Room for Rent and other rental scams
#267970 by Michelle Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:37 am
Sep 2015 , Dennis Caro <[email protected]> wrote:
Hey,

Thank you for your interest in my apartment located in 285 Enfield Pl,
L5B 3Y6. The apartment is in excellent condition and it's just like in the
pictures, very clean and very well taken. Honestly from point of view I'm
sure that you will rent it on spot. I'm not looking to make a business or a
profit with the apartment, I'm just trying to find a good and trust person
to take good care of the place. It is furnished but if you want you can use
your furniture and deposit mine in the storage unit that is located near
the building not far away. The rent is 750CAD/month with everything
included (heat, hydro, water, electricity, cable and internet-full package,
2 parking spots, laundry in-suite, washer and dryer). You will have full
access to all the amenities of the building. Pets are allowed. I stayed in
the apartment with my wife for 3 months. I'm a civil engineer and I work
for a company that has an auction for a project in construction in London,
United Kingdom, so my accommodation period in England will be about 4
years. Everything in the apartment is new so there will be no need for
repairs.

Thank you and look forward hearing from you!
Dennis

PS : I attached you all the pictures that I have with the apartment (as you
can see everything is in absolutely perfect condition)


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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