Room for Rent and other rental scams
#285287 by Michelle Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:37 pm
On Monday, February 15, 2016, 10:30 AM, WOODCOCK SHARI <[email protected]> wrote:

Good morning,
Thanks for showing interest and sorry for late response.The property is still available for rent and move-in ASAP, due to my job factor in Chicago at the moment and am gonna be here for about 3 years or more my name is WOODCOCK SHARI the owner of the property located 531 Suntrail Dr, Loveland, CO 80538 which has been recently renovated, the neighborhood is lovely and am sure you gonna like it when you swing by, the property is about 1,378sqft with 3bedroom, 2full bath, When you get to the house there is a for sale sign in the house. I wanted to sell it out but due to some factor about the realtor I was working with before I decided not to sell it again, the agents are not truthful handling things and I am handle things myself now the best way and as soon as I get a good tenant of my choice the for sale sign will be pull down from the house.
Am looking for someone that will take absolute care of the property as if you were the owner, someone that will be neat, responsible, crime free family that will take good care of the property for me and make payment of rent with no delay pet are allowed as long as they are not destructive.The monthly rent is $850 while refundable security deposit is $800. I have an easy application process.

Thanks will be looking forward for your reply


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, MoneyGram or Bank 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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