Room for Rent and other rental scams
#174810 by Con Warner Sat Aug 24, 2013 2:09 am
From: [email protected]
To: Con Warner
Subject: RE: Immoweb - Reactie op zoekertje Te huur
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:11

Hello,

I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in : Kolonel Dusartplein 36, 3500

HASSELT. It has 2 bedrooms, 1 living room, 2 bathrooms and 1 kitchen. I bought this apartment

for my daughter during her studies in Belgium, but now she's back home permanently, so I'm

renting the place for unlimited time.

Before we go any further I would like to know a little something about you, like how many

persons you intend to live in the apartment, and for how long.

The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the

utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking spots,

dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are INCLUDED

in the price of 460EURO/month. As for me, you can rest assured that I will never ask you to

leave the apartment. My daughter is building her life here, and i am too old to move to Belgium,

so we won't disturb you.

You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. If you decide to use yours,

you will have access to a very large and well ventilated cellar, where you can store my furniture.

Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better. My name is Albert

Beauchemin and I'm a 58 years old graphic designer from London /United Kingdom, planning to

retire in the next 2 years.

I have a lovely wife,Sarah and a 25 year old daughter, Maria. I am very proud to say that soon

I'm going to be a grandfather :). Another member of our family is a 8 year old Labrador which we

all love, so, I have no problem if you will keep pets.

The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave London even for one single day.

We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training. But this won't affect you at all. I

can make arrangements to rent the apartment from London (on my expense of course).

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

All the best from United Kingdom!

Albert Beauchemin

44 Edgware Road

London

W2 1ED

United Kingdom


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram to an escrow company with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.

Sounds safe. It's not!
The emails claiming to be from the company are fake.

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.

Email: [email protected]

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#270273 by BEA87 Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:24 pm
I am looking for an apartment for rent in Bergen And I got TODAY SUCH E-MAIL from Albert Beauchemin

trickster trickster trickster trickster trickster !!!!!! :yikes:

"Hello,

I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in : Torggaten 9, 5014 BERGEN. It has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and 1 kitchen. I bought this apartment for my daughter during her studies in Norway, but now she's back home permanently, so I'm renting the place for unlimited time.
Before we go any further I would like to know a little something about you, like how many persons you intend to live in the apartment, and for how long.The flat is exactly like in the pictures, fully furnished and renovated. Also, very important, the utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, digital TV, 1 parking spots, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, etc.) are INCLUDED in the price of 5800NOK/month. As for me, you can rest assured that I will never ask you to leave the apartment. My daughter is building her life here, and i am too old to move to Norway, so we won't disturb you.
You can use my furniture, or you can also use your own if you prefer. If you decide to use yours, you will have access to a very large and well ventilated cellar, where you can store my furniture.
Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better. My name is Albert Beauchemin and I'm a 58 years old graphic designer from London /United Kingdom, planning to retire in the next 2 years.
I have a lovely wife,Sarah and a 25 year old daughter, Maria. I am very proud to say that soon I'm going to be a grandfather :). Another member of our family is a 8 year old Labrador which we all love, so, I have no problem if you will keep pets.
The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave London even for one single day. We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training.
But this won't affect you at all. I can make arrangements to rent the apartment from London (on my expense of course).

Looking forward to hear from you soon.



All the best from United Kingdom!




Albert Beauchemin
1 Liverpool St,
London, EC2M 7AY
United Kingdom "

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