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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 money (again via Western Union) 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.
from harry bent < [email protected] >
to Michelle
date Wed, Jun 2, 2010
subject Re: Reply to your ad: Immaculate One Bedroom Flat For Rent In Sheffield
mailed-by gmail.com
Thank you for you interested in our property i am glad to hear from you my name is Harry Bent the owner of the property so due to my wife sickness so will the country for a Christian missionary work in West Africa,Nigeria so before will left will planning to sale the property but will think over it for one week before will left so will think it will not be okay by selling our property out so will decide to rent the property out for a god fearing person and not a smoking and drinking person who will damage our property. we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time .So for now, I am in West Africa,Nigeria in our new flat and also I am with the keys and documents of the flat, we tried to look for an agent that we can give this documents before we left but could not see and we don’t want the flat to be used any how in our absence that is why we took the keys and documents along with us here and as you know that, I and my family are in the West Africa,Nigeria on a Christian mission of God all because of the sickness, so i hope you will promise us to take very good care of the flat but your absolute maintenance of my flat is most important thing. So get back to me on how you could take care of our flat or perhaps experience you have in renting a flat.
Property Basics:
Pets Allowed: Cats, Small Dogs, Large Dogs
Month rent 400Pounds.
Features:
Dishwasher Microwave Patio Refrigerator
Yard Garage Storage Washer/Dryer High Speed Internet
Rent Includes Water.
So fill out the application form below if you know you are fully interested if you know you are not interested don’t fill out the application form.
.RENT APPLICATION FORM.
Name: ______________________
State : _______
Present Address: __________ How Long? __________
Phone:_____________ Married: __________
Spouse's Name: __________
Children? __________ How Many? __________ Ages? __________
Pets? __________ What Kind? __________ How Many? __________
YOUR EMPLOYMENT
Employer: __________
Employer Address: __________
Supervisor: __________
Bus. Phone: __________
How Long on Present Job? __________
Annual Income: _________
SPOUSE'S EMPLOYMENT
Employer: __________
Employer Address: __________
Supervisor: __________
Bus. Phone: __________
How Long on Present Job? __________
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Annual Income: _________
REFERENCES
Personal Reference: __________ Phone: __________
Credit Reference: __________ Phone: __________
Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i have it in my file incase of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you. Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you, please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words, you know that, we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in this our property.
God bless you more as you do this.
Regards
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 money (again via Western Union) 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.
