by robert_varn
HIS REPLY
As I said in my first email, in this moment I'm in London, United Kingdom. We obviously we need a safe way to complete this deal. Like I told you , my brother lives in Calgary, Alberta and he can come to you and show the apartment . You maybe know there is a long distance so I need to be sure 100 % that you are an serious person so I can send him all this way .
The solution is a worldwide third party company called SmartRentOnline <http://www.smartrentonline.com> . We use this company to see that you are an trusting and serious person. They will provide assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the rental package ( they will verify the apartment documents and send you the rental contract) . With this procedure you will be able to check the apartment before I receive the payment. Please be aware that is NOT necessary for you to register with SmartRentOnline given that I'm a registered user for 4 years and I've made over 30 transactions with them so far. They are really professional and they have great services.
My phone number is +442032398159 (if you are calling from Canada you need to dial 011442032398159). You can call me or e-mail anytime you wish.
Let me know if you are interested so I can provide with all the steps of this transaction and my brother phone number ( also I need to contact my brother and set an appointment with you ) . You need to know everything about this process before we get this started. I think is right for both of us.
Thank you and hope to hear from you soon!
David"
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THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
The same story I've heard repeated here is almost our exact story. Fortunately, before we sent any money, something clicked about a Craigslist warning and I decided to do a search. I found you awesome people! And thank the gods, because the pictures he sent me were so beautiful, I was ready to do anything to get this apartment.
This guy is using a new website <http://www.smartrentonline.com>, and his name (David Kariak) didn't raise any alarms when I googled it. I even e-mailed smartrentonline to ask them if this "procedure" he detailed was in fact proper. Never heard back from them, but I kept searching. I had the same warnings as the rest of you, rent is so low, e-mail has misspellings etc. but... it looked so pretty! There was also the interesting twist of his brother in Alberta...
I'm going to copy the e-mails here exactly in case I can help anyone else. Looks like this scam has been going on for a few years!
P.S. I did, unfortunately, give him my name, address, and phone number. Has anyone had any issues with that?
My brother phone`s number is : 587-333-3018.
HIS APARTMENTS ARE :
25 CAPREOL Crt, Downtown Toronto for 1000CAD with the email [email protected]
[email protected]
AND
From: David Kuban <[email protected]>
Date: 2 December 2012 11:11
Subject: Re : 660 $ Yaletown Studio - Downtown with the address Homer St, Vancouver, BC,V6B 2V6.
TAKE CARE!!!
As I said in my first email, in this moment I'm in London, United Kingdom. We obviously we need a safe way to complete this deal. Like I told you , my brother lives in Calgary, Alberta and he can come to you and show the apartment . You maybe know there is a long distance so I need to be sure 100 % that you are an serious person so I can send him all this way .
The solution is a worldwide third party company called SmartRentOnline <http://www.smartrentonline.com> . We use this company to see that you are an trusting and serious person. They will provide assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the rental package ( they will verify the apartment documents and send you the rental contract) . With this procedure you will be able to check the apartment before I receive the payment. Please be aware that is NOT necessary for you to register with SmartRentOnline given that I'm a registered user for 4 years and I've made over 30 transactions with them so far. They are really professional and they have great services.
My phone number is +442032398159 (if you are calling from Canada you need to dial 011442032398159). You can call me or e-mail anytime you wish.
Let me know if you are interested so I can provide with all the steps of this transaction and my brother phone number ( also I need to contact my brother and set an appointment with you ) . You need to know everything about this process before we get this started. I think is right for both of us.
Thank you and hope to hear from you soon!
David"
-------------------------------
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
The same story I've heard repeated here is almost our exact story. Fortunately, before we sent any money, something clicked about a Craigslist warning and I decided to do a search. I found you awesome people! And thank the gods, because the pictures he sent me were so beautiful, I was ready to do anything to get this apartment.
This guy is using a new website <http://www.smartrentonline.com>, and his name (David Kariak) didn't raise any alarms when I googled it. I even e-mailed smartrentonline to ask them if this "procedure" he detailed was in fact proper. Never heard back from them, but I kept searching. I had the same warnings as the rest of you, rent is so low, e-mail has misspellings etc. but... it looked so pretty! There was also the interesting twist of his brother in Alberta...
I'm going to copy the e-mails here exactly in case I can help anyone else. Looks like this scam has been going on for a few years!
P.S. I did, unfortunately, give him my name, address, and phone number. Has anyone had any issues with that?
My brother phone`s number is : 587-333-3018.
HIS APARTMENTS ARE :
25 CAPREOL Crt, Downtown Toronto for 1000CAD with the email [email protected]
[email protected]
AND
From: David Kuban <[email protected]>
Date: 2 December 2012 11:11
Subject: Re : 660 $ Yaletown Studio - Downtown with the address Homer St, Vancouver, BC,V6B 2V6.
TAKE CARE!!!
