Room for Rent and other rental scams
#264603 by Michelle Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:42 am
[email protected]

HELLO

THIS IS THE RENTAL AGREEMENT FORM WHICH I WILL ADVICE YOU TO READ VERY WELL COS THIS IS WHAT WILL CONSTITUTE THE BASIS FOR OUR CONTRACT.AFTER READING THIS AND YOU ARE OK WITH MY TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEN YOU CAN PROCEED WITH PAYMENT WHICH MUST BE RECEIVE BY MY MOTHER SO THAT I CAN SECURE THE PLACE FOR YOU COS I HAVE MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT THIS PLACE.

PLEASE MAKE THE PAYMENT AVAILABLE TO MY MOTHER THROUGH HER BELLOW INFORMATION NOT LATER THAN 48 HOURS AFTER YOU RECEIVED THIS AGREEMENT FORM VIA BANK TRANSFER THE FOLLOWING INFO:
BANK NAME: HALIFAX
HOLDERS NAME: MARIAM DAWODU
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 12081463
SORT CODE: 110868
IBAN: GB97HLFX11086812081463
BIC: HLFXGB21Y22
BANK ADDRESS : 9-13 POWIS STREET ,LONDON SE18 6HZ, UK "


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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#265548 by cherycw25 Fri Aug 28, 2015 11:35 pm
Hi,

Recently I'm looking at accommodation in Dublin for my study period and got an email from someone called Beatrice Beatrice with the exact email address mentioned above claiming that she had a flat to rent on Westmorland street (from her father who died 2 years ago) and the rent was €400 with €600 deposit, the point is that when I asked to Skype her (or him I don't even know now) to take a look at the place and to chat with her she agreed, which almost convinced me that she's not a scammer. Just wanna post this up so ppl out there can be warned.

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