Rental Scammer - [email protected]

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Country of Origin: Nigeria

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From: Lyod M.Jstone <[email protected]>
Subject: Flat details,Ackmar Road, Fulham
To: Con Warner
Date: Monday, 30 January, 2012, 11:11

Thanks for your interest in my advert.The flat is two bedroom flat and below is the details of the flat before we proceed.

Flat address: Ackmar Road, Fulham, London
Post Code: SW6 4UP
Rent: £105 per week,all bills included for a room
Rent: £420 per month
Security deposit:£420 refundable after 4 weeks of stay in the flat.
Minimum Stay: 1 Month(s)
Maximum stay:1 yr with the option of extending the contract after 12 months
Moving in date: the room is currently available but I'm flexible with moving in date.

Flat amenities:TV ,CD - DVD - Video,Radio,High-speed Internet with WiFi,Washing Machine ,dryer, Heating, iron and Ironing board,Gas cooker,oven, Electric Kettle,Toaster,Dishwasher,Refrigerator, Microwave e.t.c

The pictures of the flat are hereby attached with this email.

The area:Flat is a lovely, clean, homely, second floor of a period property on a lovely quiet and safe street in ParsonsGreen. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

The main bathroom (with bath/ shower) is next to your room (not technically en-suite but no waiting for the bathroom in the mornings). The rooms are average-good sized double (11ft by 10ft) with wardrobe and chest of draws and 3large draws under the bed for extra storage.

Location couldn’t be better – around the corner from the tube, 15 doors from the White Horse pub and Parsons Green itself, with a super new off license at the end of the road. The Co-op supermarket is around the corner as well, and Budgens too. There are plenty of other pubs, bars, and restaurants close by including The Cote Brasserie restaurant, the Amuse Bouche champagne bar, Aragon House, and Duke on the Green, Mao Tai, The Thai, Strada, etc etc within a few hundred metres. Hurlingham Park, Eel Brook Common and South Park are also close by. Fulham Broadway is a 7 minute walk.

Could you tell me a bit about yourself and where you at presently?

Will you be able to take good care of my flat like your own?

Are you capable of funding the rent and refundable deposit before moving in?

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,
Lyod and Rachel.

This person asks for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent (for a property that he does not own) due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union, MoneyGram or bank transfer either to him, his lawyer, your friend or a family member.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, this person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union or Moneygram with the promise that they will send the keys through a courier company.

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 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.

Hi,

There's no problem inviting you for the viewing,I currently work and live in Wales so I will need to take a day off from work in order to come up and arrange the viewing with you.It is unfortunate that my past bitter experience of inviting people to come and view my flat without any form of confirmation of their financial ability and not keeping up to time as at when scheduled, has brought about great loss to me, is either they cannot afford the rent or the security deposit required but want me to come up with the aim of renegotiating.

I have resolved that any potential tenants should be able to prove in the following way in order to determine who is financially buoyant and that he or she can stick to appointment when scheduled and able to pay his/her rent as at when due.In this case, a bank-statement or guarantee from your organization wont be accepted as we have had wayward tenants tendering fake documents.

PROCEDURE:

1) Transfer £840 which stands for a month rent and security deposit to any of your family members or transfer to your close friend via Western Union outlet/shop close to you making your Name (as the Sender) to any of your family members or your friend (as the Receiver) in UK....

2) Scan & Send a copy of the Western Union transaction receipt as a proof of the transaction or mail me the transaction details should in case you don't have access to a scanner (The money is safe since you're the only one that can withdraw/cancel since you only need an ID card or International passport)

3) Then, we will meet for viewing

4) If you decided to take the flat, we'll both go to any local Western Union outlet close to the flat for you to pick up the money and pay me. (You don't need to come with cash for viewing but we can both go after viewing to cancel the transfer and withdraw the money to pay me).

5) Keys will be handed over to you after signing the contract.

I don't want you to have the feelings that I am asking you for money BEFORE viewing the flat because payment is meant to be done AFTER you might have seen the flat and if is okay by you, that was why i said you should make the transfer to yourself so that you will be the one to receive the money and pay me in person after the viewing and signing of the contract.

If you are ready,you can go ahead and make the transfer and inform me immediately the transfer is done so i can know how to squeeze out time to come and meet you.You will need to scan the copy of the transfer receipt and email it to me to confirm it online in order to know you've made the transfer and to let you know that I will return back to you the full transfer charges whether you decide to rent the flat when we meet or not. Note,this procedure will only guarantee me how serious and keen you are regarding the property.

Let me know if you are okay with this arrangement so that we can proceed.

Kind regards,
Lyod and Rachel..