Room for Rent and other rental scams
by Michelle Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:54 am
From: Richard Lewis [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 15 aprilie 2015 14:01
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Apartment Details

Hello ,

The apartment is well furnished one bedroom apartment which has the
following facilities .

* living and dining room
* bedroom
* bathroom
* Open kitchen
* Toilet
* Air conditioner
* Central Heating
* Microwave
* Washing Machine
* Internet facility

The apartment is located in the following address.

Kerkstraat 97, Amsterdam 1017, Netherlands.

The rental fee of the apartment is 500 EURO per month including all utility
bills .I have attached the photo of the apartment to this mail. kindly
notify me if you are satisfied with the apartment in other for us to discuss
on the payment process and how you will get the apartment keys and
documents.

looking forward to read from you .

Cheers


From: Richard Lewis [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 15 aprilie 2015 15:32
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Apartment

Hello
The apartment has wardrobe and it is a large standard apartment.I am
presently in London, the apartment keys and documents are with me.I will
need to send you the keys and documents by a postal agency.Actually am not
after the rental fee but what i need is someone that will take good care of
the apartment for me. This is the reason why am offering the apartment at
that rate.I hope you shall be promising to take good care of the apartment.I
want you to stick to your words.I will want you give me the below
information before you can be eligible to rent the apartment.I want you to
provide the requested information in other for me to send you the keys and
documents before you will be visiting the apartment.

RENT APPLICATION FORM
1)Your Full Name
2)Your Full Address & Phone Number
3)Are you married?
4)How many people will be living in the house?
5)Do you have a pet?
6)Do you have a car?
7)Occupation?
8)Rent Duration?


Looking forward to read from you with all this details. so that i can have
it in my file in case of issuing the receipt and contacting you.Await your
reply so that we can discuss on how you will get the apartment keys and
documents. please am giving you all this base on trust and again i will
want you to stick to your words, you know that we have not seen each other
yet and am only putting everything on trust.This is my phone number
+447031984589 here in London.

Looking forward to read from you.

Cheers


From: Richard Lewis [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 15 aprilie 2015 18:38
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Rent Contract Agreement

Hello
I have prepared the rent contract agreement.I am attaching the copy of the
rent contract agreement,copy of my passport ID and my proof of ownership of
the apartment to this mail.Here is the western union money transfer details
you will use in sending the deposit.

Receiver's Name; Richard Lewis
Address ; 47, Margery Street,
London WC1X,
United Kingdom.

Kindly give me the below information you will be given after sending the
money.

Sender's Name?
Sender's Address?
Money Transfer Control Number?
Amount sent?

Also i will want you to give me the Name and Address you want me to use in
sending you the apartment keys and documents in other for me to start the
shipment process of the keys and documents when you send the deposit.

I will be looking forward to read from you .

Cheers


Fake, Lost or Stolen Passport Number - GBR 504326483

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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.
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