WILL PROVIDE THIS FROM THE
WESTERN UNION
MONEY TRANSFER RECEIPT WHERE YOU MAKE THE TRANSFER FROM)
EXACT AMOUNT TO SEND:£1000



I am also aware there is a small fee for the WESTERN UNION MONEY
transfer charges.I promise to refund that also to you when we meet in
London so let me know how much the transfer charges will be.


Note that the security and damage deposit is refundable.

To get a list of western union agents where you can do the transfer
from,go to the link below and fill in your address:


http://www.westernunion.com/info/agentL ... try=global



Hope to read from You soon.

REGARDS.
JAMES AND RUTH
PHONE: +447045792627

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 money (again via Western Union) 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.