Room for Rent and other rental scams
#323205 by Michelle Fri Mar 24, 2017 5:28 am
Lam Family <[email protected]>
> 寫道:
>

>
> Hello,Thank you for info . I
> really hope you will like my apartment and you will take
> it
> (after viewing) .
> The
> contract will be a Standard Chinese contract , under
> Taiwan laws. Also we will legally translate it into
> English.
> Before
> starting the process , I will need your final accept and
> then i will go and i will leave the keys&documents
> into
> Airbnb Long Rentals custody . I will pay in advance the
> agency fees so i need to be sure that you understood the
> agency viewing process . So please confirm me
> :
> -As soon as i will
> leave the keys, the contract and the ownership certificate
> in the agency custody, Airbnb Long Rentals will request
> from you a temporary payment guarantee ( one month of
> rent+
> the security deposit) . - As soon as your
> payment will be confirmed, the agency will send an agent
> to
> make the delivery ,help you to inspect the apartment and
> sign the legal documents.
> After your confirmation, i will
> visit an Airbnb Long Rentals office and i will start the
> process.P.S: I attached here my family pictures.
> Check the email attachments. Thank
> you


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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