From: Dan Leonard < [email protected] >
> Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: A LOVELY FLAT IN EXETER
> To: Michelle
> Date: Tuesday, 17 August, 2010, 20:36
> Thanks so much for the quick
> response.
>
> However, At this stage that you want to rent my flat, i
> need to
>
> ask some few questions from you. Can you take care of my
> flat
>
> as it is? How many months do you intend to rent and pay
> for?
>
> Do you have references? It is unfortunate that my past
> bitter
>
> experience of inviting people to come and view my flat
> without
>
> any form of confirmation of their financial ability and
> not
>
> keeping up to time as at when scheduled, this has brought
>
> about great losses to me. I have traveled all the way
> from
>
> Ireland to take some interested candidates round my
>
> flat.Because that's where i work with Elim Pentecostal
> Church
>
> in Ireland.
>
> Some outside tenants do not have the money to pay the
> rent
>
> and yet they disturb the the landlord to arrange a viewing
> with
>
> their friend or relative who are residing in the city, also
> some
>
> do not meet up with the appointments which has led to the
>
> dismissal of some landlords in office by there employees.
>
> Henceforth my lawyer and i have decided to carry out a
> simple
>
> test on financial ability to pay for my rent before coming
> for
>
> viewing. I would not ask you to send your bank statement.
> At
>
> least 2 weeks rent and security deposit which is £ 600
> which is
>
> refundable after your first week stay in my flat, would be
>
> required from you to transfer through Western Union Money
>
> Transfer. You can make the transfer with your name as a
>
> sender and your partner,mum,dad, or friend in the UK
>
> premises as a receiver.But make sure you really know the
>
> receiver so that there will be no problem in having your
> money
>
> back..
>
> Once you have done this, Scan the receipt to me and if you
> do
>
> not have scanner, you may write out the details on the
> receipt
>
> as i will send it to my lawyer to verify if it's truly
> genuine and
>
> available in your friend's custody, after verification,
> then we
>
> can proceed for the viewing and you can as well tell the
>
> receiver to pick up the money.I will refund back to you the
> cost
>
> of transfer when we meet.
>
> Kindly reply or call if you have more questions to ask.
>
> +447024019515
>
> Regards
> Pastor Daniel Leonard....
The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".
Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you
He will ask you to send him the transfer details.
Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money again.
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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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.
