Room for Rent and other rental scams
#299437 by Bryon Williams Wed Jun 29, 2016 1:56 pm
The phone number (404) 692-1487 is VoIP.

4046921487
404-692-1487 is a VoIP number provided by Google Voice


One People < [email protected] > wrote:

How are you and your family doing? I really hope i am not getting back to you very late about the house you want to rent, I had to leave the state in a hurry due to my recent promotion and it involves me working out of the state sometimes,so i am currently in Texas with my family. I got promoted due to the fact that i was really effective in helping out during the time of the hurricanes that affected most part of our beloved country. We intend selling the house out rightly if we find a potential Tenant that would want to buy, but right now we are going to concentrate mainly on renting the house on a month to month bases and if we find a tenant who is ready and capable of doing a lease to own after a year of living in the apartment we would be highly interested also. To be honest with you we are new in all this because this is the first time we are having to rent out our apartment personally. We tried using a Realtor but found out the Realtor made the rent and deposit too high for the aspiring tenant so you may notice the renting is different in amount to the one earlier posted by my former Realtor,that is the reason why i had to post the apartment personally with the exact price i know it is suitable for my home. We have made the monthly rent significantly low and affordable and we are also flexible to different ideas the prospective tenant would want to take to payoff the rent and security deposit that would not make the tenant feel renting my home involves lots of money. I am currently working as a counselor and also relief supervisor for the United States Aid for International Development (US-AID) here in Texas. Please visit http://www.usaid.gov/, and see all the good work we are doing for the country and the world in general. You can also support our mission.I guess by now you should be eager to view the house because it is a lovely home and perfect for every family. So far, we have seen a couple of interested families but we shall rent to the best tenant according to our choice and the specified tenant renting code. The rent is $800 while the security deposit is $800. The house which is 831 sqft is ready for immediate move-in and also future move-in.


UTILITIES ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE RENT AND WITH OPTION OF 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR WITH OPTION OF LEASE TO OWN OR MONTH TO MONTH.Here is the address to my lovely home 2014 N Rampart St APT 6,New Orleans, LA 70116 Please read my e-mail carefully before replying to the mail.




Thanks and God Bless you.
Vincent Jonathan



From: One People <[email protected]>

Thanks for the speedy response and i totally understand all that you have stated below. I would have

loved to show you the property myself but due to work schedules i think that wont be possible.. We

intend staying here for a period of 2-5 years which is the main reason we looking to rent our home to someone

who we find capable of talking care of the property during our stay here.for now you can only view the

outside cause the property is currently locked down for security reason, Feel free to go do a drive-by

and peep through the window to see the inside.


I could also send you more pics of the property anytime so for now i advice you have the rental

application form below well filled out so me and y wife could know more about whom we renting to and just in

case of future references too then we proceed..

APPLICATION FORM

FIRST ________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST __________?
SEX:_________?
DATE OF BIRTH:_________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
WHICH NUMBER IS THE BEST TO CALL YOU ON__________?
MARITAL STATUS:__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
ATTACH ID/DRIVING LICENSE________?
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?
WHEN AND WHERE DO YOU WISH TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE HOUSE:_______________?
IF YOU ASK TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT TO SECURE THE HOUSE TODAY AND TAKE IT OF MARKET, HOW MUCH CAN YOU COME UP WITH------?

I want you to also know that we will let you stay in our home till the period of time you wish to as long as you pay up your rent on time. We also want you to know that the rent fee covers the utilities, you can use them and take proper care of our home.
All we ask for is making sure you fill the rental application form properly so that we can approve you as our tenant, we will also advise you secure our home by paying for a refundable security deposit so that we can take our house off market and let other renters not to contact us anymore for the same house you are about renting.


My contact Number for further discussion..... (404) 692-1487. If not at home, please leave a message.

Thanks and remain Blessed
Vincent Jonathan


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.

Please contacta moferatorstor if you have a question or information about this post.



Please do not tell the scammer he is posted here.


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