From: Richard Lewis <[email protected]>
Date: 19 April 2015 22:11:59 CEST
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Apartment
Hello
I am presently in London, the apartment keys and documents are with me.I will need to send you the keys and documents by a postal agency.Actually am not after the rental fee but what i need is someone that will take good care of the apartment for me. This is the reason why am offering the apartment at that rate.I hope you shall be promising to take good care of the apartment.I want you to stick to your words.I will want you give me the below information before you can be eligible to rent the apartment.I want you to provide the requested information in other for me to send you the keys and documents before you will be visiting the apartment.
RENT APPLICATION FORM
1)Your Full Name
2)Your Full Address & Phone Number
3)Are you married?
4)How many people will be living in the house?
5)Do you have a pet?
6)Do you have a car?
7)Occupation?
8)Rent Duration?
Looking forward to read from you with all this details. so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt and contacting you.Await your reply so that we can discuss on how you will get the apartment keys and documents. please am giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words, you know that we have not seen each other yet and am only putting everything on trust.This is my phone number +447031984589 here in London.
Looking forward to read from you.
Cheers
From: Richard Lewis <[email protected]>
Date: 20 April 2015 14:49:58 CEST
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Apartment Keys and Documents
Hello ,
What i mean by, i need someone that will take good care of the apartment for me, is that i want you to ensure good cleaniness of the apartment.This is the apartment ( Vondelstraat 43, Hague 2513, Netherlands).Am satisfied with your information and i will be offering you the apartment.As i have said earlier,i am presently in London,the apartment keys and documents are with me here in London,it will be shipped to you by a postal agency. In this manner you will have to make a month deposit of 600 EURO before i can reserve the apartment and release the apartment keys and documents in other to ensure a secure transaction because of people that use apartment for something else.Once you make the deposit,the apartment will be reserved for you while the keys and documents will be shipped to you.
I will be looking forward to read from you in other for me to give you the western union money transfer details you will use in making the deposit. Also i will want you to give me the Name and Address you want me to use in sending you the apartment keys and the documents in other for me to start the shipment process as soon as you send the deposit.
Looking forward to read from you .
Cheers
From: Richard Lewis <[email protected]>
Date: 20 April 2015 15:38:29 CEST
To: Michelle Banks
Subject: Transfer Details
Hello
I have seen your address details for the shipment.Here is the western union money transfer details you will use in sending the deposit.
Receiver's Name; Richard Lewis
Address ; 15, Lloyd Baker Street,
London WC1X,
United Kingdom.
Kindly give me the below information you will be given after sending the money.
Sender's Name?
Sender's Address?
Money Transfer Control Number?
Amount sent?
I will be looking forward to read from you with the transfer details for me to proceed with the shipment process of the keys and documents.
Cheers
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.
