Room for Rent and other rental scams
#326953 by Michelle Wed May 03, 2017 3:04 am
From: Ilya Property <[email protected]>

Hello,

I appreciate your response with your interest in renting from me. The house is still available with rent of $1200, security deposit of $700,pet deposit $85 and application fee of $70. The house is a 3bedroom, 2bathroom with lots of appliance for your use. Its a lovely home & you'll enjoy living there with your family.I am HEATHER and my husband name is ROBERT I survived a fatal car accident some couple of months ago resulting to fracture on my legs, am on a wheel chair as of now. My husband currently works in Texas now as a technician, so am now with my parent here in Texas for more care & treatment and so i can be close to my husband. He instructed me to find a good tenant to take-care of our home since i will be moving in with him later because his contract got extended.
Here is the Address:902 Ruth Ave, Belmont, CA 94002 Kindly tell me how you could take care of our house or perhaps the experience you have in renting house. Also a little about yourself if you're going to be our new tenant which is part of the reason why am not going through any realty company anymore due to there act of greed. I will be looking forward to hear back from you if you're still interested in our house, I will want you to fill out the Rental application below and discuss on how to get the house for rent. More-so are you ready to rent it now or when?


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

RENT APPLICATION FORM

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF

FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
BEST TIME TO CALL __________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
KIDS_____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
OWN OR RENT:____________?
MONTHLY PAYMENT OR RENT:____________?
CURRENT EMPLOYER AND PHONE:____________?
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING ____________?
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE LIVING IN THE HOUSE:____________?
DO YOU HAVE A CAR:____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN?______________?
HOW SOON CAN YOU MAKE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT____________?
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE KEYS:____________?
DO YOU AGREE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT BEFORE GETTING THE KEYS : ____________?
WHEN AND WHERE DO YOU WISH TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE HOUSE: ____________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
NAME OF PET: _____________?
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT?____?

COPY OF YOUR ID(IF ANY):could be attached with the application

NB: YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WALK-THROUGH THE INTERIOR PART OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE I HAVE THE KEYS HERE WITH ME BUT I CAN SEND YOU PICTURES.
Kindly write back on how you will take care of the house or perhaps experience you have in renting homes, Please have this in mind that you are dealing and talking to a very nice, good and professional family who have been looking for a decent, reliable and GOD fearing family or household that would be taken care of our property so much like any other of their homes have been taken care off, If you find any of our question inconvenience please don't be offended but answer it because we want and like to know the kind of family that will be living in our house from day one so nothing from them will be strange to us again. ANY TYPE OF PETS ARE WELCOME BUT WITH SOME RESTRICTION, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PET.
I look forward to hear from you soonest at your convenient with the questionnaire above fill out so we can discuss on how to get my house for lease ASAP.

ROBERT R & HEATHER C HERRINGTON
You Can Reach Me At # 682) 207-6751.


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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