From [email protected]
Thanks for your email, confirming your interest in renting my property and requesting for my booking agreement form.
It is very important I let you know, I have just received interest on this same property from another family, and they want it for this same dates, which clashes with your dates. But, i have not replied them because you showed interest first. However, please note that, I can only hold down my property, for clients that have signed my booking agreement form and made payment.
To proceed, I have attached the Booking Agreement form/payment instructions to this message, fill it and send it back to me with a copy of the transfer confirmation. After receiving them from you, I will forward you my receipt to confirm your reservation. Keys of the property will be handed to you by me, on your arrival date.
MODE OF PAYMENT VIA BANK WIRE TRANSFER:
Please see below, instructions for making the payment.
Bank Name: Wells Fargo Bank
Account #: 1424483111
Routing #: 061000227
Beneficiary: Julius R. Lockley
Once again, it's only when payment is made, before I can secure your dates. After payment is made, please forward the completed booking agreement form and transfer confirmation to my email, through scanning.
Please confirm receipt of this message, the attachment, and if you are proceeding.
Regards,
Julius R. Lockley.
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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.
