Room for rent scammer - [email protected]

To: Con Warner
Subject: Re: Reply to your ad: LARGE 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT IN OXFORD UK
From: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 05:29:29 -0400

My name is Ashley own the 1 bedroom and 1 Bath home and also want you to know that it was due
to my transfer that makes me my wife and Son to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent
and looking for a responsible person that can take very good care of it as we are not after the money for
the rent but want it to be clean at the time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own.
So for now, We are here in Beijing China, our new house and put all my worries off concerning the
maintenance of the apartment for, since i am not residing there for now.I left behind some Facilities and
electronics which include the rent, and a DVD player, air conditioning, alarm system. The kitchen is fully
equipped with all necessary cooking utensils, refrigerator-freezer, four-hob and oven, microwave,
dishwasher and washing machine, My Computer Connected with Internet Access and a good parking
space. Also the keys to the House are right here with me, and the lease document. Which i can send to
you after all necessary agreement has be accepted. Also i will like you to know that the rent charges is
not really the issue ,but your absolute maintenance of my apartment is most important thing.

One Mr Richard Douglas called me about the apartment,I told him that I can't give him the apartment
because he loves smoking,drinking and don't want him to get drunked and damaged my property one
day so If you are still interested, No extra fees.I will like you to give me a call on this effect to know how
serious you are.


I personally will actually come visiting you sometimes during the year as my new tenant. but i will not
sleep in the apartment with you for your privacy.

Looking forward to hear from you
Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys of the house to you.

Thanks,

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.

I recieved the EXACT same when I contacted someone about a property that was advertised for Glasgow...it's only when he mentioned he was in China that alarm bells rang,then he mentioned the guy in the second paragraph,and then how he would not sleep in the apartment with me for privacy...and then when I emailed back (was trying to get the gumtree ad number again) he suddenly sent me a rent form!! i tried emaiing him back but it seems he used a disposable address.

Glad you came here chuckidoodlez and welcome.
As you are looking for a property, you may come across more of these scammers. (You should recognise them now.)
If you do, please feel free to post here or forward to any of the scamwarners team.
Together, we might just help someone who can't afford to lose their money.