Room for Rent and other rental scams
#323512 by Michelle Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:08 am
From: Vinson Elmira <[email protected]>

I discussed with my wife and we agree to rent the apartment to you. I already signed an agreement with Airbnb Management (www.airbnb.com) to make all the necessary arrangements for you to view the apartment before signing the lease agreement and sending the payment to me as a landlord. I will cover the transaction and delivery fees. I will proceed with the rental transaction ONLY if you agree with the terms and conditions of Airbnb Management.

To avoid any misunderstanding I will provide with all the steps of this transaction through Airbnb Management.

I NEED TO BE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CLEAR FOR YOU SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL THE STEPS OF THE TRANSACTION BECAUSE I CAN NOT CHANGE THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS. ALSO I WILL PAY FOR THE TRANSACTION AND DELIVERY FEES AND JUST IN CASE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND I WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND FROM THEM!

Airbnb Management are already in custody of the keys and all the necessary documents. The ownership is already confirmed with the building management from Canada and also with a Real Estate Professional Department in London, United Kingdom. They just need my approval and your information so they can proceed with the transaction.

-You need to provide me your contact details: full name, mailing address (street, number, city and postal code), cell phone number, move-in date and duration of lease preferred (e.g. 6 months or 1 year rental contract with option of renewal). The lease agreement will be a standard one from the Canadian government.

- I will inform Airbnb Management that I approve the rental transaction.
- Airbnb Management will send you a notification(via email) with the transaction details, delivery details and payment information
- You need to send the amount of 1300$( 1st month rent from the rental contract + damage deposit-refundable in the last month of rent from contract) to the the Airbnb Management ESCROW ACCOUNT, provided to you in the notification.
THE PAYMENT NEEDS TO BE SENT WITHIN 24 BUSINESS HOURS AFTER YOU WILL RECEIVE THE TRANSACTION DETAILS OR ELSE THEY WILL CHARGE ME AN ADDITIONAL FEE.
- After the payment is completed you need to send the payment details to Airbnb Management.
- Airbnb Management will check the payment confirmation and start the shipping procedure through UPS Air Cargo.
- You will receive the package (keys, apartment documents and lease agreement) in 3 business days. After the keys will be delivered at your address you will have 5 business days (inspection time) to check the apartment. The inspection time will start from the moment you will be at the building.
- If you decide to keep the apartment you just need to sign the lease agreement and Airbnb Management can release the funds to me. If you don`t want to keep the apartment you will receive a full payment refund including any payment fee.

Please note that Airbnb Management can NOT release the funds without your approval. You will have full control of the payment. They can release the payment to me as a landlord just after they will receive the lease agreement with your signature.

Using Airbnb Management involves three parties: me as owner, you as a potential tenant and Airbnb Management as a responsible third party authorized to handle this transaction. Airbnb Management works the same way as the escrow account on which you place the deposit when you rent an apartment, except that instead of a bank, we use Airbnb Management.

I can NOT rent the apartment any other way because the building management has strict rules about renting private properties and they strongly recommend me to use a professional property management company.


You can reach me any time at: +44.20.86380990 (if you are calling from Canada you need to dial 011-44.20. 8638.0990) or you can email me with your number and I can give you a call so we can discuss about this.

Let me know if you have the funds available (1300CAD$) so we can move forward and e-mail me your full information I requested.


Thanks


This Scammer will arrange to send you an Invoice -- Make no mistake, the Invoice will be fake !
If you are reading this because you have received such an invoice, kindly forward it to the address in my signature line and I will report the details to the appropriate authorities.

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