From: Mike Wiliams < [email protected] >
Date: Tue, Mar 23, 2010
Subject: Re: $800 / 3br - Pet Friendly Home! Beautiful Neighborhood!3 beds (Orlando, FL)
To: Michelle
Hello,
I own the advert house on craigslist which i am putting forward for rent.The house is still available,Myself and my wife were recently transferred to West African on ChristianMissionary Assignment with CHRIST EMBASSY INTERNATIONAL. Consequently, I am putting our House for Rent as we will be staying in West Africa for an extended period of Time (four to five Years at least)
I want to be personally involved in looking for a Tenant for my House who i can entrust my House to in good faith. The Major quality i am interested in my prospective Tenant is one who is Neat and can take proper care of my House . The maintenance of the House is of utmost importance as i am not really after the rent just a tenant who can take the house as his or her own house.
If you are interested in renting my House, you are expected to fill the Rent Application Form so that we can proceed with the necessary arrangements.
RENT APPLICATION FORM.
Full Name Prefix __________________________________________________
Home Phone ________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ___________________
Current Address______________________Apt#________ City____ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone ( )____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house__________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
move in date____________________________
Rent/Month:$800____________________________
Deposit Payment:$800____________________________
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 for you and contacting you.Await your response so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you,please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.
My cell phone number is : (+234- 813-644-7390 OR 011-234-813-644-7390)
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Regards.
mike wiliam
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.
