Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Hi People,

Mr and Mrs Kelvin are still in operation.
I've received the same email today.

Stella Kelvin <[email protected]>

Thanks for the interest you have in my flat.My flat is still available for rent and you can stay in my flat as long as you pay your rent at when due. Here are the necessary things you need to know about the rent and deposit.

Rent £320 pcm : £ 80.00 pw
Security Deposit: £ 600.00 (Returnable at the end of a week stay in my flat)
Utility bills inclusive ( water, gas, council tax, TV license and wireless Internet) Utility Cost : £ 0.00 pcm.
However, At this stage that you want to rent my flat, i need to know some few question about you.Can you keep my flat clean and tidy? Do you have references in London?. Kindly reply for further information and i will like to know where you are coming from to stay in my flat.

I look forward to reading from you. Have a wonderful week ahead of you.

Regards
Mr/Mrs Kelvin

THANK YOU, ScamWarnrers!

i just experienced stella kelvin. the same email. i gave my full name address and mobile number and email ad. what damage can they do with that?

i feel so stupid

trusting citizen feeling foolish

The scammer needed the information to make his scam appear real.

The most that will happen is the scammer may send you scam emails.

Thanks for the swift reply.The flat is fully furnished as you can see from the picture and there is a garage and an off street parking for the flat.The flat is still available for rent.I am willing to have you in the flat for as long as you wish after the viewing. It is most unfortunate that my past experiences of inviting people for viewing or reservation of the flat without any form of confirmation of their seriousness and not keeping up to time as and at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me. I have traveled all the way from Coventry to take some interested candidates round the flat because that's where i work.Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the rent and yet they disturb me to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who lives close by, also some do not meet up with the appointments.

Henceforth, my solicitor and i have decided to carry out a simple test on seriousness and financial ability to pay for the rent before viewing. I am not asking you to pay before the viewing but at least, the security deposit of £ 600 which is refundable would be required from you to transfer to someone close to you through Money Gram Post Office Transfer agent using your name as the Sender and your friend or family member's name as the Receiver in the UK premises.Once you have done this, scan the receipt to me and if you do not have scanner, you may write out the details on the receipt as i will forward it to my solicitor to verify if it's truly genuine and available, after verification, i will ask you to inform the receiver to go and pick up the transfer and i will refund the transfer charges immediately after the viewing.

Kindly let me know if my explanation is well understood. Have a wonderful time.

Best Regards
Mr/Mrs Kelvin
+447509531978

I think I have got scammed and I have done the transaction. I just discovered this forum after I have transferred the money. What should I do now?

Hello T11231
I am sorry to hear that you are a victim of this crime. If you made the payment via Money Gram and the money has been collected then there is little hope of getting your money back. Call Money Gram and if the money has not been picked up the cancel the transaction.
Stop all communications with the scammer and do not tell him that you know it is a scam as he will just deny it and try to convince you that everything is OK and try to steal more money from you.

If you have any additional questions about this scam please ask.

Hello T11231
I am sorry to hear that you are a victim of this crime. If you made the payment via Money Gram and the money has been collected then there is little hope of getting your money back. Call Money Gram and if the money has not been picked up the cancel the transaction.
Stop all communications with the scammer and do not tell him that you know it is a scam as he will just deny it and try to convince you that everything is OK and try to steal more money from you.

If you have any additional questions about this scam please ask.

I have called moneygram last night and the money has been picked up already. I have contacted action fraud UK today and they have given me a police crime reference number. But all they can do is to send the information to the local police and see if they are going to open an investigation or not.


However, I have received an email from Stella Kelvin again after she has received the money. Here its the conversations

I am very sorry for the inconvenience.My lawyer just get back to me now concerning the transfer you made that he have confirm the transfer valid but he made me realize that it will be inappropriate for you to just transfer the security deposit and ignore the rent as it is inappropriate that all you are suppose to do is to transfer the one month rent of 400 pounds and security deposit of 600 pounds which the total is 1000 pounds but you only transfer the 600 pounds. At this stage,I 'll appreciate if you can get the transfer done of the 1 month rent of 400 pounds done now so that I can forward it to my lawyer in time while he is in the office for confirmation and also note that the security deposit must not be taken out until the full funds is being confirmed valid and also note that I will be responsible for the cost of the transfer when we meet for the viewing without any deduction.I 'll appreciate if you can get the transfer done now so that my lawyer can confirm it with the previous one before he left is office.

I look forward to receive the receipt soon.

Regards!

I still haven't noticed it's a fraud at that time.

Hi,

In the previous email you have mentioned that I just need to transfer £600 to a receiver by Moneygram. To be honest, I am concerned the trustworthy of this system. And I doubt that why the money cannot with picked up as your lawyer has already proven the validity of the receipt. In addition, I think I have shown a sincere attitude by very quick response and action to your request. As I do not any actual guarentee for the transaction and your identity.

Therefore is it possible for you to transfer the transaction fee of £41 to my bank account as a guarentee as you have promised. Then I would delighted to transfer the remaining amount.

Thank you and look forward to your reply.

That's what she replied.

What is the meaning of all this do you think am here for game or what...I feel insulted for you decending on me so low for telling me to get your cost of tranmsfer to you before you can proceed with the final transfer. I 'll like you to know that all you need do is transfer the last 400 pounds as the tenant that left the flat also followed the same procedure and there wasn't any problem okay so if you are not comfortable getting the last transfer done as the previous transfer must not be taken out yet. If you are not comfortable with the lay down procedure i will strongly advise you look for another flat in other to avoid time wasting.

Regards!

After this email I have realised that this is a fraud. Then I just ignored the email. But Stella Kelvin sent me an email this morning again

Hello,
Kindly let me know if you are not willing to proceed with the last transfer so i can forward your cost of transfer back to you and set up my ad back for an interested candidate in other to avoid time wasting.

I look forward to reading from you.

Regards

I think she is trying to steal my bank account detail next.

Although I have already report this to action fraud and passed to police, I think I need to have more information about this person otherwise the police are not going to open an investigation.

Does anyone got any more information about this person? Or any past experience from other victim in similar case? I want to gather as much information as possible to stop Stella Kelvin to operate again so the police can arrest her.

Thank you guys and don't be silly just like me. I am posting this out o avoid anyone else to become a victim just like me.

Well I've had just had a run in with the lovely "stella" today. After a glib reply to an email looking for me to send money apparently "OGUN GO KILL YOU!"

How she expects to get tenants with that attitude I don't know...