Room for Rent and other rental scams
#373575 by Michelle Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:21 am
Mark Balog <[email protected]>

Hello,

Thank you so much for your interest.Yes my Apartment is still very much available for rent and below are the information you need to know about my Apartment.

My Apartment is 2 bedroom flat, I am willing to rent out one bedroom with living room, kitchen, bathroom and toilet while the second bedroom will be for my stuff because am not around now.

Flat address: Via Dandolo, 57 00153 Roma Italy
Apartment Floor: It is on the on the Second floor of the building
Rent Per month : 500EUR and utilities is included in the rent amount per month
Security Deposit: 600EUR which will be given back to you when moving out without any loss or damage of my property.
Registration: Yes
Minimum stay: 1 month(s)
Maximum stay: 1 yr with the option of extending the contract after 12 months
Moving in date: The apartment is currently available

Apartment Sizes:

Living room: 20'9 x 14'9 (6.3 x 4.5m)
Bedroom: 14'10 x 9'1 ( 4.5 x 2.8m)
Kitchen: 8'10 x 7'5 ( 2.7 x 2.3m)

Flat amenities are:

TV ,CD - DVD - Video, Radio, High-speed Internet with WiFi, Washing, Electric Kettle,Toaster, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Machine , Dryer, Heating, Iron and Ironing board, Gas cooker, Oven, Microwave e.t.c

My apartment is well furnished and fully decorated with a lot of house and kitchen equipment and it's located in a very nice and safe area in Roma

But presently am not available in Roma to show you around as am presently in United Kingdom now to work with my company and am here with my keys..All you need to do is to go straight to the address i sent you to take a look of the apartment from outside. But i want you to Understand that my apartment is presently locked and am here with the keys.That is the reason why i am sending you my apartment pictures just for you to have an idea of how the inside looks like.

Attached are some pictures of how my apartment Bedroom, living room, kitchen, toilet and bathroom looks like.That is the information you need to know about my apartment.If you are interested in renting my apartment Kindly get back to me.

My Line: +447776536444

Regards
Mark


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram 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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#375374 by Michelle Sat Oct 27, 2018 2:29 pm
From: Mark Balog <[email protected]>

Hello,

Thanks for getting back to me with the signed contract, Regarding the payment which is the first month rent and security deposit to complete your booking, i should have giving you my bank details for the transfer but i just realize that my account can not receive money out of Europe zone which means he can not receive transfer from America or Asia.


I suggest we use my roommate bank for the first month rent and security deposit because his own bank is America Bank.
All you need to do is to take cash to any Bank of America bank, tell them you want to send money to below bank details:

Below is my roommate bank details for the payment (1100 EUR) and the conversion to US DOLLAR is 1,265 USD

Bank Name : Bank Of America
Name : Dike Christopher
Address : Pomona
State : California
zipcode : 91768
Acct no: 325105686169
Routine no : 121000358


Kindly get back to me with the signed contract and the scan copy of the payment receipt by your bank..Immediately your payment is confirmed by me ..i will post the keys and email you the shipping code for you to know when the keys will be deliver to you..it is 1-2 days.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Regards
Mark


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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