Room for Rent and other rental scams
#243057 by Michelle Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:39 am
Jodia Beate ([email protected]) Add to contacts 18:29 Flag this message
To: Michelle Banks

Thanks for your interest in wanting to be my tenant.

My name is Jodia Beate and i own this apartment located at Isle of Dogs, London E14 9HA.

It is furnished but if you need it unfurnished, i can order for the furniture be moved to storage. The rent is £600 per month for whole unit inclusive of the below listed utilities:
• High Speed Internet
• Water
• Electricity
• Cable
• Gas
• One parking space

About pets.. there are no problems if you have pets, as long as you clean up after them!

Short or long term lease?! The lease is flexible, can be month to month, min stay 1 month - max 5/6 years. The price will not increase monthly, it will remain the same for the whole period that the contract will be signed for.

Now, a little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better.
I've moved to Germany with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here. The price is so low because I'm here and is very hard to find a tenant.

I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.

When you decide to rent i will create a new account where you must pay the rent weekly or monthly. You can move in the property in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I am the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in UK that could show you the property. In order to check it, see if you like it(I'm sure that you'll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.
Obviously we need a way to complete this deal in a safe and fast way for both.
The solution is provided by a company called Rentals LTD which will handle the payment and delivery of the Keys. A friend of mine moved here from UK and used the company to resolve the same problem. This procedure allow you to pay the rent on Rentals LTD and after you will receive the keys, you will see it and decide if you will stay in the property or not, they will transfer the money to my bank account or they will refund your money (but i am sure that you will rent it) .
If you want to know more about how this deal can work please get back to me ASAP and I will send you the details step by step.

I am waiting for your reply soon .
Thank you


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card 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.

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