Room for Rent and other rental scams
#253616 by Lubomira Sun May 31, 2015 2:18 am
I got exactly the same email but for room in Sydney:

But first I got a text message from 'Gumtree', with her email. There was no phone number or possibility to reply to the text message. Scary.

Maria Ellis
[email protected]

Thanks for responding so quickly. My name is Maria. I am 27 year old non smoker single lady coming to Australia. I work as chef on cruise ship at the moment and i have limited time to surf the internet and also phone calls is also strictly limited due to nature of my work. I will like you to make the arrangement for the total cost covering my first three months rent together with bond. I will also like you to get back to me with the Rent Starting Date and your home address for me to forward it to my mover to calculate the total cost of moving my little stuffs from USA to Australia. I will be waiting to read back from you. Cheers.


Many thanks for getting back to me again. Everything is fine with me. I 'm a very social person that respect humanity and this make it so easy for me to get along with whomever that comes my way in life. I do have a working visa and I will be arriving on 7th of June from USA and i will be staying for more than a year in Australia working as a chef too. Yes i am looking for a share room. I will be transferring the rent to you through PayPal and if you do not have one, kindly set up an account with them in less than 5 minutes at http://www.paypal.com.au. Alternatively i can as well transfer the funds into your bank account via my PayPal. If that is fine with you, please do get back to me with your name as it is on your account, Bsb and your account number so that i can transfer the funds asap. I will be so happy to secure the room as soon as you get back to me with the PayPal email address or your bank details. I had attached pics of myself for you to know me better. I am paying the rent fee in advance because i will be presenting the proof of my rent payment to my employer and also to the immigration at the port of entry to Australia. Hope to read back from you soon. Cheers.
Last edited by Bryon Williams on Sun May 31, 2015 3:01 am, edited 1 time in total. Reason: Added quotations and split.
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