From: monitajuegarwood [mailto: [email protected] ]
Sent: Thu 4/29/2010 6:11 PM
To: Michelle
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: A very spacious furnished apartment for rent in Nottingham NG7 6BL
Dear Liz,
Thanks for your response, More so,owing to my past unpleasant experiences of
inviting intending
tenant to view my flat without confirming if they are actually able
to pay their rent at the right time has caused me a great discomfort
and as such do not want to experience it anymore, because i have to
travel all the way from Scotland to take interested candidate round my
flat . I have discovered over the years that most tenants from outside
the UK do not have enough money to pay up their rent and yet disturb
the landlord to arrange a viewing with their friend or relative who
are in Nottingham,
However, you will need to make a reservation deposit but before that,
my lawyer will need some few information from you to draft a contract
which you'll print and bring along with you on your arrival date to my
flat.
Your full name:
Present address:
Confirmed move-in date:
Purpose of visit to the UK:
Kindly get back to me with this information so that i can forward it
to my lawyer in time.
Best Regards
Mr/Mrs James
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.
