Room for Rent and other rental scams
#54006 by Con Warner Mon May 23, 2011 6:24 am
From: Matt Mark <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, May 22, 2011 at 11:11
Subject: Re: Townhouse at Villas
To: Con Warner


Hello



Thanks for your email and interest in renting my house..I am the owner of the house you are making enquiry of...Actually I resided in the house with my family, my wife and my only daugther before and presently we have moved out due to my transfer from my work Warsaw,Poland. Presently my house is still available for rent for 1200 USD (rent already includes utilities), i'm currently in Lagos , Nigeria for an international christian follower's crusade.

Pls i want you to note that,i am a kind, honest and trustworthy man and also i spent a lot on my property that i want to give to you for rent,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own, It is not the money that is the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for a check up.I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word.i have included the address of the house on the post so you will not have a problem going over or drive by the area of the house and see the place because as soon as i got your mail i had to flag the add so some other people does not come contacting....I believe its absolutely a perfect home for you and your family,Utilities include Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas etc

This is the address of the House ( 11123 Tyrolean Way, San Diego CA 92126)


SO IF YOU ARE REALY INTRESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE
RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW

RENT APPLICATION FORM.
FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
DATE OF BIRTH:__________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:__________?
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________?
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________?
CITY: _______________ ?
STATE:______________?
ZIP CODE: ____________?
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
DO YOU AGREE TO PAY FOR THE SECURITY DEPOSIT BEFORE MOVING IN____________?
HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT SENT TO ME_________________?
HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE THE RENT PAYMENT SENT TO ME_____________ ?
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT 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? ____?

The house is available for rent at the moment so you are free to move in as soon as you wish to...A Deposit of $1000 unsatisfied or uncomfortable with the interiors, after your possession of the Rent Documents and House Keys from the DHL Courier Agent, your Entrance to the House, but we are giving you our assurance that you will happily love our House..

YOU CAN REACH ME @ +234-812-339-4883 or 011-234-812-339-4883

Looking forward to hearing from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file incase of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you...Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you,please we are giving you all this based on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that we have not seen yet and only putting everything into Gods hands,so please do not let us down in this our property.

Stay Blessed


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or MoneyGram with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.

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 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.

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.

Email: [email protected]

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