Craigslist, Ebay and other online buying/selling scams.
#24011 by Michelle Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:22 pm
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ben paul < [email protected] >
to Michelle
date Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 5:19 PM
subject GOOD NEWS

Hello Michelle

Thanks for getting back to me and i must tell am happy to read from
you once again regarding my apartment and i want you to know that the
shipping agent will be coming to the state to deliver the keys and the
document of the apartment to you and i want you to be rest assure that
you have 100% guarantee that you will definately get what you are
paying for and as you know that i havent seen you as well but i just
believe in God that you are truly the kind of person who have stay in
my apartment and i want you to have that same trust in me that you
will definately get the keys as soon as the payment is made by you and
confirmed by me.I want you to know that the only time you can see me
is only when i will be coming to the state to check on you to know how
you are taking care of the apartment for me and i hope you will take
very good care of it for me.

I want you to know that the keys can be send to you tomorrow and when
you are coming to berlin to check the apartment you will be coming
along with the keys yourself so there wont be no stress for you.

I want you to know that as soon as you have the keys with you....you
are free to go there and view the apartment yourself and that is the
reason why i told you to make a refundable deposit of 200pound so that
i can go straight to the shipping company to registered the keys by
your name and address so that you have it by friday finaly if you make
payment today or tomorrow.

I will be greatful to God if you can occupy my apartment and take very
good care of it for me and God will take very good care of you too.

So i want you to reconfirmed your address may be there is no mistake
in it so that i can registered asap.

Do get back to me if you are ready to make the payment so that i can
forward you the payment information which you will use in making the
payment via western union money transfer.Await to read from you.
Thanks and God Bless You.


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.

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