Room for Rent and other rental scams
#239343 by Michelle Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:48 pm
From: Dixon Andrea <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 1:55 PM
Subject: RE: Beautiful two story home for rent in Ravenna
To: Michelle Banks


Hello Tenant,

Thanks for your email, I personally own the house, I want my property to be well taken good care of, and there are some rules and regulation in which I do give out to tenant who are willing to rent my house so please don't disrespect my order But if you are still capable of renting my house the rules and regulation goes this way, You must keep my house clean including the surrounding, you must know the way in which you use the stove so as to avoid fire outbreak, you must not disturb the neighbours. . I decided to rent out the property due to our transfer to (South Africa) as a matter of my profession where I work as a volunteer with Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability (ECFA), here is the site for more detail about why I am here in South Africa. (www.wycliffe.org) and my wife who is also a missionary is dealing with Bible Translation and literacy worldwide. So we are renting it out since we need someone to take good care of the property on our absent. Don't be surprised if you find the home with another site and deference price, I have plan to rent it through Real estate before, but they are not serious simply because they have a lot of house to lease out. Have this in mind you must know the kind of person that I'm nevertheless I am giving you this rules because of what corresponded between me and my last tenant. The keys and documents are with us here in South Africa... So I will need to ship them to you before you can occupy the house but you can drive by the house any time to take a look at the area and surrounding, you can also peek through the windows if you don't mind. For now we are looking for 2 or 5 years lease or rather lets us know how long you wish to stay.
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Attn : The rent are including the Utilities are intact such as Dishwasher, Dryer, Electric Stove, Fridge, Washer, Air Condition, Sewage, Trash, Water and Electricity +all included in the monthly rent, as I am in a governmental programmer that sponsors my utilities on monthly basis .

Please note that, we are a kind and honest family that spent a lot on property that is available for rent, so in one accord, we are soliciting for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own.
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PROPERTY DESCRIPTION...........

House Address: 5710 25th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Number of Bedrooms: 3
Number of baths: 2
Size:1,253 sqft
Pets are welcome!!!
Rent: $1000
Refundable security Deposit: $800
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SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENTAL APPLICATION FORMS BELOW:
RENT APPLICATION FORM AND TELL US MORE ABOUT YOU.

1) Your Full Name.................................................
2) Home Phone................................................
3) Cell Phone Number .................................................
4) Your Full Address:...............................
5) How old are you..........................
6) Are you married.........
7) How many people will be living in the house..........
8) Do you have a pet......
9) Do you have a car.....
10) Occupation.................
12) Do you smoke or Drink......
13) Do you work at Night................
14) What is your monthly income...............
15) Reference Contact Name and Address..........................
16) When do you intend Moving in..................
17)for how long would you be staying in the house.....................
18)Personal email...............................
19)Family pictures..................................
20) how much can you come up with asap to secure or move in.........................
21)are you ready to come up with it today............................

You can give me a call on my Cell Phone: +27842828557
Thanks and God bless you.
Regards


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

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 or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,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.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

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.

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