From: rental home <[email protected]>
Date: October 8, 2013 at 7:35:24 PM EDT
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Re:
Reply-To: rental home <[email protected]>
Hello,
Thanks for your interest and inquiries about our house. Yes the house is still available for rent and we are looking for a responsible person/family to occupy and maintain the house now that we are not around. My husband and i just moved to West Africa for a program called SAVING THE LESS PRIVILEGE CHILD WITH HIV/AIDS FOR RURAL YOUTH PROGRAM with the SERENA WILLIAMS FOUNDATION, the program is taking place in three major countries in Europe, Africa, UK . We will be away for 2 to 3 years or more that is why I have made up my mind to put up our house for rent to whom ever that will take good care of it. for more information visit our website on WWW.theswf.org
DETAILS ABOUT THE HOUSE..
Number of bedrooms:3
Number of bathrooms:2.5
Rental price: $800 per month and security Deposit is $700(Security Deposit is Refundable) Utilities included in monthly rent
Pets Welcome.
Here is the address to the house: 3224 Shadow Park Dr, Laurel, MD
Get back to me so i can forward you the rent questionnaire i would want you to fill out.
Thanks and God bless you
Regards
Adeline E Ekaney
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.
