Rental Scammer - [email protected]

Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 00:24:43 +0100
Subject: Re: Craigslist Ad Castro Valley Townhouse Homes
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle Banks

Hi

I did get your response concerning the AD I posted on Craiglist. The house is still available but presently I'm not around.. I AM REVEREND Julio Palacio., the owner of the house.This house is still available for rent but we will only be interested in renting it out to a very caring and God fearing person that will take very good care of the house,we have just move down to [Florida] due to my Transfer to Florida with my Entire Family as a Missionary Worker as a very Good christian , So we have decided to rent out my house to a caring family that will keep the house clean and tidy, I came over here with my wife, we both built the house when we got married. As soon as we settle down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my wife advised against that.. She said we may not be able to win the bidding next time, in other to keep our head when we return that we have to keep the house. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out, we would have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with him later. If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property. I know there is no way I can be sure that you are the right person to live in the house because we won't be able to see physical before sending you the keys and the documents to occupy the space. But I just had a feeling that anyone who knows what it takes to put the kind of structure down should know that maintaining a building is mandatory, so if you belief you can take good care of the house and handle it like yours then I will be more than happy to let you rent the house.

Here is the address of my house: (2864 Grove Way, Castro Valley, CA 94546)
First Month Rent:$700
Refundable Security Deposit Payment:$500
all together is{$1,200}

Please if you are ready now to occupy the house kindly provide the information below for record purpose.

Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 19:11:06 +0100
Subject: Re: Craigslist Ad Castro Valley Townhouse Homes
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle Banks

Thanks for your email,your application has been Accepted and noted in my file.

I am willing to send you the Keys so i will like you to get back to me with your full name and mailing address so as to know where exactly to send the package to,i want you to know that i am doing this on trust so please do not let me down.

However if you are ready to rent the house now,then that will not be a problem but i will advice you make the (REFUNDABLE) security deposit fee which is $500 for me to use to send the package to you. As soon as the payment has been made the following document will be sent to your address via FedEx Or UPS Courier service and the tracking number will be sent to you so that you can possible know the status of the delivery and delivery time,Please once again i am giving you this on trust so please do not let me down and I promise you also that you will love every minute of your stay in the house.

Here are the content of the Document you will be receiving :

1)Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)Authorization Letter
3)The house documentary file.
4)Payment Receipt.
5)Full address and driving direction/description of the house.
6)Lease agreement form.

So i have the above document here and will like to know if you are ready to make the payment and if so here is the payment information on how to get the money to me...

You are going to send the Money so that you can have the keys and document in your possession,and below is the information to send the payment through Money gram outlet.

Below is the payment information.
Name.....................Julio Palacio
Address................. Key West, FL 33040

This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, he will ask for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,a friend or family member.

In either case, if payment is made and you give this person the details, they will collect the money.
You will not hear from them again.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

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 Craigslist, Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment 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.