Room for Rent and other rental scams
#181689 by Con Warner Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:23 pm
From: "Abraham Peter" <[email protected]>
Date: Nov 16, 2013 11:11
Subject: Re: 2nd floor Unit right in the Art Museum area
To: Con Warner
Cc:

ACCEPTANCE.

After previewing all your info provided in the application, you have been accepted to be the new occupant of my home. I will be sending you the keys/papers tomorrow through FEDEX to the address you provided in the rental application so you could occupy our home ASAP.

I need you to know that am renting my home to you based on trust do not disappoint me because am putting everything in GODS hand.

Below is the information that you will use to make the Payments through Western Union Money Transfer.

Receivers Name: Brisieda Garcia
Address: 799 South first st,
City: New Beckford
State: Massachusetts
Zipcode: 02744
Amount: 700

ALSO GET BACK TO ME WHEN PAYMENT IS BEEN MADE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION'S BELOW.

SENDERS NAME................?
SENDERS ADDRESS................?
AMOUNT SENT.................... ?
MTCN#........................?


As soon as the payment has been confirmed i will go right away to the FedEx office to send the package and get back to you with the Tracking number so as to know the status of the delivery. Also Ensure you be at home on the day of the delivery.

Kindly get back to me ASAP.
Regards.


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.

Email: [email protected]

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