Room for Rent Scammer - [email protected]

from Kennedy Anne <[email protected]>
to Michelle
date Fri, May 7, 2010 at 3:20 AM
subject Room still available

Hi Michelle

Thanks for your mail.

The flat has three room,One is for me,One is for rent and the last one is regarded as a visitor's room.

The fact is that the room is still available and there are people
contacting about the room, but i have gone through your profile and i
am contacting you to see if we could have a deal, but it depend on
your seriousness as regard having the room , because i have come
across so many unserious people who only like wasting other peoples
time and if you are truly interested in renting the room you will have to book for it in advance, by paying for one month rent and the Security Deposit(which is refundable at the end of your stay in the apartment) to our bank account.

However,before you can transfer the payment for the apartment, there are procedures which we have to follow,Our family lawyer will have to prepare a tenancy Agreement Form which you will have to read and understand and if you eventually agree with the contents of the contract, you will have to print it out and sign it and come with a copy on your move-in date.After our family lawyer might have prepare the Agreement Form, i will have to send a copy to you via attached file to your e-mail address and mail a copy to your postal address as well.

I will like to have the following information that we enable our family lawyer prepare the tenant Agreement Form:
1. Your moving-in and moving-out date.
2. Your home address.(The purpose of the address is to enable me send a copy of the Agreement form to you, which you will have to bring along on your move-in date).
3. A scanned copy of your ID Card(Identity Card).

There is no problem reserving the room for you ,provided you can comply with these procedures and show some commitment/seriousness by paying a deposit and first month rent which include utilities charges.

If you have any question you will want to ask, please don't hesitate to
contact me.

I will be waiting to read from you soon.

Regards,
Anne

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.

Yeah, that's her

Silly little c*nt Tried to hook me up as well.