From: alvin williams < [email protected] >
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: One -large, clean 1 bedroom flat for rent in Birmingham
To: Michelle
Date: Monday, 8 March, 2010, 13:27
It is my gladness to hearing from you.I am Rev Alvin Williams, i am
the owner of the apartment you are making enquiry of.Actually I have
resided in the house with my family,such as my wife and my daugthers
and my little son before and presently we had moved out due to my
transfer from my working place and now situated in Spain and presently
my house is still available for rent for450 GBP including the
utilities like hydro,washer and security,and the security deposit is
the first month rent deposit payment which is 450 GBP have to be made
to me before the keys and the documents of the apartment is going to
ship to you and it is furnised.Moreso Now i am on a Christian Mission
Crusade in taking place in West Africa and i will like you to get in
touch with my wife for more discussion. She is with the keys and the
document to the house.Pls i want you to note that,i am a Good
Christian and clergy and honest man and i spent alot on my property
that i want to give you for rent,so i will solict for your absolute
maintainance of this house and want you to treat it as your own,is
that taken,it is not the money the main problem to me but want you to
keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i
come for a check up.i will do that once in a while.I also want you to
let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word.Email my wife
Elizabeth Williams, on ([email protected]) and she will attends
to you better.
This is the address of the Apartment: ( 101 Cheapside Birmingham B12 0, UK )
Thanks and you are welcome
Rev Alvin Williams.
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.
