Room for Rent Scammer - [email protected]

[Michelle]

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:39:10 +0300
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: EXOTIC BEDROOM FLAT AVAILABLE FOR LONG AND SHORT TERM RENT IN PLYMOUTH
From: [email protected]
To: Michelle

Hello,
Thanks for the interest you have in my flat. My flat is still available for rent and you can move in as soon as possible as you like,here are the necessary things you need to know about the rent and deposit.

Rent : £100.00 pwk(£400 per month)All bills inclusive...
Minimum Stay : 2 weeks
Type of lease : Both short and long term
Security Deposit: £ 600.00 (Refundable at the end of a month stay in my flat)
Utility bills inclusive ( water, gas, council tax, TV license and wireless Internet)
Utility Cost : £ 0.00 pcm
All bills included: its fully furnished, bath/wc phone.
Fully-equipped kitchen
Vaulted ceilings
Washer/dryer in unit
Broadband internet connection in each room
Air conditioning
Fireplace/select units
modern English furniture
Car Park
pets allowed

Available for singles or couples.
viewing can be arranged asap..
Get back to me if you are satisfied and your present location.
John

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.

[Michelle]

From: John Robinson < [email protected] >
Date: 19 June 2010 04:53
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: EXOTIC BEDROOM FLAT AVAILABLE FOR LONG AND SHORT TERM RENT IN EXETER
To: Michelle


Thanks for your interest my flat.
Viewing is possible asap if you can meet up with my solicitors requirements...

My solicitor and i had some past bitter experience of viewing and reserving accommodation for tenants without any form of confirmation of their financial ability andnnot keeping up to time as at when scheduled has made me loss time and money for traveling as I currently work and Live in Egypt.

I will not collect any deposit from you until i take you round my flat and you are satisfied with it, i just need to confirm your financial ability before i can come down and i will also need to seek two days off from work before i can come and take you round and hand over the keys to you asap...Also some tenants do not meet up with the appointments which has led to the dismissal of some landlords in office by their employees, I hope you understand this.

Therefore my Solicitor has acknowledge a protocol by which you can confirm your financial ability to me before I schedule a viewing and also book a ticket here to come down there to take you round the flat.

In this case, a bank-statement wont be accepted as we have had wayward tenants tendering fake documents, also you don't need to pay any upfront or reservation yet, all we require is, You will need to transfer at least 2 weeks rent payment(£400) and the security deposit(£600) to your friend,partner or family member living within the UK premises....

You can make the transfer within your family and scan the receipt to me so that i can forward it to my solicitor to confirm it if truely its in your reciever custody,then i call you to have it picked and make arrangement for viewing ASAP.

Am not asking you to send money to me,but to a relative of yours and get back to me with Scan copy of the receipt so that i can forward it to my solicitor to confirm that you can afford the flat and that you are really interested and note that am gonna return the transfer charges back when we meet.

My solicitor will also show up on the view day with all required documents because he is a very busy man and has a lot of properties that he is looking after, he wants to confirm the transfer before coming.

Kindly reply or feel free to call me if you have questions to ask. +20112595150
Pls no call after 9pm...

Regards
John....