Room for Rent and other rental scams
#318839 by Michelle Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:52 am
From: <[email protected]>

Hello,

I hope this finds you happy, healthy and well today. My Wife and I own the house and also want you to know that it was my transfer to (Saint George, Utah) that makes us to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person and God fearing person who can take very good care of the house in my absence. we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own. So for now, we are in Saint George, Utah and will be staying here for the next 5 to 6 Years in our new house and also with the document of the house for rent, we try to look for another Agent that we can give this documents before we left but could not find, i am currently in Saint George, Utah for an international followers of the Christian faith taking place in (UT) I hope you will promise me to take very good care of the House. The House is very big and nice and it is in a nice area I have received many proposals today for my property but my wife and i want to give you this great opportunity to rent this house because we made the house inexpensive just because we believed even the poor and rich deserve a home to live So i hope you will promise us that you will take very good care of the house. So get back to me if you know you would handle our house with care or perhaps experience you have in renting home.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION...........

Number of Bedrooms: 2
Number of baths: 1
Pets are welcome!!!
Rent: $700
Refundable security Deposit: $700
Total move in : $1,400
House Address: 1616 E Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902

NB: You can drive by the home to see its exterior and it's neighborhood and get back to me for further discussion, any sign post will be removed once i get any responsible tenant so you ignore the sign post and don't bother to contact the agents there for any reason, cause i don’t have any agreement with them anymore . As soon as you do so and if you like the location, get back to me for the interior pictures and every other necessary detail to complete the rent.

I await your reply ASAP.
The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment. Text me on 702) 744-7196

Regards and remain Bless
Scott


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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#318886 by Simpkins123 Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:06 am
My husband and I got this same
Exact email today. Thank you for posting! It's a scam for sure

Hello,

I hope this finds you happy, healthy and well today. My Wife and I own the house and also want you to know that it was my transfer to (Saint George, Utah) that makes us to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person and God fearing person who can take very good care of the house in my absence. we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own. So for now, we are in Saint George, Utah and will be staying here for the next 5 to 6 Years in our new house and also with the document of the house for rent, we try to look for another Agent that we can give this documents before we left but could not find, i am currently in Saint George, Utah for an international followers of the Christian faith taking place in (UT) I hope you will promise me to take very good care of the House. The House is very big and nice and it is in a nice area I have received many proposals today for my property but my wife and i want to give you this great opportunity to rent this house because we made the house inexpensive just because we believed even the poor and rich deserve a home to live So i hope you will promise us that you will take very good care of the house. So get back to me if you know you would handle our house with care or perhaps experience you have in renting home.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION...........

Number of Bedrooms: 2
Number of baths: 1
Pets are welcome!!!
Rent: $700
Refundable security Deposit: $700
Total move in : $1,400
House Address: 1616 E Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902

NB: You can drive by the home to see its exterior and it's neighborhood and get back to me for further discussion, any sign post will be removed once i get any responsible tenant so you ignore the sign post and don't bother to contact the agents there for any reason, cause i don’t have any agreement with them anymore . As soon as you do so and if you like the location, get back to me for the interior pictures and every other necessary detail to complete the rent.

I await your reply ASAP.
The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment. Text me on 702) 744-7196

Regards and remain Bless
Scott

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