> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:54:58
> Subject: Re:
> From: [email protected]
> To: Michelle
>
> It is a great pleasure to know that you are interested in my
> apartment, I am the owner of The Apartment. Actually I lived in the
> apartment with my family, my wife and My 2 kids Before and now i have
> moved, because of my missionary work and now located in London(United
> Kingdom), and now my apartment is still Available for rent. Let me
> know how long you will be staying in the apartment. the Monthly rent
> is 450Euros because it is Furnished, all utilities are included. you
> will have to pay at least 3 months fee first. Now that I am here in
> London For missionary work, please i want you to note that, I am an
> honest man, and also God fearing, i spent a lot on my Property I want
> to give you to rent, so if Actually you want to rent the apartment,
> i want absolute maintenance and i implore you to take very good care
> of the apartment, My main concern is not with the Monthly rent, but I
> want you to keep the apartment orderly all time, so that you will be
> pretty happy to see me when Coming for a check because I will be
> coming to check the apartment once in a while .I also want you to
> have confidence in yourself and I Always stand by my word, The only
> problem we had is that, We have just stayed in the apartment Five
> months after living all our lives in London and thus we could not find
> Someone trustworthy to rely on in handing over the keys and other
> documents of the apartment, the interior furniture are Still intact.
> The house is well furnished and so if you are Satisfied with the place
> all you need It is filling the Application Form for rent. As you pack
> in to the apartment, you will see God's blessings and favors and you
> will enjoy life being in the apartment. The rent includes all
> utilities..Below is the Application form you need to fill:
>
>
> Application form of rent
> 1) Your Name?
> 2) Your full address and phone number?
> 3) How old are you?
> 4) Are you married?
> 5) How many people will be living in the Apartment?
> 6) Do you have a pet?
> 7) Do you have a car?
> 8 ) Occupation?
> 9) Date of movement?
> 10) How long will you stay in an apartment?
>
>
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you with all this Information so that
> I can take my file In case of the issuance of the receipt for you and
> Contact with you about how to get the keys and Other documents,
> please, I am giving all these base on my confidence in you You know i
> have not meet you in person but am putting everything in God's
> control.So please do not let me down. May God bless you.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks and welcome.
> May God bless you "
>
>
> Paul.
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.
