Room for Rent and other rental scams
#182844 by Con Warner Sun Dec 01, 2013 6:07 am
http://berlin.de.craigslist.de/apa/4194757143.html
david s <[email protected]> wrote:Okay that alright but i will really appreciate if you can make it $100
so iwill want
you to go to the
nearest wester union and make the
payment.When you get there you tell them
you want to
send money via
western union and they would give you a
form to fill and then you fill my information
below,Receivers name :David Stagna
Address : 27 randle avenue Country : Nigeria
Zip code :23401
Text questions : In everything
Text answer : Have faith.
As soon as you get there and they give a form to fill,
fill my information above and send the money,
and as soon as money is sent email me with the
Western Union confirmation below MTCN Number
Text question and answer Amount sent Senders
Name.
Awaiting your reply.


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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