Room for Rent and other rental scams
#302024 by Michelle Mon Aug 01, 2016 3:33 am
From: [email protected]

Subject: Re: Cute & adorable 2 bedroom, 1 bath home in the heart of all Middleton h



Thanks for your interest and inquiries about my house. Yes the house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house now that we are not around. I work with the united nations development program(UNDP) Edinburgh Scotland and I just got a transfer that is bringing me down to Green River, WY Myself and Family just traveled to Green River, WY for the program. My transfer would be for a period between 3-6 years, so I would definitely be renting my house to whom ever that will take good care of it.We wanted to sell the house since we will be staying longer than we thought so we searched for an agent and getting upon getting one we stroked a deal but later my wife advice me not to sell the house anymore. She reasoned with me and accepted my advice so we contacted the agent back and requested for our keys and documents and put it for rent since we will back in the next 3 to 6 years. We would have given the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent was asking too much of an agent fee and also made the rent high. We were not getting the responses we needed so i decided to terminated our contract with them and put it up for rent ourselves. In case you see any sign board, they are the Realtor in charge of my house before I decided to take over by my self. I am no more working with them and If you notice, you will discover that the price we are offering is far below standard price and this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property. The house is available for as long as you want.

FEATURES :
Laundry, Electric Range, Electric Heat, Master Bedroom,
Playground, Car park. AMENITIES: Air Conditioning, Patio/Party Deck,
Cable TV, Ceiling Fans, 24 hours Internet service, Dishwasher, Fire
pit, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, security alarm, Pets Friendly,
Refrigerator, Washer / Dryer.

DETAILS ABOUT THE HOUSE:
Number of bedrooms:2
Number of bathrooms 2
(Security Deposit is fully Refundable)
Address:1742 Violet Pl,
Middleton, WI 5356
Rental price: $800
Security Deposit: $600
(Pets Welcome/hopefully trained ones)
(Utilities included in monthly rent)

SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW

LEASE APPLICATION FORM
1)Your Full Name?
2)Your Full Address?
3)Phone Number?
4)Are you married ?
5)Age & Email Address ?
6)Occupation?
7)Attach your driver lenience
8)Picture of the occupant If Available?
9)Do you have a pet?
10)Do you have a car?
11)When are you ready to Move In?
12)How many people will be living in the house?
13)How long are you willing to stay in the property?
14)How soon can you make payments?
15)How many months rent can you pay upfront?
16)How soon do you want to receive the keys/documents?

Mr Wayne Berry


From: [email protected]

Subject: Congratulation.....Tenant Approved



Hello ,
Thanks for the interest you have shown in my house..I will Ship the following document to you,to the address you sent to us and the tracking number will be sent to you so that you can possibly occupy our house, Please once again, we are giving you this base on trust and do not disappoint us and I promise you that, you will love the house... So i am with the below document here with me. you will need to make the Security Deposit of $600 will be used for the shipping of the keys and the Documents to the address you have provided to us earlier.the payment will be made Via Grocery store /Money Gram Western Union money transfer.

Here are the contents of the document.`

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)The house documentary file.
3)Payment Receipt

I will want you to get back to me as soon as possible so I can email you my information to be use in making the payment


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 Transfer 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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