by Con Warner
Hello,This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union with a promise that he will send the keys through a courier company.
It's my great pleasure that you are interested in our lovely 2BR/1BA flat
for rent. I am Mr DUBOIS RAY the owner of this Flat,Before now we resided
in
this home and presently we have Moved out due to my transfer as a matter of
my profession,where I work as a volunteer with Catholic Revival programme at
the Ermita de San
Antonio (St. Anthony Hermitage)here in Italy(Millan)And my wife who is a
missionary's dealing with Bible Translation and literacy worldwide.
As soon as we settle down here I had a thought of selling the house so I
have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my
wife advised against that. I
reasoned with her and accepted her advise. So I contacted the agent back and
requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house
rent out, we would
have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that
the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be
able to reason along with
him later. If you notice, you will discover that the price we are offering
is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not
after the rental fee but the
absolute care for the property.
We will be serving for a long term and now our home is locked up now and
presently we have found a new home here which we will be staying for a very
long term which might
last 5 years in (Italy,Millan) and presently our lovely flat is still
available for rent for ($400)as first month rent including the utilities
like washer,dryer,fireplace,internet
access and garage.
More so,Now that we on Retreat program over here.Please I want you to note
that all we will want is a very honest and neat person,so i will solicit for
your absolute
understanding and maintenance of this home and want you to treat it as your
own,i am with the keys and documents here with me which will be sent to any
responsible and
interested tenant through DHL further more you have to undergo some
processes before i could be willing and convince to let my home to any
tenant. The money is not the
main problem but i want you to keep it tidy always. I also want you to let
me have trust in you as i have always stand on my word.
****RENT APPLICATION DETAILS****
Please if you are ready now to occupy the house kindly provide the
information below for record purpose
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Full Name__________________________________________________ Home Phone ( &
nbsp; )________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone ( )___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________
City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone (
)____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
How soon can you have the deposit and rent payment sent to
me_________________________
How soon do you want to receive the
keys________________________________________
Move In Date____________________________
Your Family Pictures____________________________
Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it
in my file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.Await
your urgent reply so that we
can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you,please we are
giving you all this base on trust and sincerity so I won't like you to
disappoint us.
NB: You can go check the neighborhood and get back to me for further
discussion.I have recently remove my FLATfrom the market cause my wife
advice me not to sell it any
longer,the sign post will be removed once i get any responsible tenant cause
my agent is not around now,so you ignore the sign post cause i have stop
dealing and contacting the
Realtor for too much fees i pay trying to ripe me off.It is available for a
long term lease as we will be here for 5 years and also intend buying a new
home on getting back to the
country
Rent Per month:400
Deposit:400
Bedrooms 1
Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial
Best Regards
DUBOIS RAY AND FAMILY
YOU CAN REACH ME ON THE NUMBERS BELOW
+234-812-146-4505 OR 011-234-812-146-4505
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 payment to 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.
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 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.
