Room for Rent and other rental scams
#23864 by Michelle Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:39 am
From: Liot Smith - [email protected]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 11:22 AM
To: Michelle
Subject: fill the form and get back to asap.

Thanks for the interested in our property i am glad to hear from you
my name is liot smith the owner of the property so due to my job so will
live the country for a external mission work in WESTAFRICA so before
will left will planing to sale the property but will think over it for
one week before will left so will think it will not be okay by selling
our property out so will decide to rent the property out for a god
fearing person and not a smooking and drinking person who will damage
our property.we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be
clean all the time .So for now,I am in WESTAFRICA in our new condo and
also I am with the keys and documents of the condo,we tried to look
for an agent that we can give this documents before we left but could
not see and we don't want the condo to be used any how in our absence
that is why we took the keys and documents along with us here and as
you know that,I and my family are in the
WESTAFRICA on a mission with me all because of the job i have to
aconplish,so i hope you will promise us to take very good care of the
condo but your absolute maintenance of my condo is most important
thing.So get back to me on how you could take care of our condo or
perhaps experience you have in renting a condo.Note that the rent is
going to be (380pouse) No extra fees.I will like you to give me a call
on this effect to know how serious you are..Hope you are okay with the
price ,air conditioning,alarm system. ,refrigerator-freezer,four hob
and oven, microwave, dishwasher and washing machine and Dryer and i
will want you to get back to me with the application form below.
======== RENT APPLICATION FORM ========
========= PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL ========
Also,Pls answer these questions below:
1)Your Full Name__________________________ ____________
2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone
Number________________________ _______
3)How old are you _____________________________
4)Are you married ______________________________ _____
5)How many people will be living in the condo ___________________________
6)Do you have a pet ______________________________ ___________
7)Do you have a car ______________________________ ____________
8 )Occupation ______________________________ ___________________
9)What is your religion ______________________________ ______________
10)How long are you willing to stay
______________________________ ___________
11)When do you intend to move in ______________________________ ___________
12)1 month Or 2 month deposit needed ______________________________ ________
13) Pictures of all the Occupant that will stay in my condo
______________________________ ________

Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can
have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt in your name and
contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how
to get the keys and the documents to you, please we are giving you all
this based on trust and again i want you to stick to your words,We are
putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in
this property of ours and God bless you more as you do this .this the
address' 78 Hucclecote Road, Hucclecote, GLOUCESTER


The thief will tell you that you can rent his accommodation only if you can prove that you have genuine interest. He will ask you send money by wire transfer (normally Western Union) to yourself or a member of the family to show that you have sufficient finances and that you are not a "time waster".

Another variation of this scam is that you need to send (by Western Union) money in order that the keys and other documents can be couriered to you

He will ask you to send him the transfer details.

Make no mistake ! Western Union Transfers can be picked up virtually anywhere in the world and with the minimum of identification. They are almost impossible to trace once the money has been collected. You will never get to see the accommodation or your money 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 Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment by Western Union 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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