Room for Rent and other rental scams
#421147 by Michelle Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:00 am
Johan Jorgen Koch <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello,

I just read your e-mail regarding my apartment located in: Aachener Straße 483, 50933 Köln. It has 2 bedrooms, living room , 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen (80.80 m2). Attached you will find photos with my apartment . The rent is 860 EUR/month included additional cost. The security deposit is 1720 EUR, and you get it back when you decide to leave the apartment (you will have to give me at least 30 days notice).
A little bit about myself so we can get to know each other better.
So, I am Johan Koch I am 56 Years old and i work in the software industry in the quality management department of a company located in Trondheim, which specializes in government software.
As for me, you can rest assured that I will never ask you to leave the apartment. You will have access to a very large and well ventilated cellar, where you can store things if you need to.
I would like to know something about you, for example, your occupation, financial situation, monthly income for people who will live in the apartment, how many people will have to live in the apartment and for how long do you plan to stay?

I hope you got a good first impression, and please if you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask.

Would love to hear back from you!
Kind regards from Trondheim,
Johan Koch


From: Johan Jorgen Koch <[email protected]>


Hello ,

Thank you for your quick reply.

The apartment it's situated on 2nd floor and can be easily accessed with the elevator.

In the apartment here it's a built-in kitchen.
The apartment is available for a long-term rental and is exactly as you can see in the pictures, so you can rent as long as you want. There will be a regular contract between us. You will have a completed residence registration form, signed by me. The registration at the address is possible.
As I said in my previous email, I live in Trondheim and will have to come and show you the apartment and sign the rental agreement.
After moving to Trondheim, we started renting the apartment through Airbnb.com, but it has been quite a hard time for me to come often and check everything, so I decided to rent the apartment for long terms. Airbnb provides an online platform that connects hosts who have accommodations to rent with guests seeking to rent such accommodations. I am Airbnb member since 2015 with good reviews.
Like any other transactions on Airbnb, they will handle payment and it will be released to me only after you check in. By any chance the apartment would not suit you, you have the option to cancel the reservation and get full refund.
After you confirm the booking and payment to Airbnb, I will come as soon as possible back to sort out the lease. I use Airbnb because the owner of the property is covered by Airbnb policies.

If everything sound good to you, I will enable the apartment on Airbnb so you can book
I will need your full name, your actual address, phone number, the date you want to move in and the maximum estimated period of your staying.

Best regards,
Johan


This Scammer will arrange to send you an Invoice or notification -- Make no mistake, the document will be fake !
If you are reading this because you have received such an invoice or notification, kindly forward it to the address in my signature line and I will report the details to the appropriate authorities.

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