I was a buy to let landlord advertising my houes over the Internet, and I had the same scam attempted with me. She (Loretta or Iami) was pregnant and her husband had just died. She had to move to the UK for the sake of the pregnancy. Other than that, identical story. These people are the lowest of the low. Hope they get caught.

Today I recieved an amail from "BAYO MORRIN", telling me he wants to buy my car.
This is a copy of the mail:

From: bayo_morrin2001@yahoo.com
HI,

I AM MR BAYO MORRIN I AM INTERSTED IN BUYING YOUR CAR.

IF AVAILABLE I WILL WANT YOU TO GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE HEALTH OR CONDITION OF THE CAR,THE LAST PRICE AND SOME PICTURES AS WELL.THOUGH I HAVE SEEN THE DETAILS ON THE NET AND IT IS OK WITH ME BUT ALSO I WILL WANT YOU TO SEND ME MORE PICTURES OF THE CAR.

HOPE TO HEAR FROM OU SOON.

BEST REGARDS,

BAYO MORRIN.

Probably the same guy.......
Anyway, the car was sold already 1 year ago.

Dirk.

Hey Paul
Nice one, I got one going on right now too, and will post that to my blog! It's blimmin hilarious isn't it!

My one involves God, Missionaries, the chruch writing me a cheque, wanting food with the price........but I have got a nice little number in store for 'Pastor Tina'

I have one that just started today. Wanting to rent my place for a year. says that he is a "legal practitioner" in the UK going on a one year sabbatical.

The $35,000 that I am requiring isn't a problem. LOL

Gonna see if I can get a grand sent as an application/reservation fee.

Hey Tom
Nice one, that sounds like a good idea, let me know how you get on!
Vee

Hey Tom
Nice one, that sounds like a good idea, let me know how you get on!
Vee

I have been advertising a house for rent on an number of online listing sites.

Within a few days I received several email inquiries all consistent with the rental scam. One of the scammers even had the audacity to contact me via Yahoo Messenger.

What tipped me off is that all the scammers had similar details to their stories: All were graduate students from the UK coming to pursue studies in the US, all had a "banker" or "financier," all asked for information that was already available in the listing they referenced, and... all used odd idioms and improper terms - like "rentage" for example.

Here are the inquiry emails I received:

------- Message 1
From: benard roy [mailto:nobleconsult2000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:06 AM
Subject: House

Dear Sir/madam
I am Bernard Roy i live in uk.I am going on sabatical leave so i will be relocating to your area with my family in a few weeks time i would want to pay for the rent of the familyhouse you advertised on offcampusnetwork.com i will also want to know your final price of the rentage and please let me know if a cashiers check drawn from a U.S bank will be acceptable by you for payment.as you give me a reply to know if you will be of help to me and my family.
THANKS!!!
Regards,
Bernard Roy.
Pls do contact me via email at: nobleconsult2000@yahoo.com`

-------- Message 2
From: rangnick_007@yahoo.com [mailto:rangnick_007@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 11:39 AM
Subject: BOULDERRENT http://www.boulderrent.com Contact from Rental Ventures

Name: Steve morris
Email: rangnick_007@yahoo.com
Phone: 467567645328

Steve morris had this to say:
Dear Frank,
I am an Engineer based in London, I
have a year plus research programm in
the U.S, and wants to rent a house, please,
indicate your final renting price, and a
detailed description of the house.
Also indicate the location, and mode of ,
payment as my financier who is based in the,
U.S. will effect the payment.
Let me hear from you on receipt of this mail.
Regards,
Steve morris.

---------- Message 3
From: Danny Raymond [mailto:danny1raymond@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 9:03 PM
Subject: Your Ad on OffCampusNetwork.com.

Hi,
Are you the owner of the place? If yes please
send me photos, the floor plan and the detailed rental
cost for a new tenant. I also want you to tell me
about the niebourhood.
Danny Raymond.

I've felt the same problems with people in the past using email to communicate with one another for flatsharing. You see, as their is no cost to the email people will willy nilly send out tons of emails with no commitment.

Instead I've take an approach which means that only phone calls are accepted. Although I'm somewhat biased :) I would recommend checking out the this site. FlatShare.com

I have the same issue. I've been contacted by 4 different people. All are from Europe & want to pre-pay some or all of the fees. A few times, I've asked them to complete a rental app. I usually don't hear from them. I would suggest reporting them to the FTC. More details about this scam -> http://www.homerentalads.com/scam-alert.htm

My god! I'm going through this at the moment. That's why i thought i'd do a search to see what the latest scams are. I'm glad i did, but was no-way gonna send any money any where before the funds had cleared. This one claims to be a model, even sending pictures of some tasty gal!! Also said accountant sent too much money to me - was supposed to be money for her travel too. I'll keep you posted.

I was approached about my spare room. I wasn't aware of these scams, but warning bells started going off when I asked for more info on him. I had unfortunately already given my address for his 'accountant' to send the cheque to. I contacted this guy again (John Walker - who interestingly started off as a yahoo.co.uk account, and then changed to a .com account) to ask him to call me as I hadn't received the cheque, and wanted to discuss arrangements with him.

He then replied about the whole sending me a cheque and me needing to send him the balance thing, and spun some sob story about his son suddenly having a car accident, and him needing a deposit to have his son's legs amputated (so his son needs serious life changing surgery, and he and his wife are still planning on coming to the UK on holiday?).

I replied back asking him not to contact me again. Which he did, begging me to do this for him, because the cheque was already on its way.

I replied again saying that he shouldn't contact me again, and if any cheque did arrive then I would destroy it.

Feel a bit stupid at being sucked in - is there anything we can do to publicise this scam more?

I thought it was just me, but your stories are exactly like mine, i have had numerous emails from people interested in my flat, saying that they are coming to the UK for contests or modelling, they wanted to know what the area was like and how much rent plus bills would come to which was stated in all the advertisments i made???

One that stands out for me is like the one Posted by Frank on November 28, 2004 05:36 - this lady :"shantel" she contacted me on MSN Messenger saying that she needs a flat to rent asap, as she's coming to work over in the uk - and that he company will send my a cheque, for the rent and deposit - like a rookie landlord i was happy that my flat was going to be rented, i gave the lady my name and address, i have now recieved a cheque for £6,500 pounds???? - i don't know where she went to school but this is far too much, that why i have searched the net for scams and found this website, also you all may want to look/read this, on this website: http://www.homerentalads.com/scam-alert.htm

I have now ripped up the cheque.......

LANDLORDS BEWARE, i can't believe the police aren't doing anything about this, or that Estate Agents are not advising landlords of this Scam....

I have had 3 mails. Fell for the first one. Name Louis Morgan - louismorgan@engineer.com which doesnt work any more. From Italy and an Engineer. Wanted to send 6000£ more plus 2 months rent in advance.
Second one Gino Arrona, another engineer from Italy. Told him off and marked him as spam.
Third Surprisingly James Hogan with the same email on rentamatic website.
Fourth a widowed lady from america.
Watch out Folks
Raghu

All,

Thanks for the heads up on this 419 scam. As an african myself I am embarassed to hear of the repeated attempts ostensibly by Nigerians to free people from their hard earned. By way of a cautionary note; do not be trying to reverse con these guys; they can be vicious in return.

From expeience it is best to refuse their childish entreaties; play dumb, notify others and keep your hard earned in your pocket. The less information that you give to them the better.

I've had a woman named Mrs Marry who is supposedly coming to my part of the UK for a concert for 3 mths. Sadly, like others I was caught unawares and gave her the address which was dumb as I was immediately suspicious. She is supposedly sending me a cheque for £5K and wants me to pay for her flights. She wont tell me what concert, or the name of the agency that is employing her, and I've told her I've let the room so now she is accusing me of making her lose her profession. Thank you for your stories, it helped me confirm what I already suspected. Fortunately I have't lost any cash over it.

Listen, Ive read all of these comments very carefully and to be honest if you get blagged by such a shit scam then you deserve it. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD SEND ANY OF THESE PEOPLE MONEY?
IT DOESN'T SOUND AS IF ANY OF YOU HAVE SO PROVES HOW SHIT IT IS. IT'S LAUGHABLE. AND SO ARE YOU FOR CREATING A FUCKING WEB SITE TO 'OUT' THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT A FUCKING PROBLEM. SOMEONE PUTTING A GUN TO YOUR HEAD ASKING FOR MONEY IS A PROBLEM. AS FOR CLEVER CLOGS 'WATCH WHAT I DID NEXT, I REALLY HAD HIM GOING' YOU REALLY THINK HE GIVES A FUCK ABOUT ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY HIS SHITTY STORY TO YOU? HE'S PROBABLY PISSED OUT OF HIS HEAD WHILE WRITING HUNDREDS OF THESE STORIES, HOW DO YOU EXPECT HIM TO REMEMBER WHAT HE'S WRITTEN BEFORE, GIVE HIM A BREAK AND HELP HIM OUT. SEND HIM THE MONEY.

LOVE YA.

Well, this scam stretches across the world. In California, my husband and I advertised our furniture for sale and a guy with an African-sounding name emailed that he wanted to buy our chair sight unseen and send us extra money which we would have to refund back to him. He was supposedly in Germany. Reporting this to police, we were told this is the biggest (offshore) scam going and that many people fall for it!

I just got this one:

--------------------

From: alicias cole [mailto:alicias_cole@yahoo.ie]
Sent: 01 March 2005 16:42
To: alicias_cole@yahoo.com
Subject: HELLO AM INTRESTED IN UR ROOM

HI
MY NAME IS ALICIAS COLE, AM FROM THE STATE(READING),IN UNITED KINGDOM AND TO BE PRECISED I LIVE IN LIVERPOOL ALL MY LIFE AND I ALSO STUDIED IN LIVERPOOL .I MODEL AS MY OCCUPATION AND I AM A PROFESSIONAL MODEL ,AM CURENTLY IN NIGERIA MODELING FOR D&G AND I BE BACK AS SOON AS MY CONTRACT WILL BE OVER AND I WILL BE SO HAPPY TO RENT YOUR APPARTMENT BEFORE THEN CUS I WILL LOVE TO COME IN DIRECT THERE AND HAVE THE ROOM RENT ALREADY .......... ABOUT THE PAYMENT ,MY EX-BOSS IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE PAYMENT TO YOU COS I MODELLED FOR HIM AND IS OWING ME SO HE MADE A MISTAKE OF SENDING ME A UK CHECK TO NIGERIA WHICH THE CHECK IS WITH ME NOW WHICH I CAN NOT CASH A UK CHECK IN NIGERIA SO I WILL JUST SEND YOU A CHECK FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE ROOM.I WILL ALSO LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ROOM,THE THING YOU HAVE THERE WHEN WE WILL RENT IT AND HOW MUCH I SHOULD PAY IN FULL ,AND I WILL ALSO LOVE IF YOU CAN PLS HELP ME SEND THE PIX OF THE ROOM TO ALICIAS_COLE@YAHOO.CO.UK AND I WILL BE SO HAPPY TO RENT THE ROOM . THX SO MUCH LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR REPLY AT MY MAIL BOX ALICIAS_COLE@YAHOO.CO.UK

REGARDS ALICIAS

---------------------

I like the fact she's lived in (the State of)Liverpool all her life and can't string a sentence together (hahaha).

There does seem to be a pattern to this ....

HI
MY NAME IS MIKAELA SANFRANSISCO, AM FROM THE STATE(ARIZONA),IN AMERICA AND
TO BE PRECISED I LIVE IN TEMPE ALL MY LIFE AND I
ALSO STUDIED IN TEMPE .I MODEL AS MY OCCUPATION AND I AM A
PROFESSIONAL MODEL ,AM CURENTLY IN NIGERIA MODELING FOR D&G AND I
WILL BE BACK AS SOON AS MY CONTRACT WILL BE OVER AND I WILL BE SO
HAPPY TO RENT YOUR APPARTMENT BEFORE THEN CUS I WILL LOVE TO COME
IN DIRECT THERE AND HAVE THE ROOM RENT ALREADY ..........
ABOUT THE PAYMENT ,MY EX-BOSS IS READY TO MAKE THE PAYMENT TO YOU.
I MODELLED FOR HIM AND IS OWING ME SO I WILL JUST TELL HIM TO SEND
YOU A CHECK FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE ROOM.I WILL ALSO LOVE TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT THE ROOM,THE THING YOU HAVE THERE WHEN I WILL RENT IT
AND HOW MUCH I SHOULD PAY IN FULL ,AND I WILL ALSO LOVE IF YOU CAN
PLS HELP ME SEND THE PIX OF THE ROOM TO SANFRANSISCO_SEXYMODEL@YAHOO.COM
WILL BE SO HAPPY TO RENT THE ROOM .
THX SO MUCH.
MIKAELA SANFRANSISCO

I just got the same email as Carl Lorenzen. I responded with a list of questions and asking for a picture. Then i decided to Google her name to see what came up and this site did...good thing I did that, now I know it is a scam. Thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: Danny Raymond; danny_ray002@yahoo.com
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 10:15 PM
Subject: CONCERNING PAYMENT..

Thanks for your response,I really do appreciate,Well am sending you this mail concerning your apartment for rent. I am letting you know that am very much interested in renting the apartment for my only son who will be travelling down to study in the united state to further his education for a month( a month course).i will want you to get back to me with your final asking price for the rent,the present condition of the apartment,and other usefull informations that will be needed.Payment will be made Money Order of $3850 being a refund payment of a cancelled order i placed with a client of mine few weeks back and he said it can only be Issued on Via Money Order which can easily be cashed at your bank without any form of stress and delay.All you need do is to get back to me with your full name and address so i can fax it to my client to issue the Money Order and make it payable to you as soon as possible.Once you recieve the Money Order,you will need to deduct your actual amount for the rent and wire the rest of the funds to my son via western union money transfer who will be in your residence in the next 24hrs after he might have recieved the funds from you via western union money transfer that same day he recieve the fund from you, The Excess fund is for him to buy his ticket and some other things he will need when he arrive.Pls be informed that i am a very busy person due to the nature of my humanitarian work.Meanwhile,be informed also that i will be very busy next week so i will want the transaction to take place fast and safe.
Also will want you to know that am very much interested in the apartment.
Get back to me with your contact information:
Name in full:
Contact Address:
City:
State:
Zipcode:
Country:
Phone#:
Hope this is okay by you.Get back to me with a reasonable reply.
My regards to your family.
Danny Raymond...

----- Original Message -----
From: Danny Raymond; danny_ray002@yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 8:31 PM
Subject: {APARTMENT FOR RENT}

Greeetings,
I saw your advert concerning the apartment for rent and am very much interested.Kindly get back to me as soon as possible with the present condition and your final asking price, So we can procced for method of payment..
I Await your Urgent Response..
Regards,
Danny Raymond..

And the scams continued. Although now they're getting smart; they're using more anglo-sounding names...see attached. The giveaway is that the info is on the homerentalads site and that he spelled "neighbourhood" in the English style rather than the US style. And also that he forgot to put a name after "Dear".

-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrence Smith [mailto:rence_smith@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 2:11 PM
To: gliddenc@adelphia.net
Subject: RE:RENT

Dear,

Is this your 2 Bed 2Bath
still available for rent.If it is, please send me some details about it such as interior pictures,dimensions of the different areas,floor plan and tell me more about
the neighbourhood.
Thanks,
Lawrence

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dude i got the email from the san fran guy. Can someone explain how this is scamming me? he sent me a second letter, here it is:::
Hello,
i thought abt the payment of the first month rent since i am presently in nigeria . so as to make you recieve ur payment for ur first month rent as soon as possible and have the room reserved for me. a clohing company Once owd me some funds in usa before i gat my contract in nigeria and so i was unable to recieve the payment.
i have now spoke to them about getting my money back and they have agreed to pay me back $4000 , so i have told them to issue the check to you since i cant cash a us check in nigeria.so as soon as you recieve the check you can deduct the payment of ur first month rent and have the balance sent to my travellin agency here via MONEY GRAM so i can use it to arrange for my flight ticket to usa .this is the name and address of my travellin agency that you will wire the balance via MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER TO....................
LEKAN ENAHORO
50 CREEK ROAD
APAPALAGOS
NIGERIA
23401.
also let the security question that protect the money gram money transfer be "MOTHER MAIDEN NAME"
and let the answer be "JELS".

Hi Paul great job!

I heard something about these things before and was suspicious as soon as I read Nigeria.
Here is the E mail

HELLO
MY NAME IS MIKAELA SANFRANSISCO, AM FROM AMERICA AND I WAS BORN IN ARIZONA BUT LIVED IN CANADA ALL MY LIFE. I PRESENTLY MODEL FOR KENNETH COLE IN NIGERIA AND PLAN COMIN BACK TO USA BY JUNE 15 AS SOON AS MY COTRACT HERE EXPIRES AND I WANT TO LIVE IN USA. SO I WENT THRU ROOMS IN USA AND I AM REALLY INTRESTED IN RENTING UR PLACE. AND TO BE PRECISED I LIVE IN CANADA ALL MY LIFE AND I
ALSO STUDIED IN CANADA .I MODEL AS MY OCCUPATION AND I AM A
PROFESSIONAL MODEL ,AM CURENTLY IN NIGERIA MODELING FOR KENNETH COLE AND I WILL BE BACK AS SOON AS MY CONTRACT WILL BE OVER AND I WILL BE SO HAPPY TO RENT YOUR APPARTMENT BEFORE THEN.CUS I WILL LOVE TO COME IN DIRECT THERE AND HAVE THE ROOM RENT ALREADY ..........ABOUT THE PAYMENT ,MY EX-BOSS IS READY TO MAKE THE PAYMENT TO YOU. I MODELLED FOR HIM AND IS OWING ME SO I WILL JUST TELL HIM TO SEND YOU A CHECK FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE ROOM.I WILL ALSO LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ROOM,THE THING YOU HAVE THERE WHEN I WILL RENT IT AND HOW MUCH I SHOULD PAY IN FULL ,AND I WILL ALSO LOVE IF YOU CAN PLS HELP ME SEND THE PIX OF THE ROOM TO MIKAELAS_SEXYMODEL@YAHOO.COM.WILL BE SO HAPPY TO RENT THE ROOMN AND I WILL BE GLAD IF YOU CAN RESERVE THE PLACE FOR ME TILL JUNE 25 WHEN I HOPE TO COME IN AND MOVE IN DIRECTLY. I ALSO INTEND TO HAVE THE FIRST MONTH RENT PAID NOW AS A FORM OF DEPOSIT SO THAT YOU CAN RESERVE THE PLACE FOR ME.
AS SOON AS YOU AGREE TO RENT THE PLACE TO ME I WILL WANT UR NAME AND ADDRESS SO THAT THE CHECK WILL BE MAILED TO YOU AND GET IT CASHED AND DEDUCT YOUR FIRST MONTH ALLOWANCE AND THEN WIRE THE BALANCE TO MY TRAVELLING AGECNCY SO THAT I CAN USE THE BALANCE YOU WIRED TO BOOK FOR MY FLIGHT BACK TO THE STATE SO YOU CAN HAVE THE ROOM RESERVED FOR ME. AND I WILL PAY THE REST MONTHLY AS SOON AS I MOVE IN.HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

Roomates.com is full of these scams. models with the name mikala sanfransisco. if you re a model you dont need a roomate to afford rent. but watch out if you are on the site.

I too am getting the Chris Morris/ Robert smith emails. The very credible looking check came yesterday. The interesting thing here is that I only have the place listed at a small university website, not a major rent site. To whom do we report these??

>From: Robert Smith [mailto:robertsmithus@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:02 AM
>To: (me)
>Subject: very urgent on behalf of Mr. Chris Morris
>
>
>Dear (me),
>
>
>This is to inform you that I have an arrangement to raise money in your
>favor for the payment of the Apartment for use by Mr. Chris Morris.
>
>However, I want to apologise for my late response as I wanted to be sure
>that the Money is ready before I contact you. Meanwhile, I Have already
>sent to you both the apartment rental fee including the money which Chris
>Morris colleague will use For his visit to USA Totaling $3,800.00
>.Definitely it will get to you three to Five working days from now,please
>when you get the money do kindly take yours and do inform Chris Morris
>about it and how best to send the remaining to Him.
>
>Regards,
>
>MR ROBERT SMITH

A Macy from Nigeria has been contacting me to rent a room, having her rental agent Lekan Enhoro as a travel agent. They say they will send a check from her last employer that will be too much and if i could mail the balance to the travel agent that would be just fine. I sent an application as an attachment and said I needed a number to speak to her. No application was sent back to me. They sent a number but I will not call after performing a search of the travel agent's name. I see it is a scam.

I had the same scam attempted on me by a fellow posing as Bernard Roy from the UK. Following is a copy of one of the communications I received from him.

Dear Sir/madam
I am Bernard Roy i live in uk.I am going on sabatical leave so i will be relocating to your area with my family in a few weeks time i would want to pay for the rent of the house you advertised on homerentalads.com.I will also want to know your final price for the rent and please let me know if a cashiers check drawn from a U.S bank is okay by you for payment.
I anticipate an urgent response to this regard, as my wife and i are very sure of renting the place.
Regards,
Bernard Roy.
Pls do contact me via email at: nobleconsult_2002@yahoo.com`

Closing: Is there an authority I can have this investigated? Finally, where is the scam, I did not send him monies and informed him that there will be a background check with needed references.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Shit - (Smith)
Lawrence Smith wrote:

Dear Jad,
Thank you so much as I think all will be well with my furniture. I will buck for one year and first of all pay for two months as soon as arrive I will take care of the rest because the two months payment is up front payment from my company for my relocation I would like to send payment to you as early as next week so that my furniture can be delivered as planned.I will also arrive as soon as the payment has been made and the furniture has been delivered becase I dont want to be stranded. Please send me all the necessary cost i.e monthly rent,security deposit, sewer,garbage,heat/power,etc.As for the furniture sizes, they are normal or standard ones.The electronics are also very compactible too.I know it would fit.Get back to me soon.

Warmest regards,

Lawrence.

Blablablablabla :))))))
Stupid PC pirats :)

"tony blair"

dear Jadranko Golusic,thanks for the reply mail.I am really shocked by
all
this credit card malversation.i am sending you my money order with an
extra
amount on it which you will send to the ceramics,skulptures store
manager.It
is my mney order and my money,ok.i dont need all this long stories
about
your family and stuffs like that,all i care about is you understanding
english and doing as i instruct you.IS THIS THE WAY YOU TALK TO
CUSTOMERS
OVER THERE?please underatand me and get back to me as soon as possible
if an
apartment can be reserved stil may15.thanks for understanding,awaiting
your
soonest reply.

"Paul Carr"

Hi jadranko,
Sorry i have not been able to be in contact with you. This was due to the fact that my firmhas decided to take care of the rent payments on the property.

The Firm i work for isknown as CHARLES BOURNE AND PARTNERS UK based in the UK and since most of what i will be doing in the united states will have to be in thier intrest i have convinced them into paying the bills.

As such please send a detailed breakdown of the rent etc and your US bank account details including bank name, account number and routing number to lagos.office@charlesbourneandpartners.com.
Regards
Mr Paul Carr

From: Janet McDornard

Dear Sir?Ma,

Thanks for your reply. i and my sons are willing to arrange for the period of 29.05.2005. and i will like to know the cost for 2 weeks stay in the apartment, and as soon as i hear from you i will contact my husband for the payment arrangement, b'cos my husband is a missionist and he is on missionary program in one west africa country presently. so i will need to inform him everything that is happening.

waiting to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Thanks.
Janet.

Me, too. I advertized a room to rent on Craig's list and received these 2 emails:
HELLO I`M JULAIN SCOTT A 27 YR OLD MODEL, I HAVE BEEN OUT THE STATES FOR A WHILE NOW AND I AM WILLING TO MOVE BACK TO THE STATES, I AM LOOKING FOR A PLACE WHERE I CAN START LIFE ALLOVER AGAIN I NEED A ROOMATE I CAN CALL MY FRIEND AND PROBABLY CONFIDANT I AM SINGLE AND FRIENDLY I AM HUMBLE AND NICE, I HAVE GONE THRU HARDTIMES AND I WANNA JUST START ALLOVER AGAIN I SAW UR ADVERT AND I THOUGHT TO EMAIL YOU IF U HAVE A PLACE FOR ME OR WOULD LIKE TO BE MY ROOMIE, I AM ON YAHOOMAIL WE COULD CHAT ON THERE OR YOU JUST EMAIL ME,
(OYIN_TAYO@YAHOO.COM)I WOULD LIKE TO RECIEVE AN EMAIL FROM YOU SOON COS I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE IN THIS MONTH,I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO COME SEE THE PLACE MY SELF BUT I AM NOT PRESENTLY IN THE STATES AND WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT SO I WOULD BE TRUSTING THE DESCRIPTION ABO,THIS IS MY PHONE NUMBER YOU CAN GIVE ME A CALL,234-8028116296.
THE AMOUNT WILL BE ISSUE ON THE CHECK IS $3000 COS THAT IS THE AMOUNT MY EX BOSS WANT TO PAY ME THAT IS WHY AND AS SOON AS U GET THE CHECK DEDUCT UR MONEY U WILL SEND THE REST TO MY AGENT SO THAT HE CAN MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT TO MY TICKET SO THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO COME OVER TO MY APARTMENT THANKS MAIL BACK AS SOON AS U RECEIVE THIS MAIL THANKS
and
HELLO
MY NAME IS ANGELA MARTINS AM FROM AMERICA AND I WAS BORN IN FLORIDA BUT LIVED IN MIAMI ALL MY LIFE. I PRESENTLY MODEL FOR NEXT IN NIGERIA AND PLAN COMIN BACK TO USA BY JUNE 30 AS SOON AS MY COTRACT HERE EXPIRES AND I WANT TO LIVE IN USA. SO I WENT THRU ROOMS IN USA AND I AM REALLY INTRESTED IN RENTING UR PLACE. AND TO BE PRECISED I LIVE IN MIAMI ALL MY LIFE AND I
ALSO STUDIED IN MIAMI .I MODEL AS MY OCCUPATION AND I AM A
PROFESSIONAL MODEL ,AM CURENTLY IN NIGERIA MODELING FOR NEXT AND I WILL BE BACK AS SOON AS MY CONTRACT WILL BE OVER AND I WILL BE SO HAPPY TO RENT YOUR APPARTMENT BEFORE THEN.CUS I WILL LOVE TO COME IN DIRECT THERE AND HAVE THE ROOM RENT ALREADY ..........ABOUT THE PAYMENT ,MY EX-BOSS IS READY TO MAKE THE PAYMENT TO YOU. I MODELLED FOR HIM AND IS OWING ME SO I WILL JUST TELL HIM TO SEND YOU A CHECK FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE ROOM.I WILL ALSO LOVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ROOM,THE THING YOU HAVE THERE WHEN I WILL RENT IT AND HOW MUCH I SHOULD PAY IN FULL ,AND I WILL ALSO LOVE IF YOU CAN PLS HELP ME SEND THE PIX OF THE ROOM TO ANGELAMARTINS_80@YAHOO.COM.I WILL BE SO HAPPY TO RENT THE ROOM AND I WILL BE GLAD IF YOU CAN RESERVE THE PLACE FOR ME TILL JULY 5 WHEN I HOPE TO COME IN AND MOVE IN DIRECTLY. I ALSO INTEND TO HAVE THE FIRST MONTH RENT PAID NOW AS A FORM OF DEPOSIT SO THAT YOU CAN RESERVE THE PLACE FOR ME.AND AS SOON AS YOU AGREE TO RENT THE PLACE TO ME I WILL WANT UR NAME AND ADDRESS SO THAT THE CHECK WILL BE MAILED TO YOU AND GET IT CASHED AND DEDUCT YOUR FIRST MONTH ALLOWANCE AND THEN WIRE THE BALANCE TO MY TRAVELLING AGECNCY SO THAT I CAN USE THE BALANCE YOU WIRED TO BOOK FOR MY FLIGHT BACK TO THE STATE SO YOU CAN HAVE THE ROOM RESERVED FOR ME. AND I WILL PAY THE REST MONTHLY AS SOON AS I MOVE IN.HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
ANGELA MARTINS

Wish someone could do somethin about it!!

I was totally and utterly scammed. It was my first time doing a sublet, and this was all new to me. I was too innocent. It was my fault for believing that all human beings are good. Obviously they are not. I e-mailed back and forth so many times with this f**king a**hole who just scammed me like this. Same person: Lekan Enahoro. Some b***h said she was a model and sent me pictures too. How could have I been so innocent?

This is the last message I got from LEKAN ENAHORO aka pablo_leeds_picasso@yahoo.com. Thanks so much for this site. I would have been out of about 3300.00 dollars had I cashed his check and send him the money gram he was requesting. WHAT A FREAK!!!!
HELLO,
> HOW ARE YOU TODAY,I HOPE ALL IS KOOL WITH YOU,IT
> IS ME,I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE GOTEN THE CHECK
> THAT WAS MAILED TO YOU BY MY BOSS,IT WILL BE COMING
> FROM Gyoung-Nam Kwon.
> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DEDUCT THE MONEY FOR THE
> PET FROM IT AND SEND THE REST TO ME VIA MONEY
> GRAM,THE REST WILL BE FOR MY FLIGHT BACK TO YOU IN
> UNITED STATE.
> I WANT YOU TO SEND THE REST OF THE MONEY VIA
> MONEY GRAM TO MY FLIGHT MANAGER INFORMATION, HE IS
> RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZING MY FLIGHT BACK TO YOU IN
> THE STATE.
> THIS IS THE INFORMATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE
> SENT TO VIA MONEY GRAM
>
> NAME-------- LEKAN ENAHORO
> ADDRESS---- 50 GREEK ROAD
> CITY ------ APAPA
> STATE------ LAGOS
> ZIP-------- 23401
> COUNTRY---- NIGERIA
> YOU CAN SEACH FOR A MONEY GRAM LOCATION AT
> ,WWW.MONEYGRAM.COM....
> YOU MIGHT NEED A SECURITY QUETION AND ANSWER WHEN
> SENDING THE MONEY ,LET IT BE
> QUETION ...... FAVOURITE FRIEND
> ANSWER ........ LORD
> AS SOON AS YOU HAVE SENT THE REST OF THE MONEY GET
> BACK TO ME WITH THE REFRENCE NUMBER ON THE RECIEPT AND
> ALSO THE TOTAL AMOUNT SENT.
> I CANT WAIT TO BE THERE WITH YOU,PLS WHAT IS
> THE CLOSEST AIRPORT TO YOUR HOME,CAN YU PICK ME UP AT
> THE AIRPORT.
> YOUR SINCERELY
>
>
>

We just received a $4000.00 chech thru Qchex, from a Island Title in Florida signed by Cheyenne Beatty to rent our apartment for Edytka Jakubiak. Our apt is near Salt Lake City. It is also UNFURNISHED. This 'young Russian girl' sent the extra $ to cover furnishings, however, I was to cash the check IMMEDIATELY and wire the balance to St. Petersburg Russia to a Damilare Babasanya because she 'has arrangemenet with furniture company to furnish the residence'. I only asked 'her' for $800.00. Then when I let them know I am on to them, threats on my life began!!!

I just recently posted my house for rent and I got the same exact scam with an Advanced Overpayment. Here are two of the emails to watch out for: mrsjenna_white@yahoo.co.uk. stephen_jenning@yahoo.com. I'm glad I did my research online and find this site. Hope this help!

I also got the same exact scam when I posted an ad on Craigslist. But they've mixed it up a bit. The name used was Jane Wilson. She claimed to be a model in West Africa. The first response wasn't too suspicious. But by the second email she also asked me to add up the full amount for the year.

Here's the bit when she gets down to business:

"As regards payment my mom has a client in the US that owes her some money,so he will be making out a US check out in your name and as soon as the Check gets to you take it to your bank or as soon as you cash the US Check, then i will move over and then hand over the remaining balance of the lease to you once i come over to meet you in person,i am always online which you can as well set up a yahoo messenger its free , you can add me to your messanger list if ,well i need the name as you want it to appear on the US Check and also the address to send the Check to,because it will take 3 to4 days for a Check sent from here(west africa) to clear in the US but a Check sent within the US will clear instantly.I also need your full name ,which the CHECK will be issued in,and your address which the Check will be sent,and let me know what bank you bank with ,and also your contact phone number:

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I was going to buy a place to make money, investment so I put an add in roomate.com Oh my!! Just crazy people from UK through Nigeria and all models sending me plenty of money. I made the mistake to give my phone number and address perhaps. One guy called me saying it was on behalf of one of the models. Sure! In 2 weeks like 6 of them!! When I yelled at them or ask which company they are going to work, disappear. My friend scammed them back. It was fun.
CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT DO THEY EARN DOING THIS? OH AND IT IS NOT ABOUT EUROPEANS. IM ONE OF THEM AND IT IS ABOUT CRAZY NIGERIANS? OR WHATEVER THEY ARE.

Hi, so what every happened with that Bayo Morgan scam thing. Just wondering because someone has contacted me on line with the same name and I am trying to figure out if he is a scammer or what. Thanks Paul.

Here's my story:

planet_jerry: Hi, it's Jerry from Roommates.com
larryjay4me: Gud
larryjay4me: I am larry
planet_jerry: hang on...
planet_jerry: Hello
larryjay4me: artefacts research consultant with
larryjay4me: asian arts inc.
larryjay4me: I am on a proposed trip to the states
larryjay4me: how are u/
planet_jerry: when will you arrive/leave?
larryjay4me: wht time is it there now in Ca?
planet_jerry: 1:00 a.m.
larryjay4me: I should be in the states on or b4 Friday next week
larryjay4me: here is the arrangement
larryjay4me: Would u be able to come over to pick me from the airport?
larryjay4me: I will have 2 email u my travel itinerary
planet_jerry: if you arrive on a weekend, i can pick you up.
larryjay4me: enroute Africa to China!
larryjay4me: China to the states
larryjay4me: What do u for a living?
planet_jerry: computer programmer
larryjay4me: Would u describe the room once more
planet_jerry: it's in the advertisement. it's 10x10 feet (a little larger than 3x3m). Small house. Large yard. Good location.
larryjay4me: great
larryjay4me: I have to tell u explain this tou
larryjay4me: the company principle is that a check will have to be endorsed in your name
larryjay4me: the check will be for the rent and my air fares to the states
larryjay4me: U will have to send the air fares to me once you receive the check .This will be done via western union www.westernunion.com
planet_jerry: I am happy to do so after the check clears. How much is it for?
larryjay4me: $6,875.50
larryjay4me: the word clears should not get in there
larryjay4me: its a cashiers check and a company issued one that is as good as cash
larryjay4me: it means that u will just get it deposited and the funds will be available therefor you to wire to me
planet_jerry: If it's a cashiers check, it should clear immediately. Then I will be happy to forward the difference.
larryjay4me: alright
larryjay4me: have u sent money western union/
planet_jerry: yes.
larryjay4me: could u get this done online
planet_jerry: sure.
larryjay4me: u have a credit card for that capacity?
planet_jerry: i can take care of the details here, no problem.
larryjay4me: well i would want u to re-confirm the details for the payment once again
larryjay4me: hold on i have a call
larryjay4me: an official cal!
planet_jerry: it's time for me to go to bed. when should i expect the check?
larryjay4me: gud
larryjay4me: i have just been called by the accounts officer
larryjay4me: iwould be forwarding your details to him asap
larryjay4me: he will disburse and dispatch the payment out on thursday
larryjay4me: It should get to you on or before wednesday next week
larryjay4me: ok
planet_jerry: ok. I look forward to meeting you.
larryjay4me: u have car?
larryjay4me: how much will it cost to hire a car?
larryjay4me: u club? u party what do u do for a leisure
larryjay4me: I have just be told that the check will be from a Bank Of America
larryjay4me: is that ur bank?
larryjay4me: have just be told that the check will be from a Bank Of America
larryjay4me: is that ur bank?
planet_jerry: everyone in los angeles has a car.
It costs about $30/day to hire your own car, or about $20/trip to hire one depending on where you go to.
planet_jerry: it's time for me to sleep. i'll write to you when i receive the check. or you can write to me if you'd like to know the status. good night.

INFACT ...THIS IS A SURPRISED TO HEAR SOMEBODY IS A MAGA PLS..WHO IS A MAGA ?WHITE MAN OR BLACK MAN?...COS THEY CALL ME MAGA AND THEY SCAM ME FOR $40000.00
PLS TELL ME

I posted an ad on craigslist and within three days I had five different models asking for my address so they could send me a check- without me even posting any pictures!. I found this rather odd so did a search and here I am. Here was the first one I got-

Hello,my name is joy jones delia,i am a 26yr old,i am a model,very responsible,clean,trustworthy and down to earth.interested in your apartment, i am presently searching for a room with so much zeal ,i have been out of the states for a while, and i am coming back home soon,i am in benin
republic which is a french speaking country at the moment on a modelling contract with polo
clothing line thats something big, i saw ur profile and i am really interested in ur room my agency as approved funds for me, for housing allowance and some other allowances. plz,let me have the info about the house and how much do i have to pay in all, and plz do u receive money orders as mode of payment cos my agency can would prefer to pay as soon as possible .

followed by-
Hello _______, (the blank was actually in the email even though my name is in my email address)
Thanks for prompt response to my mail but I just got off the phone now with my associate in the US who is indebted to me as regard business transaction as at last month in the states.He's suppose to send me a payment down here in West Africa,but the banks here just told me it will take a minimum of 30 days for such foreign check to clear the bank here in West Africa.But i could instruct him(my associate) to send you the payment in the US and makes it a bit faster by sending you some money orders instead, so as to fasten this payment for the room.He will issue you the payment which is $5,950. You will only need to cash the payment and get your cost of the room for one month deducted and the one time refundable deposit and also half the utilities. while you will have the balance wire via MONEY GRAM or Westernunion to me so that i can get a plane ticket and take care of some bills.i am really interested in this room,and i think this will be the only easiest and safest way i could get the payment remmited to you and from all inference it's about the fastest way i could seal up the TRANSACTION If you will comply with my condition of payment, please send me an acknowledgement of this mail and give me assurance for trusting you with my FUNDS and the Transaction. And i will instruct my associte to issue the Payment in your name and i will want you to send me your phone number incase i want to reach you on phone. If all this arrangement is okay with you please get back to me with your full name,address,and your phone number so that the payment can be mail out to you by monday,get back to me as soon as possible. Regards BLESS.....

and then I get from a different girl-
I am thelma franklyn a model based in united kingdom i will like to rent your room because i want to relocate to united states of america ,i am a tolerant person i neither drink alcohol nor smoke .i will like you to contact me back if you are willing to give out the room to me ,i will also be appreciative if you can accomodate me ,thanks.
I also don't mind paying the price given [$475],contact me back asap so i can issue out payment for the room.
regards
thelma franklyn

strange right? this had scam written all over it.
Don't fall for it.

New one just starting out;

Recived a check in the mail for a condo I am renting. The rental was for $1350.00
The check was made out for $5,000 (a bit of an overpayment)

The nice man call to tell me how his associate had sent the check. And he did confirm to me that he made a terrible mistake of sending an overpayment.The overpayment was suppose to be for the agency that is processing his flight ticket and other related travelling expenses.

And he needed the money ASAP, he was on his way, and need the money to get the rest of the way there.

Oh my god, I need to go to Western Union right away!! this poor man is stuck somewhere.

Ok, well it was a good try, this is his email.
I think I will call the bank tomorrow to ask if the check has cleared

Someone wana send him some cash to get home on?

********************************************

Thanks very much for your transparency and honesty!
I just got off the phone with my associate that sent the check.And he did confirm to me that he made a terrible mistake of sending an overpayment.The overpayment was suppose to be for the agency that is processing my flight ticket and other related travelling expenses.
So I will like you to kindly deduct your own part of the money for the rentals and get the remaining sent to the information below via a western union money transfer company:
Name : opute Abiewu
Airline ticketting Nig.ltd
Address:8 Allen avenue,Ikeja.
Lagos.Nig.23401
Contact Phone#:+2348060355950.

Deduct whatever is the service charge from the money and send the rest.
NOTE THIS:you will do me a favour by telling the western union that you are sending it to a friend in the agency,so that the charges for receiving the money here will be less,otherwise it will be high.
Here are some reccommended western union oulet where you can get the money sent,incase you are unable to get one:

After sending it,do get back with the following details with which to receive the money here:

Sender's name............

Sender's address.................

Control number(MTCN)..............

Test question & answer............

Try and do that quickly so that the agency can be quick on my flight ticket.

Email with the directions to the unit.

regards

steve

NEWEST ATTEMPT FROM LARRY (larryjay4me@yahoo.co.uk)

His email:

Hello,
Im interested in purchasing your Los Angeles Lakers Licensed GM Series Watch which was advertised in my store via Yahoo Auctions.com,at take it price of $90.00 will be making payment to you through ther means of a Certified Cashiers Check Payable to you in the /US American Funds.

About the shipping i will want you to calculate the cost of the item to me and as well as the shipping of the item,and let me know the overall price,,,,,As the item is going to our new opened store in New York.You can get back to me with your real name ,physical mailing address and telephone numbers in order for me to proceed about the payment ,,,,

I will be waiting to read from you soon

Have a wonderful day and remain blessed

Regards

Larry

WILL KEEP YOU POSTED

HERE IS ANOTHER ONE TO BEWARE OF:

fittingwoods@yahoo.com (james wood)
I AM James Woods A SALES AGENT ON JEWERLY AND
WRIST WATCHES.I WISH TO CONTACT YOU IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR AD [ DET. RED WINGS OFFICIALLY LICENSED GM SERIES WATCH ]POSTED ON THE SITE HEREBY MATCH THE CHOICE OF MY CLIENT'S INTREST.IN WHICH I DO REQUIRE TO KNOW THE FINAL ASKING AMOUNT AND PRESENT STATE OF IT.GET
BACK TO ME ASAP

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON
James

Hi James,
The Detroit Red Wings Officially Licensed GM Series Watch is brand new. There is a buy it now price of $84.99. If you would be so kind to provide me with your zip code, I would be happy to provide you with the shipping cost.

ACR Gallery

james wood wrote:
>
> Good day.
> Thank for the reply, i will be buying 20 pieces of
> the watch at the rate of $75 each. This good will be
> export to my store in africa. If you are satisfied
> with the price, you can get to me with your full
> contact address so that the payment will be made
> immediately via cheqque.
> Expect your response soonest,
> James

--- acr gallery wrote:
Hello James,
> Unfortunately I do not have that many in stock. I
> am, however, expecting a shipment at the end of this
> month that you could expect delivery on the middle
> of October. These watches retail at $99.95 (US). I
> don't make a lot of money on each watch, as I do not
> sell them at the retail price. Because of the lower
> price offer I would like us to split the cost of
> shipping. Are you still interested

ACR Gallery
(i told him make the check out to:
ACR Gallery and mail it to my post office box, which he did! which suprised the he** out of me!)

james wood wrote:
>
> Sorry for not being in touch for some days,
> I was slightly down. all the same i have deligated a
> friend who is also a client of mine to handle the
> payment for me because i dont want to miss the
> goods.
> So expect the payment in the address given any
> moment
> from now.
> Sorry for any inconviniences
> JAMES

--- acr gallery wrote:

> Hi James,
> Can you provide me with an address for shipping so I
> can calculate the shipping cost?
> Thanks, ACR Gallery

james wood wrote:
>
>
> Good day,
> I await your response because i expect you to have
> gotten my payment.
> Bye
> JAMES

Thanks for the mail. The address and in the info goes
thus
ASHOGBON BISIRIYU
42 ANIFOWOSE STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
Just mail me immediately you receive my the payment.
But there is a miss up somewhere from the friend
handling the payment for me. Money gram of $4000 with
the no 4667611246 was sent you which is meant for
another partner but all these same "i think" i can
trust you with the remaining change after removing
your payment. Some important, just mail me when you
get the payment.
Bye James

--- acr gallery wrote:
> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:27:48 -0700 (PDT)
> From: acr gallery
> Subject: Re: DET. RED WINGS OFFICIALLY LICENSED GM
> SERIES WATCH
> To: james wood
>
> Hi James,
> No, I have not yet received the payment. You
> supplied me with the check number, but can you tell
> me when it was sent? I have been looking for it
> every day.
>ACR Gallery

--- acr gallery wrote:

> Hi James,
> I just wanted to let you know that I have received the check (post mark was from S.C.). The watches are being held for you and as
> soon as the check clears, the watches and the
> reimbursement monies will be sent back to you. They
> will be sent seperately, as the watches will be sent
> from the warehouse.
ACR Gallery

---james wood wrote:
Thanks for the mail, i have being wondering what could
have happen along the line but all the same just keep
inform as soon as the you clear the check so that i
can give you the necessary info.
James

--- acr gallery wrote:

James,

The Money Gram will not clear, they tell me this particular money gram (4667611246) was previously cashed on July 14, 2005, and cannot be accepted. Please provide me with an address so I can return the money gram to you.

If you are still interested in purchasing the watches you can go to PayPal.com and send payment to acrgallery@sbcglobal.net. The total will be $****.00, which will also cover the cost of shipping to Nigeria.

I can still understand for now, let me speak to my
client that made the payment, then i will call you
back.
James

(never did get his address)

TO DATE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HIM AND DON'T EXPECT TO!
acr gallery

HERE IS ANOTHER ONE;
(I received 5 of these regarding different watches)

A question has been posted to your Auction by shaddex0074real on Sep 14
13:23 2005 PDT.

1. AUCTION INFORMATION

Auction ID: 93091273
Auction Title: PATRIOTS 2005 CHAMPIONSHIP COACH SERIES
Auction URL: http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/93091273

2. RESPONDING TO THE QUESTION:

The question is:

"DEAR SELLER, I AM MRS SHADE JANNET FROM USI AM URGENTLY
INTERESTED IN PURCHASING 10 PIECES OF THIS YOUR ITEM TO ONE OF MY
COMPANY IN AFRICA FOR SALES AND I WILL PREFER MAKING MY PAYMENT VIA MONEY
GRAM INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT SO I WANT YOU TO GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR FULL
CONTACT ADDRESS AND THE TOTAL COST OF THE TWO ITEM WITH THE SHIPPMENT
COST, HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. pls reply to shaddex0074real@yahoo.com
REGARDS,
MRS SHADE JANNET. "

we went back and forth thru yahoo questions thold her to make payment through PayPal and this is how it Played out:

Mrs. Jannet,
This is what I currently have in stock regarding the watches you are interested in. I will be receiving another shipment the end of this month for delivery in mid October, but there will be no more Patriots Championship Series watches If you would like to contact me at the end of the month to complete the additional items requested you may do so at the above email address. All monies are in U.S. Dollars.

10- Patriots Championship GM Series
2 - Detroit Red Wings Sapphire Series
6 - Detroit Tigers Player Series
6 - Detroit Lions Player Series
10 - Patriots Championship Coach Series
For a total of $******** + shipping = $**** US Dollars


Send payment via Paypal to:
acrgallery@sbcglobal.net
The sooner I receive payment, the sooner we can get these shipped before I run out of stock on some of these items.

Cordially,
ACR Gallery

Dear Acr Gallery,
I will need your full contact address b4 going to the payment so get back to me asap.

Mrs. Janet.
Contact info as requested

ACR Gallery
PO Box *****
*********, ** *****

Please provide me with your full contact info please, it will be needed for shipping.

Cordially,
ACR Gallery

shade janet wrote:

Hello,
my shipping address is:
Name: Tope Olaosebikan
Address: 12 sobande avenue oremeji mokola
City:ibadan
State:oyo
Zip code:23402
COuntry:Nigeria
pls i want you to go for the shippment asap becos i need the item urgent and send me the tracking number and i promise i will go foi your payment too asap.

wrote:

Mrs, Janet,

I cannot ship until I receive payment. That is company policy.

Cordially,
ACR Gallery

shade janet wrote:
Dear Acr Gallery,

Why u cant not ship until you receive payment, dont you know that but of us are risking it, assuming i pay you first too and you dont send me my package, what should you expect me to do, i get some buyer like that, that i have pay them and they dont send me my package, so if you know you are still interested in this deal what we can only do it that, the customer service i make the payment through, you will give thier customer care the tracking numner of the shippment for verification so after they get you paid, you will now give me the tracking number so get back to me asap.

Mrs. Janet,
Go to www.PayPal.com and check them out

acr gallery wrote:

Do you let people take merchandise from your store without paying first? I have a good reputation on the auctions and I don't rip people off, but I also will not send something without receiving payment in advance. I dont know any retail store that will let you take something from their store or warehouse on the promise that they will pay. Check out PayPal, it is much safer than sending money via, western union, cashiers check or money order.

shade janet wrote:

No that is what others use to say before they fraud me, what i can do it that you should send me half of the item after you give me the tracking number of the half and i confirm i will pay you your money and you will send me the remaining item.

acr gallery wrote:

Sorry, I don't do business that way. Everyone else pays me first and then I ship. I am not a fraud. I run a ligitimate business and I have no intention of putting myself in a position of spending time in jail by frauding people. I would not have a business if I was a fraud or sending merchandise that has not been paid for. I am sorry this did not work out, but I will not do business that way. Good luck finding someone that does.

END OF TRANSMISSIONS!
Can't believe that people try this crap!

I got scammed as well....Only I got the check in the mail and it was a JP Morgan Chase Bank check on a business account for Asia Commercial Bank ( dont banks usually have their own checking accounts at their own bank?) The check was for 6,900 US and came from Vietnaum via Nigeria but made to seem like it was from UK. The name used to scamm (or try too) me was david richardson.

I liked this one, it amused me for a bit..... I knew it was a scam. I posted to CL in Toronto.... this 'woman' was moving to the 'state' as many are.
Dear ,

Good day this is the respond to your AD for a
rooommate, i want to know if the room is still
available. If it still available i will want you
to
sent me a picture of the palce and any
facilities
you have as an addition to the monthly rent. I
am
27
year old lady widower and profession model,
easygoing tpye and maturely minded, non smoker,

occasional drinker and a pet lover, i am willing
to
share a bathroom and a house with you
irrespective
of the sex and your believe and your sexual
orientation. As long as we both respect our
privacy,
i will appreciate if you have sent me the detail
as
for the payment and the soonest time i can move
in
and any addtional information to me as for the
rent
and deposit to me made, i will appreciate if
this
is
done on time because of my urgent need for it ,
you
cantact me thru my e-mail jennylowe2@yahoo.co.uk
Thank you,

jennifer.
(Note, all the info she asked about, was listed in my ad, including my being female.)
*******************************************

My response.

Hi I do not have pictures I can send

It is located at bl*** and *****
the rent is 450
deposit of one months rent required
Includes utilities, cable and phone.

********************************************
'her' almost immediate reply......

Thank you for your quick respond,i'm very happy
that
you reply my mail on time since i'm in a desprate
situation to secure an accomodation and return
back
to the state .i will be very please if we can
arrnage this as soon as possible ,i am sorry but i
am hard in hearing , i only use sign language and
i
read lip too .

i am currently not in the state bacuase i left
with
my husband two year ago to Spain, where we got
married and happily live together not untill we
were involved in a fire accident and lost our
house and he died from a gas poision he was in our
apartment sleeping at the time of the fire, he has
burn to a state of no recongonition and all that
we
have and labour for gone up in a smoke. I have no
other choice then to have him cremented and the
ashes kept.

i have no life here because everywhere i turn to
hold his memory. i have since then being in a
small
motel untill i could arrange for my return back to
the state.

I 'm currently homeless since we have put up our
apartment when we left the state. that is more of
>and
quite reasonabley,i hope you understanding of my
situation, So i will not be able to be there
presently to inspect the House but i believe that
a
roof over my head when i get back to the state
will
do till i can found any other place if i feel
uncomfortable living in your place.

i will appreciate if you will give me a detail
description of the place and any other facilities
availiable for us. My old place is in New
york,Park
slope 11th street, but i dont want to live ther
bcos
it will bring me to people who know me and my
husband and a lot of question will be ask which i
dont think i have answer for. i want a change,new
people new life i works as a model while in the
state and i am also qualifed to be a secratry here

in amstardam but rigth now i must confess to you
i'm
presently unemployed but i can easily get job when
> i
> > get back into the state, i'm easygoing type of
> > person,i'm friendly
> >
> > i need your so that i can secure an accomodation
> be
> > i finally ready to leave this country, since i am
> > currently residing in an hotel now, so i hope you
> > will find it in your heart to help me thru this
> > since i will not be around to inspect the
> apartment
> > myself but i believev you jugdement of the place
> > will do just fine i am willing to make deposit now
> > so that i have have the place secure so you dont
> > have to worry about if i will take the place or
> > not.Just sent me your detail and i will make all
> the
> > necessary arrangement which will include a deposit
> > sent to you. i want you to remember you are doing
> > this as a help, just think you are helping a lady
> in
> > destress.
> > jenny.
> >
> > N.b please include your contact information,name
> > and address also your number too.
> >

I then asked...... as this was really amusing me.....

> mj wrote:Are you a legal
> resident of Canada?
> Are you currently employed here?

Thank you for your no know am not from canada i am
> currently not in canada now bacuase i left with my
> husband two year ago to Spain, where we got married
> and happily live together not untill we were
> involved in a fire accident and lost our house and
> he died from a gas poision he was in our apartment
> sleeping at the time of the fire, he has burn to a
> state of no recongonition and all that we have and
> labour for gone up in a smoke. I have no other
> choice then to have him cremented and the ashes
kept.
i have no life here because everywhere i turn to
hold his memory. i have since then being in a small
motel untill i could arrange for my return back to
the canada.
Thank you,
> Jenny.

Not a big surprise, but i passed....

Here's another, I was in a bad mood that day, bit back at him, and posted it to CL.
Notice, that he sent an email, that included information from another prospective 'mark'.

robert william hoover wrote:

Hello Dear,
My name is robert williams , anyway I am
writing just to confirm if you still have your room for which i
show in crigslist rent/..............If YES Please I will
like to have answers to the following questions below:
1. I will like to have the description of the room, size, and the
equipments in there.
Approx 12x12 with large closet. It's not furnished.
2. I will like to have the rent fee per month plus the utilities.
550.00 mo + 1/3 utilities (approx $40/mo)
3. Also I will like to know if there is any garage or parking space
cos I will have my own car come over.
Plenty of street parkings.
4. I will also be coming with some of my furniture, that is if the
room is not funished and if furnitures are allowed, like bed, book
shelf cos I read alot, shoe rank etc
No problem but no shoes on in the house because the house is carpeted.
5. I will also like to know if I can make an advance payment ahead
my arrival that will be stand as a kind of commitment that I am
truely coming over and for you to hold the room down for me.
Yes
6. If the #5 questions is YES, I will like to know the total cost
for the my initial move as in first month rent and if you accept
deposit.
One month security deposit that will return to you when moving out plus the rent of the month you move in.
7. Lastly, I will like to know more about you and also I will like
to have your pics as for me to know how my roommate to be looks
like.
I am male and currently working at a POS system company. The other guy is an Electrical engineer. We both quite and are easy to get along.
8. Payment mode.
is check or money order
I will be very glad to have all this questions answered with out
leaving a stone unturned...
...
I am a very dedicated individual who is totally committed to human
development, friendly, very trustworthy and value relationship
above anything. I love travelling,sporting and enjoy meeting people
around the world. I am an easy going person and like to have an
apartment/roommate who is very responsible and understanding,
someone I can really get along with.
I will take my time to get you one of my pics in my next email ,so
that you can know how I look like, I am sure you will like me. I am
presently in UK, and I will be moving to the USA fully, to start a
new life and get my own business after 10 years of service in the
fashion home in East London here... I will be staying in your
apartment for a 4 month. or less depending on how the lease
is drawn.
I will be arriving the state ending of this month
noverber 2005......Fortunately, I saw your advert
on rooms listed for rent/roommate in craigslist.com and I am
sincerely interested in the room as advertised. I need answers to
my 9 questions above as soon as possible so as to arrange for you
to get the money prior for my arrival as the company client that I
worked for before I quit wants to arrange for the payment. And I
will like to make an advance payment ahead my arrival so that you
can be rest assured that this is real since I am not in the states
presently.
If you think I will be a good to rent/roommate to you and you are
interested in renting with my kind of person kindly email me back.
your imformation, full name, address, phone number to enable me
make the payment.
Thanks and have a good day and may God bless you.
Warmest Regards,
Rober Williams

My reply below

You gotta be kidding me, look, no international, and, check your email before sending, it is clear this is a scam, and there is no way in hell, that i will fall for it
grow up and stop trying to rip people off, I hope no one falls for this crap. I will forward your email to craigslist, so they all know not to fall for this.

I know it is late for my posting...but you should have looked at our website Flatmatclick.co.uk - We have a reference system and a VPID with which you can check your flatmate before moving together.

Scammers are usually Models (male and female) from outside Europe, which will explain you that you have to cash a check for them and send some money back (often with Western Union).

Joel

Hi
I'm a freelance journalist writing an article on the top 10 latest scams for the UK edition of Reader's Digest magazine, and I wanted to include a short section on the rental scam. Would you be willing to be quoted in the article? Most of the information I would need is on your website, but it would be nice to have a quick chat to get a quote, and contact details (anybody who has posted comments on here could also get in touch).
My number is 020 7193 6212 or you can contact me by e-mail.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Harvey Jones

I am amazed at how easy it is to be taken advantage of when one is from an area where there are lots of international students and business is done on the web. The person scamming me is named "John Roy" claiming to be French art student. Father to send check in excess of rent and deposit...please return excess for his travel costs, etc. I got so far as to receive his money order, which my bank confirmed was counterfeit, and I have the contact information of his "travel agent" in London to send him $$ via Western Union. Is there any way this information can be used to nab anybody?

My experience with model Julian Scott reported here (with a link back to this post): http://gopliberty.blogspot.com/2006/02/im-being-stalked-by-29-year-old-model.html

I feel so relieved. Not only that I havent been duped but also that I'm not going mad.
I have had emails from

Jennifer Monica
Mark Dennis
Suredal Joshi
Jennifer d Costa
Cynthia Woo
queenblues_01@yahoo.co.uk
daniel_147@swissmail.net

Some asking for bank details others claiming to send cheques.

WE MUST BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE ANYONE ELSE GETS CONNED.

I have a really good way to weed out these scoundrels fast. I rent a studio apartment in Baltimore for short-term stays. I get these emails regularly. As soon as I ascertain that the person is from another country I tell them that I require, among other information, the name and contact information of their Baltimore contact. They don't respond.............

I have a really good way to weed out these scoundrels fast. I rent a studio apartment in Baltimore for short-term stays. I get these emails regularly. As soon as I ascertain that the person is from another country I tell them that I require, among other information, the name and contact information of their Baltimore contact. They don't respond.............

I got 2 e-mails in response to a kiteboarding ad that were almost identical, so I got suspicious and checked the names. That lead me to this website. Here are the names and e-mails:

"Edytka Jakubiak"
edytkaj@yahoo.com

and

jenna_0082@yahoo.com

I am making a nice little collection of fake cashiers checks - they look good framed and mounted ;) - and they cost the scammers a pretty penny to have made - they are quality forgeries that will fool a banker until they fail to clear.

Thanks for posting these. I just realized I'm getting scammed on my apartment sublease. Good thing I realized it before it got too far! Nothing like trusting your gut instincts.

I am in the middle of one right now from "Dawn Park" who is from Australia and wants to rent my room. SHe has already sent me the checks and I put them in the bank and now they have been in for 6 days and shes trying to hurry me to get her back $4200 so she can get on a plan by the weekend. I dont know what to do now!

jessica: whatever you do, don't under any circumstances send "her" any money. Don't reply to any further emails. Do keep a copy of any you receive though for evidence.

Contact your local fraud squad, which you'll be able to find through the police.

Good luck!

Here is "Dawn Park" last email to me. I sent her a copy of a article I found on renting scams and she claims to have never heard of such a thing! And thanks for the advise I am going to do that.

The money orders were sent to you from one of my company's agents in Ohio as they told me so it's better you call the company's major Head in u.k because the one here in cyprus(turkish republic) and Ohio and like affliates. Just say you want to speak with Mr Allen the head of finances. The company is C&C construction Co. This is their number: +447024017990.
The money order has already spent 6 days in your bank without any problems and that means it has cleared. Waiting any longer wont make it change any less, i hope you understand. So if it's ok you can send $1500 or $2000 to the info i sent to you before then do that so i can start arrangements soon to come to the states as i am really delaying here and at the same time spending more money because i am waiting on you. Hope you understand my situation also as i completely understan your's too. Thanks and email soon.
Dawn.

Jessica: Another giveaway is the number: in the UK the '70' prefix is a 'find me anywhere' personal number that will re-route to any other number. It's generally a sign you're dealing with scammers. You can check who's running the number on this 70 UK list.

These numbers can cost 50p/minute!

Even more info phone scamming here.

I posted a room for rent in CraigsList San Francisco and received the exactly the same e-mails that was Posted by: mj on December 19, 2005 03:43.

Initially, the e-mail address came from jennylowe2@yahoo.co.uk; and later, they came from jennylowe3400@yahoo.com but with the user name of Jenny Low (not Lowe).

The crazy part is that I received via "USPS priority mail" five postal money order checks sent by David Gonzales from the zip code 94117 but the envelope reads:
F. B. BULINGS
PO BOX 1488
POWAY CA 92074-1488

Today, I replied to "Jenny Lowe" asking for employment information, when she is arriving, etc. But thanks to Google and searching for "jennylowe2@yahoo.co.uk" I found your valuable information. Thanks all for taking the time to write your messages.

Please give me your recommendations of I should do now.

Cheers,
LC.

I'm continuing receiving e-mails from: Jenny Lowe - jennylowe2@yahoo.co.uk, Jenny Low - jennylowe3400@yahoo.com,and from Hillary - hillary73@yahoo.com
All of them pretending to be Jenny Lowe, a person who wants to rent a room in my house. Meanwhile, I'm asking to answer the following questions:

- when are you comming to see the place?
- What is the name of your company?
- What is the real address of your company? Not a PO> Box number
- What is the name of your contact person in your
- company?
- What are the names and phone numbers of two people that can provide references about you in this area?

No answers so far!

I found this information from The Better Business Bureau in the USA: http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=583

Counterfeit Postal Money Orders Can Scam Consumers and Businesses

You cannot believe your luck! Someone has just offered to pay you more than the purchase price for merchandise you are selling on the Internet. All you have to do is accept a postal money order as payment; keep the price of the item and a bit extra as a "gift" for your help; and, wire the remainder of the funds to your customer. Is this deal "too good to be true?"
Yes, advises the Better Business Bureau, who warns consumers and businesses to exercise care when approached by eager buyers requesting "help" cashing domestic or international postal money orders. The "buyer" often claims to be living in a foreign country. These scam artists target private citizens, as well as small Internet retailers and classified advertisers located in the U.S. Sometimes the scam artists use e-mail and online auctions to perpetrate this fraud; other times, the telephone. In any case, the scammer expresses an interest in purchasing the merchandise and offers to send a money order through the mail. Sometimes the victim is told up front that the money order will be for more than the purchase price and that he or she should keep the extra funds as payment for their assistance. Other times, the "purchaser" claims to have made a mistake and asks the seller to refund the difference. Either way, the victim is told to ship the requested merchandise immediately and, to return the "excess funds" – either by wiring them to a bank or person located outside the U.S. or by enclosing them with shipment of the merchandise.

The victim then cashes or deposits the postal money order, assuming the financial document to be legitimate. That is when they learn that the money order is a fake. If the money was deposited, the victim’s account is debited for the full amount once the bank discovers the money order to be counterfeit. At the very least, the victim loses the merchandise already shipped to the "buyer." In addition, he or she will likely be questioned by bank personnel and other officials about their involvement in the fraud.

Postal money orders have many security features to help verify their legitimacy, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. To check that a money order is authentic, hold it up to the light and look for Ben Franklin images repeated on the left side (top to bottom) and a dark security thread running (top to bottom) to the right of the Franklin watermarks, with the tiny letters "USPS" facing backward and forward. If either of these security features is not present, the postal money order is a fake. Also, be aware that denominations appear in two locations. If denomination amounts are discolored, that indicates they have been erased. U.S. Postal money orders are printed on crisp textured paper stock with a maximum value of $1,000; the maximum value for international postal money orders is $700.

If you have questions about accepting postal money orders, contact your local Post Office, call the fraud hotline at 1.800.472.8347 or visit www.usps.com/postalinspectors.

I am currently going thru the same scam I beleive with a "Markthin Tony" check it out, I'm playing along to see what turns up.

HI mike,

Thanks for the mail. I'm so glad to hear from you again.you seem to be an openminded person, i will give you a call sometimes this new week if my phone has been reconnected However i will waiting for the pictures and if its ok by me what i wrote below here will take place,i.e i'll be out to get a shipper who will be moving my properties in before my moving in date. In the mean time, i'll be needing your full name, mailing address and your phone number so as to prepare the payment as my client will be sending check of pay ( about $5000 being money due to me) from which i'll like you to deduct the fee for my room and help me keep the balance with you as i'll be needing some money to pay the shipper that will move my things down. I will keep you posted of when you are likely to receive the payment. Hope to hear from you soon. Have a good time.

yours

markthin

center10@comcast.net wrote:
Markthin,
thanks for the detailed litsting. As long as the logistics work out, the room is yours!! I am however going to leave the ad up, as there are two additional empty bedrooms and I am still considering renting one of them although it is my preference to have one quality roommate. I guess i'll run down the personal stuff as you did.
Name: Mike Bruce
Hair: Brown, but i change that from time to time
Eyes: Brown
Age: 33
Height 5'11" (but with the right shoes I can lie and say 6' lol)
Weight 190
Body Style: Average
Activity level: Active
Smoking: yes, but about to try to quit this weekend, wish me luck
Drinking: Socially
Marital Status: Single
Children: no kids
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Languages: English and some spanish
Ethnicity Caucasion
Religion: raised catholic, but not practicing
Grew up: Meriden, CT USA
Education: BA, currently work on MS with teacher cert
Occupation. Substitute teacher/waiter/student
Annual Income: Approximately 50,000 US

As I think I said in my ad, i am recently out of a relationship, so recently in fact that she is actually moving out this saturday. My reason for taking in a roommate is to replace the income that my ex girlfriend brought to the household, and also to have someone to help out a bit. Despite my hectic schedule I have a fairly active social life, so if you start with only knowing me, it won't be long before you have a lot of new friends. Musically I'm into rock/ pop and some underground stuff. I'm very into music and spend a lot of time hanging out with some of the best cover bands in the area. As your car is much nicer than mine, I'll let you have the off street parking space. Let me know what you are bringing for furniture, because as of right now, there is plenty of space around the house! Also if you would like to give a call, I have limited access to email, my phone number is 203-915-1802.
I look forward to hearing you to plan out the next step and timing!
~Mike

-------------- Original message --------------
From: markthin tony

hi mike,
Thanks so much for the mail. I really do appreciate
the breakdown details of the house. I'll be so glad if
you can reserve the room for me and remove the advert
from roommates.com as i'll love to rent the place.
ABOUT ME:
Name: markthin tony
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Age: 25yrs
Height: 5' 6" (167cm)
Weight: 122 pounds (55.0 kg)
Body Style: Athletic/Fit
Activity Level: Active
Smoking: No
Drinking: Socially
Marital Status: Single
Children: I have no kids
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Languages I speak: English
Ethnicity: Caucasian/White
Religion: Not Religious
Grew up in: UK
Education: MCSA/MCSE
Occupation:Consultant
Annual Income: Over $100,000US
ALSO
I'm a quiet and easy going person to live with. My
families lives here in UK and i have no friends
in US except you lol. I am currently working on
contract for my company CleverLink Internet Technology
Services here in Australia and hope to end my
current assignment by the ..... of MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH and will
love to come down as soon as possible to explore my
talent and hope to have a more profitable job. I do
not have a pic presently on my sy stem but will try to
attach one to my next mail.
My favorites are;
My favorite cuisines: Barbecue, Chinese/Dim Sum, Deli,
Eastern-European, Fast Food/Pizza, French, Greek,
Indian, Italian, Japanese/Sushi, Mexican, Seafood,
Soul Food, Thai, Vietnamese
My favorite music: Dance/Electronica, Disco, Easy
Listening, Pop/Top 40, Rap/Hip Hop, Soul/R&B and
Soundtracks.
My favorite physical activities: Basketball, Working
Out, Dancing, Swiming and Hiking/Walking
However, based on your mail i will be making a
payment of $1500 to move in. I must confess i'm
comfortable with the cost and its quite reasonable and
affordable. I had like to make the payment for the
first month ahead of my arrival, and then i will make
subsequent payment thereafter as i plan to stay for
more than 12months. So i'll client to see you'll get
the payment prior to my arriving date.
The things i will be moving in are as follow;
my Mercedes (C-cla ss 2004 model) metalic green.
suite case containing my books
my 26' DELL PLASMA TV and DVD Home theatre
my clothes in three luggages
my desk top computer (COMPAQ) and pieces of
furnitures.
Hope to hear from you soon
Regards
faith
I'll also like to knowabit about yourself


yours

markthin

center10@comcast.net wrote:
Hi, I got your message through roomates.com. I'll try to give you some more details about the situation. Unfortunately I don't have the technology to send you pictures of the house, but I will try to describe it as best I can. First on the business end, total move in cost would be 1500.00. One month security and first month's rent at 750/ea. That covers Everything, except phone. I don't have a house phone, only a cellular. The style of the house is a raised ranch, and it is located in a very quiet residential neighborhood which is only minutes from highway access, shopping, restaurants etc. My property is on roughly 1/3 of an acre with a very private back yard, and a small front yard. The neighborhood is extremely low traffic. The house has 1.5 kitchens, 1 living room, 1 den, 1 dining room, 1.5 baths, laundry room, two decks and a pool. My recently exiting girlfriend was quite the neat freak so the house is i n really good shape. There are some cosmetic things which i am hoping to complete fixing over the summer. For example i am putting wood floors down to replace some cracked tiles in the hallway and kitchen, and the bathroom is in need of new paint and wallpaper. Most of the house has been painted inside of the last year and the available bedroom is a beautiful shade of light green (think spring!) One of the living rooms has recently become unfurnished, but still has a tv and stereo etc. The main living room has received new carpet in the last six months. The one requirement I ask of roomates is that they be animal friendly people. I maintain a hectic schedule of two jobs and full time grad school, so i ask for a little help with my dog. Not much, just walking and giving him a little attention when I'm not home. My cat is totally self sufficient tho. Well I think i've gone on long enough, let me know what you think and I will try t o figure a way to get some pictures on the computer for you!

~Mike

An Edward Walker from Net Tech Solutions (phony name and company of course) is now preying upon people using Craig's List to list rental property. (posted 5/9/06)

This happened to me too! Someone pretending to be from the UK wanted to rent my duplex, with almost the same form letter. I used a program called Neotrace and the info in the email headers to trace the email back to Lagos in Africa. I love being an IT professional!!

HERE IS probably another SCAM:
--------------
Hello,
I saw your room advert,and i am interested.My name is Lilian.I work for wanlida textiles and fabric company here is UK.i will be relocating to US soon because my company is sending me over there as a sales representative for the company.My job is to collect payment from clients over there due to the fact that we dont have an office there at the moment.Please i will like to rent the room you posted on craigslist.I am willing to make a deposit so you can hold the room for prior to my arrival in th US,and i will also like to get details of the questions below.
thank you and hope to hear form you soon.
Lilian Bach
1. I will like to have the description of the room, size, and the equipments in there.
2. I will like to have the rent fee per month plus the utilities.
3. Also I will like to know if there is any garage or parking space cos I will like to purchase a car as soon as i arrive.
4. I will also like to know if I can make an advance payment ahead my arrival that will be stand as a kind of commitment that I am truely coming over to take the room which will also serve as a collerteral for you to hold the room for me, upon my arrival to move ni
5. If the #4 questions is YES, I will like to know the total cost for me to pay, before i move in, somthing like a deposit or something to guarentee me the place prior to me arrival.
6. I will like to know the major intersection nearest your neighborhood like shopping mall, bus line e.t.c
7. Payment mode.

pls can you give me a phone number i can call you on.
Hope to hear from you soon

Thank God for this website. I have a condo for sale via web-site and I received a response by Edytka Jakubiak who is listed in previous emails on here. We were in contact for almost 2 weeks back and forth. He said he was living in Canada and will be moving to the United States and wanted to purchase my condo. I explained the proceedings with him, but he had a problem with writing the check out to the Title Company and only wanted to "deal with me", which made me realize that it was a scam. I repeadly asked for contact info phone #, fax #, address, and he would not reply with that information. So I googled him, at which I found two sites reporting him in susicious scams.

BEWARE OF "EDYTKA JAKUBIAK" EMAIL: edytkaj1@yahoo.com

Thank God for this website. I have a condo for sale via web-site and I received a response by Edytka Jakubiak who is listed in previous emails on here. We were in contact for almost 2 weeks back and forth. He said he was living in Canada and will be moving to the United States and wanted to purchase my condo. I explained the proceedings with him, but he had a problem with writing the check out to the Title Company and only wanted to "deal with me", which made me realize that it was a scam. I repeadly asked for contact info phone #, fax #, address, and he would not reply with that information. So I googled him, at which I found two sites reporting him in susicious scams.

BEWARE OF "EDYTKA JAKUBIAK" EMAIL: edytkaj1@yahoo.com

Thank God for this website. I have a condo for sale via web-site and I received a response by Edytka Jakubiak who is listed in previous emails on here. We were in contact for almost 2 weeks back and forth. He said he was living in Canada and will be moving to the United States and wanted to purchase my condo. I explained the proceedings with him, but he had a problem with writing the check out to the Title Company and only wanted to "deal with me", which made me realize that it was a scam. I repeadly asked for contact info phone #, fax #, address, and he would not reply with that information. So I googled him, at which I found two sites reporting him in susicious scams.

BEWARE OF "EDYTKA JAKUBIAK" EMAIL: edytkaj1@yahoo.com

I HAD SOMEONE WHO CALLED HIMSELF EDWARD JOHNSON USING A YAHOO ADDRESS EMAIL ME TO PET SIT HIS PUPPY WHILE HE IS AWAY IN HOLLAND VISITING HIS PARENTS. THE NEXT THING I KNOW HE IS SENDING ME A CHECK FOR 7000.00 DOLLARS AND WANTING ME TO CASH IT AND TAKE 3000. FOR THE PET SITTING JOB AND THEN WESTERN UNION THE REST FOWARD TO A NAME HE HAVE ME WITH A PASSWORD. I TOOK IT ALL TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT...THE CHECK AND ALL THE EMAIL I WROTE HIM AND THAT HE WROTE ME. IF YAHOO WOULD STOP PROVIDING FREE EMAIL ACCOUNTS, IT WOULD SLOW DOWN SOME OF THIS INTERNET SCAMS

This is unbelievable - I have been renting through VRBO and just recently on craigslist and have had two nearly identical experiences in the last two weeks, but never before now.
Look for micheal lawson and John Baker [john_bbb2006@yahoo.com][micheal_lawson978@yahoo.com]

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I have property listed on a web site here in the US. Yesterday I received the following email:

Dear Sarah
Thanks for the mail and i appreciate your urgent response towards this and the explanation you have made.That is exactly how i want it.Let me explain a little about myself.I am from England.Born in a family of two kids.I am very easy going .I have accepted and will send payment to you as soon as you get back to me with name and address where i will be sending payment across to you.So i hope to hear immediately from you with the details.I will let you know my exact move in date as soon as you receieve the payment .I will like to send the payment because that will really show you that i am serious and it also secures the place as i will not like to be stranded on my arrival.I am perfectly okay with all so far,i do not have any questions for now,but i will let you know if i have any as time goes on.Infact ,I will be sending you my picture so that you will have an idea of what i look like.I will call you later on the phone so that we will conclude the rest of the issues.
My mom has somebody in the US that is mearnt to send some money which is mearnt for my accomodation,flight ticket and other travelling arrangements,so he will be making out a US Money Order out in your name so that the payment will get faster to you.And as soon as the Money Order gets to you take it to your bank or as soon as you cash it, then you will take the first month's rent so that i will be assured of accomodation.We will then decide how you are going to send the remaining balance of the money probably to my Dad to use and secure my flight ticket and finalise my other travelling arrangements.This is because it is a United States money order ,it will take about 28-30 days to clear here in the UK but it clears instantly over there in the US.I will then inform you of my exact move in date .
Please send your name as you want it to appear on the US Money Order and also the address to send the Money Order to.I also need your contact phone numbers for easy communiation,Please kindly get back to me immediately.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards
Julia

I thought it was odd that they contacted me, asking for my phone number and address, when the phone number of my management company is clearly listed. I emailed back. Below is my email to her:

Hi Julia,

Please send me your phone number and address in the UK. Also please give me the
name, address and phone number of your family that is here in the states. I will
contact both of you. If you are comming from out of the states, I will need a co-signer
on the lease. For that I would have to talk with the family member that is here
in the states. The house that I have for rent is located in the Benson area. It
is two bedroom and withing walking distance of shopping and entertainment. It is
also on the busline.

The rent on the property is $695.00. the deposit is $400.00. The lease is year to
year. There is a $35.00 application fee that is used for credit check and criminal
background check that goes towards the deposit. You pay your own utilities.

Why is it that you are coming to the states? Where in the UK do you live? What is
your profession?

The house will be available at the end of the month. We have had several phone calls
and have been showing it. So, I am sure that the house will not be available for
very long. I would ned a deposit quickly to reatin it for you. I rented the apartment
in less than a week.

Please provide your detailed contact information along with your family's and I
will give you both a call to discuss the property further.

Please let me know if I can answer any other questions for you. I have lived in
the UK so I understand what it is like to move from one country to another.

With Regards,

Sarah Becker

I had not heard back from her. I am guessing that she may be spooked by the criminal back ground check. Who knows.....

Next time use Flatmateclick.co.uk
The system is more complicated but for 5 Pounds you can be sure that no scammers hang out.
The system never displays Phonenumbers or emailaddresses.

Hi,

My name is Mr Micheal Fortune,I am highly interested in making payment
for the room you advertised for rent,I want to make the payment on
behalf of my child who intends to be at your location(UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)
to
further her education,I am currently in the USA.....Georgia,So I would like
you to let me know how much you will be charging per month.
So, try to get back to me as soon as you can and also I hope the
environment is a quit condusive and peaceful place for her to concentrate
and further her education, and note that your payment will be made to you
via.... certified check
I look forward to receiving your response as soon as possible with the FINAL
ASKING PRICE.

Mr. Michael Fortune

Calculate the amount altogether in total

This came from the following email:-

Then changed the name in the email:-
micheal Fortune

Ironic it came from someone called "Fortune"!

I advised that I had let the room. The scammer got my email from Gumtree.

2nd part of the scammers email after asking for further information:

As i`ll like you to know that my daughter should be in the UK in 2 or3weeks time this will be her first time coming to the UK, she`s not used to the enviroment in Edinburgh,She`s will be 23yrs in Dec,So she`ll be studying computer science in the University.

so i would like you to prepare me the full cost for the rent for the month of July and August, and the extra bills if needed, so i can arrange the payment.......The check with the amount (4,000 pounds) Let me know if this is okay by you,cos it`s the only means of making payment to you, Then i will have to instruct my business associate in the uk to issue out a certified check of (4,000pounds) in which he was to pay me with ,when you might have get the check, Have it cashed,and deduct the cost of the rent, Then send the remaining funds to the travelling agency for her final travelling arrangements to the UK through western union money transfer same day,and part of the funds you send goes for her nececssary upkeeping before coming over for her studies.I`m sure she`ll be in the UK in the next 2weeks or so, i`ll like you to have the room intact before her arrival.
kindly forwad the necessary information for the payment these are the followings:-

FULL NAME................
ADDRESS..................
ZIP CODE.................
STATE....................
COUNTRY..................
CELL PHONE ..............

Hope to hear from you soon.

Mr. Michael Fortune

Some of the scam emails are getting really good.
I am Mandy Peters,an archeologist from Canada. I am very interested in your room. I am relocating to your town to do some research work once I am through with my course in the uk. From your advert I saw on roommatelocator your place seems to be just what I need. I would be very glad if you can give me more details of your room as well as some pics ,if you have any. I would also love to know the best price you can offer me for the room. Waiting to hear from you. thanks..........Mandy

As you can see there are no gramatical errors, all the right letters are capitalized and there is no offer of the extra money. I know it is a scam because I got the 6000 dollars cashier check.

Yep. It just happened to me just now. I posted a room for rent and three people responded with Africa/UK stories with checking in money and sending it back and asking the same questions over and over. I got suspicious only after the second person inquired with the same story. One had the nerve to say she did something with HIV/AIDS cure education and travelling. The other one was a model going to a modelling competition. Also, their English is really really bad.

I posted an ad for a room for rent and got 6 similar responses. How can we catch these scum? Would LOVE to scam THEM, but they obviously have no $$$. Still they deserve to live a cursed life for all the "tragic" tales they tell. There are real people living these tradgedies every day and scum like this is trying to profit from it. Makes me mad as hell!!!!!

I have been corresponding with this Kristina Murphy for over a week regarding an add I had on Craigslist.com. This was the 2nd e-mail she had sent me. Today, my gut feeling told me something was wrong here. Her first e-mail said she loved the pictures I had on the website and then I remember - I hadn't put any up - she then asked me to send her pictures of the room. I did what Paul did and decided to respond. I did give my address to here though before I decided this was a SCAM. I e-mailed her today and said before I send any money back from the cashier's check (that I am supposedly supposed to receive) it will have to clear because I have heard about these internet scams for renting rooms. I then posted some information on the scams. I haven't heard back from her yet...wonder why. And it's not Creighton College - It's Creighton University...if you are going somewhere to college, you would think you would know the name.

Hello Tracy,
Thanks for getting back to me,I am okay with all you have said and do not have any question,I have to take up the place.I am ready to pay $600,deposit, the amount you mentioned as 1 month rent.I will like to pay this and secure the apartment.I will let you know the exact move in date when the deposit must have gotten to you
and all arrangements concluded.I really need the place secured because i wouldnt want to get stranded on my arrival and that is the basis of the payment before my arrival it will not exceed the last week in August, the former room i was to live in was given out because i did not pay deposit to secure the room.I dont intefer into other peoples businesses.I like to respect their privacy.I am open minded and also free with one.I
am a trustworthy person.Please you have to make the documents for the lease ready for signing on my arrival,for your information, am a visiting scholar at Creighton College, and i expect to stay for 5 or 6 months. As regards payment my mom has a client in the US that owes her some money,he has made out money order for the amount he owes my mom before he travelled to Asia for a business trip, but it is more than your actual deposit i will pay to you,He will have to send the Money Order to you,You will send the balance back to me when you have deducted your deposit,this will take care of my flight ticket and other necessary arrangements before coming.Well i need the name as you want it to appear on the US Money Order/Cashiers check, and also the address to send the Money Order . Money order sent within US will clear instantly.Money order does not clear in England and even if it does it takes much more longer time.Please kindly get back to me ASAP.Hope to hear from you soon.
> > Regards
> > Kristina.
> >
> > (attached, is my recent picture)
> >
> >
> > Tracy Dittman wrote:
> > Kristina - the room is still for rent - it is $400 per month with a security deposit of $200. How long would you be staying? Utilities are included.
> >
> >
> > ---- Kristina Murphy wrote:
> > > Yes, am coming to Creighton , for a research programme.
> > >
> > > Send me the details of the deposit i need to pay and security charges.
> > >
> > > Tracy Dittman wrote:
> > > Are you looking for a place in Omaha, Nebraska?
Kristina Murphy

"Nigerian Fee Fraud and Online Dating Scam"
We have allready a hug data-base of pictures and emails used in scam. Its a big epidemic in the net. Now this Nigerian Spammer and Scammer use to operating from Senegal and Ivory Coast.

I have also been contacted by Edward Walker from Net Tech Solutions who wants to rent my house that was listed on Craig's List. When I saw his email, it looks very good and I had agreeded to rent my house to he. He had send me a check and I deposit it to my back account. After about a week later that check is void. I hope others will not fall for this person again.

Hi- I am a landlord and I hate to admit this, but I do have a bit of fun with these scam fraudsters. To be honest- my life would be dull without them. Please see my latest 'game' attached. I will get 'lucinda' to post her pretend cheque - to Mr P.I.Stake c/o the nearest police station. For anyone unfamiliar with the UK- Glasgow is in Scotland and Solihull is in England several hundred miles away and Warrington is 300 miles north of London. Bless em all...... Buy a map guys!
Smile :-)
PS- my name is not really Sharon. Oh- did I lie?

Ok- Lucinda: I will send you the details for Solihull. How would you intend to pay me? Do you realise that Solihull is very near Birmingham. Would this be okay for you as it is not exactly central to Glasgow city centre. I am concerned that your daughter may have a bit of a walk to get from Solihul to Glasgow university. Is this okay?I have several people wanting this property. Can you send me a postal cheque to reserve the room?

Sandra.

----- Original Message ----
From: lucinda davis
To:
Sent: Thursday, 31 August, 2006 5:57:08 PM
Subject: here it is

solihull please as its very close to glasgow as my daughter is coming over to further her studies at the glasgow university.
get back to me as soon as possible.
Best regards.

wrote:
Hi Lucinda
I am still very very confused where abouts in England you require a room. Can you please tell me where your daughter will be working so I can suggest the best area for you. I have property all over the UK. Do you want Warrington in London or Solihull near Glasgow????

Sharon

----- Original Message ----
From: lucinda davis
To:
Sent: Wednesday, 30 August, 2006 1:29:13 PM
Subject: its ok . Solihull is ok.

Hi there,
I am ready to take up the room for a year on her behalf.what kinda proof is it you would need from me.I work as an international lawyer and have been in the profession for over 15 years.What kinda proof do you need.I would like you to know that your payment will be issued out to you by my client in cheque as he s owing me from our last transaction together.Though there would be an excess from the money,you could kindly keep it for my daughter till she gets in there with you.Or better still could help me send some part of it to her to help her get her travelling ticket and her basic travelling allowance as i wont be around her as at the time she would be leaving to the uk..
i hope this is ok by you?i look forward to read from you as soon as possible.
Have a lovely day.
Best Regards.

wrote:
Hi Lucinda
My house for rent is in the Solihull area of Glasgow. Is this suitable for your daughter?

Sharon

----- Original Message ----
From: lucinda davis
To:
Sent: Tuesday, 29 August, 2006 3:20:12 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Houseshare - rooms available- Nr Warrington Hospital

glasgow

wrote:
Where in London is your daughter hoping to move to?

Sharon

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Vivastreet Team
To: She_mughal@yahoo.co.uk
Sent: Sunday, 27 August, 2006 3:35:46 PM
Subject: Re: Houseshare - rooms available- Nr Warrington Hospital

You can contact this person directly at this address: lucinda_marlowdavis@yahoo.com
Hello,

You have received a message in your VivaMail inbox!

***WARNING*** Please refrain from doing any business with this person if they are based overseas or if they require a money transfer of any kind.

LMAO, I am renting a room and just got a hit from a nice girl in Western Africa who wants to rent the room. I am stringing her along as well(sure its not the pretty girl in the photo).
However I am going to ask them to do odd things for me to pay the money.

Again this person asked about the rent price when its in the add and how payments can be made.
At least I got a pretty picture out of it!

Hmm, guess I nearly got suckered into this one too. Got a little concerned over the dreadful grammar for an international lawyer!

Fortunately for me, my brother found this website and my bank never cleared the cheque into my account.

Plans now? hmm, maybe call the police, but I'll just draft a reply first!.

Thanks for this site,

Caroline

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From: lucinda davis
To: Caroline
Subject: just checking on you.
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:31:22 -0700 (PDT)

Hi there Caroline,hope all is well with you?just thought to check on you.Hope all is well with you?

Kindly get back to me with the latest updates as regards the cheque please?

looking forward to read from you soonest.

Caroline wrote:




Dear Lucinda/ Sandra

I did manage to pay the cheque into my bank account at lunchtime today. However, the bank have advised me that as it is an Irish Cheque it will take 10 working days to clear. I would therefore be unable to send the money to China until Monday 25th September.

Please advise me of the date when Lucinda is due to arrive so that I can insure her room is ready for her.

Kind regards

Caroline

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From: lucinda davis
To: Caroline
Subject: please get back to me as soon as possible.....
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 11:55:04 -0700 (PDT)

Hi there?hope all is well with you?please i need you to get back to me with the updates as have been very worried at your quietness which is very unusual.kinldy get back to me as soon as possible please.............As my daughter has been giving me a lot of headache over this all.

I have to get in the study now for court tomorow morning and i believe you will be able to send the money by tuesday so my daughter could be in
there in no time.

Looking forward to read from you as soon as possible.

Best Regards.

Sandra
Caroline wrote:




Dear Sandra

The cheque arrived in the post this morning (Saturday).

I will pay this into my bank account and when it clears I will be in a position to send
the money to the travel agent.

I do not know what an MTCN number is.

Am I to post a cheque in GBP 920 to the travel agent in China?

Please let me know

Kind regards

Caroline

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From: lucinda davis
To: Caroline
Subject: the payment was issued out to the correct address.i am certain that you have the cheque now.
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:04:08 -0700 (PDT)

Hi there and how are ypu doing today?am sorry i have been unable to get back to you earlier on as i had a very busy day
in court today.I believe that you should have gotten the cheque by now as i verified with my client and he confirmed it to me
that he had the cheque sent to the addres you gave me which i forwarded to me him.Well if you have gotten it kindly confirm it to me and

Please kindly help to send some money to her travelling agent who happens to be a very lose family member too in order to help her get her travelling ticket.

Her ticket cost is 920 pounds asides her basic travelling allowance which am not sure about but for now her ticket is of more important issue as that could enable her get out of China as fast as possible.

Kindly have the money sent to her travelling agent via the western union.Heres the travelling agent western union details you would need .

NAME........... KWAMINA
DAJAEI JOHN
Address: CHAO YANG QU HUANG SHAN MU DIAN LU 186#
,
FU HUA JIA YUAN BUILDING 6A ROOM 103.
City: BEIJING

Postal code: 100025
Country: CHINA

Kindly get back to me with the details as follows.The MTCN number,name and address with whih you registered while sending the money,phone number etc.

I look forward to read from you as soon as possible.Kindly keep the exess money that would be left till she gets in there with you,and i believe she would be in there with you early next week.

Looking forward to read from you as regards the details.

Best Regards,

Sandra.

Please send the money to her travelling agent via the western union money transfer.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2006

I JUST RECEIVED 2 COUNTERFEIT CASHIER CHECKS, REMITTER HARRY SMITH, PERKINS STATE BANK, WILLISTON FLORIDA. RETURN ADDRESS ON THE ENVELOPE, "F.B. BULINGS, PO BOX 1488,POWAY,CA 92074-1488

RUSSELL BAKER

hey im in the middle of dealing with some guy who just asked for my mailing info. and he dosnt know how to add either. it sounded suspicious so i gave him my neghbores address. he called me, he had a thick accent and i almost thought it might be a voice changing phone. i guess ill see what he says next.

Hah, I'm going through the same thing as well. Around a month ago I posted an ad on craigslist for an available apartment in Toronto. Some guy named "Tony Davids" contacted me saying he's interested in "the house" and that "going on sabatical leave so i will be relocating to your area in a few weeks time i would want to pay for the rent of the house you advertised, i will also want to know your final price of the rentage and please let me know if a cashiers check will be acceptable by you for payment.as you give me a reply to know if you will be of help to me." So I asked for more information, mentioning which apartment he's talking about as I have posted plenty ads for different apartments, and he said he doesn't care, any one of them. SO I give him the price and everything and he gets back to me saying the price is fine and he wants it for 1 month, and also:
"Here i will like to trust you on the excess
cos that will be used for my flight to the new
house/apartment and other inconviniences.And as soon as you get the pay cashed,deduct your money and send the excess to my traveling agent for my flight ticket".

So I press for more information, he gets back to me:

"work as an auditor with the rose house hold group of company located in manchester, UK. and here is the phone number to the boss of my company if you will like to discuss further with him: +44 701 1130 203."

So a UK number. I'd love to find if it's been redirected to Nigeria or which country.
Now notice this: which auditor goes on a sabbatical leave for 1 month??? lol. And you would think the auditor would have an e-mail address ending with the company's domain address.

Anyways, I'm going to press for more information. Do you think it would be safe if I provide more information to him? He wants my name and address to send me the cheque. I actually want to get the cheque so I can send a big file to whoever is responsible for investigating frauds.

Hi

Has anyone been sent emails from a John Jimm? I had no idea that this sort of thing went on til last week, when a south african 'model' decides he wants to send me a cheque for 5 grand for an apartment he has never seen. I can't imagine anyone falling for this sort of thing, but feel awful for people who have - lets face it, they must get some results from this scam or they wouldn't bother - would they?

Thanks for this site! I have received 3 emails like this for a room I have advertised for rent on Craig's list. They are below. Suzzanne doesn't even spell her name the same in the email. Her email is s_freak005@yahoo.com. The second one is "Sara Smith" allegedly a nurse "originally from UK" but now living in S. Africa. She is very detailed, says she has worked at UNC Hospitals in the past and is coming again for an assignment. Allegedly sending me a check that will arrive here on Thurs. or Fri. Her email address is suru_muby@hotmail.com. The last one is a "doctor," Georgina Cole. Her email address is georginacole03@yahoo.com. I had a feeling these were not on the up and up, so did a search and found your site. Glad I did.

Hello ,
I am Suzzanne Brght and i am 23 years old.I am interested in your house for rent.I am a very tolerant person .I dont interfare into other peoples matters.I like to respect their rules of the house. i don't do drugs.I am a model(professional). Please you could email me back ifthe room is still available . i look forward to hearing back from you ASAP.
regards
suizzanne

Hello There, Am sandra ,I saw your advert and i am sincerely interested
>in
>the
>room advertised as i will be moving to the states as soon as possible.I
>will
>like to know more about the room, the surroundings and also will
>appreciate
>it
>if you can send me the pics of the room. A little bit about me, am a very
>simple
>and quiet person to live with. I love travelling, sporting and enjoy
>meeting
>people. I dont smoke but do not mind people who do being around me. I am
>cool,
>pretty laid back and easy going person and like to have a roommate who is
>very
>responsible and understanding roommate.Am originally from Uk, but
>presently
>am
>in west africa cos am on an official duty over there, cos i work as a
>nurse.
>Please contact me if you are still looking for a mate, preferably through
>my
>mail address _suru_muby@hotmail.com_ (mailto:suru_muby@hotmail.com) Thanks
>as i anxiuosly await your mail. I am
>looking forward to hearing from you soon. Regards
>
>____________________________________
>Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. _Great
>rates
>starting at 1¢/min._
>(http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://messenger.yahoo.com)
>
>____________________________________
>this message was remailed to you via: hous-216198668@craigslist.org
>____________________________________
> =
>
>
>Good day i am Georgina cole by name and i saw your Ad on craigslist and decided to email you.i am a woman of 26 years of age and i reside in the Uk.I am a medica doctor.I am quite honest and humble,neat and smart too.i have lived in the Uk for about 3 years now before i decidedto relocate to the US for greener pastures(to get a better job and good living condition).i will like to know more about the house and possibly see a pics of it.I will like to know the total price of the rooma nd mode of payment possible.i am in urgent need of the room and i ask you to please treat this as a matter of urgency.I hope to read from you soon.Have a good day ahead.

Just wanted to add a few more scammer names and addresses. I hope these people rot in hell.

alli mogan [allimogan1@yahoo.co.uk]
timi richard [timisoftly4real@yahoo.com]

I also had a similar exchange of email with Marian Darren who also sent me her pictures. I wonder whose pictures they were!!

Hi Grace,

I am in a current email thread with the email you provided above alli mogan [allimogan1@yahoo.co.uk]. regarding an apartment rental.
This guy claims to be a male model from Dynamo Modeling Agency in the UK. Sent me a cashier's check for $13,000.00 of which he wants me to wire $3000.00 to him IMMEDIATELY via Western Union so he can pay for his plane ticket over here. That immediately threw a red flag in my mind. Meanwhile, none of his numbers are legit and who sends a cashier's check for 10,000 bucks without a lease agreement or ever seeing an apartment? I was weary of this guy from the beginning...now I have confirmation...thanks!

Just got contacted by "Alli Mogan". He didn't know anything about the area he was supposedly moving to or modeling in? He had really bad grammar in his email as well as all sorts of inappropriately capitalized (or not) letters, and we had a very weird phone call. This dude didn't sound like a model at all. Not the kind of person who is so suave that a modeling agency would send him to God-forsaken Tampa to be an international model.

Thanks for your site!!

Please continue to post about these things so we don't get scammed more. If it weren't for this google site, who knows... we really needed the renter but not this bad!!!!!!

My email listed his agency as Dynamic Modeling Agency, not Dynamo, later in the letter, as New Dynamic Modelling Agency, and I checked for a legit business address and found none.

I asked him some questions about being a model and his English got really bad for a couple of sentences and we got "cut off". I called back and he told me to ask his "agency" any other questions. FYI the contact email I got was newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk

I'm not going to contact him again, based on the email above that said they got threats. Please watch out you folks who are "having fun" communicating with these guys. I'm worried about you.

These guys are jerks for sure, but they're also criminals. Keep posting!!

I just rec ieved the following email. Thank goodness I did my research on Google First.

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($1650.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 5st OF NOVB and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London ,
London W12
7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be
working on contract and
below is my personal information;
1.Name;Alli Mogan
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your
response.Cheers
Alli Mogan.

This is fascinating! We just found out we were being scammed over our rental property too, by this same scam! I wish I had read this before this all preceded. Thankfully, Western Union found the transfers to be fraudulent and they did not go through or we would have lost over $9000 USD!!!!I had never heard of WiseNut, but I clicked on your link and searched for "Jones Mec", the one who was scamming us, and sure enough...there he was on the a list!

I wish I had read this before I replied to him that the check was found to be fraudulent...It would have been fun to string him along like you did! ahahahahaha!

I have one going at the moment as well.

She is happy to share the room with me and when I asked "What do you sleep in" she said a Bikini. I have requested a pic *lol*.

So what happens if I put the cheque in an account with no money and no overdraft facility? Ie an empty savings account that has never had any money in it at all.

Wow, this is scary. I had the SAME EXACT EMAIL from a Mark Joe, same address and everything. I was a little skeptical so I googled the modeling agency and address - came across this website.
I also got similar emails from a "Janet Doyle" in Thailand and "Joy Smith" who is supposedly an HIV Awareness Doctor in Nigeria. Her horrible spelling and grammar was what made me suspicious. How can you be a doctor and not know how to spell "because". I have seen the same use of "cos" over and over in the emails you guys have posted. Thank you so much for the info. Please read the emails below:

From "Mark Joe"
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($1450.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 15st OF DEC and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Mark Joe
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
Mark Joe.

From "Joy Smith"
How are u doing? hope fine? if so, i appreciate
it so much. I saw your Advert that u have a apartment
to be sub-leased. Am interested in rentingthe apt.
It suits the type of place i need for
my comfort and work. Iam 30 years old female and
I work full time, Monday through Friday and have
weekends off exept for once a month and a British. I
was born and brought up in London. I lived all my life
there.
Am a medical practisional, a doctor to
be precised but presently in West Africa (Nigeria)
for a program which will be ending soon.
I and the rest of my collegues will
be coming to U.S.A
(United State of America) for another program
(HIV/AIDS seminal) which will last for 6 months or
more.
we'll be there to educate and
give the people somemedical diagnosis on HIV/AIDS.
I will like to lease
the room/apt for the period which i will be there for
the program cos it prefer staying there
than staying in a Motel. Below is the question you
might require of me. Here is all I can say about my
self for now.

Name:- Joy Smith
Age:-30
Sex :-Female
Citizenship:- UK
Place of Birth:-Wood Green
Educational Qualification:-MD(HIV/AIDS DOCTOR)
Institution:-National University
Religion:- Catholic
Marital Status:-Single
Cleanliness:- Very clean
Hobbies:-Dancing,Movies,Concerts,Soccer,Traveling
Nature:-Great sense of humor,easy going and very out
going
Drinking/Drugs/Smoking:-Social Drinker don't do drugs
nor smoke

Contact Information of BOSS:
NAME OF BOSS:- FLETCHER MAC JAMES
ADDRESS OF BOSS IN UK:-
7294 KENWOOD AVENUE
MANCHESTER CITY,LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
phone number---+447024023959.

Pls response by mailing me and tell me if the
room/apt is still available.and i will need to know
about the apartment .
I will like to have the description
of the apartment , size, and the equipments in there.
Lastly, I will like to know
more about you and also I will like to have your pics
as for me to know how
my roommate to be looks like. I will like to have the
rent fee per month
plus the utilities. Also I will like to know if there
is any garage or
parking space cos I will have my own car come over. I
will also be coming
with some of my furniture, that is if the room is not
funished and if
furnitures are allowed, like bed, book shelf cos I
read alot, shoe rank etc.
I will also like to ! know i! f I can make an advance
payment ahead my
arrival that will be stand as a kind of commitment
that I am truely coming
over and for you to hold the apartment down for me.
I will
like to know the total
cost for the my initial move as in first month rent
and if you accept
deposit. I saw your advert
and I am sincerely interested in the room as
advertised to arrange for you
to get the money prior for my arrival as the company
client I worked in the
states for before i left for LONDON 8 month ago, I
quit wants to arrnage for
the payment. As I will like to make an advance
payment ahead my arrival so
that you can be rest assured that this is real since
I am not in the state
presently. If you think I will be agood roommate to
you and you! are
interested in roomie with me. I cant wait to read
from u soon. Thanking u in
anticipation. Please i will need the apartment if
available , and dont hesitate
to reply to my Private email.

Thanks and have a good time.
Warmest Regards
Joy Smith

From "Janet Doyle"
Hello,
How are you today and hope you kinda having a great time, I am Jany , but my chums called me Angel, I am a 27 year old graduate of Yoke and I will be moving down to Thailand soon to get a better offer. I am respectful, responsible, and sociable. I am respectful of other's personal lifestyles, belongings, as well as their privacy.All I ask in return is for my future frineds to reciprocate the very same actions that I give to them. I have a very culturally diversed personality, therefore I have the ability to connect to individuals from different walks of life. I enjoy meeting interesting people and seeking new adventures. In my past times, I like to read, practice the Italian Language, watch some educational channels, such as Discovery, History, Travel, and Court TV etc....

I enjoy playing the piano and practicing the violin, going to movies. I am open minded in nature and like to apprehend and appreciate the cultural lifestyles of others. Ultimately, I am always honest and will keep it real with you, but in doing so, I will be respectful and courteous of the other's feelings. I love travelling, sporting and enjoy meeting people and seldomly party. I am cool headed, pretty laid back and easy going person and would like to rent the House/Apt you listed.
I am sincerely interested in the place advertised as i will like to move in as soon as we're able to reach an accord. Please i'll like to know the total move in cost as well as the picture of the house ( if available ) as i'll not be able to check out the place until my arrival, so that i can make arrangement for payment prior to my arrival since i'll be moving down as soon as i'm able to secure a comfortable place. Thanks as i anxiously await your response
Regards
Jany

My Response to Marc Joe is as follows:

Marc, thank you for the information. After conducting a backgound check on you and your company, we have decided
This is where you can make the wire transfer to:

Up your ass you fucking Scammer!
You thought i would fall for your scam?
By the way you and "Janet Doyle" and "Joy Smtih" - have been reported to the Commissioner of the Department of Investigation. Did you know your IP address is traceable?
ASSWIPE!

Hi. My name is John and I find this site very interesting. I have a great plan to get back at these scammers. Give me your info and I will send you a check for....ummm.. 2000 dollars. Please send 1000 back to me and track down the scammers with the other 1000. My bank has been having trouble printing the number "1" on there checks. Something is goofed up with their printers. That is the reason I need to send you 2000. Good luck guys!
Tim

PS My son has just been in a car accident. I also just lost my job as a model in Africa.

Very interesting site! I wish I had discovered it a couple of months ago! My husband and I have a duplex for rent and fell for one of these scams...thankfully Western Union ended up flagging the transfer for some reason, otherwise we would have lost over $9000 USD within minutes! Now I'm hoping to get into scambaiting!

If there are any legal authorities tracking this rental scammer I have additional e-mails that I can provide.

mike

Yet another one!

I have posted on Craigslist for a house I own here in the states, and this John Mogan responded about twenty minutes after I placed the ad.

Does this look familiar?

Hello,
In responce to your Apartment for rent. My company is posting me to the states on an official assignment in DEC.I will like to rent your Home for the period i will be staying in U.S. Pls do give me the following information.
1.A brief discription of the Home
2.Monthly rent and deposit
3.The address of the Home
4.Pictures of the interior areas of the house
I will be staying in the Apartment for a year pls do send the total charges for this period and the initial deposit required of me to pay before moving in.Pls do let me know if you will accept check as payment.I will be waiting for your responce on
this.Hope to hear from you in earnest.
John Mogan.

Then, I replied, asking for more info.
He or She sent this:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($1300.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 22st OF DEC and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;John Mogan
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
John Mogan.

I gave him a name to put on the check, my contact info, and he sent this:

Hello,
Thank so much for your information,Hope this message finds you well thank you for your promt response,i really appericate you and i hope to see you in person soon.I want to use this medium to inform you that the payment as being issue and send to the address you gave me,so kindly be on a look out for it in three to four days time please.And pls do let me know now if i can trust you with the money,Await your response.Cheers
John Mogan.

Landlords, BEWARE. Screen them out.

Don't worry...hatred consumes the host.
Deception will insure these people will never truly prosper.

And another scam from ALLI MORGAN... thank God I am computer literate enough to do my googling as well. Sure did seem suspect... I have the same email in my account that people keep posting on this thread. "Thank you" to this website and to everyone that has posted already.

I have another contact from Alli Morgan. Is there anything I can do to mess with these people. I'd be happy just even to waste some more of his/her time.

I'm having a similar scam for a room to rent by "Helena Bentley" with the e-mail "wildwolves600@yahoo.com", also allowing me to move in at a ridiculous low price, while "she's in South Wales with her fiancee" with the condition that I send her the £400+ deposit via Western Union. Yeah right...

Thanks for posting this.

I just received an immediate response to a house that I will be renting.

I had a feeling it was hokey, and one search turned up the scam referred to in your blog.

I was quite clear that a credit and background check would be necessary before I even considered renting. I'm just going to block the e-mail address and I don't have time to be bothered with bs.

I think one thing our e-mail response had in common was the sign off "cheers" I think this is a very familiar term and not appropriate.

Revised:

Thanks for posting this.

I just received an immediate response to a house that I will be renting.

I had a feeling it was hokey, and one search turned up the scam referred to in your blog.

I was quite clear that a credit and background check would be necessary before I even considered renting. I'm just going to block the e-mail address and I don't have time to be bothered with bs.

I think one thing our e-mail response had in common was the sign off "cheers" I think this is a very familiar term and not appropriate.

Here'a another giveaway that the parties that contacted you in 2004 and the one that contacted me today is the relationship of e-mail.

Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
COMPANY: IMPERIAL MODEL
EMAIL : IMPERIALMODEL@CONSULTANT.COM

Now take a look at www.consultant.com
consultant.com and lawyer.com are both part of world.com - I suppose it is easy for one to obtain a seemingly harmless e-mail address from world.com!

Hey - this is my first time on a BLOG and now I understand how these things are not a waste of time - but in this case saved me time and hopefully will save others time and money!!!

i got two e-mails after i post info of room for rent at craigslist.org.

first one:
"Thanks for the mail and i appreciate your efforts towards this. I am interested in renting your room and would need more info from you as regards the place and also need to know the deposit that i'll be paying before my arrival. Did i mention that am from ENGLAND,but currently based in west africa now with my mom cos she works for a missionary school and she's posted down here, you know how missionary schools are like. I am sick and bored of this place and want to move over to the US. Kindly get back to me ASAP with the deposit i need to pay because i'll like to pay for the deposit before my arrival and would like to know the total amount i'll be paying for a whole year but i'll like to pay the deposit first of all atleast to hold down the room. I have finished with my masters in accounting and do partime in modelling. I already kind of have job offers in modelling in the US. My job will be based on contracts so i do not have to go to work all the time, i'll only need to go to work 3 times in a week.
Well, i think we'll get along well because am an easy going person, like i said i don't do drugs nor smoke but drink only occasionally. I hope the information about me fits the recomendation of the room.
Please kindly get back to me ASAP."

second one:
"My name is Emily Ermasion from Nicosia , Cyprus . I am 29years old professional (Female), I will be coming over to the US before ending of this month (January). So I am looking for a good place I could share or rent, I work as an exhibition instructor at cyprus Museum of Natural History, I will be staying for some months in the US for vaccation, pls. Kindly get back to me with the amount and the utilities per month and more details about the place. I will be very glad to hear from you as soon as possible. I would love you to get back to me as soon as possible. so send me an email with the details. Hope to read from you soon."

thanks for the post on this website, otherwise i will waste tons of time on these two guys. be aware of these scams!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello! I recently received an email in response to a an add we planced on craigslist.com. I just happended to do a google search with some of the information that was given to me about this person, and I came up with your site. It looks like I got the same email....everything is the same, except with a different "contact name". Instead of "Joy Smith" mine was from "Phyness Williams".

Hello,
how are u doing? hope fine? if so, iappreciate it so much. I saw your Advert that u have a room/apt. to besub-leased. am interested in renting the room/apt. It suits the type of place i need for my comfort and work. Am a lady of 30 yrs old and a British. I was born and brought up in London. I lived all my life there. Am a medical practisional, a doctor to be precised but presently in West Africa (Nigeria) for a program which will be ending soon. i and the rest of my collegues will be coming to U.S.A (United State of America) for another program (HIV/AIDS seminal) which will last for 1 or 2 months. we'll be there to educate and give the people some medical diagnosis on HIV/AIDS. I will like to lease the room/apt for the period which i will be there for the program cos it prefer staying there than staying in a motel.below is the question you might require of me
Name:-Phyness Williams
Age:-30
Sex :-Female
Citizenship:- UK
Place of Birth:-Wood Green
Educational Qualification:-MD(HIV/AIDS DOCTOR)
Institution:-National University
Religion:- Catholic
Marital Status:-Married
Cleanliness:- Very clean
Hobbies:-Dancing,Movies,Concerts,Soccer,Traveling
Nature:-Great sense of humor,easy going and very out going
Drinking/Drugs/Smoking:-Social Drinker don't do drugs nor smoke
Contact Information of BOSS:
NAME OF BOSS:- FLETCHER MAC JAMES
ADDRESS OF BOSS IN UK:-
7294 KENWOOD AVENUE
MANCHESTER CITY,LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
pls response by mailing me and tell me if the room/apt is still available. and i will need to know about the room.
1. the amount you charge per month?
2. location of the place?
3. deposit amount?
4 total amount for 2 months tell me more about the place. I cant wait to read from u soon.
thanking u in anticipation.please i will need the room if available.
Phyness Williams.

Glad I found this. I have an apartment for rent which I advertised on craigslist. I was very suspicious and have been careful to not give my full name, address, or phone contact info out. It seems they have gotten very good at presenting the situation making it sound legitimate. I have had a few exchanges and I noticed the e-mail address keeps changing.....e.g. ron2_lester@yahoo.co.uk then ron3_lester@yahoo.co.uk. as last time ron4_lester!

Here is some of the correspondence. I replied with an application asking for credit information and employer contacts. I doubt I will hear back.
Thanks Paul M!!!
Kevin

Thanks for the details on the Property, i am satisfied and will like to go ahead with the renting process, i will like you to go ahead and reserve the property for me. so i will be needing the following informations so that the check for payment of the deposit $3000 can be processed and posted to you soon.
Name:............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............
i want the 12 month lease to start on the 1st February 2007, i will also want to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment system and other appliances that i will need in the property, they will as well be in charge of moving down my luggages down to the states.
So the check of $7500 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant by my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $3000 and you will forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all prepared for my arrival. all applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive.
Also for familiarization I Am Roland Lester,I am 31 yrs of age,a British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in the UK), I work with GMC Insurance Group (UK), as a loss adjuster agent, I am a christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you
I await the details.
you can reach my at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference :
james albert
217,ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
+447031955613
EMAIL:albjames112@yahoo.co.uk
Cheers

Thanks so much for all the postings alerting of the scam. I would also have wasted time and effort. Now that won't happen!!! I also got this email:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($500.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 29nd OF JAN and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk ,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;John Mogan
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
John Mogan.

I got the same letter from a guy his name was Brian Lightner with the exact same information. It seems this guy gets around, with different names and different email accounts as well.

-------------------------------------------
Glad I found this. I have an apartment for rent which I advertised on craigslist. I was very suspicious and have been careful to not give my full name, address, or phone contact info out. It seems they have gotten very good at presenting the situation making it sound legitimate. I have had a few exchanges and I noticed the e-mail address keeps changing.....e.g. ron2_lester@yahoo.co.uk then ron3_lester@yahoo.co.uk. as last time ron4_lester!

Here is some of the correspondence. I replied with an application asking for credit information and employer contacts. I doubt I will hear back.
Thanks Paul M!!!
Kevin

Thanks for the details on the Property, i am satisfied and will like to go ahead with the renting process, i will like you to go ahead and reserve the property for me. so i will be needing the following informations so that the check for payment of the deposit $3000 can be processed and posted to you soon.
Name:............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............
i want the 12 month lease to start on the 1st February 2007, i will also want to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment system and other appliances that i will need in the property, they will as well be in charge of moving down my luggages down to the states.
So the check of $7500 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant by my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $3000 and you will forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all prepared for my arrival. all applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive.
Also for familiarization I Am Roland Lester,I am 31 yrs of age,a British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in the UK), I work with GMC Insurance Group (UK), as a loss adjuster agent, I am a christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you
I await the details.
you can reach my at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference :
james albert
217,ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
+447031955613
EMAIL:albjames112@yahoo.co.uk
Cheers

Many thanks for this posting!

I was entertaining renting to John Mogan before becoming suspicious of the overage amount which -I couldn't accept due to taxes/ accounting purposes.

Here is the email -

From: john mogan [mailto:johnmogan_1000@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Mon 1/22/2007 5:45 PM
To: Chris
Subject: update.

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($2750.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 1st OF FEB and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;John Mogan
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
John Mogan.

And the list goes on...

Mary Leer (mary_leer001@yahoo.co.uk) writes...

Thanks so much for your mail......The room seems okay by me and also I am okay with the rental price and the locational advantage.I really hope you will grant me the privildge to be with you.I would like to have the room for 6 months.I will like you to know that I will be coming in as soon as I have secured a suitable place to stay in.I would really love to be in the home..
This is a little more about me...I am Mary Leer presently based in France. .I am 25 years of age like I said in my last mail.I am very nice caring honest,kind responsible hard working, clean, reliable, social and God fearing.I like watching movies swimming and runnig ad reading too i do not go to partys ,smoke nor drink i am very passionate i like to share ideas with others.
Concerning payment,I have contacted my client and he promised will make out payment to you,he will be paying you in excess, cos he's taking care of my accomodation and travelling fee. He would be paying you £3,500.
As soon as you get the Cheque,get it deposited in your bank.When it cleared,pls deduct the cost for 1 month rent plus deposit £400, and send the remaining balance, which would be for my flight expenses and my living allowance for the short period,The balance should be sent to my traveling agent whose information i would give to you as soon as you recieve payment.
I want you to see this as a favour you'll be willing to do for a roomate.As soon as i get there, i will make preparations for the remaining
months,including all bills.
Pls i want you to do this for me in good faith. if you comply,do not hesitate to provide me with these information.

NAME ON CHEQUE
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER

I would be very glad if you can be of a helping
hand.
Best Regards.

Also included are 4 pictures of a very sexy lady. (highly suspicious) My mates at work and I had a laugh at the blatantness of the scam.

WOW. I cannot believe this. I never knew this existed and I have posted on Craig's list many times in the past. I have just waisted a bunch of my time responding copious amounts of emails from "foreigners" looking to move ASAP to my area and " secure a room". It's unbelievable. Thank god my Father thought this was suspicious and called it as a scam and thank god for google and you people and all your postings!
This is ludicrous!
if anyone wants more emails names or examples or anything that can help other people like us or help nail these bastards in one way or another please let me know!

Just thought I would chip in and say I also advertised a room and have had two people saying they are foreign and over seas and need a place urgently and are prepared to send what ever money I want but they wanted my address and some personal detail. They ignored all my questions and just asked the same thing again and also left me mobile numbers that didnt work.

Bastads!!!!
The email address & names are follows:

atarjeta@yahoo.com - manuel antonio rodriguez
benchapman49@yahoo.com - ben chapman

So you nice guys out there be careful dont give anything away just ask plenty of questions.

WOW! He was trying to Scam ME. I posted an ad on craigslist and John Mogan sent all these checks.
This is what he wrote:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($1400.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 25nd OF JAN and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;John Mogan
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
John Mogan.

I REPLIED, Then He wrote;

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($1400.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 25nd OF JAN and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;John Mogan
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
John Mogan.
I REPLIED, THEN HE WROTE:

Hello,
Thank so much for your information,Hope this message finds you well thank you for your promt response,i really appericate you and i hope to see you in person soon.I want to use this medium to inform you that the payment as being issue and send to the address you gave me,so kindly be on a look out for it in three to four days time please.And pls do let me know now if i can trust you with the money,Await your response.Cheers
John Mogan.

I just got the same email again... Everyone needs to keep posting this so it comes up at the top of the GOOGLE search... I searched the Attorney's info... Thanks for posting this everyone!!

From: mark joe [mailto:markjoe11000@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 5:07 PM
To: Jeremiah
Subject: update.

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($2995.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 5nd OF FEB and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Mark Joe
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
Mark Joe.

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This Ron Lester is a human disgrace.

I got the exact email from him and same sequence. Ron1,2,3 and 4.

Here I'm pasting his email:
"Thanks for the details on the Property, i am satisfied and will like to go ahead with the renting process, i will like you to go ahead and reserve the property for me. so i will be needing the following informations so that the check for payment of the deposit $1880 can be processed and posted to you soon.
Name:............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............
i want the 12 month lease to start on the 10th February 2007, i will also want to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment system and other appliances that i will need in the property, they will as well be in charge of moving down my luggages down to the states.
So the check of $6500 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant by my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $1880 and you will forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all prepared for my arrival. all applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive.
Also for familiarization I Am Ronald Lester,I am 31 yrs of age,a British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in the UK), I work with GMC Insurance Group (UK), as a loss adjuster agent, I am a christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you
I await the details.
you can reach my at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference :
james albert
217,ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH UNITED KINGDOM
+447031955613
EMAIL:albjames112@yahoo.co.uk
Cheers
"

I beleived him and sent him my contact info. I feel it such a shame to play with people's trust. Such scums.

Im currently trying to be scammed as well heres the conversation:

Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 2:34 PM
Subject: ROOM NEEDED

My name is Elizabeth,i saw your advert about the room you are willing to rent out,i will like to know if the room is still available and the move in price.
best regard
Elizabeth

Hello
Thanks very much for your quick reply.....i really appreciate it alot......

concerning the funds i will have to pay for the room, if i get you right all what i will need to get the room from you is$1000? including the utilities charges and the deposit...pls let me know the amount i will pay for the room per month....

i will instruct my manager to forward you my last month salary so you will deduct the rent funds out of it...which is about $3750 cuz i will like u to help me send the rest of the money to my shipper in the UK that will move all my goods to the place as soon as you get the check cash,cos i will be at my twins sister wedding in paris and i will be flying from there to the US.

also i want you to give me your full name and your home address and ur phone num so that i can forward it to my manager to prepare the payment and send it to you in time....

also i want you to pls help me out with the nearest airport around you, both the name and the address...hope to hear from you soon

Lizzy

The payment will be there this new week .So kindly apply the funds towards the room
and help me send the remaines funds to my shipper so that my belongings and my new furniture can be moved to the room,hope you will be available to pick me at the airport. but if you will not be available kindly let me know the direction on how to get to
the building from the Airport. I will get you the shipper information where you are to send the remaine funds via western union......Plz do not rent the Room to anybody and you could do me a favour by take off your ad of the site.....I will get thing to you the way it went...mail me back asap
Love and best regards.
Lizzy

Thanks Jason...i will bring the kitchen stuff and the bedroom stuff,pls get back to me asap
i will be happy to hear from you again
Lizzy

Glad I found this web-site...saves me time weeding out crap like this

I just received my second e-mail from this SCAMMER - aka Willy Nicolas - the e-mail address it came from was willynicolas11000@yahoo.co.uk
Also mentioned was newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk

Full e-mail was as follows:
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($1300.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 10st OF FEB and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk ,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Willy Nicolas
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
Willy Nicolas.

I was trying to sell my contract for a shared student dorm type thing right outside of USU & this is the email I got:

Hey,
I am writing just to confirm if you still have the room for rent..............If YES Please I will like to have answers to the following questions below:
1) I will like to have the description of the room, size, and the equipments in there.
2) I will like to have the rent fee per month plus the utilities.
3) Also I will like to know if there is any garage or parking space cos I will have my own car come over.
5) I will also like to know if I can make an advance payment ahead my arrival that will be stand as a kind of commitment that I am truely coming over and for you to hold the room down for me.
6) If the ..5 questions is YES, I will like to know the total cost for the my initial move as in first month rent and if you accept deposit.
7) I will like to know the major intersection nearest your neighborhood. like shopping mall, bus line e.t.c
8) Lastly, I will like to know more about you and also I will like to have your pics as for me to know how my roommate to be looks like.
I will be very glad to have all this questions answered with out leaving a stone unturned...
Here is all I can say about my self for now.
I am young lady of years of age and I work full time,, Monday through Friday and have weekends off expect for once a month. I was born in Ft. Worth, Texas, but I was brought up in United Kingdom. I moved to United Kingdom 10 years ago after the death of my father, one of my cousin who live and work in United Kingdom took me there for my studies since my mother cannot take care of me after my father's demise .I work in a retirement home as the Activity Director. I am not really a sports person,, BUT I do love basketball Games. I am a VERY out going person and fun to be with. I do play the organ and piano,, and I do have BOTH piano and organ here at my house. I am not a drinker and I don't smoke and I don't do drugs. I think you will like living here and YES I would like to go out with you on weekends and weeknights when we are both free. I like going to movies,, concerts ,, plays, ,I like camping, hiking, bike ridding, swimming, and I love to travel.
I am a very dedicated individual who is totally committed to human development, friendly, very trustworthy and value relationship above anything. I love travelling, sporting and enjoy meeting people around the world .I am an easy going person and like to have an apartment/roommate who is very responsible and understanding, someone I can really get along with.
I am presently in England and I will be moving to the state to fully to start a new life and get my own business after 5years of service for the retirement home in United Kingdom.... I will be staying in your apartment for about 5months or More.
Fortunately, I saw your advert and I am sincerely interested in the room as advertised ...
I need answers to my 8 questions above as soon as possible so as to arrange for you to get the money prior for my arrival as the company I worked for before I quit wants to arrnage for the payment. As I will like to make an advance payment ahead my arrival so that you can be rest assured that this is real since I am not in the state presently.
If you think I will be a good roommate to you and you are interested in roomie with me kindly email me directly to my private email box at folami12345@yahoo.com .Because am not a pay member

Pls note this,
give the total cost to be send to you,
Your full name and address + phone number
All this will be need to send you the payment as soon as possible
the payment will be send to you in form of cashier check or money order via UPS or FEDEX.
Thanks and have a good time.
Folami Regards,

Ok - SO MANY QUESTIONS!

1. WHY does she need a picture of me?

2. WHY is she willing to send money over to me when she's never even seen the apartment

3. WHY is she going to live in a house with 5 college girls that costs like $150/months & where we're all sharing ONE bathroom when she can afford to ship her car all the way over to UTAH from UK? With that cost, she can just buy her own mansion.

4. WHY does she never actually mention that it's UTAH she's going to be moving to? Always refering to the place as "the states" - I've NEVER seen a person do that when they're moving to the state.

5. Why would she tell me her life history? It's so weird.

I actually did send out a reply back answering her questions without my telephone # or address - she still has my full name (listed in my email), where I was going to school too & my email - if this is about identity theft, I hope she can't do a lot with that :S.

Hi found your post when I googled JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL. Thanks for the heads up. I've been renting my house and have gotten about 4 different hits from these guys. They seem to be gettiong better. I just send them a rental app and then they go away.

ASHLEY LOPEZ
date Feb 14, 2007 6:20 PM
subject Re: 3 BEDROOM
signed-by yahoo.com
mailed-by yahoo.com

Thanks for the details on the Property,i really appreciate it.I am satisfied and will like to go ahead with the renting process.I will like you to reserve the property for me.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information in order to proceed with the payment right away.
1, NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
2, FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
3, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
4, HOME PHONE NUMBER
I want the one year lease to start on 1st of March 2007.Also,in the mean time i will arrange with an interior decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment system and other appliances that i will need in the property, they will as well be in charge of moving down my luggages down to the states.
The check for 1st month rent and deposit ($1795) will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant by my employer.All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive in the states.
Also for familiarization.I Am Ashley Lopez,I am 30 yrs of age,a British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in the UK), I work with EXXON MOBIL COOPORATION (UK), as an Engineer, I am a christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
Below is my present Employer's contact information for reference :
EXXON MOBIL COOPORATION (UK)
12,HARTLEY HOUSE,
LONDON SE1 5RY
UNITED KINGDOM
OFFICE NUMBER 00447877729396
FAX NUMBER 00448719002206
WEBSITE www.exxonmobil.com
Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
Saturday 9am to 2pm
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you.I await the details and If you have any problem here is my number 00447946285893.Await your response asap.

Many thanks for this posting!

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Thanks!

I'm in the throws of the almost exact conversation with "Alli".
Thank you for posting this or I would've gotten bitten too.
Lisa

Hi,
I too got a mail response from the person James Morris. I didnt suspect anything wrong about him as he gave all his employer details and passport no. after few days i got a cheque from him and he asked me to send money back to his address. did anybody faced the same situation of mine? after reading this blog only i understand that it's a scam.

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Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($2600.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 10st OF FEB and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk ,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Willy Nicolas
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 3000 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
Willy Nicolas.

THIS IS WHAT I RECIEVED AND ACTUALLY FELL FOR IT. WHAT DO I DO NOW?

I received this email from one named David Edwards, same exact #s and similar content as the on Liz posted above. Thanks,Liz!!

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response and details on the Property.I appreciate the explanation you have made.I Am David Edwards by name,a 30 yr of age Project worker,British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter.I am a christian, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.I am very easy going person.I am okay with the property and would love to proceed with the renting process.I'll love it if you could reserve the property for me.
I want the one year lease to start on 1st of March 2007.
In order to get the payment to you,i'll need the underlisted information in order to proceed with the payment right away.
1, NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
2, FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
3, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
4, HOME PHONE NUMBER
The check for 1st month rent and deposit ($3400) will be sent to you which is a relocation grant by my company.All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive in the states.
Below is my present Employer's contact information for reference :
LINK GLOBAL COPORATION (UK)
OFFICE NUMBER 00447877729396
FAX NUMBER 00448719002206
WEBSITE www.linkglobal.org
Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
Saturday 9am to 2pm
I look forward to meeting you in person and hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you.I await the details and If you have any problem here is my number 00447946285893.Await your response asap.

HERE IS THE LATEST WHICH IS SIMILAR TO PRIOR POST. I AM FAIRLY SURE ITS A HUSTLE AS THE WEB SITE DOES NOT EXIST.

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response and details on the Property.I appreciate the explanation you have made.I Am Robert Walker by name,a 30 yr of age Project worker,British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter.I am a christian, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.I am very easy going person.I am okay with the property and would love to proceed with the renting process.I'll love it if you could reserve the property for me.
I want the one year lease to start on 10th of March 2007.
In order to get the payment to you,i'll need the underlisted information in order to proceed with the payment right away.
1, NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
2, FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
3, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
4, HOME PHONE NUMBER
The check for 1st month rent and deposit ($6441) will be sent to you which is a relocation grant by my company.All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive in the states.
Below is my present Employer's contact information for reference :
LINK GLOBAL COPORATION (UK)
OFFICE NUMBER 00447877729396
FAX NUMBER 00448719002206
WEBSITE www.linkglobal.org
Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
Saturday 9am to 2pm

I look forward to meeting you in person and hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you.I await the details and If you have any problem here is my number 00447946285893.Await your response asap.

I SENT BACK THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE:

Hello Miklos:
I am delighted to begin the process and reserve our exquisite executive residence for you. To get everything started, please provide me with the name, location address and telephone number where U will be reporting to work while in the states. Upon receipt, I will immediately forward a formal "Notice of Intent to Lease" . That document will contain my full name, address, telephone numbers and a Routing and Bank and account number into which you may wire the first months rent and security deposit.

Best regards
BILL

While renting my house, I got this scam in the email. There were others very similar, all from the UK

ASHLEY LOPEZ wrote:

Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:27:23 -0800 (PST)
From: ASHLEY LOPEZ
Subject: Re: 3 BEDROOM
To:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response and details on the Property.I appreciate the explanation you have made.I Am Ashley Lopez by name,British citizen, married and a daughter.I am a born-again christian, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.I am very easy going person.I am okay with the property and would love to proceed with the renting process.I want the one year lease to start on 10th of March 2007.
The check for 1st month and deposit ($5250) will be sent to you by my employer (LINK GLOBAL COPORATION UK).All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive in the states.
In order to get the payment to you,i'll need the information below in order to proceed with the payment immediately.
A, Your name is it will appear on the check.
B, You full address including zipcode
C, You contact number.
D, An alternative number.
Hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you.I await the details and If you have any problem here is my number 00447946285893.Await your response asap.

Just received an offer to rent my (US) Condo with this "phone number": 00447946285893

Please post a reply if you have been given this number, or have received email from da_eddy1@yahoo.com

got the same email thread from Ron Lester.what a piece of crap. I Reported this to the FBI.

thank you for this blog, it really helped me.

I am going through the same thing right now! This guy thinks he's smart. It's a good thing you put up this site. I had a feeling he was a scammer good to have conformation. Read below:

Hi,
How is it going.I read your listing on craigslist and am highly interested in renting it.I'll be glad if you could give me a little more details about the property such as the monthly rent,the deposit required when is the property gonna be available.Kindly get back to me asap.Await your response.
Regards,David

I'm thinking ok I wrote the monthly rent on the ad put i'll give him a little more info...

Hi David,

Thanks for your interest in this loft. It is on the top floor (7) with a city view and balcony. There is a washer/dryer in the unit as well as a refrigerator. It is not like a typical loft, the kitchen is somewhat detached giving you more than enough space for a living room and for your bed. There is underground parking, the building has controlled phone entry, there is a pool and spa, a gym, and a theater that seats 20. Raplhs, Cold Stone, Quiznos, and a UPS store are all conveniently located downstairs. Everthing is brand new and you will be the first one to reside in this loft.

It will be ready on June 27 and people are set to move in early July. The rent is $2800 and a deposit of $2800 is required. As soon as I get your deposit I will take the loft off the market.

Let me know if this interest you and we can speak further either via email or phone.

So he replies:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response and details on the Property.I appreciate the explanation you have made.I Am David Edwards by name,British citizen, married and a daughter.I am a born-again christian, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.I am very easy going person.I am okay with the property and would love to proceed with the renting process.I want the one year lease to start on 15th of March 2007.
The check for 1st month and deposit ($5600) will be sent to you by my employer (LINK GLOBAL COPORATION UK).All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive in the states.
In order to get the payment to you,i'll need the information below in order to proceed with the payment immediately.
A, Your name is it will appear on the check.
B, You full address including zipcode
C, You contact number.
D, An alternative number.
Hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you.I await the details and If you have any problem here is my number 00447946285893.Await your response asap.

Ok 1 the same phone number. 2 how are you going to fit your wife and daughter in a small loft that is only 798 sq. ft. and 3 i can't find any information about his company.

So I just replied:

Hi David,

I appreciate your offer. I just want to make a few things clear before I give you my information for you to send the check.

1. You cannot move into the property until July, since it is still under construction. We can accept the deposit in March and that will take the property off the market and guarantee you the loft in July.

2. You can have a 1 year lease from March 2007 to March 2008 but you can only move in in July. If you want a lease from July 2007 to July 2008 we can do that as well.

If these dates work for you, I would need to verify your employment:
1. Company Name
2. Address
3. Phone Number
4. Superviosrs Name
5. Your Position

When do you plan on arriving to Los Angeles, CA?

Is your company or you, David Edwards, going to be on the lease? And who is responsible for paying the monthly rent?

Do you have a contact in the States (California preferrably)?

So let's see if he comes back with anything!

Keep you all posted

I posted a place on Craigslist and was contacted by one of these 4-19 scammers - I just figured it out a few minutes ago!! but I've already made the mistake of giving my name, address, phone number... I'm totally freaked out now - is my identity going to be stolen? I haven't received the check yet - now that I know what's going on of course I won't cash it, but what will happen now that they have my info - can they do anything with it??

I recieved this email with regards to a room I had posted on craigslist in the United States,

My name is mariam mallam,am a modell here in Afrika am 27yrs old,i won a modelling concert with a us modelling company,so i will be coming to us to to make enquiries concerning your apartment,pls let me know the condition and the price also the rules and regulation i need to abide when i moved in.i must let you know that the modelling company will take care of the bill,kindly reply back to me,bye..

And when I responded with basic info about the room...this one,

Hello,
Its my pleasure reading from you concerning my enquiry i made , i am so glad to rent you room,i will be in the Us on march 20. I am ok with your price . The rent in a month will be 500 per month so i wil be staying for just three months ok.the amount of the room for 3months will be ($1500) , so what i want you to know now is that the agency that is incharge of the concert are the one that will be paying for my trip to United State. and all my accomondation , so they are the one that is going to pay you for the apartment on my behalf , so they said the will be paying with us money order, i will need you to give me your full name that you want it to be on the cheque.......
Your full address that you want the cheque to be delivered to.....
Your state and zip code..
and you Mobile phone number ...
Home phone number .........
I will let you know the date i will be in the Us and all other things
you need to know about me and also my pictures so that you can know who you are expecting to stay in the apartment .Hope to read from you soon...Stay Blessed
best regards ......Mariam.....

My response, and ideally the last correspondence, as I have now read through this web page,

Miriam,
If you give me the name and number of your agency, I would happily be in contact with them. Otherwise, I try not to make a habit of sending such personal information in emails (surely you understand the risk involved in such actions). Thus, while I am happy to work with you regarding your stay, let you agency know who I am, and that I will be in touch with them and we can go from there.

Dear Friends,

I thought something was up so googled and found this discussion. Thanks for your help....it did sound odd to me...it was she said her phone was broken that i was worried but only after I had given her my home phone number.

Will

Dear Mimi

I have called the international police and we are checking the location of your e-mail and computer

Will

See below

Mary Leer (mary_leer001@yahoo.co.uk) writes...

Thanks so much for your mail......The room seems okay by me and also I am okay with the rental price and the locational advantage.I really hope you will grant me the privildge to be with you.I would like to have the room for 6 months.I will like you to know that I will be coming in as soon as I have secured a suitable place to stay in.I would really love to be in the home..
This is a little more about me...I am Mary Leer presently based in France. .I am 25 years of age like I said in my last mail.I am very nice caring honest,kind responsible hard working, clean, reliable, social and God fearing.I like watching movies swimming and runnig ad reading too i do not go to partys ,smoke nor drink i am very passionate i like to share ideas with others.

----- Original Message ----
From: MIMI COLLINS
To: will mcmahon
Sent: Sunday, 4 March, 2007 2:27:30 PM
Subject: Re: Thanks and payment arrangement!

am haveing a problem with my phone for now so i think mailing back would help out here so i would like to have your details for payment asap
will mcmahon wrote:
Hi Mimi

the room is free from 1st of April.

my telephone number is 020 8525 6616

my friend Julia speaks French, could you talk to her by phone so that we are clear about arrangements before you send a cheque?

what is your telephone number in France?

Will

----- Original Message ----
From: MIMI COLLINS
To: will mcmahon
Sent: Sunday, 4 March, 2007 1:20:24 PM
Subject: Thanks and payment arrangement!

Hello will,
Thanks so much for your response and its quite understanding,I will love to move in as soon as it at get available....The house details and locational advantage seems okay by me....I would like to have the apartment for 6 months.I will be coming in as soon as i have secured a suitable place to stay in.I would like you to know that i wont be able to come over to view the apartment due to my present location as i am currently in France.

This is a little about me.I am mimi Collins a freelance journalist presently in France.........I am 27 years of age.i am very nice,caring,honest,kind responsible,hard-working clean,reliable and social.i like watching Movies, swimming and reading too ....i am social, very passionate and i like to share ideas with others.I neither drink nor smoke, but dont mind living with those that do them.

Concerning payment, I have contacted my client and he promised he will make out payment to you,he will be paying you in excess, cos he's taking care of my accomodation and traveeling fees.He would be paying you £3,500.

As soon as you get the check,get it deposited in your bank.When it gets cleared,pls deduct the cost of the apartment for a month plus the deposit and send the remaining balance,which would be for my flight expenses and my living allowance for the short period,The balance should be sent to my traveling agent whose information i would give to you as soon as you recieve payment.

I want you to see this as a favour you'll be willing to do for a tenant. As soon as i get there,i will make preparations for the remaining months, including all bills. Pls i want you to do this for me in good faith. if you comply,do not hesitate to provide me with these information.

Name,
Address,
Postal Code,
Telephone number

I would be very glad if you can be of a helping hand.

Best Regards.

mimi

will mcmahon wrote:
Hi Mimi

It is £440 a month.

It is in Homerton which is in zone2/3 about half an hour from the centre of London.

The nearest metro is Stratford - 5 to 10 mins away.

I would let you have a photo but I am useless with technology!

Where are you coming form, how long would you like to stay etc?

Will

----- Original Message ----
From: MIMI COLLINS
To: wsmcmahon@yahoo.co.uk
Sent: Sunday, 4 March, 2007 1:06:12 PM
Subject: i need an accommodation!!!1

Hello,
I am mimi Collins a freelance journalist..I am coming over to your location ..In my search for place to live with in a condusive environment, i came across your advert and i like it, Is the accommodation available?I would like to have more details about the
accommodation.......its rental price per month, locational and advantage,and would appreciate pictures if it has any ,and note that your payment will be made to you via check.Will await to read back from you, you could reply me on
mimi_cares1805@yahoo.co.uk

Best Regards.

mimi

I just posted my rentals on Craigslist on Friday and saturday received an email from a Frank Johnson from the UK claiming to work for Quest IT Solution in London.
The E-mail Reads as follows:Hello,
Hope this message finds you well,i saw the advert you posted on
cl about the property for rent. I will like to know if its still
avaliable.
Moreover,I will like you to give me a little more details about the
property and also the monthly rent and the deposit required.
Await your response asap.
Regards
Frank Hello,
Thanks for the details on the Property.I am satisfied and will like to go ahead with the renting process.
Moreover,i will like to introduce myself as Frank Johnson, 30 yrs of age,a British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in the London UK), I work with Quest IT solution (London), as a loss adjuster agent,coming to the state to work for a year or more as a consultant agent .
I am a christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
Below is my present Employer's contact information for reference :
Quest IT Solution (LOndon,UK)
12,HARTLEY HOUSE,
LONDON SE1 5RY.
*Passpot number :346928442
*N.I Number :SC 23 16 42 D.
However, i will arrange with an interior decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment system and other appliances that i will need in the property.
Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information in order to proceed with the payment right away.
1, NAME ON PAYMENT IN FORM OF A CHECK
2, FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
3, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
4, HOME PHONE NUMBER
The payment for 1st month rent and deposit will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant by my employer.All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive in the states.
Regard
Frank
+447798856988
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I really appreciate your response and i hope to see you in person soon.I want to use this medium to inform you that the payment has been issued and mailed out to the address you gave me,so kindly be on a look out for it in three to five working days.
However,i just confirmed from my employer that my travelling allowance and other expenses as been included in the payment that was sent out to you.Kindly get back to me as soon as you received it so that we could proceed asap.await your response.
Cheers
Frank
Kindly responsed to my mail asap today.
Thank god for your blog! I felt like this was a uber scam and my gut was right again! Thanks for your post!
Laurie

Add these to the list (same MO as described in many of the aforementioned posts):
My scammers:
1) "richard wallace" richwall0102@yahoo.com
A "Chemist" / "Medical Doctor" (it's hard for him to keep this straight between emails) from England coming to work for 1 year at the EPA for "private research". Totally interested sight unseen. Had a US-based "financier" waiting for the go-ahead. Despite being an English professional could not consistently string together a proper english sentence. A web search did not bring any hits. Gave me a whole lot of info I did not need, probably to foster trust.
2) "cicilia janet" Cicilia_jane4u@yahoo.com
Born and raised English doctor relocating to the "U.S.A (United State of America)", who could absolutely not string together a single proper english sentence (red flag), and on a temporary "program" in Nigeria (ding, ding, ding). Asked for all the info already in the ad.

To the scammers watching this site (like... justin at February 8, 2005 18:31), we're onto ya, scum.

I listed a home for rent on Craig's List. I received an email from Alli Mogan. A model with the Dynamic Modeling Agency based in the U.K. Moving to the States for an assignment. Also gave me the attorney's name, John Maclauren-Legal Practional. I grew suspicious as the transaction was moving too fast. Thanks to this website, I now know it is a scam. Rock & roll!!

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($1250.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 20st OF THIS MONTH and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Alli Mogan
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
Alli Mogan.

Pratt Development wrote:
The house is a 2 bedroom 1 bath with all new everything. Monthly rent is 1250 and would require first, last and a security deposit of $1000.00 This house is newly remodeled from the ground up. the address is 830 SW Stypmann Blvd Stuart, Fl. 34994. I will send pics this weekend.

Kurt

----- Original Message -----
From: alli mogan
To: prattdevelopment@bellsouth.net
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:40 AM
Subject: $1250 / 2br - House for rent/lease/option

Hello,
In responce to your Apartment for rent. My company is posting me to the states on an official assignment in MONTH.I will like to rent your Home for the period i will be staying in U.S. Pls do give me the following information.
1.A brief discription of the Home
2.Monthly rent and deposit
3.The address of the Home
4.Pictures of the interior areas of the house
I will be staying in the Apartment for a year pls do send the total charges for this period and the initial deposit required of me to pay before moving in. Pls do let me know if you will accept check as payment.I will be waiting for your responce on
this.Hope to hear from you in earnes t.
Alli Mogan.

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Just wanted to say thanks... Frank Johnson from LOndon,UK Quest IT solution is eagerly responding to my craigslist rental ad and wants the place immediatly, although I said it isnt availible yet. I did think of this as being very odd. anyways a quick google search brought me here, so I think I just ignore old franky boy......

HAHA.. this is rediculous... whats wierder is that this obsuce site is one of the only ones covering this scam on the Net..

Check out my experience..

Hello Theodore,

How are you doing ?i just want to inform you that the check will soon arrive at your doorstep ... But there is a little mistake with the check ..Which i belive we can resolve ....
I asked my dad to issue out a check of $600 but he got me wrong,he sent you the sum of $3500 ..And i wont want this to cause a delay,so i belive the transaction is still on .. So all i want you to do is ............

1. Once you recieve the check..you will take it to your bank and get it cashed
2. DEDUCT YOUR RENT FEES ($600)
3. You will then send the remaing money to my dad shipper via western union.cause She's helping me to ship some new merchandise i ordered from Illinios
4. The money will be send to my shipper via western union money transfer
5. And you will also deduct western union charges from the money and will send the rest to the shipepr...

So please mail me back to let me know you understand me ...

Regards,
-Anne....

So woops your dad decided to send you a check for 6 x the amount of the rent... ahaha and you want me to send the difference.and your dad is a SHE..hahaha come on man...I gotta know who really falls for this..??? I want to see this person in the Street so i can curb stomp them for wasting my time...

I was also contacted by Alli Mogan.

Here are the emails:

Hello,
In responce to your Apartment for rent. My company is posting me to the states on an official assignment in MONTH.I will like to rent your Home for the period i will be staying in U.S. Pls do give me the following information.
1.A brief discription of the Home
2.Monthly rent and deposit
3.The address of the Home
4.Pictures of the interior areas of the house
I will be staying in the Apartment for a year pls do send the total charges for this period and the initial deposit required of me to pay before moving in. Pls do let me know if you will accept check as payment.I will be waiting for your responce on
this.Hope to hear from you in earnes t.
Alli Mogan.

So, I replied the apt was still available and that he could come and see at the apt but Alli Mogan said that he was in the UK but was willing to send me the rent money for an apt he never saw

second email:
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($1295.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 30 OF THIS MONTH and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Alli Mogan
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
Alli Mogan.

At this point, I decided to google his name and see what comes up. WOW!!! This was a SCAM

3rd email from Alli Mogan:

Hello,
Thank so much for your information,Hope this message finds you well thank you for your promt response,i really appericate you and i hope to see you in person soon.I want to use this medium to inform you that the payment as being issue and send to the address you gave me,so kindly be on a look out for it in three to four days time please.so when i arrive i will fill all the paper work and sign all the necessary lease form to be signed before i moved into the house,And pls do let me know now if i can trust you with the money,Await your responseCheers
Alli Mogan,

From, here I emailed him telling him that he should get a job and stop the scam and that will NEVER cash the check.

He never email me back!

Be careful, and always do a google search before you deal with freaks like ALLI Mogan.

Thanks PAUL!

Take care.
Ikran

Here is another examples from these scums
Liz

Thanks for the details on the Property, i am satisfied and will
like to go ahead with the renting process,
i will like you to go ahead and reserve the property for me.
so i will be needing the following informations so that the check
for payment of the deposit $4800 can be processed and posted to you soon.

Name:............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............

i want the 12 month lease to start on the 10th April 2007, i will also want
to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior decorator
who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,
entertainment system and other appliances that i will need in the property,
they will as well be in charge of moving down my luggages down to the states.

So the check of $9600 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant by
my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $4800 and you will
forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all prepared for my
arrival. all applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive.

Also for familiarization I Am Ronald Lester,I am 31 yrs of age,a British citizen,
married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in the UK), I work
with GMC Insurance Group (UK), as a loss adjuster agent, I am a Christian, reserved
in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you
I await the details.
you can reach my at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference :
james albert
217,ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
+447031955613
EMAIL:albjames112@yahoo.co.uk
Cheers

Laurie, I received the EXACT email from Frank Johnson. THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting that info.

SINCE THIS SITE HAS HELPED IN MY INVESTIGATIONS, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP OTHERS

Hello Sir/Madam,
How are u doing? Hope you are fine? if so, i appreciate it so much.
I saw your Advert that u have a room/apt. to be sub-leased. am interested in renting the room/apt. It suits the type of place i need for my comfort and work. my name is Graham Mcguire am British. I was born and brought up in London; I lived all my life there. Am a medical practitioner, a doctor to be precise but presently in UK for a program which will be ending soon. I and the rest of my colleagues will be coming to your country/state for another program (HIV/AIDS seminar) which will last for 5 or 7 months but i would be on a personal project and would love to take up a lease of 9 months with you and if very condusive by me ill extend it to a one year lease. We’ll be there to educate and give the people some medical
diagnosis on HIV/AIDS. I will like to lease the room/apt for the period which i will be there for the program because I will prefer staying there than staying in a motel. Below is the question you might require of me.
Name:Graham Mcguire
Age:- 37
Sex :- Male
Citizenship:- UK Place of Birth
Contact number: +447024023730
Educational Qualification:- MD (HIV/AIDS DOCTOR)
Religion:- Catholic
Marital Status: Single
Cleanliness: Very clean
Hobbies:-Dancing, Movies, Concerts, Soccer, Traveling
Nature:-Great sense of humor,easy going and very out going
Drinking/Drugs/Smoking Social Drinker don`t do drugs nor smoke
Contact Information of my Boss:
NAME OF BOSS: FLETCHER MAC JAMES
ADDRESS OF BOSS IN UK: 7294 KENWOOD AVENUE MANCHESTER CITY, LONDON,
ENGLAND, UK
Please respond by mailing me and tell me if the apartment is still
available, and i will need these details about the apartment.
1. The amount you charge per month?
2. Location of the place?
3. Deposit amount?
4. Total amount for 2 months tell me more about the place. I cant
wait toread from u soon. Thanking you in anticipation. Please i will need the room if available and please don’t hesitate to reply to my mail.
Regards
Graham Mcguire.

AND HERE'S THE NEXT ONE FROM 'GRAHAM'
Dear Sir. Thanks so much for your prompt response..I am very happy for your reply that shows the kind of person i am thinking of renting from how kind he his...For the payment that is not a problem at all.I am ok with the unfurnished .I would love to deposit down for the appartment.Because my boss will be highly responsible for all the expenses of the payment all i have to do is to confirm the amount of the room including the utilities and then get it sent to him including
the informations in which the payment will be issued to. As regard to
payment, you will be receiving a payment of $4500, and you will
have to deduct the first months rent and security deposit and you will have to send my balance to my reservation agent that will be responsible for my
expenses of my hotel bills for the mean time and my stuff . So all i require of you is for you to send me your full name and address including your phone number so that i can forward it to my
boss will be paying you in advance bacause of my flight and some other
things so all you have to do is that as soon as you receive the check you
will deduct your rent fee and the utilities and have the rest sent off to
my flight manager via MONEYGRAME WIRE TRANSFER so that my ticket can be
booked... , am sure you will understand all this, waiting to hear from
you, so i will want all this informations for quick payment as soon as
posible.. Thanks and have a good time. Warmest Regards RENTAL
APPLICATION :
ApplicantName: Graham Mcguire
hotel (Suite012) Hilton Plans Hotels
Social Security# Driver's license Need to Apply for a new D/L Appl
cant's
employer: SABRE RRESERVISTS IN HUMANITARIAN ROLES IN UK
Address: SaBRE Floor 1, Zone D St Georges Court
2-12 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2SH
thanks alot for your understanding ,i would be awaiting to read from
you with the information as to where and whom to have your payments made
out to asap.. Do get back to me with your contact details like this:
Name you want on bank draft:
Home Address:
City:
State:
Postal Code:
Country:
Phone Number/Office Number:
thank you
cheers,
Graham

William's NOTE: We may be all happy to know the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is involved in this one!

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($2000.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 10 OF NEXT MONTH and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk ,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Mark Joe
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 3000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
Mark Joe

Well Mr. David Edwards has struck again! This is the first email that he sent me.

Hi,
How are you doing today.I'm responding to your listing on craigslist and I am highly interested in renting it.I'll be glad if you could give me a little more details about the property such as the total amount needed for move-in,some pictures of the interior and when is the property gonna be available.Kindly get back to me asap.Await your response.
Regards,David Edward

The second email was:

Thanks for the email.The price is okay by me.I will like to know how far it is from Banks,Shops,Bus stop and Train sation.
Am on a transfer from my work down to the state and my company will be responsible for the first month rent and security deposit $780.I work for Global Link branch in UK.Here is a link to my employer's web link.
www.glink.net.hk
glink@technologist.com
I'll be happy to sign all paperwork in person as soon as i arrive in the states.I'll love to move-in on April the 20th.
In order to proceed with payment,I will need the following information so that we can continue from there.
(1) Full name on the check,(2) Mailing address,(3) Phone number,(4) Alternative number
I await the above details and If you have any problem don't hesitate to contact me.Hope to read from you soon.David Edward

I checked out the website and it is located in Hong Kong. This really makes me mad! Then I found this site and saw that he has struck other people.

yeh, iv experienced the same kind of thing

i posted on freecycle for a guitar and a woman called 'Lilian Bach' offered to pay for one for me...

she sent me a cheque for £5,000.
obv i will not cheque as i will probably get done for fraud, and i have googled her name and it has been used for similar scams.

I got two exactly the same, and i was fucking saving the room for her!!!
they both a christians and love go to the cinema, what a coincidence, isn't? :) shit!! :)

Hello, My name is Elinor Howell , I saw your listing online concerning your room for rent on a search for a room, and got intrested in renting from you... I am okay with everything you stated about the room, and would really appreciate if i can get the place from you.

A lil about me : I do not Drink Neither do i smoke, I am quiet easy going and fun to be with.I like to keep the house tidy and would require the same too.I am a christian by religion,my hobbies are Hiking and going to the cinema's. would like to know more about you too..
Please do get back to me here with any more details you think i need to know about the room,including my own share of the rent bills and also would like to know you preffered method of payment so that i can have proper arrangement made on that...

and the the new jane

Dear Sir/ma
Am Jane Marx, I saw your listing online
Concerning your room for rent on a search for a room, and got
Interested in renting from you. I am okay with everything you
Stated about the room, and would really appreciate if I can get the
Place from you.

A little about me: I do not drink neither do I smoke, I am quiet easy
Going and fun to be with. I like to keep the house tidy and would
Require the same too. I am a Christian by religion, my hobbies are
Hiking and going to the cinemas. Would like to know more about you
Too.

Please do get back to me here with any more details you think I
Need to know about the room, including my own share of the rent
Bills and also would like to know you preferred method of payment
So that i can have proper arrangement made on that...

Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

Lovely Regards
Jane

We just received one from Marc Joe. This is crazy. I had no idea. Good thing I searched and found this site. The email is identicle to the one above.

Laurie, I received the EXACT email from Justin Harris last week. Thanks a bunch for posting the info.
But I still don't understand what they can achieve by this?

I got this one, felt like something was wrong, and for good reason too so it seem...

Hello,
Thanks for the details on the Property.I am satisfied and will like to go ahead with the renting process.
I want the one year lease to commence on the 15th May 2007.
Also for familiarization.I Am Victor Campbell,I am 30 yrs of age,a British citizen, married to a lovely lady, (Family staying over in the London UK), I work with Quest Insurance Company (London), as a loss adjuster agent, I am a christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
Below is my present Employer's contact information for reference :
Quest Insurance Company
12,HARTLEY HOUSE,
LONDON SE1 5RY.
*Passpot number :346928442
*N.I Number :SC 23 16 42 D.
Howeer, i will arrange with an interior decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment system and other appliances that i will need in the property.
Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information in order to proceed with the payment right away.
1, NAME on the CHECK
2, FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
3, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
4, HOME PHONE NUMBER
The payment for 1st month rent and deposit will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant by my employer.All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive in the states.
Regard
Victor Campbell
+447920705615

johnmogan_1000@yahoo.co.uk

I also have been under the suspician that this is a scammmer
How will they succeed?
I already sent an email to another scammer and sent a Lease and info to them also.
What are they trying to do?
What should I do? to protect my self now.
Thanks for posting this.
Here is the other email i received
From: Dr magret loma

I had the same thing just happen to me on my college message board. I put an ad on the "find a roommate" forums to sublease my apartment and got contacted by "Elizabeth Banks", a supposed American working off the shore of Africa. I never felt good about it, but went along up until the girl told me her bank couldn't transfer money overseas because of "problems they have at this time of year" and wanted to send me a $3000 money order so I could take out the rent payment and send it back to her. What initially sent up my red flag was her very common American sounding name, and she was supposedly originally from the states, yet she was unable to string together a sentence correctly. She also sent huge emails but never answered a single question I asked about her status as a student and such (since it was a message board set up through my college). I emailed her back declining, and decided to look up "rent scams", and voila, found this page. I can't believe people actually do this. I sent out a warning to everyone on those boards, but I feel like this kind of thing should be more widely known about. I feel horrible for anyone who ends up a victim of these people.

Thanks for the details on the Property.I am satisfied and will like to go ahead renting the property from you for a year or more.
I will like to introduce myself as Victor campbell, 35 yrs of age,a British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter OF AGE 10.
I work with Quest IT solution, as a loss adjuster agent,
I am a christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
Below is my present Employer's contact information for reference :
Quest IT Solution
12,HARTLEY HOUSE,
LONDON SE1 5RY.
*Passpot number :346928432
*N.I Number :Sc 23 16 47 D.
In the main time,i will like to secure the property asap so that i can attend to other thing important for my move to the state.
Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information in order to proceed with the payment right away.
1, NAME ON PAYMENT IN FORM OF A CHECK
2, FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
3, PHONE NUMBER
The payment for 1st month rent and deposit will be sent over to you asap.
All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive in the states.
Regard
Victor
P.C If you wish to speak with me,here is my number +447920705615

victor campbell tried same scam -- said employer sent a check that included expense money -- and wanted me to send back difference!!!!

Here in Canada we run a tenant location service. We get so many of these scam letters now that I have developed a copy and paste response to them all - like everything in life you have to have fun with it...

Lira wrote:

Hi
I came accross the posted apartment available.i ll like to know if its still available.I am in london as at now where i just finished my degree programme and relocating.kindly email me again with the below detailsso we can proceed and have some things done concerning the Rent.
Kindly email me with
1} RENT FEE\MO ?
2} MOVE-IN DEPOSIT ?
3} ADDRESS OF THE PLACE FOR RENT ?
4) WILL YOU TAKE A CHEQUE FOR MOVE-IN DEPOSIT ?
5} HOW LONG RENT LEASE DO YOU REQUIRE ( 6/12 MONTHS
6) DO YOU HAVE PICTURES ? SEND THEM
7) HOW FAR IS THE STORES , BUS-STOP & TRAIN STATION FROMTHEPLACE ?
8) RENT
START DATE ?
Please i'll like to know the total move in cost as well as the
piuctures of the house as i will not be able to check the place until my arrival so that i can make arrangement for my payment prior to my arrival since i will be moving down from uk as soon as i am able to secure a comfortable room.
Thanks
Lira Smith

Hello Lira,

My apologies for not responding to your enquiry sooner. I have been busy negotiating a very large financial transaction with a Nigerian oil firm for the past couple of days and it has been taking up a lot of my time! Lucky me, it looks as though I might stand to make quite a bit of money for relatively little work on my part...I'm so excited. Fingers crossed!

Anyway, about the apartment. I'm surprised you missed all of the information you are requesting as it was clearly posted in the ad. We pride ourselves on our photography especially, so I am particularly saddened that you missed those big beautiful pics. Oh well, maybe they just don't come through where you are located. The internet can be a funny thing...but I digress. It turns out you are in luck! Yes that apartment is still available but we have had a lot of response to this one so it may not last long. If you are interested I have included pictures of another one which we just listed...and the rent is very very reasonable. The building includes a fitness facility, excersise yard, an entertainment room, hot and cold running water, and even three square meals a day - however the landlord is a stickler for term leases in the range of 5-10 years and you may have to share some facilities with a few other well behaved tenants. For more information and to view a virtual tour of this property please follow the link below:

http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/facilit/institutprofiles/kingston_e.shtml

If you are interested in this one we would happily accept a cheque or Western Union money order for the rental deposit. Preferably one for a much larger amount than actually required - that way we can immediately refund the balance back to you in cash! If you prefer we can also do a direct deposit from your (or a relative's) foreign bank account. If this is preferable to you then you can call my grandmother directly for our banking information (she acts as our accountant) Her name is Rita Conchita Maria Pavlova and the number where she can be reached locally is 1-902-490-6883. Please note she likes to answer the phone using her initials due to the length of her name. Note too that you will have to speak very clearly as she is getting on in her years. You may have to explain to her in detail again the reason for your call. Sadly even her vast wealth can do little to curb her age related senility so please - be gentle.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you again.

The Viewings.ca team

PS Lira I'm a bit of an anagram fanatic and I was just toying with the letters in your first name - usually I'm pretty good at this sort of thing but I can only come up with two that make any sense to me in english. Rail and lair. Have I maybe missed one?

The following is a correspondence between myself and a british girl who reponded to my ad on the New york craigslist apt listings.... they go from most recent to eldest.... Definately a scam of some sort.

Marry,
I really would have liked to meet you before accepting any sort of payments.
My landlord also needs to approve whomever is moving in. If the room
is still available when you arrive I would be happy to meet with you
to discuss the apartment.
As of right now I need to continue to look for someone that can move in within
the currently desired timeframe. You seem like a nice person and I
will definately
contact you if I have not filled the room by the time you are due in the states.
Thanks for your interest and best of luck-

From: MARRY AMON Signed-By: yahoo.com | Mailed-By: yahoo.com
To: Steph
Date: May 6, 2007 4:34 PM
Subject: Extremly interested.....
Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender to Contacts list | Delete this message | Report phishing | Show original | Message text garbled?
Hi ,



Good to hear from you,i really appreciate your responce,and i'm okay with the price and condition of the room,also i will want you to understand that my uncle will be responsible for all the fees...I have contacted him and he promised to make the payment out to you via money order....
I am planning to come by 25th May 2007,so i will love to know if i can make the payment now via money order??


I had like to make the payment for the first month ahead of my arrival, and then i will make subsequent payment thereafter as i plan to stay for more than 6months. So i'll client to see you'll get the payment prior to my arriving date....

Hope to read from you soon,so that i can get back to you will all the details about,how the payment will be sent to you...
Mary....

Steph wrote:
Hi Marry,
Here are some more pictures of the apartment...
If you'd like to send a photo of yourself it would be nice.

As far as costs-- it is 2 months rent to move in- $1200
1 month is security ($600 of the $1200 you will get it back upon moving out)
There is $34 for cable- and utilities (gas+ electric) is around $80 each month
(a little more in the wintertime because of heat)

When did you think you are you arriving in the states?
I just want to make sure I fill the apartment by the 15th of May.

Thanks-
Steph

On 5/5/07, MARRY AMON wrote:
> Hi ,
>
>
> Thanks for your responce,i really do appreciate that from you..I will want
> you to understand that presently i am not in the states,i'm in the United
> kingdom,so i will want to hold down the room before my arrival,i will
> really appreciate if you hold down the room form me....i will want you to
> get back to me with the details about the room,the total moving in cost,and
> the all the utilities included as well as the pictures,if available....
>
>
> Thanks and hoping to read from you soon...
>
> Mary.....
>
>
>
>
>
> Steph wrote:
>
> Marry,
> When were you planning on arriving in the states?
> I was hoping to fill the room by the 15th..
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On 5/5/07, MARRY AMON wrote:
> > ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
> > ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
> > ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
> > ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
> >
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I'm marry i saw your posting on craigslist.com that you have a place for
> rent, I really do appreciate the breakdown details of the house due to what
> you have on your posting but i will love to know more about the room and the
> neighbours expecially you.....
> >
> > Anyway,i will like to let you know little about me,My name is marry,i'm a
> british,am 25years of age,i don't drink and smoke,am a cool,quiet and easy
> going person to live with,am cool living with people.I swim for fun and
> sometimes play video games.. I lost my dad in an auto accident 4years
> ago...i live with mum and my elder brother here in London,I love going out
> and like clubbing once in a blue moon,i Studied the medical and surgical
> treatment of animal(veterinary) here in Royal Veterinary College . I hope to
> end my current assignment by 10th May 2007....I'm planning to work on my
> medical course and to get a job as soon as i arrive in the state.
> >
> > However, i will want you to get back to me with the details about the
> room,the total moving in cost,and the all the utilities included as well as
> the pictures,if available....
> >
> >
> > I will be awaiting your reply soon....
> >
> > marry....

alli mogan scam is under way....i have sent and received several emails....luckily my neice was investigating the scammers and alerted me to their antics...thank god

Just bought my first rental house and listed it on Craigslist. I got three emails that just didn't sound right. All were poorly writen with tons of spelling and grammar mistakes. They all had some strange reason to leave the UK. Here is the best 1. Note the poor english and errors in spelling:

Hello,
I'm writing you After excessive enquiries on accommodation listing on the craigslist..com your property happens to interest my personalty and has been singled out by me. I am Sondra barker a 27 year old female living in the Greaat britain,EUROPE after the death of my father and am a professional in the field of modelling and fashion design. The daily theory achievements have warranted me to want to relocate to Us so i can further more on my career and make it well in life course i have all it takes to These have
warranted the need for a special and comfortableroom and roommate were I will stay for the duration of a year or more depending on how the lease is been drawn; all expenses are
the responsibility of my client who is owing me some few dollars. Please do get back to me as soon as you can, with the full details on: Rent, Room Size,Neirbourhood,Intersections and exact amount for rent, method of payment since I will be arriving 2nd week of may .
Furnished?telling me the modulation involved in the rent of the room. You can email at a.sondrabarker@yahoo.com ,i will be waiting for you urgent reply and will also be looking forward to you reply.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
May God Bless You!!!
Sondra Barker.

I Googled the name and Sondra Barker is some super model who spends a lot of time hanging out at the Play Boy mansion! Well, she should be a great addition to the neighborhood!

JUST GOT ONE LIKE MARK JOE:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.
I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment( $550 + hydro) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 31st OF may and I'll take possession of the property for a year.
the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.
Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that the payment can be issued out asap.

NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK..........
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS............
HOME PHONE NUMBER...............
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER.............

I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.
I am coming from the uk, England.
I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELING AGENCY at present.
Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:

Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail jamesmillerr2006@yahoo.com

Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:

JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTITIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217,ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:barristerlilee@yahoo.com

Presently i do not know how the exhibition will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Make Joe
2.Present Address;84 Plumstead road, London, se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7932864434
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passport number;346928442

However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also traveling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeler
3.Monthly income: 1500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 800 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7932864434 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.
Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you. Await your response.Cheers

Thank you for this site!! I too, got the "form email" from Alli Mogan yesterday (so he is still at work)... luckily, I googled the name & found this site... before I wasted any more time. Thank you all for positing.

I placed an ad for my condo for rent for a year, on craigslist (I live in the US).
Literally within 2 hours, I got 6 of these scam responses.

What blows me away is HOW DUMB ARE THESE PEOPLE???
At least if you are going to be a scammer, be a believable one, right??

First they speak horrible English.
They always use the same terms that stick out as weird when you see them over and over from different email. Every single one I received said they read my "advert".

They tell you right away that they want your place sight unseen.

They ask you questions that are already in your ad.

They dont ask questions that you would think would be relevant to someone who wants to rent your place.

They even asked me for pictures when my ad has 2 links for pictures. (multiple people asked for pics)

They all have an urgency to "secure your place" with their deposit. Yet they ask hardly any questions.

They tell you they are Drs or Researchers or some other important sounding job, which brings them to the US for this important sounding project, yet their grammar is so horrible that you just cant see how someone of that caliber can speak so poorly.

If they are going to be good scammers, they should at least READ your ad so they can respond intelligently, right? And learn proper grammar, right?
Come on, Scammers! At least WORK for your money!!!

Of course always they want their sponsor or financier to send a cashiers check for an excess amount of what you are asking (regardless of what that amount is)

Paul, you are right, in America, I do think the banks will clear a cashiers check quickly so people can easily get suckered in to wire back the "excess" funds bc it looks like they have cleared.
Then later on, they bounce back and they are minus their money.

I have also gotten emails from numerous companies unsolicited asking me to "process financial transfers" with their US customers. They say they need someone in the US who they can send a cashiers check to for the invoiced amount, then I take my 10% process fee and wire them back the rest. Uuuuhhhh, yah!

These scammers are true scum of the earth.

But the one thing we have to be thankful for is their stupidity.

Since they are so bad at being believable, its very easy to spot them out and I cant see how people can actually fall for it.

OK I admit, I did respond to the first few emails I got for my condo rental, but once you see 1 or 2, the patterns form, and you can easily smell a scam.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to all the people and the beginning author of this page!! I too recieved several of these emails... thought something was "fishy" ... but nevertheless was corresponding back and forth with several of these scamming jerks.

I too recieved that EXACT same email, word for word that most everyone has posted on here. Of course the name and address are different. Just so its searchable on google (as how I found this website) I will post it below. I have posted several other emails and responses I have recieved because maybe it'll help others if they search any of the information from the ones I've posted. Hopefully it can help somebody from making a huge mistake! Although I felt it didn't seem quite right, I still kept corresponding with them. It wasn't until I showed my husband the emails did he say, "why don't you google the phone number." And the rest is history!!

HERE ARE THE EMAILS I HAVE RECEIVED:

from [74.60.124.253] by web57301.mail.re1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:39:29 PDT
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 05:39:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Lauren Millman" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Re: update............
To: "Kristy Lee Lee"
In-Reply-To: <20070601024126.5342.qmail@web27201.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1432564879-1180701569=:84826"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Content-Length: 5804

*** HERE'S THE INITIAL EMAIL:***

Kristy Lee Lee wrote:
Hello,
In responce to your Apartment for rent. My company is posting me to the states on an official assignment in this MONTH.I will like to rent your Home for the period i will be staying in U.S. Pls do give me the following information.
1.A brief discription of the Home
2.Monthly rent and deposit
3.The address of the Home
4.Pictures of the interior areas of the house
I will be staying in the Apartment for a year pls do send the total charges for this period and the initial deposit required of me to pay before moving in. Pls do let me know if you will accept check as payment.I will be waiting for your responce on
this.Hope to hear from you in earnes t.
Kristy Lee

*** INITIALLY I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD BECAUSE ALL THE QUESTIONS SHE ASKED WERE POSTED ON MY CRAIG'S LIST SITE, AND ALSO IN THE WEBSITE I HAD MADE, WHICH HAD LINKS TO FROM THE CRAIGS POST. I WROTE MY RESPONSE AND THEN:*****

Kristy Lee Lee wrote:
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($2900.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 10 OF NEXT MONTH and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk, England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +447766958798
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawn_mi@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:JOHNMAC@LAWYER.COM
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Kristy Lee
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7939851846
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;346928442
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.Monthly income: 5500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 3500 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7939851846 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you. Await your response.Cheers
Kristy Lee.

***** EXACTLY LIKE THE REST, EXCEPT NAME AND ADDRESS DIFFERENT. **** THEN, WHAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THIS, IS THAT I STARTED TO GET SUSPICIOUS BECAUSE IN MY RESPONSE BACK TO HER, I ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS, ABOUT THE MODELING AGENCY, TO WHOM I COULD CONTACT HERE IN JACKSONVILLE, ETC... AND THEN I GET THIS RESPONSE: ****

Kristy Lee Lee wrote:
Hello Lauren,
Thank's so much for your information pls kindly get back to me with your full name and address you want the the payment sent to you asap when i arrive i will fill all the paper work and sign all the necessary lease form to be signed before i moved into the house.
Kristy Lee.

*** OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS UP HERE SO I WROTE HER BACK AND SAID I'M NOT SENDING HER ANYTHING UNTIL SHE ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS. I'M GONNA SEE IF THERE'S ANY MORE SHE'LL THROW OUT THERE.. MAYBE I'LL POST MORE RESPONSES LATER. ****

-------- *** HERE ARE OTHER EMAILS I RECIEVED:

THE FIRST ONE:

FROM: george faith
EMAIL: geor0faith@yahoo.com

Hello,
I came accross the posted rent advert,i will like to know if it is still available.I am united kingdom citizen and i have travell to united state several times also i finished my Degree programme just of recent,at the moment am working
with a private organisation,if the appartment is still available Please i would like you to e-mail me with the following details:
The full condition and the description of the place for rent ?
The picture of the place if available ?
The address of the place ?
The month rent fee and the deposit ?
Total amount needed for move in ?
What is the Ideal or Proper time/date move in will be suitable ?
Would you take a certified cashier cheque for payment ?
Thanks,
Regards.

**** PRIOR TO MY KNOWING THIS WAS A SCAM, I WROTE HIM BACK, AND HE FOLLOWED WITH THIS. I FOUND IT FUNNY AGAIN HOW THEY KEPT ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT WERE ALREADY POSTED ON MY AD. ****

Hello,
Thanks you for the quick response,and i will love it
if you can take it out of the advert because am ready
to go for the appartment.I am glad to inform
you that i have agree to pay the total amount to move
in and my organisation have agreed to issued the
payment for the total amount for the first
month rent,and it's deposit starting from my move in
date which will be on 20 of JUNE ,and i will be
staying for 1 year,on which every month payment will
be paid on 1st of every month thenceforth.Also it
might be of your interested to know that the cheque
will be issue in an excess amount,and. the excess
amount is meant for my travel allowance and other
little expenses,i will like to know more about the
security of the appartment,are there any cctv in the
premises,how far is the police station from the
apartment,Is a fire detector and carbon monoxide
detector in the ( Apartment ) ? Will you be repainting
the (Apartment )? If it is in good shape and recently
repainted kindly leave it and clean up the Apartment
before my move,Is there any car dealer nearby where i
can purchase a car upon my arrival and hope you will
assist me in that ,i shall sign all necessary lease of
aggreement document upon my arrival to the states,so i
can be proctected.I will be providing all required
information and work refrencees when i arrive.Kindly
get back to me with the underlisted information so
that i can forward it to my organisation and the
payment
can be issued out asap.
Full name on the cheque,
Full Mailing Address &
Phone number.
Thanks.
Regards,

*** THIS GUY WANTS ME TO NOT ONLY TAKE MY AD OFF OF CRAIG'S LIST BUT HE ALSO WANTS ME TO ASSIST HIM IN BUYING A CAR AS WELL. WOW. I WROTE HIM BACK AND TOLD HIM THE CONDO IS ALREADY FILLED. ASSHOLE. ****

**** AND THEN HERE'S A THIRD ONE.... FROM GOOD OL' MARY: *****

FROM: MARY
EMAIL: mary_jones101@myway.com

Hello ,
How are you doing today. I saw your advert on Site and am
interested.Here is a little info about myself. I am Mary and I'm 26
years old. work with a Alexco COMEX SEAWAY,At present i am based in
Nigeria but I am relocating back to the United States. Consequent to
this and in order to make settling in easier and quicker i am searching
for accomodation early and i saw your ad on craigslist and i want to
make a reservation for your apartment. I can assure you that you will
not have any regrets letting out this apartment to me.I am a quiet
person and can get along well with any body,i am coming over alone,with
no family or pets,i do not smoke and i drink very lightly.
However i will like to know (1)the maximum lease period available,exact
amount of payment per month
(2)deposit fee in bapplicable........method of payment and other
utilities
mary

**** THE MARY CHANGES HER NAME TO VICTORIA JONES AND EMAILS ME FROM ANOTHER ADDRESS WITH THIS RESPONSE: ****

"To make the payment to the house,i can only do acount wire,and it must be a BOA business acounting"

HER EMAIL FROM THAT WAS: victoriaa101@yahoo.com

**** I DIDN'T RESPOND TO GOOD OL' MARY, OR VICTORIA, OR WHATEVER HER NAME IS, AFTER THAT. ****

***** LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT OL' JULIET, EITHER: ****
FROM: JULIET
EMAIL: wellydoll@yahoo.com

Hello,
I am writing just to confirm if your apt is still available and ifyes let me know. my name is Juliet Wallace and I am 30 years old from Dublin in Ireland.I am a humanitarian officer
involved in projects that includes orphans, orphanages, with heart related diseases in children betweeen the ages of 4-10yrs. I will be staying for a minimum of 1-2 weeks and am planning to be in states on before June 1st, I don't drink nor smoke, no pets and no boyfriend because I am a very busy lady only dedicated to my work, I like honest, trustworthy and hardworking people while I dislike lazyness, messy, uncaring, my job involves travelling which is one of my hobbies. i will be through with my programme here in Romania and will be having my vacation in UNITED STATES, i will still be getting paid for my leave as allowances and compesating salary, so paying my rents on time won't be an issue of discussion, am also okay with the moving date and price but will like to make all arrangement ready ahead of my arrival, i also like you to give me more discription about the room, preferable if you can send me the pics since i wont be able to access the room prior to my arrival to states, i am very happy to see your mail and would be glad to rent the
room, i will be expecting to hear from you soon.
Best Regards.

**** JULIET THEN CHANGED HER EMAIL ADDRESS AND ALSO SUPPLIED HER LAST NAME WITH THE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: ***

NAME: JULIET WASHINGTON
EMAIL: julietwasher22@yahoo.com

Hello Lauren ,
It's really great to keep contact close with you in respect of the room, I have informed my boss about this and he promised
to make sure that I will meet up with the payment arrangement so that I can depart from here as scheduled. He also said I will have the
advantage to make payment for deposit, I should arrive to US on or before June 6th if everything worked out as planned so pls keep room for me till my arrival, my mode of payment will be in US Certified Money Order or a certified cashier check as it pleases you, so pls let me know if this mode of payment is ok by you, and if YES pls provide me with the following information to get the payment to you.
(1)Your full name as it will appear on the Money Order or cashier
check.
(2)your work or home address to ensure delivery in your hands through regular mails or a courier service.
(3)your phone number to keep contact close and avoid package missing
in transit and also i want you to know that you going to deduct amount for the rent,and send the remaining balance of the money to mytravelling agency manager via western union money transfer or money
gram for my travelling ticket back to the state,okay. Kindly get back
to me as soon as possible with this requested address contact information so that we can proceed as soon aspossible. i await your reply.
Juliet Washington.

*** WHEN I INITIALLY PUT THE AD UP, I RECIEVED ALL THESE ADS VERY QUICKLY. SINCE THEN THEY'VE STOPPED. I WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO GET TO THE NEW USERS ON CRAIG'S LIST SO THEY KNOW TO EXPECT THIS. ***

Hi, the following contacted me about an apt I had posted on Craigslist.org. Luckily I had a co-worker warn me about the potential of it being a scam. I now have confirmation!

From: "natural gift@hotmail.co.uk"
Subject: RE: Am Interested!!!
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:22:11 +0000

>
>I am intersted, so send the grand total move-in cost. Because, I
>will like to secure the accomodation for myself before my arrival,
>also send the name, address with phone and cell numbers which
>payment should come to as I guess US Money Order will be OK.

>Attached is my picture for your view and send the picture of the
>accomodation if available.
>
>
>Awaiting your response.
>Regards,
>
>Blossom
__________________________________________

From: materrazi gomez
To: materrazi_gomez@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: please get back to me asap.
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:30:59 +0100 (BST)

Good day Sir/ Madam, My name is Materrazi gomez, I am 26 years of age and a citizen of the United Kingdom i will be relocating for a short period of two
years on a research programme to the United States . As I was reviewing rental adverts, I got particularly interested in your property, I would like you to email me pictures, and I would also like to know the exact fees to be paid monthly and the security deposit in order for me to pass information to my sponsors.
Thanks for your assistance. Cheers
materrazi.

_________________________________________________

From: "rose melina"
Reply-To: queenbabylove11@hotmail.com
To: queenbabylove11@yahoo.com
Subject: URGENTLY NEEDED
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:00:10 -0400 (EDT)

Hello ,
I am so happy to have seen the kind of opportunity that i have been looking for so many weeks now , well i am so happy to have seen it now , and i hope i will be considered to rent the room/apartment , but first before i proceed , my name is rose melina, i am a EYE doctor , i studied in the UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Name:-rose melina
Age:-27
Sex :-Female
Citizenship:- ireland
Place of Birth:-ENGLAND
Educational Qualification:-MD(EYE DOCTOR)
Institution:-National University
Religion:- Catholic
Marital Status:-Single
Cleanliness:- Very clean
Hobbies:-Dancing,Movies,Concerts,Soccer,Traveling
Nature:-Great sense of humor,easy going and very out
going
Drinking/Drugs/Smoking:-Social Drinker don't do drugs
nor smoke
i studied in the UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ.
Tel: +44 (0)7024066747
http://www.gla.ac.uk/
http://www.unofficial-guides.com/guides/glasgow.html
where i had my doctorate degree. I was born in ireland, but my mother is from england , thats why i had the opportunity to study in ENGLAND , but as of now , i am in SOUTH AFRICA and should be moving to NIGERIA for a MEETING. i just want you to know more about me , i will be needing the room for my arrival in the states for some months maybe 2 or 3 , or more if u think it can available for a year if yes i can sign a year lease if no ok no problem , so i will need the below information about the room ,
so i can proceed on how i can get the payment done
fast....
1. Is the place Available?
2.How many months is it available from? I
3.From what month to What month
4.If available, How much per month.
5.address of the place
6.Total amount for 1 monhs
So can you please give me a brief description of the
house/apart(size,colour,and the gadgets in the
house/apart)What is the rent fee per month and deposit
if any plus utilities and is there a packing garage(as
I'll be bringing in my Car).
Also can you please tell me a bite more about your
self and any other person staying in this
house/apart.I will be very glad to have my questions
answered as I'll like a person who is very
responsible,clean and understanding, someone I can
really get along with.
i shall wait for the above information as soon as
possible , and i will be happy to recieve an answer
about it , so i can proceed on my payment method.
i will like you to email me back to my person mailaddress if you think i will be a good persone to you , send back to me a message ok
You can also meet me on my yahoomesanger my screen name is queenbabylove11 i am online now
Waiting to hear from you
rose

Hi! Wow, nice site. Thx autor.

so, basically i want to entertain myself by reading other people’s mail on myspace. im a very bored military wife and this is how i’d enjoy spending some hours of my days. is there anyone who can break it down barney style on how to go about getting ones email and password? as im reading above, i see that a lot of people are asking the same thing and am wondering if they ever got help. either way, im bored now and this is amusing me. so, feel free to maybe help. im hoping somebody can just get me headed in the right direction.

Thank you so much for the information. I too received an email similar to yours. This one was from Dave Roger in the UK. He wanted to rent our house for 1 year and like your asked for the total for a year, duhhh. By the way, I was able to find your story by searching for "John Maclauren Legal Practional", which is who he said his legal advisor was.

As soon as I received his response, I blocked all emails. Truly a SCAM.

I just posted my unit yetareday on Craigs list & got 16 e-mails from people in the UK. I asked them all to complete rental applications & so far only one has sent it back. He put his legal counsel as "John Maclauren" does this person exist or is he a fake attorney. I have already calle dteh co this person claims to work at & they never heard of her. Do these people actually think we are that dumb to give our personal info.

Just received yet another of these - seem to get one every few months. Reads as follows -

Hello,
Good Aftersoon...My name is HOWARD JAMES ,I came accross the posted rent advert.i will like to know if its still available.

I am in france as at now where i just finished my degree programme and relocating back to the UK.kindly email me again with the below details so we can proceed and have some things done concerning the Rent.Kindly email me with the following details:-

1} RENT FEE\MONTH ?
2} MOVE-IN DEPOSIT ?
3} ADDRESS OF THE PLACE FOR RENT ?
4} HOW LONG RENT LEASE DO YOU REQUIRE?
5} DO YOU HAVE PICTURE?
6) HOW FAR IS THE STORES , BUS-STOP & TRAIN STATION FROM THE PLACE ?

I will be expecting to read answers to the above question.
Best regards,
Howard James....................

Pretty obviously a scam. Interestingly it came via a property rental site in London which I had never heard of, let alone posted my details on: enquiries@desiman.co.uk

These people recently tried to scam me here is a transcript of the email.
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organiser agreed to pay the requested amount payment($5100.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 18 OF THIS MONTH and i'll take posession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the underlisted information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the uk ,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELLING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +44-7939961633
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawnmi0@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL PRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, ABBERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +44-7766958798
Presently i do not know how the exhibiton will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Name;Dave Roger
2.Present Address;84 weaverly road, London , se18 7th
3.Phone;00-44-7983952960
4.Date of birth;03-07.1981
5.Passpot number;326948242
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also travelling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeller
3.M onthly income: 5000 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 3500 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7983952960 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
Dave Roger.

do not fall for this it is a scam

And they keep coming fast thick and fast.

Do not let these bastards get away with it. My cheque cleared my account and I was hours away from sending money to them....
--------------------------------------------------

Hello,

Thanks so much for your email and its quite understanding.I am okay with everything about the place and will want to have it for the 6 month as requested.

The house details,location and location advantage seems okay by me....I would like to have the room for the stipulated period once it is available for me to move in.I will be coming in as soon its ready for me and the tenancy starts.I would like you to know that i wont be able to come over to view the place due to my present location as i am currently in France. I have gone thru the advert one more time and everything seems okay.

This is a little about me.I am Mary Cole and currently in paris france.......I am 27 years of age.I am very nice,caring,honest,kind responsible,hard-working clean,reliable and social.I like watching Movies, swimming and reading too ....I am social, very passionate and i like to share ideas with others.I neither drink nor smoke, but dont mind living with those that do them.

Concerning payment, I have contacted my client and he promised he will make out payment to you,he will be paying you in excess, cos he's taking care of my accommodation and traveling fees.He would be paying you £3,500.

As soon as you get the cheque,get it deposited in your bank.When it gets cleared,pls deduct the cost of the room for a month,bills plus any deposit and send the remaining balance,which would be for my flight expenses and my living allowance for the short period,The balance should be sent to my traveling agent whose information i would give to you as soon as you receive payment.

I want you to see this as a favour you'll be willing to do for a tenant. As soon as i get there,i will make preparations for the remaining months, including all bills. Pls i want you to do this for me in good faith. if you comply,do not hesitate to provide me with these information.

I just feel dissapointed, every single time I have posted an add on the internet to either rent my apartment or to look for a roommate only scammers contact me. Luckily I have never been dumb enough to send money or anything. But honestly it's such a waste of time and energy.

The truth is, all these scams are too good to be true, reason why I guess nowadays very few people fall for them.

Read my "email" conversations with this "lady":

Does this sound familiar:

Jenny Ford [jenny.ford01@hotmail.com]

Hi,

How are you doing? Am writing you in regards to your advert and i'm interested in your room apartment, Am from Australia and i will be having some seminars coming up soon in US. Right now, am working for a Non Government Organization on a program on children with orphans and heart related probs.My next program/seminars will be in US and I will need a room to stay for these seminars, so I want to secure a room before my arrival to the states. I can't wait to arrive to US cause I've heard a lot about US.Pls do get back to me with the room description,move-in and move out date, move-in rent fees for the first month,Utilities and deposit if included. And if any picture of the room is available, kindly attach it with your reply please.Hope to read from you. Have a wonderful and productive day.

Thanks...
Jenny.

carolina@original-video.com wrote:
Hi Jenny:

The room is already available. Is partially furnished but it doesn't have
a real bed, I have an air mattress. The room has enough space to fit a
queen size bed, it has 2 night stands, it's own bathroom and a closet. It
also has a 42" TV. All utlities are included in the rent. I ask for first
month in advance, last month and security deposit.

Sorry I have no pictures available, my camera broke, however, my apartment
is nice, it has wood floors, an italian kitchen with marble granit tops
and the building is nice and quiet.

Feel free to call me if you have any additional questions. I can be
reached at 786-417-8490.

By the way, when are you arriving to the US? How long are you staying?

Thanks

Carolina

Different email address:
Jenny Ford [jenny_ford01@yahoo.com]
Hi,

Thanks for the response to my introductory mail,i will like you to know the full information about me. I was born and razed in Australia,i am quiet and easy going person to live with. I'm 26 years of age, I am extremely clean,quiet and respectful, I am a sensitive, intelligent,
patient and caring person, have a good sense of humor and am easy to get on with. I am a faithful and committed person, who is very considerate of other people's feelings. I don't drug, I don't smoke and i don't drink.. I enjoy going out with my friends to movies, plays, parks, hikes, anything to do with the ocean and horses but i'm cool living with people.I really do appreciate the breakdown details of the room.I must confess i'm comfortable with the cost of the room and its quite reasonable and affordable . I will like to make the payment for the first month ahead of my arrival, and then i will make subsequent payment thereafter as i plan to stay for 6months,'ve told my boss about this and he promised to make sure that he will meet up with the payment so that I can depart from here as scheduled.He also said I will have the advantage to make payment for deposit .I should arrive to US on or before the 12th of august, so pls keep room for me till my arrival.He also said my mode of payment will be the Most acceptable,safer and reliable means of payment which is United state certified money order,so get back to me with your name and address so that i can send you the payment as early as possible.

Kindest Regards,
Jenny.

Hi Jenny:

6 months sounds reasonable. I ask like I said before for 1st, last and
security deposit. According to your response you will be sending first
payment to secure the apartment, right? When are you planning on payind
the rest of the deposit? Let me know as soon as possible, I already have
another offer for immediate occupancy.

As soon as I receive answer I will give you detals on where you can mail
the deposit.

Thanks,

Carolina

Hi,

Thanks for the responce...I am preety cool with the appartment situation and i will like to pay the you the first month before my arrival to the state and the remaining money will be paid immediately i arrive Ok..You can therefore get back to me with your name and address so that my Boss can send you the payment as soon as possible Ok..

Jenny.

Dear Carolina,

Thanks for the reply..I will forward your name and address to my Boss so that he can send you the payment for the first month rent as soon as possible and i want you to consider the room rented.....I will also like you to confirm this address before the payment is sent Ok;

Thanks and waiting to read from you..
Jenny.

Hi,

Thanks for being there for me all this while,I really appreciate it. I want to let you know that i'll make it up to you.The payment will be mailed out to you tomorrow via regular mail and it will take 7 or 8 working days for it to get to your place.. I want you to know that my car,computer and other luggages will be delievered before my arrival,please do let me know if you can be there to help me recieve my stuffs ,it won't cause any problem because my Boss will include the shipper's fee in the payment.......So you will be getting the shipper's fee and the rent fee together.You will just deduct your rent fee and keep remaining money for the shipper till the shipper comes to deliever my things

Hope you can understand me?And i also want you to remove the ad from the site because i cannot afford to miss the room

I really appreciate you for you have been so nice from the start.

Thank you...
Jenny.

Hi Jenny:

It's me again. I don't think i will be able to receive your stuff, I had totally forgotten I will be out of town in a convention the first 2 weeks of August, so I do not recommend you sending me additional money than whatever we agreed upon. Also, if you are coming over in 3 weeks I would rather you take care of paying the shipper personally, specially because I do not know how the merchandise was shipped from you and if something goes wrong or there is something missing I won't have a way of knowing and for obvious reasons you won't be able to do insurance claims.

I am sorry about this, however I think is better for you to ship your stuff so you yourself can receive it, I think it makes more sense.

Bye,

Carolina

Carolina,

I did not get your email yesterday and my Boss had already sent the payment to you..I will like you to send the shipping fees to my shipper immediately you get the payment and i will arrange another place where my stuffs will be moved to Ok.

Jenny.

Sorry Jenny, What I can do is send you back your payment so you can make arrangements to pay shipper once you receive the money. Remember, I won't be here, that's the reason I can't pay your shipper. I will probably be here to receive your payment and I can mail it back to you.

I hope this works out for you,

Carolina

Now she gets upset....

Carolina,

I want you to understand the situation..The money order was sent in your name and address,as soon as you get it,you will deduct your rent fee and the remaining money will be sent to my shipper..thats all.

Jenny.

Thank you for this site. I am thankful to find out about this scam. I too was a target, but not a victim!

I have the same amusing conversation going on with "larry roberts"... (larry02 oberts, larry03oberts, larry04oberts.yahoo.co.uk...whatever

Why cannot an insurance loss adjuster from London, (eagerly relocating to my farm house in Hudson, Colorado, sight unseen,) spell, punctuate, or scan a passport image into an email for me...I can hardly wait for his interior decorator to contact me, or for his check from his fictitious employer for 3 times the rent and deposit total to arrive via courrier!!!

But I am playing along...

maybe I should fax him some goats to make up the difference...

BL

I received a similar reply with the following contact information.

"Manchester City" - does her boss live inside the stadium?

Anyone got suggestions how to handle this.

Leslie.

Contact Information of BOSS:
NAME OF BOSS:- FLETCHER MAC JAMES
ADDRESS OF BOSS IN UK:-
7294 KENWOOD AVENUE
MANCHESTER CITY,LONDON,
ENGLAND, UK

This has happened to me as well...I posted on Craigslist. I gave him my contact info...what should I do now? This is CRAZY

Is this Dave Roger guy a scam? I just recevied an email from him saying he wants to rent my apartment and gave alot of information in John McLauren. I googled his business name and i got this sight and saw the last thing posted here was about Dave Roger. If any one has any information please let me know. I would appreciate any help. Thank you!

I'm in kind of the reverse situation. I posted a 'room wanted' ad and had a few replies. The one which seemed to interest me most is starting to look fishy.
Oddities so far:
- she said she was German. I've mentioned twice I"m currently in Germany. She didn't even comment. Most people probably would.
- she seems too keen for Western Union, which makes me uncomfortable.
- I'm looking for a room in Inverness. On closer inspection her 'ad' mentions Aberdeen.
- she hasn't given me a phone number yet.
- she mentioned her father had recently died. Typical scammer trick is to try to get you psychologically feeling positive toward them. I gave her my condolences and she didn't even refer to that. Again, most people probably would.
- the address given is 'Industrial Estate'. Do modern apartments get built in industrial estates? The whole point of industrial estates is to keep industry away from where people live. I guess it could be a former industrial estate that still bears the name. But I wonder.
- she mentions that my deposit will be returned after 7 days. Why? Most landlords would hold a deposit until the rental period is finished and I've asked for 2 months and she has agreed to that.

Am I being scammed? Apart from the money issue, I still need to find accommodation!

Correspondence so far:

Hello Alan,
How are you doing hope you really had a wonderful dayt today l should be honest with you, you seems like an honest person and you will be a good friend to live with so l want you to know that am okay with the 2months you wanna stay in the apartment but l want to let you underdtsnad that l will have you will have to fill the Agreeemtn form before coming in moreso l will have to receive a Deposit:700.00 GBP Will be paid first before coming to the
> >flat and Refundable back to you when you arrival to 5 Harbour Road, Longman Industrial Estate, Inverness, IV1 after 7 days so if that is fine with you kindly do get back to me with your name and address so that l can be able to foward the form to you it is very important to fill the form incase... also after you have agree to fill that form and deposit the sum of 700GBP you will provide me with your flight infomation so that l can know when to come and pick you from the Port.... so hoping to read back from you soon

> From: alanyx@hotmail.com
> To: myvivianlove@hotmail.com
> Subject: only 2 months
> Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 02:51:50 +0930
>
> Hi Vivian
> Thank you for the information. Everything seems okay, the only thing is
> that I can not stay for 6 months. Only 2 months. If that is okay with you
> then I will accept the room. I won't book flight to Scotland until you say
> yes. So, sooner is better I think. But if you say no I will understand.
> regards,
> Alan
>
>
> >
> >Thanks for your interest in my flat i really appreciate it.Here is the
> >details of my flat It is a well furnished conducive environment.friendly
> >falt located at the centre of 5 Harbour Road Inverness
> > Address:, 5 Harbour Road, Longman Industrial Estate, Inverness, IV1
> >1SY ... ... Rent:400.00 GBP Per month (400.00 GBP Per Month Including all
> >bills) Security Deposit:700.00 GBP Will be paid first before coming to the
> >flat and Refundable back to you when you arrival to Aberdeen after 7 days
> >Utilities include: electricity, gas, cable, phone. Minimum stay: 6 months
> >Flatmate Description Personal info: VIVIAN , 29yrs. old , female , Straight
> >, Professional ,Capricorn. Household info: Non Smoker , There are no pet(s)
> >Preferred flatmate description Age: from 18 to 50 yrs. old Gender: Doesn't
> >matter Smoker: Doesn't matter Orientation: Doesn't matter Pet: Doesn't
> >matter Room and apartment description Features: kitchen,reception
> >2Bedrooms, 2Bathrooms Neighborhood: N/A Home amenities: Alarm system, Cable
> >ready, Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher,Microwave, Kitchen access, Storage, Gym.
> >House amenities: Furnished, Air conditioning, Private entrance,
> >Privatebath, Phone jack, TV, Cable jack, Closet.Internet access A wonderful
> >collection of individual style apartments which haverecently been
> >refurbished to a very high standard, offering very spaciousaccommodations.
> >All the apartments have stylish decor and modern furnishings withpolished
> >wooden floors and a light, bright atmosphere. Each apartment has 1 or 2
> >large double rooms, spacious lounges withseparate dining areas and a well
> >equipped full kitchen, including a washer - dryer. Conveniently Located
> >Daily Cleaning Business Facilities Satellite TV Superb Kitchen with washer
> >/ dryer Parking FREE DVD/CD Players Access to Health at no Cost Superbly
> >located in the heart of the interesting and vibrant area ofInverness, yet
> >with easy and convenient access into the City Centre. is a recently
> >developed area around large water basins and walkwayswith lots of
> >entertainment and places to eat and drink.HOPE YOU LIKE IT AND IF YES GET
> >BACK TO ME WITH YOUR FULL NAME AND CONTACTADDRESS TO PREPARE THE AGREEMENT
> >FORM FOR YOU TO SIGN.Sincerelyvivian......> From: alanyx@hotmail.com> To:
> >myvivianlove@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: Your Gumtree Inverness ad #11555899:
> >writer wants room approx. 10 weeks> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:01:14 +0930>
> > > > Hi Vivian,> I'm sorry to hear about your father. Anyway, thank you for
> >replying.> Your apartment sounds like a good possibility for me. I am in
> >Germany at > the moment. I'm still not sure when I will arrive in
> >Inverness. I expect > it will be at end of August.> Please tell me
> >something more about the room. Is it okay if I do cooking? > I prefer to
> >eat at home rather that in restaurants and so on.> And it would be good if
> >there is internet connection. How much does the > room cost?> You can reply
> >to this email, I check it every day. Thanks,> Alan> > > >> >This email has
> >been sent to you through the Gumtree system because you have > >selected
> >to> >hide your email address in your ad.> >> >Is this email spam? Let us
> >know here: > >http://www.gumtree.com/cgi-bin/help.pl?f=1&s=19> >Is this
> >email dodgy? Let us know here: >
> > >http://www.gumtree.com/cgi-bin/help.pl?f=1&s=2> >> >Contact:
> >myvivianlove@hotmail.com> >>
> > >______________________________________________________________________>
> > >> >Hello,> >I saw your ads on gumtree.com that you want an apartment in
> >Inverness and > >i have one.Am from German living in Inverness with my
> >father whom i lost > >couple of months ago and have been all alone since
> >then and want a flatmate > >whom i can share my flat with now.Your rapid
> >reply will be highly > >appreciated in time so i will get back to you with
> >detail for the available > >flat that you will be sharing with me. Please
> >where are you located right > >now?> >vivian.......> >> >> >

What our for a person saying they're Barry Scott, Sent a perfectly fake Bank of America Cashiers Check for more that the rent and deposit and requested me to wire the excess. I have done another posting for my rental and he as contacted me again. Also, he said his wives name is Hellen Scott.

This sounds pretty fishy to me. Feedback is welcome...

Email I received:

Hello,
I am so glad for your urgent reply,i would like you to meet my puppy for 2 hours per day and also for 2 days a week,I want you to calculate the fees it would cost for a month cus the payment would be issued to you by my bank in form of a united state cashiers check( i have a bank account responsible for the welfare of my pets ).
The puppy breed is a Dachshund and has been having her vaccination in europe luxembourg where i got it from.i dont have any vacination record for it but hope to get some soon. I dont have a kid and my puppy is all i have and my only responsibility now so i dont mind spending much on the welfare and training.
I would be coming to your state and city directly from here in some couple of weeks but i would like to make an advance payment before coming so you could get ready for me and you would know how serious i am in the training. When i get there i would be in an hotel close to your resident and i would like you to home train her if possible, i would sometimes like you to train her at home so i would be comfortable with how to teach my puppy to perform the desired behavior when you not around.
Regarding to the training i want for my puppy, i request a basic puppy training and would also like little of Obedience and Advanced Obedience Training

I would need this information in the email you would send to me.

full name

address

city

state

zip

phone #

This information would be use to forward the mode of payment you prefare to you.The payment that would be mailed to you will be for our accomodation and also for the training expenses.As soon as you get it,i want you to deduct the money for your training from it including a 200$ am giving you ( the money is for you to take care of it till i come and pick it up) and the balance or diffrence would be sent down here to me cus i would need it for our flight expenses to get there.
We would be staying in a hotel close to your home for the 1st week when we get there and during our stay in the hotel we would be looking for a appartment where we can stay.
Get back to me with the information requested

Doctor Tope Jels

I've been baiting them...and when they ask for my address and phone number...I give them the address and phone number to the FBI headquarters here in the states... Those bastards need to be caught!

My husband and I are going through the same thing right now with a guy named Scott F. Brown. We sent him our address and telephone number. Is there anything we need to worry about? Can he do anything with this information?
We felt a little suspicious and asked him to varify who he is by sending us a picture of himself with his family holding a sign that says "Hi Russ," (my husbands name) and he hasn't replied yet. If anyone has any comments on this please reply.
Thanks

here's a new name to add to the list -- Monica Akanni and I received a cheque in the mail from New Dynamic Modelling for $6000

Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 23:44:28 +0100
From: monibsfj2600@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: Rent inquiry
To:

Hello,

Kindly bear with me, i came accross the posted house for rent. i ll like to know if its still available you can email me back with the rent details like rent fee, move in deposit, long term lease require and mode of payment, do you have pictures? so we can proceed and have some things done concerning the Rent.
I will be expecting to read answers to the above questions asap my email adderess is;
monibsfj2600@yahoo.co.uk

Best Regards.

************************

I reposted the original CRAIGSLIST ad and added

"we would prefer post-dated cheques for the rent
and the damage deposit will be $600 ($625 if you are not signing a lease) we are currently renovating the suite so there are no pictures available, but will be once its done"

pls respond if you have any questions
***************************
her response:
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:27:57 +0100
From: monibsfj2600@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: RE: Rent inquiry
To:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response. Kindly bear with me, i have agree with your rent terms and condition, Am 26yrs old and a graduate of fine and creative art from the Greenwich University London. I lived with my parents here in london all my life . I work with White Hart Telecoms Company here in london, UK and i have been transfer to Canada as the Company Marketing assistant in this area location and you can call the company reference office in united state for necessary infomation needed, i will be moving in by end of Augut 31st but for now i will first pay for the 1 month rent with the security deposit and utility bills.
More so i will need your name and address phone number to enable me foward your details to my company to procure you the check payment and i will confirm when you will recieve the check payment soon as possible Also it might be of your interest to know that a check will be issued to you in an excess amount, in which the excess fund of 'after you might have deduct your original amount it will be for my travelling expencess.
Here is my present address below
Monica Akanni
127 pennack road
london, se2 7tj,
United Kingdom
I will fill up the application form and sign the lease in person when i arrive in the Canada. I will need the following information, so that we can continue from there. FULL NAME ON THE CASHIER CHECK FULL MAILING ADDRESS HOME PHONE NUMBER MOBILE PHONE NUMBER Also i will be moving into the apartment on of Augut 31st and i will be very honoured if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.

Thanks. Regards,
**************************
my reply (and here i still believed this was legit so i wasted time and energy trying to be helpful

""Hi Monica,

I have a few questions:

Can I get a phone number to contact you directly.

Can I please get the phone number for the company reference office in the United States and also your current employer’s number in the UK so I can check your references.

Will you be living alone or is your family coming with you? I need to know how many people will be living in the condo.

The total rent including all utilities (television cable, electricity, hot water, and internet) is $1400. Please let me know if you want your phone connected before you arrive. That bill will have to be paid separately by you as it will depend on how much calling/phone usage you do.

Since you are arriving on August 31st and I will have to wait until that time for you to sign the rental agreement and lease, I will need the first month’s rent and utilities ($1200 rent + $200 utilities for a total of $1400) and a full security deposit (instead of just ½ the amount) in the amount of an additional $1400 to secure the condo. Please confirm that you will be sending that full amount of $2800 to me. I have had several calls for the condo, but if you are serious, and I receive the money as soon as possible, then it is yours.

My information is

Regarding the excess amount for your travel expenses (anything above the $2800); would you like me to send that money back to you or would you like me to return that money to you when you arrive. Do you need arrangements to be made to get to your new home when you arrive on August 31st? Please let me know and I can help you make those arrangements if your company here is not doing so.
If you need arrangements made, please let me know what you will be bringing with you (furniture, etc). Also, if you need any further assistance with furnishing your place I can assist you with that as well (IKEA is just 10 minutes away from your new home). If you would like it furnished before you arrive, let me know and I can see if I can help you with that.

The actual address of the condo is Unit

Please reply as soon as you can. I will await your reply and not rent it to anyone until I hear from you.
**********************************

her reply:
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:41:44 +0100
From: monibsfj2600@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: RE: Rent inquiry
To:

Hi,
Thanks for the responce and concern, am glad to inform you that i have agree with your terms and condition of rent, am coming to the location in Canada as the company Marketing assistant in the location and you can call the company refference in united state for any necessary infomation needed, and i'll take posession of the property by August 31st but for now i will first pay for the 1 month rent with the deposit and other ultilities now and the monthly payment will be on monthly basis and it will be by cash, I will need to foward your details to my company to procure you the check payment and we confirm when you will recieve the check payment soon as possible,
below is the infomation you require and you can call the company refference in united state for any necessary infomation needed i will be moving in by August 31st.

My name;
Monica Akanni
127 pennack road
london, se2 7tj,
United Kingdom
Date of birth :09-03-1981
Passport number : 098709010
N: Insurance Number :SP 23 14 32 D
Position: Marketing assistant
Monthly income: 2500 GBP,

Comapany information,
White Hart Telecoms Company
91 Oldkent Road,
London,sw1 2ty,UK
Company Refference in United state,
Mr Stevenson Smith,
Phone; 760 284 4604

Awaiting your reply soon to with more details about the apartment and all the neccesary application form or paper wok will be attend to upon my arrival to the Canada,
Cheers
Best Regards.

*******************
NOW I KNOW ITS A SCAM so:

monica....i'm waiting for confirmation

pls let me know

i havent rented it out to anyone because i dont want you to come to vancouver without a place

are u still interested???

pls advise

*****************************************
her reply --

Hi,


Thanks for the responce, Hope you will recieve the check payment for the rent any moment from now withing this week.
i will like you to cosider the place rent to me at this point you can reach me tomy cell phone 07882313564

Regards........................

SO NOW "WITHING THIS WEEK" HAS COME AND I HAVE A $6000 CHEQUE -- AND A PLACE STILL FOR RENT

a real big thank you to all the people who took time out to post these.....i typed in new dynamic modelling -- and boom here i am

Hey Paul - great and useful article on scams.

I tend to email back with false id, phone number etc, or or even a request for more information! I figure that if we all did that then they would have to check through all responses to find the real ones and obviously there aren't enough hours in the day! Let's give these guys a bit of a run around!

I received this message...

****
Hello,

After checking your profile on roommates.com,I am interested with what I saw...I am a very easy going and quite person..I hope that will not be a problem to you... am very interested and keen on renting a room now..Please let me know the the price and the deposit of the room and also tell me if the house is close to:

1 garage
2 Beach
3 Shopping maul
4 Relaxation centres

And please let me know if it has a parking space...Thanks for I am waiting to hear from with the answers of the above questions...Thanks..A picture of yourself and the room will be of help..Waiting to hear from you...
Thanks
Stacy Jones

**** Then a few emails later...

Thanks for the mail and i do appreciate that... i must really thank your for your care towards my move in am so much contented with living with you. I contacted my supervisor and informed him on the payment but i was told that there is a single cheque of $5200(for shippments of my things and to take care of my move in) ready for me to move in...Thanks for giving me the privelege to pay by hand when I get there but I must tell you that the check is meant to cover my moving in and the SHIPPMENTS of my things..So I will be needing you to help me take care of the shippments since the check will be a single check drawn from an american bank.. and I will be needing your FULL NAME,FULL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS to which the payment will be sent to by the courier service. I want to pay for the deposit and rent of the place and will want you to deduct that from the payment that will be sent to you AND WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW YOU WILL BE HELPING ME TO TAKE CARE OF THE SHIPPING PLANS. I will proceed in getting a shipping agent to get my things picked up...I will be on the look out for a shipping company so that everything can go on smoothly..I hope you do understand that I cnt leave here without my things being shipped...I cant leave my things behind..I will be waiting for your information so that everything can go on smothly and I can move in asap

Thanks and I cant wait to meet..I really cant wait for this great transition

Stacy

***
She did send pics of an average looking girl.

I did not deposit the check, just reported it to the secret service.

I am just posting this so "her" name gets out there.

Here is my addition to this great website. I just posted an ad for a rental on craigslist and I recieved two emails from the same guy on the same day. I immediately realized it is a scam and searched his email address. Here is the email:

From: materrazi gomez
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 7:25:43 PM
Subject: please get back to me asap.

Good day Sir/ Madam, My name is materrazi gomez.; a citizen of the britsh a male and will be relocating for a short period of two years on a research programme to uk As I was reviewing rental adverts, I got particularly interested in your property, I would like you to email me pictures, and I would also like to know the exact fees to be paid monthly and the security deposit in order for me to pass information to my sponsors. Thanks for your assistance. Cheers materrazi.

ME TOO...
I am renting an apartment in Montreal, QC, Canada and just get this same scam!!!!
After few weird exchange, I google her name and find this list...
What is the target? This "mary_leer" is talking now about sending my her pics!!!!!!!!!
What for?

It works just as well in reverse. We are currently looking for a apartment or house in Dublin and have received a huge amount of fanatstic places offered at more than reasonable prices. The letters and names are always a bit dodgy as is the e-mail addresses. The pictures they send is so obviously stolen from some real Estate Agents homepage and it is just a slight smell of fraud over them. But there are a lot of people who are not so savvy and desperate to find a home and they might easily be conned. It is a pity that there are so many ways to fool your fellow humans out of their hard earned money but it is not exactly a new phenomenon.
Like the sergeant in "Hill Street Blues" said "Be careful out there"

I just googled the phone number in the e-mail because I received the following:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment ($1900.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 8 OF NEXT MONTH and ill take possession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the u k ,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 Ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +44-7939961633
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawnmi0@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL FRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, AB BERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +44-7766958798
Presently i do not know how the exhibition will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Present Address;32 Apple front Road,Abbey wood London se2 9be
2.Phone;00-44-7983952960
3.Date of birth;07-03.1980
4.Passport number;326948242
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also traveling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeler
3.Monthly income: 5000 GAP,
4.Other source of income: 3500 GNP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7983952960 And pals do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
DR,

COKEFIRST@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 8/28/2007 7:40:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, daveroger_1@yahoo.co.uk writes:
In responce to your Apartment for rent. My company is posting me to the states on an official assignment in this MONTH.I will like to rent your Home for the period i will be staying in U.S. Pls do give me the following information.
1.A brief discription of the Home
2.Monthly rent and deposit
3.The address of the Home
4.Pictures of the interior areas of the house
I will be staying in the Apartment for a year pls do send the total charges for this period and the initial deposit required of me to pay before moving in. Pls do let me know if you will accept check as payment.I will be waiting for your responce on this.Hope to hear from you in earnest.
Dave Roger.
This is a studio apartment inside my home, I am attaching photos. the rent is $700 per month with a $500 security deposit. First and last so $1900 to move in. The total rent for 12 months is $8400. For $250 extra I can partially furnish the apartment with a single bed, TV cabinet, Computer desk, easy chair, night stand and end table. The $250 is for the labor to bring the furniture here and set it up. The apartment is upstairs and has it's own private staircase. The address is 720 Avery St.

Lisa Border is trying the reverse scam on me in Dublin here is a few excepts from our latest mailings.

Betreff: MY PASSPORT (THREEBEDROOM)
Hello,
Thanks for the mail and the interest you have in my apartment,i recieved your mail that you want my picture, for aviodance of doubt i have attached a copy of passport here, also for the security deposit, am not the person to collect it from you, it is the duty of my lawyer, because it is refundable whenever you want to leave the apartment so i believe you can now understand me.....also for the tenancy agreement form, i will need your full details such as full name and full contact address, for my lawyer to start the preparation of the tenancy agreement form....i will also need one of picture also for me to know who am dealing with...hope to read from you soon....

Lisa Border

Dear Lisa,
It all looks lovely. We really want to rent this apartment. Maybe I can fly over for the weeked to view it? What time would suit you?
If that is not possible then we can do like this, can you please send a picture of yourself so we know who we are delaing with. I believe strongly in Ayur Veda and that you can see a persons soul in a picture, we just want to make sure that you are a person of honesty and purity. To be able to asses this it should be a picture of you outside, best thing if it is in sunset and with swimsuit or similar. You must look in to the camera so that I can see the colour of your eyes.
Then I can arrange for my brother in law to come and meet you and pay the security deposit when you give him the keys and contract.

Kind regards and gods blessings

Anders

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Von: lisa border
Gesendet: 29.08.07 21:53:19

Betreff: SEE THE ATTACHED PICTURE(THREEBEDROOM)

Hello,
Thanks for your mail and the interest you have in my flat....i really love your background, i really people like you in my apartment ...the maximum stay in the apartment is just one year but if you like to renew the contract all is well but the maximum stay in apartment is one year......i will lke to know when the person will coming to view the apartment because i will be travelling very soon due to the nature of my job.....I hope you are aware that you will be paying in advance....as in the deposit....hope to read from you soon....

Lisa Border

wrote:

Hi Lisa,

we are a family of 5 consisting of me Anders, 46, Hotel Manager, Swedish. My wife Karin, 41, Pharmacy Manager, German. + our 3 sons aged 3,7 and 12. They will attend St Kilians School in Clonskeagh and my wife will work for Hickeys Pharmacy in Terenure. Initially I will not work until we find childcare for the youngest one and everyone has settled in.
That is a very brief description of us but if you want to know more just ask.
Do you have any photos of the apartment and the address so that I can check if there is suitable communications for the school runs etc? Also if you have the square feet or approximate that would be good.
For how long do you intend to let the apartment?
We have initially been looking for a house to rent in Clonskeagh but I am getting more and more convinced that it is better to live in town and go against the flow and work in the outskirts.
We can not come and view the apartment before we leave Guernsey on the 25th of September but I can send someone else to do it for us if that is convenient.

Kind regards

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Von: lisa border
Gesendet: 28.08.07 13:11:54

Betreff: ABOUT THE 3BEDROOM APARTMENT TO LET IN DUBLIN

Hello,
Thanks for the mail and your quick response,the 3BEDROOM apartment is only a short walk to St Stephens Green, Dame Street, Grafton Street, Temple Bar and a ten-minute short stroll to popular World Famous Guinness Storehouse, Kilmainham Goal and Christchurch Cathedral...the apartment is located at townsend street(close to Pearse Street Station and Grafton Street) very close to Ballycoolin Business Park...the apartment comprise of living bedrooms and private bathrooms, fully fitted kitchen, laundry washing machine and dryer, cable television, internet, microwave, central heating and the highest standard of modern furniture and décor...the price of the rent is 1200Euro including the utilities and the REFUNDABLE security deposit is 600Euro.....NOTICE you are to pay the deposit in advance.....if you need any other information about the apartment don't hesitate to ask.....hope to read from you soon.....i will also like to know more about you, where you are coming from and your profession....

Lisa Border

Hi Lisa,

Yes that sounds interesting. Can you tell me a little bit more about it, where it is, size&price etc.

We are moving end of September and need to find somewhere very soon.

Best regards
Anders

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Von: lisa border
Gesendet: 27.08.07 03:38:36

Betreff: 3bedroom apartment to let in dublin

Hello,
I saw your listing in gumtree that you are looking for 3bedroom flat in dublin if you don't mind i have o ne located at the dublin city for better explanation about the flat and it environment you can mail me back if you are interseted......hope to read from you soon....

Lisa Border

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Hello All, i got scammed by this person for $5000.

Hello,
How are you doing? Well am Vivian Nicolas...I am an American lady (A mixed, Russia-Moscow), I was formally in Pennsylvania (1103, Holland Street, Apt#3b, Reading, 19607 with my uncle who is now late during 9/11 before I travelled with a company to Denmark for my modelling job...,I am 27yrs of age and I want to know if we can be a roommate together or help me to get somewhere nice or you have a room available, if so let me know the rent fee. well am looking for a place to stay or be your roomate anywhere comfortable in any part of Canada,.. I'm moving in from Denmark...Well I am an easy going and quiet lady with special interest in swimming. I don't drink nor smoke,no pets and no boyfriend because I am a very busy Lady. I need to secure this room before my arrival,as I will be moving in with my luggages.You seem to be a very interesting person to be with and I must confess to you that you will enjoy my stay with you in the house because I make people smile always.,Am into modelling and humanitarian job but now I am putting modelling aside and focus on humanitarian job squarely and I think I like the job because it involves travelling which is one of my hobbies.i look forward to read back from you ...
My regards,
Vivian Nicolas

My Husband I recently decided that we would like to rent out our spare room in the basement. We both work in a financial institutions here in Edmonton, Alberta Canada and I have recently been trained on differnet types of financial frauds, which is why I was very suspicious of this email.I had no idea until this morning that there was so much so simple as renting out a suite. I'm pretty shocked by it!

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MY FIRST EMAIL FROM THIS PERSON:

Goodday,

My name is David Kelly, I work with Esso Consultant company, here in UK just went through the craigslist site to secure a good apartment for my daughter (Tonia Kelly) who's moving into edmonton SW canada from Essex UK to further more with studies.I'll like to let you know that i'm intrested in securing your apartment placed on the advert, if still available for rent and will also like to know what the cost is, to move into the apartment for the first month and when's the best time for her to move into the apartment. My daughter's a good christian, non-smoker, pretty quiet, clean,has no bad attitude very good to live with as she's easy going and responsible with excellent references,infact you wont regret letting the room for her.
Please include a phone number which i can reach you to talk in person in response to this mail. have a nice day.

Details about my daughter:

Name................Tonia Kelly
Religion............Christian
Address.............76 High Street Chelmsford Essex UK CM1 1EJ
Sex ................Female
DOB............... .July 3rd 1986
Age.................21years
Nationality.........British UK
Marital status......Single
University..........University of Portland (Alberta)
Course of Study.....Advanced Accounting

Regards
David Kelly
+447 024 070 607

MY REPLY:

Greetings!

My name is April and my Husband's name is Michael. I am sorry we didn't reply to you sooner. It's been a long weekend here and I have been out of town with family.

The room is still available to be rented. The first month would be 400 for the rent and 400 for a security deposit. The security deposit would be to cover moving without 30 days notice and would be returned after a clean move out with notice.

Please feel free to contact us on my husband's mobile 780.###.#### to discuss any other details. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards,

Michael and April

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Dear April .

Thanks for your response to my email regarding securing an apartment with you in respect of my daughter, I tried calling you on the phone but my effort was quite abortive reaching you but will keep trying till i get to talk to you, the house rent fee is quite acceptable, I'll prefer sending you an overdraft money order payable to your name as a means of payment which would be paid to you in cash instantly at the bank, in which you will deduct your $800 for the room and send the remainder to my cousin incharge of her flight reservation in Kazahkstan. as i'm on a business trip out of UK and want to make sure that the room is secured for my daughter on her arrival to Canada for her educational training course.
Therefore please endeavour to send you full Name and home contact mailing address which the package will be delivered for payment.
I'll await to hear back from you with the required details so as for every necessary arrangement could commence. I'll give you a call at a less busy hour so we could converse more on phone. Thanks for your time and anticipation.

Regards
David kelly
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No one had tried to call my husband's cell phone. And his daughter is attending the Univeristy of Portland (which is in OREGON and has no ties to the University of Alberta) in Essex doing Advanced Accounting? Well, The University of Portland does have an advanced accounting program but students must write their CPA in Portland or one of the states in the USA. Strange. Edmonton, Alberta Canada is a pretty considerable distance from this place. And why on earth would I send money to Kazahkstan? They didn't think this would send off alarm bells? Wow...Sophisticated operation they must have.

IT GETS BETTER! I Received another email:
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GoodDay,

My name is Sarah Smith 25years, I'm a good christian, respespective, friendly, honest, clean, non-smoker, has no bad attitude and very good to live with as i'm an easy going person, infact you wont regret.

I work with Esso consultant company in UK,(www.esso.com). Our factory deal and supply, machineries, tractors, etc. I've just been transfered to a new office in SouthGate Edmonton SW Canada. Just went through the craigslist site in search of a good room / house where i can live while relocating into Canada from Essex Uk to my new office where i've just been transfered.

I want to let you know that i'm intrested in securing your room placed on the advert listing, if still available, and will also like to know what the total cost is to move in for the first month and when's the best time to move into the apartment.
Please endeavour to include a phone number which i can reach you to talk to in response to this mail. have a nice day, Thanks and God Bless.

Sincerely,
Sarah Smith.
Esso Consultant Company
www.esso.com
+44 702 407 0607
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What are the odds? They work together, share a telephone number even!! And he is moving his daughter here and she is moving here and they're both intested in the same suite! Funny...
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MY REPLY - Good or bad, I'm not sure. I was annoyed at this point:

Wow, do you know "David Kelly" and his daughter "Tonia Kelly" who is also coincidently relocating his daughter to Edmonton Alberta from Essex? The most interesting part is that David also works at Esso Consulting!!

Small world isn't it?

It's pretty strange how there are so many of you apparently seeking a place to live in Canada and I cannot locate any information on the Esso website about "Esso Consulting" in Essex with the link you had provided in your email...how strange!...There isn't even a company named Esso Consulting..very strange that such a prestigious company wouldn't have a website for another business unit like yours.

Good luck with your "search" "Sarah Smith". Maybe you could tell everyone who you are working with in that little office in Nigeria or wherever you are that: People who live in Canada are not as foolish as you imagined or hoped. Well, at least I'm not. I wish there was a more honest way for you to earn a living.
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And so ends my tale of trying to rent out my suite. I will be renting to someone who lives in Canada and do not plan on falling victim to someone trying to pull off a scam like this. Who knew you would have to have to filter through emails for con artists when trying to do something so simple as renting out a room in your home.

Disturbing new example, and warning to all. I'm not sure if this works in the UK, but here in Canada, somebody e-mailed us to book an event, to be paid for with a various Visa cards, and paid a respectably large deposit.

Very shortly after this, they had to cancel their Visas due to fraudulent activity.

They then cancelled the event, and requested reimbursement (less any fees) on a different card, claiming that the first cards were cancelled, and would not accept reimbursements.

This is a load of crap.

For those of you who don’t know, Visa can and will block purchases while investigating fraudulent activity, but NOBODY is dumb enough to refuse a reimbursement. On the other hand, many people would believe that "cancelled" means exactly that, and they could easily walk right into this. You wouldn't even find out until the cardholders called their banks to complain.

Amazingly enough, this guy has re-contacted us by e-mail, trying to book another event, with THREE new Visa numbers. He was even so kind as to finally provide us with a fax number (a “find me anywhere” 70… number.)

Note: Oddly enough, the Visa numbers we've traced for this series of reservations were all issued in the UK.

Just wanted to add this to the blog since I feel it's an important way to not get scammed.

Here is the way the e-mail chain went on, practicly no varietion to some of the info above:

Robin,

I am not able to verify any of the information that you have provided.

The modeling agency doesn't seem to be listed anywere, your legal advisor as well as you are not anywhere either.

I did put your passport # into a search and what I came up with is that this is a roughing.

Anna

robin brown wrote:
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment ($4400.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 18 OF THIS MONTH and ill take possession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the u k ,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 Ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +44-7939961633
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawnmi0@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL FRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, AB BERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +44-7766958798
Presently i do not know how the exhibition will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Present Address;32 Apple front Road,Abbey wood London se2 9be
2.Phone;00-44-7983952960
3.Date of birth;07-03.1980
4.Passport number;326948242
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also traveling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeler
3.Monthly income: 5000 GAP,
4.Other source of income: 3500 GNP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7983952960 And pals do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
RB,

Anna Young wrote:
Hello and thanks for contacting me Robin,

Here is some info about the home.

This is a two story house (1311 Devonshire, Buffalo
Grove IL 60089) that's located in a subdivision in a
very nice, quiet suburb of Chicago.
The house has 2 fully finished levels.
First one has the living room, family room, dining
room,
1/2 bath and kitchen. Off that level below is a full
basement - not finished but has been used as a work
area and storage.

The second level of the home is were the bedrooms are.
There are 4 bedroom and 2 full baths there. The master
bedroom has an in-suite bathroom with a walk in closet
and a separate room with the shower and toilet.

I will include an exterior picture of the house and if
you are still interested I can work on getting some
interior pics for you as well.

The deposit will be one month rent - so at move in
date you would come up with $4400.00

Total charges for the year if no damages were to be
incurred would be $26,400 this does not include the
utilities which would be the responsibility of the
renter.

This house is very easily shared because of it's size
- so keep in mind that you can definitely have
roommates as well.

Please let me know if you have any more questions and
if you are still interested so that I can get those
pics for you.

Thanks for your interest,

Anna
--- robin brown wrote:

> Hello,
> In responce to your Apartment for rent. My
> company is posting me to the states on an official
> assignment in this MONTH.I will like to rent your
> Home for the period i will be staying in U.S. Pls do
> give me the following information.
> 1.A brief discription of the Home
> 2.Monthly rent and deposit
> 3.The address of the Home
> 4.Pictures of the interior areas of the house
> I will be staying in the Apartment for a year
> pls do send the total charges for this period and
> the initial deposit required of me to pay before
> moving in. Pls do let me know if you will accept
> check as payment.I will be waiting for your responce
> on this.Hope to hear from you in earnest.
> RB,
>

This seems to be a constant issue for users of Craigs List. Thanks for pointing out how the scam is accomplished. The following is the follow-up email I received from a Robin Brown. There's enough information here to almost make it appear legitimate:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment ($2200.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 18 OF THIS MONTH and ill take possession of the property for a year.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis.Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.I am coming from the u k ,England.I am working with NEW DYNAMIC MODELING AGENCY at present.Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
Dynamic Modeling Agency
12 Ashley road
London , London W12 7TN
Phone: +44-7939961633
Fax: 442076917368
E-Mail: newdawnmi0@yahoo.co.uk
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOHN MACLAUREN LEGAL FRACTIONAL
ATTN:BARRISTER JOHN MACLAUREN
217, AB BERRY STREET
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +44-7766958798
Presently i do not know how the exhibition will go in the states,as there is no particular address,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
1.Present Address;32 Apple front Road,Abbey wood London se2 9be
2.Phone;00-44-7983952960
3.Date of birth;07-03.1980
4.Passport number;326948242
However the payment will issued in an excess amount in which after you might have deduct your original amount for the rent and the deposit the leftover will be for me as my furniture allowances and also traveling expenses,feeding in the state.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic Modeling Agency
2.Position: Modeler
3.Monthly income: 5000 GAP,
4.Other source of income: 3500 GNP.
Here is my phone number 00-44-7983952960 And pals do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Pls do let me know now if i can trust you with my money,Pls do get back to me if is OK with you.Await your response.Cheers
RB,

I am going throught the same scam, but so far it has only cost me a couple of emails. My question is what does it gain them? Do they actually send real money? I am unsure of the purpose of the entire scam.

Thanks,

J

Hi

Just had one stating in terrible English that this male wants to send his Australian daughter over but I need to send the travel agents money first. Apparently she is 5'7" straight. What the hell does that mean?

Good luck on your crusade.

We have been going through this for a month. I knew something wasn't right. The over-payment check arrived today and immediately the man said that we needed to mail a check to the furniture company. Hard to believe that this thread has been going on for 3 years with all similar stories. Thanks to all who have posted.

I too posted 2 properties for rent on military.com and received an inquiry from Ek Han Kwee. Immediately I knew it was a haux, but played long. Here is his email.
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From: Ek Han
Subject: Rental ad interest
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:34:00 +0100 (BST)

I am interested in your rental listing.Please let me know your fixed rent
per month and also provide me with the following informations; Is the unit
you have available for rent fully furnished and finished?Would I be
responsible for paying the utilities? When will the unit be available?Are
you ready to sign a year lease?Do I need to pay any deposits? How secured is
the area? Please,give me a reply to let me know if you will be of further
assistance to me,Thank you.Ek han Kwee.
*********************************************

I immediately answerd back, almost hoping that he would catch on that I knew he was fake - but criminals are "gutsy".....
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We have two homes that are listed for Rent/Sale, VA & FL.

The monthly rents are VA-$2,200 and FL-$1,200. Each would require a month's
deposit in addition to the 1st month's rent prior to moving in.

These are large private homes - not apartments and they are unfurnished.
Both homes are located in very safe no crime areas - upper middle class with
military and/or professional home owners. Yes, you would be responsible for
paying the utilities - Your montly total depending on the size of your
familiy and usage maybe around $250-$600 monthly (electric, water/sewer,
cable).

The homes are available for immediate occupancy on at least a 12 months
lease. Prior to moving in you must complete a rental application - we need
to know who we are renting our property to - this is standard procedure in
the world of renting.

We have been inundated with email from folks who are overseas looking to
rent homes "quickly", however, there seems to always be an issue with how
they intend to make their deposit.

Therefore, this is the procedure if you are truly interested in renting.

-- We communicate by phone at least once.
-- We send you an application that is to be returned completed.
-- We send you a lease agreement, which you are entitled to review
-- Once we have both agreed to the terms of the lease and your application
checks out - YOU will pay a deposit and the 1st months rent in exchange for
the keys to the house.
-- At anytime during the process you are encouraged to visit the home if you
are able to (We have been overseas before and have rented sight unseen, so
it is understandable if you are unable to view the property) We can send
additional pictures.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to cash any checks and send you the
differences....that is the latest rental fraud going around.

If you are serious, please feel free to call us our continue the process
(legitimately) via email.

By the way are you military? - we are offering a discount ONLY to military
families. Are you currently in the states? your email address has a uk
domaine.

Thanks for your interest and I look forward to communicating with you.
Respectfully,

*********************************************
I was very surprised when he responded and provided quite a bit of detail...enough so I actually thought for a second that he might be legit - His email response.
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Subject: Rental needed
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:25:30 +0100 (BST)

From the details received,the unit in VA-$2,200 available will
suit our needs and I am ready to proceed.I hope a
months rent including deposit will be enough to secure
the place pending when I come over in a few weeks time
to finalise things with you on a year lease? And you
can rest assured the remaining balance to make up the
rent will be paid when I arrive and have met you in
person.
If you will be willing to provide furnitures and
include it in the rental cost per month,we would not
mind, otherwise,we can arrange for furnitures by
ourselves to suit us. Can you email me some interior
and exterior photographs of the unit? Also,you could
please reconfirm the physical address to the unit?
Below are some informations about me.
Ek Han Kwee
71 Hainault House,
Billet Road, Romford,
Essex RM6 5SX.
Phone # 44 70111 48426.
I work with a Legal firm, Knollys House, 11 Byward
Street, London. EC3R 5EN. It will be of
great pleasure if we live in your house.I will be
moving with my wife Georgia Lin.We also have plans of
buying our own personal apartment when we are fully
settled and will need your assistance on
this note if everything falls through.I look forward
to hearing from you soonest.
Warm regards,Ek han Kwee.
***********************************************

And so, using the information that Mr Kwee provided the internet became my best friend. His address is fake and surprise, surprise neither is he an employee at the law law firm provide. I kindly alerted the law firm, with a cc: to Mr. Kwee. The email follows.
***********************************************
Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Karlene Rose and I received the following email from a gentlemen who is claiming to be an employee of yours. My husband and I are currently in the process of renting our home in Virginia, USA and are taking the necessary precautions against international rogues who prey upon unsuspecting home owners.

I am very certain that this email is a scam, as there are quiet a few other disturbing email about Mr Kwee plastered all over the internet and the FBI site, it's only a matter of time before he is nabbed (Hopefully)!

However, I thought you should be aware that this scum bag is using your Law Firm as a "front". I am also forwarding this email to the FBI, if I can be of any assistance to you please let me know.

Respectfully,

THANKS to everyone who has posted on here! Because of this site I was able to determine the below email was a scam...BEWARE OF MARK JOHNSON FROM ACME APPOINTMENTS INTERNATIONAL EMAIL ADDRESS: MARK_JOHNSON1111@YAHOO.CO.UK (the company he gave me even has a real website, and he gave me the correct contact info for them!).

Mark Johnson wrote:

Hi mate, I’m responding to your listing on Craig list and I am highly interested in renting the property, I will appreciate a little more detail of the property regarding the total of amount of the property. Kindly get back to me ASAP.

Thanks,
Mark

His next email was...

Mark Johnson wrote:

Hello Jennifer,

Thanks for the details on the Property. I am satisfied and will like to go ahead with the renting process. I want a year lease to commence on the ending of Sept. Also for familiarization. I Am Mark Johnson, I am 30 yrs of age, a British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in the London UK), I work with Acme Appointments International, coming to the state to work for a year or more as a consultant agent .

I am a Christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also I don't keep pets. Below is my present Employer's contact information for reference :
Acme Appointments International
Walmar House
288 Regent Street,London
W1B 3AL
Tel: 020 7034 2951

However, I will arrange with an interior decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment system and other appliances that I will need in the property.
In order to get the payment to you, I’ll need the information below in order to proceed with the payment immediately.
A, Your name has it will appear on the check.
B, You mailing address
C, You contact number.
D, An alternative number.
Hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you. I await the details and If you have any problem here is my number +4479207056153. Await your response ASAP.

Best Regards,
Mark

I found the above email, almost exactly word for word on this site. So I decided to have a little fun. I asked for his US company contact info (which I have yet to receive). So I then told him I had another party interested in the townhouse and rent has doubled. WHICH HE AGREED TO! The check is in the mail today, so we'll see what his next move is. That check will be going directly to the police to help w/fraud cases. PLEASE, if you guys are reading this and have a similar story to share - PLEASE POST IT! It's the only way for those of us who google our prospective tenants to find if they are scammers.

Same thing here. Mine was from robinbrown_1000@yahoo.co.uk. Similar story. She is a model wanting to rent for 1 year. Is willing to pay the whole year up front. But the check will be for more money than the rent. She wanted me to send that to her to cover her travel expenses and meals. I havent heard back from her since I told her that the check would have to be drawn from a US Bank and ony for the rent and security.

Good Luck everyone. Be careful out there

I received an email from this individual after posting my apt rental on Craigs List. As suspected this was a scam & according to the bank it was indeed a fake. You can google the routing number on the check to determine if it is fake & contact the bank before cashing. Please beware of this individual Thomas Anderson at thomas_andy121@yahoo.com. He appears to be sincere but once you correspond will notice the individual ignores any request for references or verification of whom they claim to be. I hope this helps someone else before cashing any fake check. The email appears to be true but once you go to the website there is no phone number or contact information.

Thomas Anderson: Thanks for getting back to me,I really appreciate your explanation and i'm okay with the details in the listing. I do not have any question at the moment. I am satisfied and will like to go ahead in renting the place.I'll be the only person in the property. My family will be staying over here in UK.Although they may be coming on holidays.
I'm on a transfer from my work down to the Country and my company will be responsible for the first month rent and security deposit.I work for Global Link branch in UK.Here is a link to my employer's web link. globalink.org . I'll be happy to sign all paperwork in person as soon as i arrive in the Country.I'll love if you could have the property ready for move in September the 30th. Incase you need to do a credit check,here in my SS# 025 64 2602 and my dob is 10/05/1976. I'll be working for Global Link branch as well. In the main time,i will like to secure the property asap so that i can attend to other things important for my move to the Country.
In order to proceed with payment,I will need the following information so that we can continue from there.
(1) FULL NAME AS IT WILL BE ON CHECK,(2) MAILING ADDRESS,(3) PHONE NUMBER,(4) ALTERNATIVE NUMBER.
I await the above details and If you have any problem don't hesitate to contact me Here is my phone number (0044) 7983913430.hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you.ThomasAnderson

I posted a rental property on Craiglist and got this:

Thanks for your mail ,Yes i appreciate your wanting to help us in oursituation.I am a chemist by profession and i am currently working with NORTHWICK PARK & ST.MARK'S HOSPITAL,17 WATFORD ROAD,HARROW,MIDDLESEX,LONDON.

I will be in the states for the next one year with my wife and nine year old daughter and during my stay i will be working with the United States Environmental Protection Agency on a private research work.We have a financier that is based in the states and he will be handling the rent deposit payment on our behalf,we will instruct him to send you the check for this as soon as yougive us the go ahead to make payment to you.

Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival,we are making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furnit ure,so we will need you to provide us with the measurements of the living room and bedroom so that we can send it to the furniture company so that they can supply the unit with furniture that will fit in well.

As regards the lease agreement,i want you to send it to me for my review,i will eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in your place as i am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically.

We can start the lease by the 5th of October and we will be doing a one year lease although we will not be arriving until the 12th of October or even before then.You can prepare the lease in my name Mr Duchess Toby Grillo and my wife's name Mrs.Melissa Grillo.Please call my cell phone +44 7031 910 233

Let us know how to move ahead as we intend to complete this deal before we move in by the end of the month,we will let you know the exact date as soon as we get a booking on a flight to the states.

Thanks and God Bless.

HAD I NOT READ THIS WEBSITE, I WOULD HAVE FALLEN FOR THIS, BUT I SAW ALL SIGNS IN HIS EMAIL, THE FURNITURE THING GAVE IT AWAY, AS HE PROBABLY WANTED ME TO FORWARD FUNDS TO THE FURNITURE PEOPLE.

THANKS FOR THE WEBSITE!!!

Hi Beware of a Dr. micheal forbes
This was in response to our add on Craigs list!!!

Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:02:03 +0100 (BST)
From: "Dr.micheal forbes" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Re: Response to your ad
To:

Hello

Thanks for your mail,i appreciate your wanting to
help us in our situation.I am a chemist by profession
and i am currently working with NORTHWICK PARK &
ST.MARK'S HOSPITAL,17 WATFORD
ROAD,HARROW,MIDDLESEX,LONDON . I will be in the states
for the next one year with my wife and Seven year old
daughter and during my stay i will be working with
the United States Environmental Protection Agency on a
private research work.We have a financier that is
based in the states and he will be handling the rent
deposit payment on our behalf,we will instruct him to
send you the check for this as soon as you give us the
go ahead to make payment to you. Due to the limited
time that we have before our arrival,we are making
arrangements with a furniture company to supply the
home with furniture,so we will need you to provide us
with the measurements of the living room and bedroom
so that we can send it to the furniture company so
that they can supply the unit with furniture that
will fit in well. As regards the lease agreement,i
want you to send it to me for my review,i will
eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in
your place as i am of the opinion that such documents
are best filled and signed physically.We can start the
lease by the 20th of Oct and we will be doing a one
year lease although we will not be arriving until the
end of Oct.You can prepare the lease in my name
Dr.micheal forbes and my wife's name Mrs.jenny forbes
Let us know how to move ahead as we intend to
complete this deal before we move in by the end of
the month,we will let you know the exact date as soon
as we get a booking on a flight to the states. Thanks
and sincere regards from me and my family my phone
number +447031909014 or +447024023275
Best Regards
Dr micheal forbes

Here is another one which I received today !! HAA HHAA

HELLO I`M JESSICA SMITH A 30 YRs OLD AMERICAN MODEL, I HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE STATES FOR A WHILE NOW AND I AM WILLING TO MOVE BACK TO THE STATES, I AM LOOKING FOR A PLACE WHERE I CAN START LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN I NEED A ROOMATE OR ANY ROOM I CAN CALL MY FRIEND AND PROBABLY CONFIDANT I AM SINGLE AND FRIENDLY I AM HUMBLE AND NICE, I HAVE GONE THRU HARDTIMES AND I WANNA JUST START ALLOVER AGAIN I SAW UR ADVERT AND I THOUGHT TO EMAIL YOU IF U HAVE A PLACE FOR ME OR WOULD LIKE TO BE MY ROOMIE, YOU JUST EMAIL ME, ( bigjzee01@yahoo.com), I WOULD LIKE TO RECIEVE AN EMAIL FROM YOU SOON COS I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE IN THIS MONTH OR NICE MONTH BENING,I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO COME SEE THE PLACE MY SELF BUT I AM NOT PRESENTLY IN THE STATES AND WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT SO I WOULD BE TRUSTING THE DESCRIPTION, BY THE PAYMENT I WILL LIKE TO THE BEST Payable by Cashier's Check, or Money Order.As you Accept the Above method of Payment by Cashier’s, or Money Order ,...WHICH I WILL ISSUE FROM MY EX BOSS SO ALL I NEED FROM U IS UR ADRESS, FULL NAME, CITY, STATE, ZIPCODE, COUNTRY,AND PHONE NUMBER SO THAT THE CHECK WILL BE ISSUE TO U,This Payment Include my Flight Ticket to your Place and some other things, So what you need to do is to deduct you Rent Fee and help me send the Remaining balance to me so that i can book my Flight and come over
Thank

I got the one from Thomas Kell (thomaskell@yahoo.co.uk) wanting to rent my house, he is coming over from the UK to do insurance surveys for GMC Insurance Group. this is how I found this page after Googling "GMC Insurance Group"... Glad this was here to read but I thought it was strange in the first place that's why I went looking for his company. I have had other scams like this ask for me to cash their check for them etc... but he hasn't asked yet, he just wanted the information about the place and pictures. Kinda scary, but he didn't get any info from me that wasn't already in the ad on Craigslist.

Eww Just got this response from him as I was posting:
From: thomas kell [mailto:thomaskell03@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:03 PM
To: Wrape, Jason
Subject: details

Thanks for the details on the Property, i am satisfied and will
like to go ahead with the renting process,
i will like you to go ahead and reserve the property for me.
So i will be needing the following informations so that the check
for payment of the deposit $2150 can be processed and posted to you soon.

Name:............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............

I want the 12 month lease to start on the 20th Oct 2007, i will also
want to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior
decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment
system and other appliances that i will need in the property,they will as
well be incharge of moving down my luggages down to the states.
So the check of $7000 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant by
my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $2150 and you will
forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all prepared for
my arrival. All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive.

Also for familiarization I Am Thomas Kell,I am 31 yrs of age,a British
citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in
the UK), I work with GMC Insurance Group (UK), as a loss adjuster agent, I am a Christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you.
I await the details.
you can reach my at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference :
James Albert
34,TIVOLI GARDEN SE185PD
UNITED KINGDOM
+447031955613
EMAIL:albjames112@yahoo.co.uk
Cheers

Bingo, ding, ding, ding.... now i'm gonna mess with him.

I just got another one from a different guy, that's two in 2 hours:
From: Jonathan Smith [mailto:jona_4042@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 1:18 PM
To: jona_4042@yahoo.com
Subject: 3 bedroom

Hello,
I came across the posted rent advert.I 'll like to know if its still
available.

I need to relocate.
Pls email me with the below details :

The full conditions and description of the place for rent?

The address of the place?

The month rent fee?

Are utilities costs included? If they are not, figure out how much they
typically cost.

Total amount needed for Move - In /deposit?

The pictures of the place?

What is the ideal or proper time /date Move in will be best suitable?
Regards,

Jonathan.

________________________________________

Guys I just got the da_eddy1@yahoo.com rental scam. I gave him my name, pphone and address. Said he was sending me a check and that his work accidentally sent his travel expenses in the check as well. As long as I don't cash this check, I'm ok right? Is the best thing to do is just report to the police? The FBI? Who? Thanks

I have a friend who responded with:

"Thank you for your honest and respectable reply. There are so many low life crooked black people around these days, it is a pleasure to converse with a kind reputable person. If that lowlife had any self respect or BRAINS, they would not do the things they do. Scum, they are, scum. An insult to their mothers, their families, their race. Their lofty goal in life is to become parasites. But thanks again for your being so honest. It is appreciated"

Craiglist seems to be a place for UK scam artists. Look out for these names: Gloria Ali, Jonathan Smith and JOE WILLIAMS LEGAL FRACTIONAL. I just reported the following email to the FBI:

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment ($3700.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 28 OF THIS MONTH.I am coming from UNITED KINGDOM England.I am artists working with FANTASY ARTISTS IN UNITED KINGDOM at present.Bellow is my employer's address here in the UNITED KINGDOM:The of the company am working of is FANTASY ARTISTS and address is 333 WESTERN AVENUE LONDON W3 0RS and the web site is www.fantasy-artists.co.uk and there number is +44-7939961633 and FAX NUMBER:44-207-691-7368.Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOE WILLIAMS LEGAL FRACTIONAL and the address is CHELSEA FIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,278 WESTERN ROAD LONDON SW19 2QA UNITED KINGDOM,Phone: +44-7766958798.
Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that the payment can be issued out to you asap today.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.Presently i am working in your area that is why my boss choose your house for me in the states,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
(1).Present Address;32 Apple front Road,Abbey wood London se2 9be (2).Phone;00-44-7983952960 (3).Date of birth;07-03.1980 (4).Passport number;326948242
EMPLOYMENT INFO
(1).Position: Seles Manager (2).Monthly income: 3000 pounds, (3).Other source of income: 2000 pounds.Here is my phone number 00-44-7983952960 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Await your response.Cheers
Gloria,

Here is another scam for you guy's info. I can't believe I actually wasted time to correspond with this prick. Anyway, no harm done because the email became too suspicious towards the end.

Hello Dolly Gimenes,
>>
>> Thanks for getting back to me?The price is okay by me.I was made to
>> understand that it was a certified cheque that will be mailed out
>> to you
>> and shouldnt take up to 48 hours to be confirmed into your account
>> so do
>> have it deposited once you are in receipt of it.I must say you are
>> a very
>> nice person to be with,i will ask my account officer to start with the
>> preparation of the payment as soon as possible.There is no problem
>> with
>> the amount,i will pay you,she told me to pay for the one she needs
>> which
>> is this one am going to pay you for.As soon as you get the
>> payment,do let
>> me know so i can ask her to start preparing her things for coming
>> over to
>> your place in.I will also like you to take the Photographs of the
>> house or
>> if you have it then send it to me.Am ok with the place since my
>> niece is
>> ok with it all i just need to do is to pay for the place for her so
>> she
>> can come over to canada and stay,i know she will find your place
>> lovely.I
>> sincere and honestly appreciate your
>> efforts,i shall be coming over to canada during my next vacation
>> to see
>> how she is doing,perhaps by then we shall get to meet in person.
>>
>> I will pay you for a period of 3 months for your rent as i told
>> you,i will
>> need your assistance in keeping some amount of money for her and
>> give it
>> to her when she must have arrive there and you will need to help me in
>> sending some money to her in Russia to enable her pay for her flight
>> ticket.Then she will get all the neccesary things she need,I will
>> send you
>> the sum of $12,800, i am issuing $2,400 for her house rent and
>> $2,000 for
>> her air ticket and $3,000 for her to complete her school
>> regisration $2000
>> for her textbooks,$3,000 for her shopping and the rest for her feeding
>> allowance, please you can actually keep the rest of the money for your
>> concern and for helping her in coming over to canada to stay.Plaese
>> all i
>> want for my niece is just the best.I will aswell be geting her a
>> car when
>> she gets there.
>>
>> I urge you to please help me to take care of her because she will
>> be new
>> to your enviroment, let me know if you are okay with this
>> arrangement so
>> that i can quickly ask my account to issue out the certified
>> cheque to
>> you and i will like you to send me your Contact Name,Your Cell Phone
>> Number,Address so the payment can be mailed out to you.Please as
>> soon as
>> you get the it do get back to me with the present status of things
>> so i
>> can ask my niece to start geting her things ready for coming over
>> to the
>> place where the apartment is in canada and your place.I know she
>> will also
>> be a perfect girl as well,please let her know my latest
>> conversation with
>> you so that she can put her mind at rest.Then she can move in as
>> soon as
>> possible thanks.
>>
>> Have a Great Sunday As I AWaiting To Read From You Soon...
>>
>> Here is my cell phone number
>>
>> +447011137873
>>
>> Mr. Kelly Marvin.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dolly Grace Gimenes Yuste wrote:
>> Hi Mr. Kelly Marvin and Ann Jasbarry
>>
>> After reading your emails, I just want to clarify some things by
>> asking
>> you questions and make you and Ann understand some things so we are
>> clear.
>>
>> First, the condo I am renting out is a flat. I do not live there so
>> it is
>> not my home. If Ann rents it, it is unfurnished. She will have to get
>> furnishings like bed, furnitures, kitchen equipment, etc...
>>
>> Second, from the emails I have read, Ann will be going to school in
>> Canada. You have confirmed with me that you will shoulder three
>> months of
>> the rent. May I ask how Ann will pay for her rent after the third
>> month?
>> Is she planning to work in Canada? Student visa holders have very
>> limited
>> areas where they can work in Canada. Usually they can only work in the
>> campus where they are attending schools in.
>>
>> Most foreign students stay in private homes called HOMESTAY in Canada.
>> Usually, the set up is ...the student gets a room in the house and
>> he/she
>> gets three free meals a day. Homestay usually costs around Canadian
>> dollars 800. Maybe this is the setup Ann is looking for? If it is,
>> I can
>> recommend a family friend that offers this type of service.
>>
>> I hope this clarifies some things. Ann, which school are you going to
>> attend? Is it University of British Columbia? Simon Fraser University?
>> or another school? I can help you out.
>>
>> The rent for the condo I have is the market value in Vancouver
>> right now.
>> Cost of living is very high because the city is booming with the 2010
>> olympics just around the corner. If Ann is looking for a flat then
>> she is
>> more than welcome to rent it.
>>
>> I will await for your reply.
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Dolly Gimenes
>>
>>> Dear Dolly Gimenes,
>>>
>>> How are you doing today fine i guess?She has already told me about
>>> your
>>> condo in a mail she sent to me so i have been waiting to hereing from
>>> you,i wan't to thank you for telling her about your self.Now i
>>> feel i know
>>> the kind of person my little niece would be renting his condo in
>>> canada.My
>>> name is Mr Kelly Marvin i live here in United Kingdom and i work
>>> here too
>>> i am a 35yrs old,male.Am kind to my Family, Loyalty and
>>> Honesty.She is 23
>>> of age she is a good girl to go along with,she was brought up in
>>> Russia
>>> also from a good parents.Now i feel you know the kind of man i am.
>>>
>>> Please i see you like a very nice person who can take good care of my
>>> niece when she get's to your place in canada.I will not be staying
>>> with
>>> her as i am based in the United Kingdom,i am just a concerned
>>> uncle,i will
>>> like you to see what you can do,i will prefer a private house like
>>> your
>>> own where she won't have to go through the protocol of feeling any
>>> form.My
>>> niece doesn't smoke and doesn't keep late night and odd friend,she is
>>> someone you will love to live with.I will only urge you to look
>>> upon her
>>> like your sister.
>>>
>>> Also,i will like you to give me the total cost of the apartment for a
>>> period of 3 months $1,350,she will be staying for 12 months but i
>>> will be
>>> paying for 3 months after which she would complete the balance of the
>>> money when she must have arrived there.So,i will like you to
>>> confirm to me
>>> your best offer.Because i will be going on a trip for an official
>>> assignment very soon and i wan't to be sure that your rent have
>>> been paid
>>> before i proceed.So i can quikly ask my account officer to start
>>> with the
>>> preparation of the payment that will be mailed out to you
>>> regarding your
>>> place rent.
>>>
>>> Have a Great Day as i await to read from you soon.
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Mr. Kelly Marvin.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dolly Grace Gimenes Yuste wrote:
>>> Hi!Mr. Marvin
>>>
>>> Ms. Ann Jasbarry has asked me to email you regarding the condo I
>>> have for
>>> rent in Vancouver, British Columbia, CAnada.
>>>
>>> The condo is a brand new condo located in downtown Vancouver. The
>>> developer is Concord Pacific and it is in Spectrum Tower 3 (there
>>> are four
>>> towers in Spectrum.)
>>> The website of the development is www.myspectrum.ca. The unit I am
>>> renting out is in Spectrum 3, Unit #2009. It is in the 20th floor,
>>> Unit
>>> 9. The unit is 502 square meters with a 23 square meter balcony.
>>> It has
>>> one bedroom, 1 bathroom, and a small flex room. All appliances
>>> (fridge,
>>> stove, garborator, dishwasher, washer and dryer are brand new.
>>>
>>> The condo unit is scheduled to be completed around mid November.
>>> The rent
>>> for the condo unit is C$1,350 with no parking. There is additional
>>> storage space in the garage area.
>>>
>>> The four spectrum towers have superb amenities such as an 80'
>>> swimming
>>> pool, theatre, gym, sauna and a Costco warehouse.
>>>
>>> Ms. Jasbarry and I have emailed just once previously. I don't know
>>> much
>>> about her. She has told me in the email I have attached below that
>>> you
>>> will be paying for the rent. There is a 1/2 month deposit for the
>>> condo
>>> and I require post dated cheques for the duration of the one year
>>> lease.
>>>
>>> Kindly please give me a bit of a background of Ms. Ann Jasbarry and
>>> yourself. I will gladly tell you a bit about myself once I have heard
>>> from you. This is quite an unusual way of renting out the condo
>>> but we
>>> will give it a try and hopefully everything will work out.
>>>
>>> If you have any questions, please email me back. I'm currently on
>>> a tour
>>> vacation in Switzerland but I do check my email frequently.
>>>
>>> Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.
>>> Dolly Gimenes
>>>
>>> ---------------------------- Original Message
>>> ----------------------------
>>> Subject: Thanks for your prompt mail
>>> From: "Ann Jasbarry"
>>> Date: Wed, October 17, 2007 3:03 pm
>>> To: dolly@gimenesfamily.com
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> -----
>>>
>>> Hello Dolly,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your prompt mail and your quick response,i appreciate the
>>> fact that you will like to rent your condo to me,like i told you
>>> in my
>>> previous mail that i based in Russia,i have never been to your
>>> country
>>> before and that my Uncle would be responsible for the payment,i
>>> intend
>>> staying for the period of 12 months but i dont know how many
>>> months my
>>> uncle would be paying.Am ok with the One that you have and i want
>>> you to
>>> know that my uncle is ready to pay you for the place.Am a very nice
>>> girl.I think i will be ok with your rental price $1,350 per month.
>>>
>>> I will sincerely urge you to contact him as the owner of the place
>>> so that
>>> he can get to know you better and also to make him know the kind
>>> of person
>>> you are.I will like you to tell him everything he needs to know
>>> about the
>>> place and the cost aswell.Also tell him about yourself coz he
>>> might really
>>> want to know the kind of person i'll be renting is place in
>>> Canada.Just
>>> tell him a brief story about you and our background.
>>>
>>> Here is my Uncle's email address (kelymarvin5@yahoo.com) his name
>>> is Mr
>>> Kelly Marvin.He works with one of the large Oil company right
>>> there in
>>> United Kingdom .I will quickly urge you to send him a mail as soon as
>>> possible and tell him all what he need to know about the place,his
>>> the
>>> only one that stood by me since i lost my parent and he made it
>>> clear to
>>> me that he has promise my father when he was on his seek bed that
>>> notting
>>> will happen to me,that is why his doing all this,i believe he will
>>> love to
>>> hear from you now,
>>>
>>> kindly send him a mail right away.
>>>
>>> Ann.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dolly Grace Gimenes Yuste wrote:
>>> Hi! Ann
>>> Thank you for your email.
>>> The condo I advertised in Craigslist (Spectrum 2, unit #709) was
>>> rented
>>> last October 1, 2007.
>>> But I have another condo in the same development -just the next
>>> tower.
>>> It is Spectrum 3. Pls. go to www.myspectrum.ca to find out more
>>> about the
>>> condo.
>>> This condo will be finished around November 15 give and take a few
>>> days.
>>> It is available for rent minimum of one year rent. It is in the 20th
>>> floor. 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom and one small storage area. 502 square
>>> meters plus balcony.
>>> Rent is C$1,350 without parking. Parking is available at C$200/month.
>>> Unit #2009.
>>>
>>> If you're interested pls. email me back.
>>> Thanks
>>> Dolly
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------
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>>> knows.
>>> Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. Hello Dolly,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your prompt mail and your quick response,i appreciate the
>>> fact that you will like to rent your condo to me,like i told you
>>> in my
>>> previous mail that i based in Russia,i have never been to your
>>> country
>>> before and that my Uncle would be responsible for the payment,i
>>> intend
>>> staying for the period of 12 months but i dont know how many
>>> months my
>>> uncle would be paying.Am ok with the One that you have and i want
>>> you to
>>> know that my uncle is ready to pay you for the place.Am a very nice
>>> girl.I think i will be ok with your rental price $1,350 per month.
>>>
>>> I will sincerely urge you to contact him as the owner of the place
>>> so that
>>> he can get to know you better and also to make him know the kind
>>> of person
>>> you are.I will like you to tell him everything he needs to know
>>> about the
>>> place and the cost aswell.Also tell him about yourself coz he
>>> might really
>>> want to know the kind of person i'll be renting is place in
>>> Canada.Just
>>> tell him a brief story about you and our background.
>>>
>>> Here is my Uncle's email address (kelymarvin5@yahoo.com) his name
>>> is Mr
>>> Kelly Marvin.He works with one of the large Oil company right
>>> there in
>>> United Kingdom .I will quickly urge you to send him a mail as soon as
>>> possible and tell him all what he need to know about the place,his
>>> the
>>> only one that stood by me since i lost my parent and he made it
>>> clear to
>>> me that he has promise my father when he was on his seek bed that
>>> notting
>>> will happen to me,that is why his doing all this,i believe he will
>>> love to
>>> hear from you now,
>>>
>>> kindly send him a mail right away.
>>>
>>> Ann.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dolly Grace Gimenes Yuste wrote:
>>> Hi! Ann
>>> Thank you for your email.
>>> The condo I advertised in Craigslist (Spectrum 2, unit #709) was
>>> rented
>>> last October 1, 2007.
>>> But I have another condo in the same development -just the next
>>> tower.
>>> It is Spectrum 3. Pls. go to www.myspectrum.ca to find out more
>>> about the
>>> condo.
>>> This condo will be finished around November 15 give and take a few
>>> days.
>>> It is available for rent minimum of one year rent. It is in the 20th
>>> floor. 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom and one small storage area. 502 square
>>> meters plus balcony.
>>> Rent is C$1,350 without parking. Parking is available at C$200/month.
>>> Unit #2009.
>>>
>>> If you're interested pls. email me back.
>>> Thanks
>>> Dolly

I almost got scammed by Mr. Dave Edwards of the UK with the email addresses da_eddy1@yahoo.com and dav_eddy2@yahoo.com. He couldn't even be consistent with his emails. Told me he was moving from the UK for job transfer. I almost fooled for it. Got a check in the mail for 6500.00. Once I found this site, I called the FTC and reported him. Sent correspondence emails and check to them for investigation. Check was a real bank in Hawaii called American Savings Bank. I caught on when the first email addres ended up being invalid one day and his cell phone he sent was cut off. I googled the email address, and here I was. Thanks everyone. Check has the name Robert B. Fong on it. Not sure who's name that is but I will also be calling that bank and reporting it.

Got the same email from 'materrazi gomez' after posting an ad in craigslist. Seemed suspicious so I did a google search. Thanks to everyone for posting this info!

I knew this was a scam, but it took discovering this page to confirm it. This is the e-mail I received overnight about a condo for rent...

Hello,
Greetings to you,How are you doing?I wanted to find out if the property that you posted for rent is still available.If Yes,I have some simple questions i would like to ask::

* Would you be able to take on a Long Term Lease Like 1yr? Because,I will be staying for a year so i will be signing on a one year lease?
* Will Utilities be included in the monthly rent?If No,How much do you think it would cost per month?Also,Would it be on my name?
* What condition is it in?
* How close is it to Shopping Malls,Banks,Airport,Grocery Stores etc?
* How is it's Environment,Is it a noisy Area or quiet?
* How much would it cost for Move-In including Deposit Estimated?
* Are You The Owner/Realtor?
* Do You Have Currently Taken Pictures You Can Send?
* Is This property furnished?
* Would it be available for Occupancy by 10th Of Nov.?

However,please be quite aware that I don't live in the states and this would be my first time of coming over and can't have the chance to inspect the home personally. Kindly let me know if it's possible for me to rent based on pictures and descriptions you have for me
I hope to read from you soon as requested.
Sincerely,

Christopher S. Williams
126 VINCENT ROAD
WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6AB
UNITED KINGDOM
(+44) 7031860297
(+44) 7031872767
Estates Consultant

I actually have several friends in London. I'd ask them to interview Mr Williams, if it wasn't completely clear that this would just be a waste of time.

I posted an ad on Craig's list and almost fell for this. It would have held my apartment
up for one month and take me for thousands. Please be
careful! His name is Thomas Kell this time.
"...want to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior
decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment
system and other appliances that i will need in the property,they will as
well be incharge of moving down my luggages down to the states.
So the check of $7800 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant
by my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $3300 and you
will forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all prepared
for my arrival. All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i
arrive.
Also for familiarization I Am Thomas Kell,I am 31 yrs of age,a British
citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in
the UK), I work with GMC Insurance Group (UK), as a loss adjuster agent, I
am a Christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a
tenant with you.
I await the details.
you can reach my at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference..."

Here is our version received November 5, 2007

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment ($4500.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 18 OF THIS MONTH.I am coming from UNITED KINGDOM England.I am artists working with FANTASY ARTISTS at present.Bellow is my employer's address here in the UNITED KINGDOM:The of the company am working of is FANTASY ARTISTS and address is 333 WESTERN AVENUE LONDON W3 0RS and the web site is www.fantasy-artists.co.uk and there number is +44-7939961633 and FAX NUMBER:+44-207-691-7368.Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:
JOE WILLIAMS LEGAL FRACTIONAL and the address is CHELSEA FIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,278 WESTERN ROAD LONDON SW19 2QA UNITED KINGDOM,Phone: +44-7766958798.
Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that the payment can be issued out to you asap today.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.Presently i am working in your area that is why my boss choose your house for me in the states,as we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
(1).Present Address;32 Apple front Road,Abbey wood London se2 9be (2).Phone;+44-7983952960 (3).Date of birth;07-03.1980 (4).Passport number;326948242 (5)m.My National Issurance Number;JX895644B.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
(1).Position: Seles Manager (2).Monthly income: 3000 pounds, (3).Other source of income: 2000 pounds.Here is my phone number +44-7983952960 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Await your response.Cheers

monibsfj2600@yahoo.co.uk is still around!

I am renting an apartment in Boston, MA and I think I am being targeted for the same scam. After a few email exchanges, I got very suspicious
and googled GMC Insurance Group (UK) and found this site. At first the emails seemed very legit, but it was the exact same scam, all from Yahoo email addresses.

Monica Akanni is mentioned in here as a renting scam. Is this true? Please let me know. climages@hotmail.com

Hey, thanks for the play by play action! I had TWO of those jerks contact me about my rental house. Geeze does anyone fall for this? As soon as they start giving me personal details of their lives, I delete, delete, delete.
Anyway thanks again!
Bev

Yes, Angela, Monica Akanni is very much active. A client of mine was defrauded by her only last week.

I live in Ontario, Canada, and many of the same e-mails. I was suspicious after the renter told me her favourite colours were blue and white in the first e-mail.

here it is:

Hello, How are you doing?Hope God is taking care of you and your family? I am Gina,from Machester(UK).I am coming for Research,am 25 years old,i am gentle, neat,respectful,i mind my own business, no smoking,no overnight guest,no party,i promise to keep the place neat as you ever wanted,my favourite colours are blue and white.I will love to rent from you and i will love to rent for one year but i may extend the rent later so tell me more about the place and i will also appreciate some pictures to the place.If there is any application that i will need to fill plz have it sent to me via email so i could print and bring it over with me when coming over cos i do not have acess to fax machine.I will be happy to rent from you so get back to me as soon as possible.
God bless you.

Gina

Well I am outraged and think that its about time the western governments started sending police and snatch squads to go and escort these people out of Nigeria. Screw the Nigerian government, if they dont get a grip on the problem just go in - and get the scammers - throw them into a van and drive them to the nearest airport so we can try them in the west - you can bet they would be reluctant to try it again - also the problem is that in Nigeria corruption is endemic and the fact is the police and government will look the other way for the right price

BEWARE OF "JAMES BOBBY FROM THE UK". SAME TYPE OF SCAM. I POSTED A HOUSE FOR RENT ON CRAIGSLIST:

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:36:43 +0000
From: jamesbobby30@gmail.com

Greetings to you!, How was your day going?I Presume fine.Well, I saw your Apartment list been advertised on the craigslist.comon my research and i want to rent it, please let me know if it isstill available. I will be signing a one year lease for this unit andwill be staying with my wife and daughter. Kindly get back to me with the:-Electricity Charges? ,Rent Fee? + The Deposit Fee?,Utilities if Included?When it would be available to mone in?And also i'll like to know if the place is been furnished OrUn-furnished ? I'll be looking forward to have a quick response to my enquiry as ido keep faith in gething this very unit according to my plans.Have a Productive Day.

**HIS SECOND EMAIL TO ME:
from: james bobby (jamesbobby30@gmail.com)

Sounds Great to hear from you,Thanks so much for the understanding.i am indeed serious about renting this unit and I will be signing a one year lease for this unit plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to our arrival just finished my degree course in Nottingham University-London and I am relocating on sabatical leave for a year...I am a neat person who is generally quiet and not a big partier.I am interested in sports and enjoy the outdoors and am sure i will be spending most of my time doing research on school work,am this type of shy person, humble, loyal friendly,reserved,honest and respectful.I keep my place clean and I like to cook. Also, I'm easygoing. I've had a variety of roommates in the past who have worked out well.Please so we will need you to provide us with the measurements of the living room and bedroom so that we can send it to the furniture company,we already make and arrangment with the funiture company and i will like you to get me all the measurement.we really want everything to set before our arrival to state.This is an international situation i want everything to be set with this arrangement,I believe we can work together and ensure every arrangements that we shall both execute in line with my taking up the tenancy should be done accordingly to ensure we have a proper understanding. In view of my work schedule, i would want us to finalise basic arrangements. I will arrive the united states by December , with my wife and daughter.and also i will want you to please provide all this information to make check payble to you in adcance because am indeed serious in need of the unit.Full Name,Address,City,State,Zipcode,Valid phone or Cell number.
Hope to have all this information so we can proceed.

***3rd EMAIL FROM "Mr. BOBBY TO ME:

from: james bobby (jamesbobby30@gmail.com)
Thanks for the mail that you sent to me i just want to inform you that the check has been sent to the information you .,it will indeed be of great help as regards my furniture. As regards my furniture,i am planning on having them delivered to the house before our arrival so that we can settle in comfortably,you can understand that transiting cross atlantic is not easy so we are making arrangement with the furniture company to deliver the furniture before our arrival after the rent and security deposit has been paid to you by my financier.We will ask you for a favour here,can we rely on you to take delivery of the furniture for us when they are delivered? We will instruct the furniture company to contact you to schedule a delivery date and time that will be convenient for you to receive the furniture for us.As you will be handling the delivery of the furniture for us,we may ask our financier to include the costs of our furniture with the rent and deposit to be sent to you so that you can hep us to make the payment when it is delivered. We will really appreciate if you can do this for us and promise to compensate you adequately for your time and efforts on our arrival in your place.and also i will like to know will you be able to pick us at the Airport let us know and we will be arriving to state latest nest week and the application and everything will be fill in person.please get back to me with your valid phone number so i can give you a call.
Please let me know if this will be okay with you.
Love to read from you soonest.

***4th EMAIL FROM JAMES BOBBY (BY THIS TIME I WAS SICK OF THIS GUY, NOW HE MENTIONS HIS WIFE: LORI ANN SHEPARD)

from: james bobby (jamesbobby30@gmail.com)
Hello ____,
please i want you to understand me better i am okay with everything but i want you to please listen to me carefully we are willing to arrive to state latest by next week and i want everything to filled in person dont worry i will give you a call later today when am lease busy.please follow all my instructions and i want you to Put the name of me and my Wife on the lease Mr James bobby, my wife name is Lori Ann Shepard.

i will get you all ther other stuff when we arrive to state and let me know when the check arrive to you.

Thanks God Bless.

***5th EMAIL, BY NOW I HAD ALREADY STOPPED COMMUNICATIONS WITH JAMES BOBBY. HE KEPT ON WRITING LIKE WE WERE DOING BUSINESS (WITHOUT ME REPLYING). NOTE THAT HE GIVES AN U.S. ADDRESS IN FLORIDA TO SEND PAYMENT FOR THE FURNITURE:

from: james bobby (jamesbobby30@gmail.com)

Hello , am so Happy you finally received the payment now.so please listen tome nowand follow all my instructions because we really can`t wait to meet you and arrive to state.so we want you to take the check to the bank now and have it deposit into your account and make a patial withdrawre of $3000 us dollars Wired to the funiture company so they can get everything set before our arrival to state.so please look for any western union outlet arround you and have the $3000 cash transfer today to the funiture company so they can get everything set before out arrival today.and also as soon as you have the money sent today we are going to get you our fligth details so you can get ready to pick us at the Airport.

HERE IS THE FUNITURE COMPANY INFORMATION TO WIRE THE FUNDS:

Harry Diaz
1250 AVONWOOD CT
LUTZ, FL 33559

As soon as the money begin transfer you will get back to me with this information so we can proceed.FULL SENDERS NAME,TOTAL AMOUNT SENT,10 DIGIT MTCN CONTROL NUMBER.

i will look forward to hear from you soonest and i will call you to give you all instructions on phone.

Regards.

***I HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED COMMUNICATIONS WITH JAMES BOBBY.
AFTER READING THIS SITE IM SURE I'LL BE RECEVING SOME KIND OF FAKE CASHIERS CHECK. GOOD LOOKING OUT EVERYONE!!!
AND FOR MR. BOBBY AND ALL HIS PALS RUNNING THIS SCAMS: KARMA WILL GET YOU

Just like Dolly Grace Gimenes Yuste, I too was also contacted by Ann Jasbarry and Kelly Marvin, red flags went off after exchanging a couple emails so I googled their names and found a few postings that Ann had left for places out in Ontario which were the exact same story as they were telling me in Alberta. SCAM ARTISTS for sure. For some reason, when I searched their names in Google last week, this site did not come up. My friend was over visiting today and our conversation lead to this scam I avoided, and my friend didn’t believe me, so to prove to her I showed her the emails I had exchanged with them and then searched their names on Google again. The original 2 sites came up that clued me into their scam and then about 4 more came up on the search results as well including this one. I noticed Dolly posted this scam on Oct 22, so I was confused why Google didn’t show it as a result when I searched it at the end of November, but either way, I had already caught onto their scam. It was shockingly interesting, though, how similar their replies to our emails were. Their replies to Dolly’s emails were almost word for word what they had replied to my emails, changing only the specifics of condo vs. apartment, and cost amounts etc. Same story, same names, I found it crazy. Unlike Dolly though, I was a little leery of giving my address to random strangers online, so I had not told the scammers my address, just the area of the city the apartment is in, and as soon as I started asking more personal questions like what school Ann would be attending, etc they stopped emailing me. I’m glad we avoided their scam, hopefully they are amateurs enough to keep using the same names, so other property owners can search them and see this site as well!!!

Unfortunately ppl fall for these scams every day. I just got one last week and never heard of anything like this. I am a young Law Student and wanted to sublet my place for a month and within two days received a check for $5K. I already deposited it in my account and the guy is waiting for me to send the money out Western Union tomorrow. I wouldn't have sent it unless the bank told me it was completely cleared, but who knows...

Young college kids fall for this all the time, I've read hundreds of these at this point...and I have never heard of it before today.

So sad...

Thank god for this website!!! here is another scammer to ad to the list!

Hi,
I will like to find out if the property that you posted for rent is still available.,I just finished my degree course in university in London and I am relocating on sabatical leave for a year.If Yes,I have some simple questions i would like to ask::

* Would you be able to take on a Long Term Lease Like 1yr? Because,I will be staying for a year so i will be signing on a one year lease?
* Will Utilities be included in the monthly rent?If No,How much do you think it would cost per month?Also,Would it be on my name?
* What condition is it in?
* How close is it to Shopping Malls,Banks,Airport,Grocery Stores etc?
* How is it's Environment,Is it a noisy Area or quiet?
* How much would it cost for Move-In including Deposit Estimated?
* Are You The Owner/Realtor?
* Do You Have Currently Taken Pictures You Can Send?
* Is This property furnished?
* Would it be available for Occupancy by 15th Of Dec.?

However,please be quite aware that I don't live in the states and this would be my first time of coming over{Sabatical} and can't have the chance to inspect the home personally. Having Answers to the above questions,let me know if it's possible for me to rent based on pictures and descriptions you have for me
I hope to read from you soon.

Garry Strochman
126 VINCENT ROAD
WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6AB
UNITED KINGDOM
E-Mail: garry_strotchman001@yahoo.com

The scam is still going on strong. Watch out for this address as I had been contacted by them:

roberben0056@yahoo.com

He wrote:

Thanks for your mail, I am indeed serious about renting a this apartment, and will be willing to offer you one month rent to start with plus the security deposit in order to secure this apartment, prior to my arrival.

Could you be kind enough to let me know what the electricity/utility cost would be? As I will really need to have this unit for myself. You can send me the lease application , to enable me to review it ahead of time.

I have a financier that is based in the States and he will be handling the rent deposit payment on my behalf, I will instruct him to send you the check for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to make out payment to you.

I'm making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furniture, so I will need you to provide me with the measurements of the apartment, so that I can send it to the furniture company so that they can supply the apartment, with furniture that will fit in well.
As regards the lease agreement, I want you to send it to me for my review, I will eventually have it filled and signed physically as I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically. I can start the lease by the 1st Dec 2007 and I will be doing a one year lease. You can prepare the lease in my name Robert M. Bending.

Let me know how to move ahead as I intend to complete this deal before I move in a couple of days. I want all the arrangement to be solidified so I settle in comfortably when I arrive.


Thanks and sincere regards from me, I await your urgent response.

I just got another scam email, this time from a real lazy scammer who seemed to have just pasted and copy to me. I advertised for home rental, not an apartment or a room. They even use God's name! Beware of these low life! Below is the email I received, my great computer system sent it to spam but I wanted to share it you. It seems others have already recieved email from this scammer going by the name of Sarah.

Subject: I am interested in your room/apt
Date: 12/5/2007 1:44:38 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: sarahreallove14@yahoo.com
Reply To: sarahreallove001@yahoo.com
To: zola049@aol.com

Hello,
How are u doing? hope fine? if so, glory be to almitighty God. I saw
your Advert that u have on apt. to be sub-leased. am
interested in renting the room/apt/property. It suits the type of place i
need for my comfort and work. Am a lady of 27 yrs old and a British. i was
born and brought up in London. I lived all my life there. Am a medical practisional, a
doctor to be precised but presently in West Africa (Nigeria) for a work shop on enlightment infection of Aids i have move to defferent part of Africa to give quality education and help the continet to sustain HIV.We the supprot of NACA and other organisation with the colaboration of voice if America who are organiser who made this possible. i and the rest of my progrrame me and my collegues will be coming to U.S.A (United State of America) for another program (HIV/AIDS seminal) which will last for so me months or even a year. we'll be there to educate and give the people some medical diagnosis on HIV/AIDS.I will like to lease the room/apt for the period which i will be there for the program cos it prefer staying there than
staying in a hotel pls response by mailing me and tell me if the room/apt is still available and then get back to me withthe deposite amount so ifyou can get back
to me . I am a good lady and also religious person i hope it does not bother you.I cant wait to read from u soon.Thanking u in anticipation.

Sarah

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment ($4200.00) for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 18 OF THIS MONTH.I am coming from UNITED KINGDOM England.I am artists working with FANTASY ARTISTS at present.Bellow is my employer's address here in the UNITED KINGDOM:The of the company am working of is FANTASY ARTISTS and address is 333 WESTERN AVENUE LONDON W3 0RS and the web site is www.fantasy-artists.com and there number is +44-7939961633 and FAX NUMBER:+44-2076917368.Here is my legal adviser's contact information for reference as well:JOE WILLIAMS LEGAL FRACTIONAL and the address is CHELSEA FIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,278 WESTERN ROAD LONDON SW19 2QA UNITED KINGDOM,Phone: +44-7766958798.
Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that the payment can be issued out to you asap today.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.Presently i am working in your area that is why my boss choose your house for me,As i we will be working on contract and below is my personal information;
(1).Present Address;32 Apple front Road,Abbey wood London se2 9be (2).Phone;+44-7506419924 (3).Date of birth;07-03.1980 (4).Passport number;326948242 (5)m.My National Issurance Number;JX895644B.
EMPLOYMENT INFO
(1).Position: Seles Manager (2).Monthly income: 3000 pounds, (3).Other source of income: 2000 pounds.Here is my phone number +44-7506419924 And pls do get back to me with more details about the apartment.Await your response,Cheers.

JACK ASS!!!- Thank God I decided to google this "layer guy"

BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE - CHRISTIAN BAKER IS A SCAM ARTIST!!!!! RECEIVED COUNTERFEIT CHECK FOR 7500.00!!!
I posted a rental property on Craiglist and got this:

Thanks for your mail ,Yes i appreciate your wanting to help us in oursituation.I am a chemist by profession and i am currently working with NORTHWICK PARK & ST.MARK'S HOSPITAL,17 WATFORD ROAD,HARROW,MIDDLESEX,LONDON.

I will be in the states for the next one year with my wife and nine year old daughter and during my stay i will be working with the United States Environmental Protection Agency on a private research work.We have a financier that is based in the states and he will be handling the rent deposit payment on our behalf,we will instruct him to send you the check for this as soon as yougive us the go ahead to make payment to you.

Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival,we are making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furnit ure,so we will need you to provide us with the measurements of the living room and bedroom so that we can send it to the furniture company so that they can supply the unit with furniture that will fit in well.

I've received a scam letter which has the same tone and use of language as many of the above. I suspect many of them are the same person and just change their names. My email was originally from X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-5 and when I looked up the business it was very much related to Diana's story- that she was coming to do research on HIV/AIDS for the WHO. This Neewman Property is a charity organization with headquarters in London, UK and which sponsors Action Aid . "For more details contact Tamar Ghosh+44 (0)20 7561 7590. They have fought Aids etc in Africa for over thirty years. Apparently every British schoolchild studies booklets from ActionAid. This makes me wonder why she would bother emailing from such a website. Is she an employee? The references are silly, the language is stupid. The only reason I NEARLY fell for it was that a man came by an hour before I got "her" email and looked at the apartment, said he liked it and then never showed up to drop off the check the next day, leaving me panicked of course, and eager to contact those people I had turned down before. I'm playing it up because I'm so mad. But if they hire people to scope the rentals before -now that IS dangerous.
"G ood day,

I am Diana. I am 26yrs old and I am interested in renting your unit as I will soon be coming to the Queen's Universit y to carry out a research for the World Health Organisation{WHO} on HIV/AIDS.
I will like to know if the place is still available for rent as at this moment. I hope to read from you soon. Thanks and God bless
Diana Bowen"

Hi

I am currently looking for a place and these scam mails stick out a mile!As soon as I get one, I send a made up receipt saying

Western Onion
Eight hundred pounds and stop wasting my time pence only.

It generally stops the mails coming through :) I thought it was hysterical at first but the really bad use of English is getting on my nerves now :)

Happy New year and happy buying, renting and selling! :)

A friend of mine was recently scammed on a rental posted on Craiglist. She actually depositted the check and sent some money back. Only to find out too late that she had been had. I did some googling and found out that New Dynamic Modelling Agency is now called Dynamic Surveying Agency. The legal practioner formerly known as John McLauren is now Frank George. The adresses; 12 Ashley Rd. and 217 Abberry St. remain the same. My question is: Are these scammers actually in The UK or pretending to be, but, in Nigeria? I contacted the indivual, telling him I have a property for rent, tracing his IP and working with IC3. Hopefully, he will be caught. Until then I am going to have some fun with him! Be aware of an individual with the this yahoo address!
Subject: Re: Apartment inquiry
Date: 1/5/2008 4:43:07 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: bent_pll@yahoo.com
Reply To:
To: Izboutyme4menow@aol.com
CC:
BCC:
Sent on:

Sent from the Internet (Details)
Internet Address Card Attached
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform
you that i myself and my organizer have agreed to pay
the requested amount for the payment of the 1st month
rent and deposit and i'll take possession of the property for 1years starting from 10th of january.the monthly payment will be on monthly basis and it will be by cash also i will like to inform you that my organizer instruct me that little amount will be added on the check and that will be for my ticket and travel expenses so Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that the payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the
required details so that we can proceed on payment asap.
I am working with DYNAMIC SURVEYING AGENCY at present.
Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
COMPANY NAME Dynamic surveying Agency
MANAGER NAME RICHARD RAYMOND
ADDRESS :12 ASHLEY ROAD ,
LONDON W12 7TN
UNITED KINGDOM
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for
reference as well:
LEGAL PRACTIONAL ATTN:FRANK GEORGE
217 ABBERRY STREET,
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM.
Below is my personal information;
1.MY FULL NAME :BENT PAUL
2.MY HOUSE ADDRESS :50 FIELD FARE ROAD
THAMESMEAD SE28 8FU
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.
3.PLACE OF BIRTH : QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LONDON
4.Date of birth :10-01-1973
5.MY NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER :SE 23 16 42 A
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic surveying Agency
2.Position: Marketing survey assistant
3.Monthly income: 2500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 500 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00447737892513
All the necessary application form or paper work will be attend to upon my
arrival to the state Await your response, Cheers.
Thanks

Izboutyme4menow@aol.com wrote:
Good Evening Mr. Bent;

Thank you for your prompt reply. The unit I have currently available is a three bedroom, living room, formal dining, and a large eat-in kitchen. The kitchen has new stainless appliances and a recently installed marble floor with radiant heat. There are two bathrooms, one of which is in the master bedroom. The living room and dining room have hardwood flooring. All three bedrooms are carpeted. There is a utility room/mud room with washer and dryer. Vaulted ceilings in living room, dining, and master bedroom. The entire square footage is just over 1600 ft. Heating for the unit is quite efficient as we just added more insulation and a new furnace. There is a garage with off-street parking.
I demand a one year lease. Rent for the unit is $950.00. The unit is available immediately. To secure rental, one months rent and two months rent as security deposit is required. Pets are not allowed as they would damage the hardwood flooring.
If you are interested, kindly tell me a bit about yourself, such as do you have a family, your type of employment, and anticipated move in date.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Ms A. Bradley


In a message dated 1/4/2008 8:58:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, bent_pl@yahoo.com writes:
THANKS FOR THE MAIL KINDLY LET ME KNOW THE TATOL MOVE IN REQUESTED AND FUNISHED ME WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE APARTMENT AS WELL.THANKS

Izboutyme4menow@aol.com wrote:
Good evening;

Your e-mail address was forwarded to me, telling me that you are looking to rent an apartment in Milwaukee,WI. Kindly reply if you are still looking, as I will have a unit available that you may be interested in.

Regards,

Ms A. Bradley

After reading some of the other posts mine seems even more ridiculous. I live in Florida and received two emails from "John Crist" or "John Christopher" or "Christopher John" about a refrigerator I posted on Craigslist. Both emails were from different email addresses - one yahoo and one gmail. The first one made me suspicious because the email address had that days date in it. 0103.johncrist@yahoo.com the next one was from john.crist.1993@gmail.com

Here's the second email:
Hello,
Thanks for the prompt response. I will love to make an instant purchase,so please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist, i don't mind adding an extra $50 dolls for you to do that so that i can be rest assured that the item is in hand. I will also like you to know that I will be paying via check, and it will be over night payment due to the distance. I am currently in the Uk and i am Relocating down to the US to do a survey for my employer ( GMC Insurance Group (UK), as we are about to open an office in the state. You don't need to bother your self with the shipment. Ok ? My interior decorator who will be handling the renting of an appartment, purchase of entertainment system and other appliances that i will need in the USA will take care of that. He will as well be incharge of moving down my luggages down to the states..So i will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check.

Name:............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............

**Once again ,I will like you to know that you will not be responsible for
shipping
I will have my interior decorator come over as soon as you have cashed the check**
Have a nice day.
John

If you saw the refrigerator you would know it is not worth $200 and definitely not something an interior decorator would choose.

How stupid do they think we are?!
I simply googled the company name and found this site among many others informing about the scam.

We had one in Ireland from Danny Mills ....
wants to send excess £3000 cheque to be sent on
to his 'agent' to help him re-locate from UK!!

Thank you everyone. I am just in the process of emailing back and forth with this Brian Gardner from UK. I found the exact same email content here as I received:

With regards to the property i am inquiring about, i will like to get some
more details about it,I am currently in the UK and i am Relocating down to
the US to do a survey for my employer ( GMC Insurance Group (UK), as we are
about to open an office in the state, so due to my non presence to inspect
the Property, i will like you to give me the below detail

# I need full details including address of the property and pictures if
available
# Monthly rentals/security deposits
# If utilities is added to monthly rent
# When the property would be available
# Mail me the total move in cost

I awaits your response soon.
Regards.

Thanks for the details on the Property, i am satisfied and will
like to proceed with the renting process,
i will like you to go ahead and reserve the property for me.
So i will be needing the following informations so that the check
for payment of the deposit of $1600 can be processed and posted to you soon.

Name:............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............

I want the 12 month lease to start on the 1st Feb 2008, i will also
want to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior
decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment
system and other appliances that i will need in the property,they will as
well be incharge of moving down my luggages down to the states.
So the check of $6200 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant
by my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $1600 and you
will forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all prepared
for my arrival. All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i
arrive.

Also for familiarization I Am Brian Gardner,I am 31 yrs of age,a British
citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in
the UK), I work with GMC Insurance Group (UK), as a loss adjuster agent, I
am a Christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a
tenant with you.
I await the details.
you can reach me at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference :
Paul Hopewell
12,TIVOLI GARDEN SE185PD
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:pa01hopewell@yahoo.co.uk
You can also call my employer at the number below to verify employment.
(Nicholas Keane +447024017745)
Cheers

I was very enthusiastic emailing him all the detailed information and tons of photos. Also, I told him that the town where the property was very sleepy. However, he did not seem to change his mind about renting my property. I found him very strange that:
1. he looked forward to have a "good relationship with me." In the States, a landlord is a landlord; a tenant is a tenant. We don't really call each other friends before hand.
2. he did not consider anything at all before he made the decision. He did not ask any questions about the town at all. He said that he worked for GMC Insurance Group in UK, but why in the world that he chose a sleepy town for his relocation. I did not think that it would work. I tried very hard to inform him that the town might not be what he would like. However, he said nothing about it.
3. he would mail me a check that's more than the total of the security deposit and the first month rent, and send the balance to his interior designer.

I have been suspecting Brian, yet I have been trying very hard to help him. I thought that perhaps British culture is much different from that in the US. I thought that I should not suspect him. I gave him all the information though. I found this website because I was in the process of checking the employer name he gave me. The name given was the same as a British interior designer in UK. I typed in GMC Insurance Group, UK, and finally I found this website. thank you all for posting.

Heres one I got.... I had an apartment for rent on Craig's List and this scammer immediately took interest... I wasnt so sure at first, but its a definite scam!

Good-Day

I' m Barister Nelson from UK' Searching thru the apt rent page, i saw your apt posted for rent on craigslist.com with the little description you gave in there, i was impressed and it reduces any stress of searching around for an apt. I have an interest and i would like to make an inquiry if it still available for rent duration in which you want to lease the unit.

Preferably 6months/12months If you require any specific information, pls let me know or you can call me on my cell phone, please dial as presented for international calls . {++447024023289 / +2348080568603 }

Am a family orientated man, no pets, no smoke and no drugs

Give me the detail of the fees.

1- Security deposit fee ?
2- Monthly rent fees ?
3- Utilities if applicable ?
4- Dimension/measurement of the unit {s} ?
5- Crime rate of the area where the apt is located ?
6- Park lots if any ?
7- If the unit is Furnished or Unfurnished ?
8- Total Move in fees ?

Thank you, God Bless and Merry Christmas

Bar. Nelson
Tel:+447024023289 or +2348080568603
Middlesex. London .
United Kingdom

So I replied....

Yes it is still available. You would sign a one year lease .

Were you able to view the pictures/ tour online?

When exactly are you looking to move into an apt?

Just out of curiosity, if you dont mind me asking, why are you wanting to move to the US and why did you pick this area to move to? Do you have family here or something?

So he said....

Hello

Thank you for your response to my request I see

the detail of your rent apartment i mean fees of the

apartment, am ok with it now is that i would tell

my trustee that in the state about this apartment

so that he can send you a certified American check

for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to

make payment to you. Due to the limited time that

we have before our arrival, Am willing to offer you

1month rent + the security deposit

and utilities if any to secure this unit prior to my

arrival to state, and on my arrival, i'll pay for the

11months fees in Cash, so give me your full Name

and Address For Payment for the first month. I

would like to effect payment in advance, becos i

bought some furniture in the state from furnitures

company for the home i want to rent, because you

can understand that transporting furnitures

across atlantic is not easy that is why, So

regards my furniture, am planning on having them

delivered to the house before our arrival to the

state, i mean, me, my wife and my daughter, so that

we can settle in comfortably, and also i have

already make the arrangement with the furniture

company that as soon as i get the house they will

send money to them for the transporting the

furniture to the apartment,becos i want it

delivered before my arrival.I want to seek your

indulgence and favor. Can we rely on you to take

delivery of those furnitures for us when they are

delivered? We will instruct the furniture company

to contact you to schedule a delivery date and time

that will be convenient for you to receive those

furnitures for us. As you will be handling the

delivery of those furnitures for us,we may ask our

Trustee to include the costs of our furnitures with

the rent and deposit to be sent to you so that you

can help us to make the payment when it is

delivered. We will really appreciate if you can do

this for us and promise to compensate you

adequately for your time and efforts on our arrival

in your place.Please let me know if this will be okay

with you so that i can instruct our Trustee to go

ahead with the payment.

after the rent and security deposit has been fully

paid I will like to sign the Lease/application form

in Person on

my arrival to state.
- Name to be written on the certified American

check;
- Mailing address , No p.o.box;
- Phone Number;
- City;
- Zip Code;
- State;
Let us know how to move ahead as we intend to

complete this deal before we move in by arriving

until the second third of next month.You can

prepare the lease in my name Bar.Nelson williams

and my wife's name Mrs. Christy williams.

I believe we can work together and ensure every

arrangements that we shall both execute in line

with my taking up the tenancy should be done

accordingly to ensure we have a proper

understanding.
we will let you know the exact date as soon as we

get a booking on a flight to the states.

If you require any specific information, pls let me

know or you can call me on my cell phone

+447024023289 ,please dial as presented for

international calls .

My due regards
Bar Nelson
WISBECH ENGLAND PE14 8JN
Phone: +447024023289
My due regards
Thanks for wanting to help regards from me and

my family

..... Notice how he completely diregarded the questions I asked about why he was coming here... He even sent pictures of his "family".... thats pathetic.....

NO THANKS and you have now been reported!!!!!!!!!!!

I have got an email from some one claiming to be my lost son with a telephone number as:

00+447-0457-59040

They say that they are "stuck" in a dessert in the UK and each time they contact me they cannot give me information that would lead me to believe that they are who they say they are.

Who can I contact to report this as an internet crime?

Best wishes,

Thank you for this site. I am thankful to find out about this scam. I too was a target, but not a victim!

The "names" of the scammers this time were:
Carl F. Curlhinson/ email: thelordismy.shepherd101@hotmail.com
AND
Royln Garry/ email: rolyn.garry@yahoo.co.uk

hi everybody,
im joining your crowd guys i posted the ad in craigslist for the ap for rent.
being a foreigner and landlord in USA and getting the email from the person trying to move in to USA from UK was thinking to give him a hand but, woman's intuition stepped in and also thanks to the internet which helps to do research on such frauds. I even spoke with him on the phone and no british accent at all, he sounded like from Africa (the accent).
So here he/she is just he uses the same address:

Hello,
I came across the posted rent advert,I will like to know if it is still available.
I am a united kingdom citizen and i have travelled to united states several times also i finished my Degree programme just of recent and at the moment am working
with a private organisation,if the appartment is still available Please i would like you to e-mail me with the following details:
The full condition and the description of the place for rent ?
The picture of the place if available ?
The address of the place ?
The month rent fee and the deposit ?
Total amount needed for move in ?
What is the Ideal or Proper time/date move in will be suitable ?
Would you take a certified cashier cheque for payment ?
Thanks,
Regards.
Kelvin

I replied w/the details of the place

His reply was:
Hello,
Thanks for the quick response.I am so glad to inform
you that i myself and my organiser have agreed to pay
the requested amount for the payment of the 1st month
rent and deposit starting on the 5th of FEBRUARY and
i'll take posession of the property for 2years.The monthly
payment will be on monthly basis and it will be by
cash also i will like to inform you that my organizer
instruct me that little amount will be added on the
check and that will be for my ticket and travel expenses so Kindly get back
to me with the underlisted information so that the
payment can be issued out asap.
NAME ON CASHIERS CHECK
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the
required details so that we can proceed on payment asap.
I am working with DYNAMIC SURVEYING AGENCY at present.
Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
COMPANY NAME Dynamic surveying Agency
MANAGER NAME RICHARD PRICE
ADRESS :12 ASHLEY ROAD ,
LONDON W12 7TN
UNITED KINGDOM
Here is my legal adviser's contact information for
reference as well:
LEGAL PRACTIONAL ATTN:BARRISTER STEVE GEORGE
217 ABBERRY STREET,
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM.
Below is my personal information;
1.MY FULL NAME :Kelvin Matthias
2.MY HOUSE ADDRESS :50 FIELDFARE ROAD
THAMESMEAD SE28 8FU
LONDON UNITED KINGDON.
3.PLACE OF BIRTH : QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LONDON
4.Date of birth :10-01-1970
5.MY NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER :SE 23 16 42 A
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company: Dynamic surveying Agency
2.Position: Marketing survey assistant
3.Monthly income: 2500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 500 GBP.
Here is my phone number 00447960713887
All the neccesary application form or paper work will be attend to upon my
arrival to the state.
Await your response.
Thanks
Kelvin
And then after speaking w/him on the phone I asked for the exact company in South Jersey were he is gonna work

His reply:
I work for a private organisation named Dynamic Survey Agency and i would like you to send your telephone numbers to me now..
Thanks
So please dont believe anybody and be very protective

Thanks for the blog I just received the following e-mail in for my rental in California.

From: geor0faith@yahoo.com

Good day Sir/ Madam,
My name is George Faith I am 30 years of age and a citizen of the United Kingdom and will be relocating for a short period of two years on a research programme to the United States . As I was reviewing rental adverts, I got particularly interested in your property, I would like you to email me pictures, and I would also like to know the exact fees to be paid monthly and the security deposit in order for me to pass information to my sponsors.
Thanks for your assistance.

Cheers

--------
I just posted it today, those scammers work quick. I thought it was odd he stated he was from UK but had a USA yahoo account. Thanks to google you can find almost anything, I looked up his e-mail which lead me to your post. Thanks again for the heads up. I'm not going to e-mail back.

Oh man I love getting these e-mails although they show no interest in the ad, but here is an actual offer that I got:

Good day,

However, the information below is required from you by my sponsors to have payment sent to you immediately in order for you to hold down this property until I arrive;

NAME ON US CASHIER CHEQUE
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE NUMBER
MOBILE NUMBER

Finally, I await the details soonest for payment, so I can start my moving in plans ASAP.
Regards
________________________________________________
My reply:

Hi again George, I am please to inform you that the property is still available! Please make the check payable to: Suk Mai Dic Beyach, the full contact address is:

Suk Mai-Dic Beyach
POP BOX 143-69,
Azorath, Antartica 007

Again the property is located in Davis, California (95616)

You can review the property location and the payment options here:

http://paulm.com/inchoate/2004/06/419_rent_scam.html
________________________________________________

and then after a week or so I e-mail them back and say the amount 'difference' is on its way back to you and tell them to have a nice day.

I have also been targeted for possible rental scam by Monica Akanni ....here is a copy of the correspondance. I have since e-mailed her to not respond, as I know she is doing a scam.
I would like to report her, but not sure who to do it with. My listing was also on Craigs List, and I am going to remove it !

As you can see, when she asnwers my e-mail, it is with the same info from a previous one, mostly. I have googled her company name, and there is a legitimate company. When I googled her name, I found her listed on your site....

RE: Rent inquiry‏
From: Monica Akanni (monibsfj2600@yahoo.co.uk)
Sent: February 2, 2008 4:10:31 PM
To: Judy Power (scubajudy47@hotmail.com)

Hi,

Thanks for the responce and concern, am glad to inform you that i have agree with your terms and condition of rent, am coming to the location in Canada as the company Marketing assistant in the location and you can call the company reference in united state for any necessary infomation needed, and i'll take posession of the property by Feb15th but for now i will first pay for the 1 month rent with the deposit and other ultilities, and the monthly payment will be on monthly basis and it will be by cash, I will need your name and address to enable me foward your details to my company to procure you the check payment and we confirm when you will recieve the check payment soon as possible,
below is the infomation you require and you can call the company reference in united state for any necessary infomation needed i will be moving in by Feb 15th

My name;
Monica Akanni
12 Drew House,
Leigham Avenue,
London
SW 16 2TH
Date of birth :02-07-1981
Passport number : 098709010
N: Insurance Number :SP 37 14 03 D
Position: Marketing assistant
Monthly income: 2200 GBP,
Cell Phone; 0044 777 083 1752

Comapany information,
Johnlewis Computer Company
91 Oldkent Road,
London,sw1 2ty,UK
Company Refference in United state,
Mr James Oliver,
Phone; 1 760 284 4672

Awaiting your reply soon to with more details about the apartment and all the neccesary application form or paper wok will be attend to upon my arrival to the Canada,
Cheers
Best Regards.


Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 17:32:07 +0000
From: monibsfj2600@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: RE: Rent inquiry
To: scubajudy47@hotmail.com

Hello,

Thanks for the quick response. Kindly bear with me, i have agree with your rent terms and condition, Am 27yrs old and a graduate of fine and creative art from the Greenwich University London. I lived with my parents here in london all my life . I work with johnlewis Computer Company here in london, UK and i have been transfer to Canada as the Company Marketing Repecentative in this area location and you can call the company reference office in united state for any neccessary information needed, i will be moving in by Feb 15th but for now i will first pay for the 1 month rent with the security deposit and utility bills.More so i will need your name and address phone number to enable me foward your details to my company to procure you the check payment and i will confirm when you will recieve the check payment soon as possible, Also it might be of your interest to know that a check will be issue to you in an excess amount, in which the excess fund of 'after you might have deduct your original amount it will be for my travelling and funiture expencess.

Here is my present address below
MONICA AKANNI
12 DREW HOUSE,
LEIGHAM AVENUE,
LONDON
SW 16 2TH

I will fill up the application form and sign the lease in person when i arrive in the Canada. I will need the following information, so that we can continue from there. FULL NAME ON THE CASHIER CHECK FULL MAILING ADDRESS HOME PHONE NUMBER MOBILE PHONE NUMBER Also i will be moving into the apartment on of Feb 15th and i will be very honoured if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.
Thanks. Regards,

Judy Power wrote:

Hi,
The rent is $1200 month plus utilities (oil-heat / electricity) Damage deposit is 1/2 rent, unless animals, then will be a bit mlore (TBD)
Appliances : washer / dryer in laundry room in basement; fridge, stove top, wall oven and dishwasher included.
Current tenant has a lease until end of April, plus is interested in leaving earlier if possible.
Pets are OK.....my doggie loved the large yard, woods area behind the house, plus the Rails to Trails for running. Cats also OK.
To view I would have to check with the tenant, and it would have to be an evening or late afternoon, for my time.
Hope this has been helpful for now. Let me know if you are still interested.
Pictures attached.

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Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 16:24:13 +0000
From: monibsfj2600@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: Rent inquiry
To: scubajudy47@hotmail.com

Hello,

Kindly bear with me, i came accross the posted house for rent. i ll like to know if its still available you can email me back with the rent details like rent fee, move in deposit, long term lease require and mode of payment, do you have pictures? so we can proceed and have some things done concerning the Rent.
I will be expecting to read answers to the above questions asap my email adderess is;
monibsfj2600@yahoo.co.uk

Best Regards.

Thank you for this site. I am a broker in Boston and got an interesting response from an ad from Ek Han Kwee. Thanks to your responses I avoided wasting my time with him.

Keep up the good work.

thank you for the info. I posted my rental in thatrentalsite.com and got the reply from ek han kwee. The email messages are exactly same as you described. I first was excited and then immediately became suspicious. When i typed the law firm name and the name, wo-la!!

thank you.

Ek han Kwee is still at it. He sent an
inquiry and reply to a Craigslist rental that is identical to the interaction posted by Karlene on Sept 14, 2007. He even uses the same legal firm and and phone number for his "employer." Your tippoff saved me a lot of time!!

"Ellen Reaga"

THIS PERSON SCAMMED ME FOR A $500 DEPOSIT FOR AN APARTMENT FOR MY DAUGHTERS AND I. THEN MAILED ME TELLING ME THAT THE "SHIPPING" CO. OR CUSTOMS WANTED ANOTHER $300! I SAID DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE OTHER BILLS TO PAY I COULD NOT SEND ANY MORE MONEY( HE CLAIMED HE WAS BROKE)!

THE APARTMENT I FOUND ON CRAIGSLIST AND THOUGHT IT WAS LEGIT! SO I WESTERN UNIONED THE MONEY TO:

NAME: BODUNDE OLUWASEYI OYEDELE
ADDRESS: 45 PALM AVENUE
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
STATE: LAGOS
CITY: SURULERE
ZIP CODE: 23401
TEXT QUESTION.IN GOD
ANSWER...WE TRUST
AMOUNT: $500
MODE OF PAYMENT: VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

HE HAS NOT REPLIED TO MY LAST EMAIL, BUT HAS BEEN CALLING MY PHONE ALL DAY LONG!

HERES THE NUMBER: +2348081342851

IS THERE REALLY ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET MY MONEY BACK? IM A SINGLE MOTHER AND USED THE LAST OF MY TAX REFUND FOR THIS APARTMENT, AND ENDED UP GETTING SCREWED!

THIS IS THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS: ellen_reagamice001@yahoo.com

Had a series of emails from someone wanting further details about my house for sale, roughly a week between mails, asking for more pictures, a slight reduction in price (first mail wanted to know was price negotiable), and details of the area, saying he really wanted the house, knew it was the place for him as soon as he saw it. Now offering to make a £19000 deposit, non refundable, without visiting the house, as he is some distance away in London, and will be travelling for a few weeks yet. House is listed on 3 different websites, plus estate agents. Have asked him for his address details. I feel very uneasy about this one, but cannot find any house buying scams anywhere. Help please!

I posted an ad on Craig's list, after several emails between me and the guy named Brian Gardner in UK, I got the last email this morning, and started suspicious, and searched internet found the side, thanks goole search. here is the last email:
--------------------------------------
Thanks for the details on the Property, i am satisfied and will
like to proceed with the renting process,
i will like you to go ahead and reserve the property for me.
So i will be needing the following informations so that the check
for payment of the deposit of $3750 can be processed and posted to you soon.
Name:............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............
I want the 12 month lease to start on the 1st April 2008, i will also
want to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior
decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment
system and other appliances that i will need in the property,they will as
well be in-charge of moving down my luggages down to the states.
So the check of $8500 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant
by my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $3750 and you
will forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all prepared
for my arrival. All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i
arrive.
Also for familiarization I Am Brian Gardner,I am 32 yrs of age,a British
citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over in
the UK), I work with GMC Insurance Group (UK), as a loss adjuster agent, I
am a Christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a
tenant with you.
I await the details.
you can reach me at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference :
Paul Hopewell
12,TIVOLI GARDEN SE185PD
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:pa01hopewell@yahoo.co.uk
You can also call my employer at the number below to verify employment.
(Nicholas Keane +447024017745)
Cheers

So what action can I take to get these people caught? Ek Han Kwee from London sent me $15,000 to rent my house. Supposely $7500.00 is suppose to be electronally sent to 3 different people for the delivery of some furniture. Ah, hello, shouldn't I be sending it to a furniture company? And get this, I'm suppose to go to Walmart and get 3 money grams. Do they think I'm crazy? Yea, I'm waiting for that check to clear.

This asshole GEORGE FAITH,
is still at it, as of today 3/25/08. I just got smart in time.
bastard !
He tied up my time, but didn't get my money.
I have some 'friends' that may be able to make him quit this!
They tell me they have already located his place of operations, and a visit from them is very close.
Rob from San Jacinto California, via CRAIGSLIST.
Roberto.

I got one too...

Goodday,

My name is David Kelly, I work with Esso Consultant company, here in UK just went through the backpage site to secure a good room/apartment for my daughter (Tonia Kelly) who's moving into the University of Toronto,Canada from Essex UK to further more with studies.I'll like to inform you know that i'm intrested in securing your room placed on the advert if still available for rent and will also like to know what the total cost is to move into the room for the first month and when's the best time to move into the apartment. My daughter's a good christian, non-smoker, pretty quiet,pets friendly, clean,has no bad attitude very good to live with as she's easy going and responsible with excellent references,infact you wont regret letting the room for her.
Please include a phone number which i can reach you to talk in person in response to this mail. have a nice day.

Details about my daughter:
Name................Tonia Kelly
Religion............Christian
Address.............76 High Street Chelmsford Essex UK CM1 1EJ
Sex ................Female
DOB............... .July 3rd 1988
Age.................20years
Nationality.........British UK
Marital status......Single
University......... University of Toronto
Course of Study.....Computer Science

Regards
David Kelly
+447 024 070 607

----- Original Message -----
From: vivian benson (myvivianlove@hotmail.com)
To: xxxxxxxxxx@comcast.net
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 5:39 AM
Subject: I am interested in the room!!

Hello,
I am Vivian ...am looking for a roomate or someone to share an apartment with because i will be coming to the state for the next one year,i will want you to get back to me with the update if the room you pasted here is still available for rent.I await your quick response.

Kindest regards.
Vivian

Beware of a tenant named DAVID FELDMAN in Vancouver, BC CANADA. I made a mistake of renting to this guy. He used his father, HARRY FELDMAN of SW Calgary, Alberta as a reference. The father sent his rental cheques and was actually quite a sincere person. Three months later, I get a call from the condo management and hell started from there. I ended up just getting 3 months worth of rent plus the security deposit but a mountain full of headaches and sleepless nights. In the end, DAVID FELDMAN costed me all my savings. I had to pay over C$15,000 worth of damages in his behalf to the condo management. I finally got him evicted. His father turned his back on me. The condo management would not seize bothering me and I was forced to hire a lawyer to defend myself. Please be very careful. I do not want to let others go through what I had to go through.

Very useful website - thanks!

I've just googled Mimi Collins and this website has exactly the same email sequence I received last week, down to the exact words and punctuation

I'm going to reply with the same text

'I have called the international police and we are checking the location of your e-mail and computer'

This is a common type going around Craig's list right now - i've recieved 3 slightly different (e-mail address mainly) messages in regards to the same thing - e-mails ran through search and listed as known 419 scammers - beware of anything similar to this type of rental oppertunity

this is the response i got to my inquiry about a 2 bedroom place in Kelowna.BC - i was looking for pictures/more infor/addy/ect....this is what i got - it's not quite the same theory, but the last 2 times the following e-mail was asking for 2-3 months of rent paid upfront....hence the 419 scam aspect

Re: $900 / 2br - Apartment for Rent (kelowna )‏
From: Nicky Jones (nickyjones121@yahoo.com)
Sent: April 22, 2008 9:41:03 AM
To: xxxx-xxxx (xxxx-xxxx@hotmail.com)

Thanks for your email and it is my gladness to hearing from you.I am Rev nicky jones,the owner of the house you are making enquiry of.Actually I resided in the house with my family,such as my wife and my only daugther before and presently we had packed due to my transfer from my working place and now presently my house is still available for rent for 900 including the utilities like hydro,washer and security,it is furnised.Moreso Now, i went for a Crusade in the WEST AFRICA and i will like you to get in touch with my wife in the state for more discussion as She is with the keys and the document to the house.Pls i want you to note that,i am a kind and honest man and also i spent alot on my property that i want to give you for rent,so i will solicit for your absolute mentenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own,is that taken,it is not the money the main problem but want you to keep it tidy allthe time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i came for a check up.i do that once in a while.Ialso want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand onmy word.Email my wife jessica on(jessicajones04@live.com ) and she will attend t you see our advert,where are you located?and let my wife know the state and city you are from and the place you you will like to live
Thanks and you are welcome

So, I'm trying to get a place here in Salt Lake and on craigslist there pops up a beautiful three bedroom, furnished place in downtown for US$500 per month. This is absolutely perfect! I email, he emails me back and it's in the same jarbled mess of english I've seen from other phishing schemes. I take the phone number he gives me (2348081342851) and put it into google and I get this page. This confirms my suspicions, only he's using the name Lee Taylor now.

Thanks Paul, great information!

Requiem:
In response to your question about how this is a scam please read the following.
The person in question will send you a cheque for a vast amount of money, claiming so reason for it which is usually completely absurd. They will tell you to put the cheque in your bank, keep the amount they are supposed to pay you, and then pass the remainder on to their representative/accountant/financier etc. The scam is that the cheque will show up in your account so you think it's cleared, then when you send the difference on to their representative the cheque will bounce. So say they send you a cheque for £5000 and they are supposed to pay £2500 for the room for the full period, you see it cleared, send the difference of £2500 to their representative and then the cheque bounces and you have shelled out £2500 to this person. It's a very obvious scam not least because they can't write proper English, ask lots of questions which are almost always answered in the original advert, and are willing to send vast amounts of money to a complete stranger and trust them to send the difference on to their representative. As if!! I must have had at least 20 of these emails from different people whilst advertising my room on gumtree and freeads (gumtree seems to be the worst in my experience) and all I do now is send an email back saying "I am aware of your scam and if you contact me again I will pass your details on to the police". That seems to send them packing as I have never had a response to that yet!! I don't think there's much more we can do to broadcast this scam, as far as I'm concerned it is glaringly obvious and anyone with any sense would look it up on the internet before accepting large amounts of money from a stranger. Here are some of the names I have had so far:
Amelia Ferguson (looks like a model, says she's coming over to the UK from the USA for a masters in computer science - amelia.ferguson2003@yahoo.com)
Moses Latt (asks about it for his son who is coming to the UK from the USA to further his education - talk2mosesozmondbaba@yahoo.co.uk)
Steven Lucas (coming on vacation from France to the UK - stevenlucas@live.com)
Shaun Moorse (asks about it for his daughter who is coming to the UK to further her education - shaun_moore1@yahoo.co.uk)
Carrick Jojan (asks about it for his son who is coming to the UK from the USA to further his education - c_jojan@yahoo.co.uk)
James Morgan (mystery shopping job sounds really good to start with then similar situation with the cheque - shoppersguidecustomerservice@hotmail.com)
Tony Kapenta (asks about the room for his daughter who is coming from the USA to the UK to further her education - tony_kapenta11@yahoo.com)
Nataniel Colins (nataniel_colins@yahoo.co.uk)
That's all I can find from my sentmail but there have been loads more over the last year and they're getting more frequent. Hope these help anyone who is trying to find out if they're the target of a scam, however obvious it is!!!

Hello All,

Wow...this is crazy, it looks like these people are attempting to present themselves in a more professional manner...This is the email I got a few days ago regarding my rental property... Did not assume scam due to his instance of providing all of his information as this was his second email it was not until I forwarded a copy of my standard lease agreement and application...Then the red flag came with this email, all he has is my name, and the address of the property, and some photos.

Thanks so much for the Understanding,I have Viewed the Form sent and I agree with all the Rent term .I have a Sponsor that is based in the United States and he will be handling the rent for a month up front on my behalf for the Rent,Utilities and Deposit. the monthly payment will be on monthly basis and it will be paid in Cash.

3rd emai belowl-
My Sponsor has decided to add some funds to the payment coming to You,to cover my ticket and travel expenses .Kindly get back to me with the total cost of the Rent and Deposit as stated above.Also provide the Name and Address to whom,the payment would be mailed to in Certified Cashier's Check .I am doing these so as to secure these unit for my self prior my arrival in USA.

As for the Employment verification,,I intend to relocate to USA to seek Building Contracts from Linked Companies,I have my application forwarded to different companies,As soon as its been verified,then I will provide you with my employment status.

As regards to the Form Attached,I will eventually have it filled and signed upon my arrival in your place, As I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically. I can start the Rent by the 20th of May and I will be doing 2 years Rent. You can prepare the lease in my name; Eng Click Franta .And afterwards I can contact the company in charge of the utilities for the change of Name.

My Sponsor residing in the USA wont be available to check out the Unit because He is very busy at work on an Oil Ridge Sector. Presently We communicate through Email because of the position He is .So I prefer making conclusion with you and Reaching Him,so as to avoid being disturbed.

Regards

Eng Click Franta

2nd email below....

Thanks for your message, I will be willing to offer you a month rent up front including utilities and Security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.I would appreciate some more information regarding these unit,Address of the Unit and more pictures of the Unit,to view if you have.
I will also like to view the "Scanned" Lease Agreement form ahead of time..Before I can consider any further arrangement in taking up the tenancy of these Unit.. I would eventually have it signed physically upon my Arrival. In my opinion, Appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically.

I would like to tell you more about my self:
Arrival date:15th of May
Lease:2 years
Home occupants:I and My Wife
Car:Yes I do
Job:Yes I do
Smoke:No
Pets:No

Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
COMPANY NAME :Click Consult Co
MANAGER NAME: RICHARD PRICE
ADRESS :12 ASHLEY ROAD
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ

Here is my legal adviser's contact information for
reference as well:

LEGAL PRACTIONAL ATTN:BARRISTER STEVE GEORGE
217 ABBERRY STREET,
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM.

Below is my personal information;
1.MY FULL NAME :Click Franta
2.MY HOUSE ADDRESS :50 FIELDFARE ROAD
THAMESMEAD SE28 8FU
LONDON UNITED KINGDON.
3.PLACE OF BIRTH : QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LONDON
4.Date of birth :10-01-1970
5.MY NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER :SE 23 16 42 A
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company:Click Consult Co
2.Position:Engineer
3.Monthly income: 2500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 500 GBP.
I own an Engineering Workshop,So My Credit is standard and well organized.

This is an international situation . With this arrangement, My Sponsor in the United States, will be effecting the agreed deposit to you. I believe we can work together and my intentions towards taking up the tenancy, should be done accordingly. So as to ensure we have a proper understanding.
In view of my work schedule, I would want us to finalize basic arrangements.If you require any specific information, please let me know or you can call me on my cell phone, please dial as presented for international calls .

My due regards

Eng Click Franta
Click Consult Co
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024055003
Fax: +44 7030403330

1st email

Good day,
I'm Eng Click Franta ,I have just secured a degree programme in Engineering here in England, I am planning on leaving England for the United state for better Job Opportunity,I need a house to live in upon my arrival.
I went through all the Listings on the CL Site,Also Compared the price differences,These Unit has a reasonable price tag,I am quite interested in Renting the Unit and I will like you to respond to me,If the Unit is still available For Rent?

My due regards,
Eng Click Franta
Click Consult Co
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024055003
Fax: +44 7030403330

Thank you, you just confirmed that I was about to be scammed as well.

I had a response to a advert I placed for a room to rent (Brisbane Australia) from a Tamara Cook(s) in Canada. She gave me a home address that turned out to be a Noodle Bar and her place of employment is not listed in the phone book or web. Not sure yet why she is scamming me but presume it will be the excess money deposited with the cheque bouncing later.

Guess what? Monika Akanni is at it again, this time in Quebec, Canada. Exactly the same sequence of emails as noted above, same details, only her street address seems to change. I guess she is moving around a lot!!
Googled the company name as well as her name and came up with this site.
Plan to report to the RCMP, but who knows if anything will come of it.

Hi from Vancouver Island, BC Canada.

I have just received the following email in response from an ad that I have on Craigs List for our rental property.

I started to Google the contact information and found this site.

Exact same email as someone posted above.

Good day,

I'm Eng Click Franta , I'm a Contractor here in England, I am planning on leaving England for Canada and I am acquisitive of a house to live in upon my arrival.
I went through all the listings on the CL site,Also compared the price differences,These Unit has a reasonable price tag,I am quite interested in renting the Unit.I will like you to respond to me,If the Unit is still available for rent?

My due regards,
Eng Click Franta
Click Consult Co
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024055003
Fax: +44 7030403330

Hey there,

So glad i searched my fraud's email into google - tony_kapenta11@yahoo.com - has saved me a lot of time going throught the hassle that you have!!
Still dont want to take my ad down from gumtree as it doesnt help me sublet my room in edinburgh though!!!
Thanks,

Malcolm

It's an ongoing cycle. This is the latest of postings from the scammer - I received this last night - May 13, 2008:

Thanks for the details on the Property, i am satisfied and will
like to proceed with the renting process,
i will like you to go ahead and reserve the property for me.
So i will be needing the following informations so that the check
for payment of the deposit of $975 can be processed and posted to you soon.

Name:............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............

I want the 12 month lease to start on the 1st June 2008, i will also
want to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior
decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment
system and other appliances that i will need in the property,they will as
well be in-charge of moving down my luggages down to the states.
So the check of $5200 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant
by my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $975 and you
will forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all
prepared for my arrival. All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive.

Also for familiarization I Am Larry Gallo,I am 32 yrs of age,a British
citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over
inthe UK ), I work with LINK INSURANCE GROUP (UK), as a loss adjuster agent,

I am a Christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a
tenant with you.
I await the details.
you can reach me at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference :
Anthony Scott
17, TIVOLI GARDEN SE185PD
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:honyescott@yahoo.co.uk
You can also call my employer at the number below to verify employment.
(Ivan Samuel +447024017745)
Cheers

Thank you for having this site up and running - as special thanks to GOOGLE. I googled the information sent to me by the scammer and this web site came up.

He is at it again. I recieved an email on 5-10-08

Hi

Thanks so much for replying my mail,I really do appreciate it,. I would have loved us to see before making any plan but the distance between us is the barrier,But will be okay if you can tell me more about the place and you,

More about me again i am a humanitarian..I am the neat type,I like honest,responsible,trustworthy and hardworking people while I dislike lazy,messy,uncaring people and I love pets so much,but i don't have any pet,am quiet and easy going person to live with. I'm 5"7' straight. i like tourising and,i don't keep late nights neither will i have overnight guest around.

I was in my final year when my mum died,i lost my dad before i was born,I grew up with my uncle...I ve dreamt to be a medical doctor but i liked my uncle's work been a hummanitarian worker, as i really liked his work and beliefs,i started working with my uncle,going places,Helping people. I have been a humanitarian officer,usa called us { social Worker} .for the past few Years ,we have involved in projects that includes orphans,orphanages,heart related diseases in children betweeen the ages of 4-10yrs .

My uncle is the controller of our humanitarian organisation {GRAND TRUST FUND} not a recognised one but we pray that it will,In God good grace,Just some few weeks ago,My uncle travelled to Finland and he told me if i'll like to travel with him,But i thought of seeing him in Finland before i come ,since he went on making researches , i also thought of moving on ,so as to contribute more to the development of the organistaion.

Am sure You 'll really like the person that i am ,because i will also do the dishing if you like,I work when i am to and relax when i am to,I also like sharing my thoughts also....paying rent on time will not be a problem as i will also be making the rent fee before the month ends.... At least i have a work that i do,and they do pay me regularly,why won't i be paying rent fee on time....

So i decided to leave south dakota as to know how social workers there does and work with other social workers to get more experience ,so i planned to move in by the availability of the room..I'll also want to see more pictures of the place .

Moreso,if there is any form am going to feel,you can send it for me to view,then i will fill it once i arrive.Cos,is better to do that physically,because of the stress...

I must confess am comfortable with the price and I will want to secure the place down before my arrival so i will want you to tell me all about the place,as i can't see it before my arrival but the pictures...I also will want you to know that i have my car that i will be coming over with,and little of my furnitures,please let me know if there will be room for them..

With all that i ve said above,I have told you more about me and a picture of mine will be attach in the next email,Let me also know how i can go about securing the place down before my arrival as i will also be busy from next week preparing to come over and let me know if you can take off the ad off the site as i am going to secure the place with a deposit....

Feel free to ask me any question.

Thanks..

Now we are still coresponding as I just sent another email this evening. I googled some information and came up with nothing. Then I googled more that was in the email and I came up with 3 diffrent scams.

I did not send my information and told him the room would be here when he arrieved.

NOTE: The room was posted on Craigs List

We got an email from this guy via a craigslist posting for a rental suite and got the same letter above and figured it was a scam. I Googled the phone number and voila up came this site.

From: Clickfranta1@aol.com [mailto:Clickfranta1@aol.com]
Sent: May 14, 2008 1:26 PM

Thanks for your message, I will be willing to offer you a month rent up front including Utilities and Security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.I would appreciate more information regarding these unit,Address of the Unit and pictures of the Unit,to view if you have.
I will also like to view the "Scanned" Lease Agreement form ahead of time..Before I can consider any further arrangement in taking up the tenancy of these Unit.. I would eventually have it signed physically upon my Arrival. In my opinion, Appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically.

I would like to tell you more about my self:
Arrival date:1st Of June
Lease:2 years
Home occupants:I and My Wife
Car:Yes I do
Job:Yes I do
Smoke:No
Pets:No
Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
COMPANY NAME :Click Consult Co
MANAGER NAME: RICHARD PRICE
ADRESS :12 ASHLEY ROAD
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ

Here is my legal adviser's contact information for
reference as well:

LEGAL PRACTIONAL ATTN:BARRISTER STEVE GEORGE
217 ABBERRY STREET,
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM.

Below is my personal information;
1.MY FULL NAME :Click Franta
2.MY HOUSE ADDRESS :50 FIELDFARE ROAD
THAMESMEAD SE28 8FU
LONDON UNITED KINGDON.
3.PLACE OF BIRTH : QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LONDON
4.Date of birth :10-01-1970
5.MY NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER :SE 23 16 42 A
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company:Click Consult Co
2.Position:Engineer
3.Monthly income: 2500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 500 GBP.
I own an Engineering Workshop,So My Credit is standard and well organized.

This is an international situation,With this arrangement, My Colleague in the United States, will be effecting the acceded deposit to you. my intention intaking up the tenancy, should be done accordingly. So as to ensure we have a proper understanding.
In view of my work schedule, I would want us to finalize basic arrangements.If you require any specific information, please let me know or you can call me on my cell phone, please dial as presented for international calls .

My due regards

Eng Click Franta
Click Consult Co
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024055003
Fax: +44 7030403330

Eng. Click Franta is a busy man. I also recieved identical emails (as above) for my furnished condo in Vancouver

Good day,
I'm Eng Click Franta , I'm a Contractor here in England, I am planning on leaving England for Canada and I am acquisitive of a house to live in upon my arrival.
I went through all the listings on the CL site,Also compared the price differences,These Unit has a reasonable price tag,I am quite interested in renting the Unit.I will like you to respond to me,If the Unit is still available for rent?

My due regards,

Eng Click Franta
Click Consult Co
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024055003
Fax: +44 7030403330

I responded by asking a few questions and here is his response:

Thanks for your message, I will be willing to offer you a month rent up front including Utilities and Security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.I would appreciate more information regarding these unit,Address of the Unit and pictures of the Unit,to view if you have.
I will also like to view the "Scanned" Lease Agreement form ahead of time..Before I can consider any further arrangement in taking up the tenancy of these Unit.. I would eventually have it signed physically upon my Arrival. In my opinion, Appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically.

I would like to tell you more about my self:
Arrival date:1st Of June
Lease:2 years
Home occupants:I and My Wife
Car:Yes I do
Job:Yes I do
Smoke:No
Pets:No
Below is my employer's address here in the U.K:
COMPANY NAME :Click Consult Co
MANAGER NAME: RICHARD PRICE
ADRESS :12 ASHLEY ROAD
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ

Here is my legal adviser's contact information for
reference as well:

LEGAL PRACTIONAL ATTN:BARRISTER STEVE GEORGE
217 ABBERRY STREET,
LONDON SE18 7TH
UNITED KINGDOM.

Below is my personal information;
1.MY FULL NAME :Click Franta
2.MY HOUSE ADDRESS :50 FIELDFARE ROAD
THAMESMEAD SE28 8FU
LONDON UNITED KINGDON.
3.PLACE OF BIRTH : QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LONDON
4.Date of birth :10-01-1970
5.MY NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER :SE 23 16 42 A
EMPLOYMENT INFO
1.Name of company:Click Consult Co
2.Position:Engineer
3.Monthly income: 2500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 500 GBP.
I own an Engineering Workshop,So My Credit is standard and well organized.

This is an international situation,With this arrangement, My Colleague in the United States, will be effecting the acceded deposit to you. my intention intaking up the tenancy, should be done accordingly. So as to ensure we have a proper understanding.
In view of my work schedule, I would want us to finalize basic arrangements.If you require any specific information, please let me know or you can call me on my cell phone, please dial as presented for international calls .

My due regards

Eng Click Franta
Click Consult Co
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024055003
Fax: +44 7030403330

Ha! This clown Howard Richard from the UK supposedly working for an MMH Insurance Group just tried to scam us on a townhome we had posted for rent on Craigslist. Knew it was a scam and appreciate the reinforcement with all the similiar scams posted on this site. The scammer uses a similiar template and appears to be relocating to do a "survey" for his company. Beware and thanks Goog for posting the site!

May 19...Received emails of the like above regarding the Thomas Kell set. My emails were from an individual names CLETUS BAIN also allegedly working for GMC Insurance Group. After a few emails back and forth, they stopped once I asked them for a credit check before I was to agree with anything.
The whole time my gut told me something was fishy about this, a friend and family member told me to check it out and by copying and pasting parts of the email I came upon this webpage!
THANKS!

Hi all,

I got a suspicious email from Eng Click Franta regarding a condo rental. I googled his name and found this site. The letter he sent is exactly as above, clearly some kind of scam, although I don't know what he's after. Thanks for saving me some time and effort!

Thanks for posting about this. I just received a very similar e-mail from one "Lucy Okuyade" via my post on Craigslist in Seattle, WA in the United States. I actually told them earlier I couldn't wait til the end of the month and I thought that was that. Then I get the heart-felt email about how they love pets, are working for a humanitarian agency started by their Uncle ( "Grand Trust Fund" ) and it sounded fishy. Especially since I already told them it wouldn't work out from their original email.

For the benefit of others on Google finding this in their results, here are the contents of their emails:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi,
Hello to You overthere and how is your day? I saw your advert that You have a room available for rent and i am interested in knowing the availability of the place and i will also want to know more about the place, neighboourhood ,and the utilities included...?
I am Lucy Okuyade,a Medical Humanitarian Nurse ,and ve been involve since the past 8 years,taking care of the motherless babies,Homeless one and all of that,I am still kind of young because i just turned 27yrs old...I Can speak both English and German,i love to live with clean people,caring,responsible,neat type. I'm 5"7' straight,and i am in south Dokota now ,I will want to move by the Ending of June depending on the availability of the room ,I speaks English fluently ,so we have no barriers.
I'll let You know more about me if i am to rent this particular room that you have to offer.
I will be anxiously waiting for your next email
Kind Regards

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi
Thanks so much for replying my mail,I really do appreciate it,.
I would have loved us to see before making any plan but the distance between us is the barrier,But will be okay if you can tell me more about the place and you.
More about me again i am a humanitarian.My present address in South Dakota is
2102 N LaCrosse St Rapid City, 57701....South Dakota
.I am the neat type,I like honest,responsible,trustworthy and hardworking people while I dislike lazy,messy,uncaring people and I love pets so much,am quiet and easy going person to live with. I'm 5"7' straight. i like tourising and,i don't keep late nights neither will i have overnight guest around.
I was in my final year when my mum died,i lost my dad before i was born,I grew up with my uncle...I ve dreamt to be a medical doctor but i liked my uncle's work been a hummanitarian worker, as i really liked his work and beliefs,i started working with my uncle,going places,Helping people. I have been a humanitarian officer,usa called us { social Worker} .for the past few Years ,we have involved in projects that includes orphans,orphanages,heart related diseases in children betweeen the ages of 4-10yrs .
My uncle is the controller of our humanitarian organisation {GRAND TRUST FUND} not a recognised one but we pray that it will,In God good grace,Just some few weeks ago,My uncle travelled to Germany and he told me if i'll like to travel with him,But i thought of seeing him in Germany before i come ,since he went on making researches. I also thought of moving on ,so as to contribute more to the development of the organistaion. Our headquarter address is
28 Northwick Park,Watford Road,
Harrow,Middlesex HA1 3UJ,
United Kingdom.
Phone: +447024044288
Fax: +44 7030403330
Am sure You 'll really like the person that i am ,because i will also do the dishing if you like,I work when i am to and relax when i am to,I also like sharing my thoughts also....paying rent on time will not be a problem as i will also be making the rent fee before the month ends....
So i decided to leave south dakota as to know how social workers there does and work with other social workers to get more experience ,so i planned to move in by the availability of the room..I'll also want to see more pictures of the place .
Moreso,if there is any form am going to feel,you can send it for me to view,so i will tell you if am ok with it or not,then i will fill it once i arrive.Cos,is better to do that physically.
Well,have accomplish my mission in South Dakota,the management of GTF(The organisation am working for instructed me to change environment,so that i can influence the rest of the states in United State and let them know that there is an organisation called GTF,i think this will promote and develop the organisation..I work for them and they do pay me well,so i will be paying you everymonth regularly with no excuse...

I must confess am comfortable with the price and I will want to secure the place down before my arrival so i will want you to tell me all about the place,as i can't see it before my arrival but the pictures...I also will want you to know that i have my car that i will be coming over with,and little of my furnitures,please let me know if there will be room for them..
With all that i ve said above,I have told you more about me and a picture of mine will be attach in the next email,Let me also know how i can go about securing the place down before my arrival as i will also be busy from next week preparing to come over and let me know if you can take off the ad off the site as i am going to secure the place with a deposit
Feel free to ask me any question.
Thanks..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Best of luck to everyone!

-Marcel

Thank You

I got this one today from a very busy "Eng Click Franka". I'd love to string this arse along, but I just don't have the time. Beware!

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Good day,
I'm Eng Click Franta ,I have just secured a degree program in Engineering here in England, I intend to leave England for Canada so as to secure a better Job Opportunity,I need a house to live in upon my arrival.
I went through all the Listings on the CL Site,Also Compared the price differences,These Unit has a reasonable price tag,I am quite interested in Renting the Unit and I will like you to respond to me,If the Unit is still available For Rent?

My due regards,

Eng Click Franta
Click Consult Co
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024055003
Fax: +44 7030403330

Just wanted to send an FYI that Eng Click Franta has hit the Calgary Alberta market as well! I am just realizing how naive i was in my communications. Even offering advice on moving to Canada!! Idiot. Anyway, to "Eng Click Franta" your a jackass and get a better name!!

I wanted to add, and make searchable, another scam that seemed to fit the bill. The alleged author of the email came up in one of the postings on this page, and I wanted to share another for people who google the name.

this was inresponse to a roommate wanted ad on craigslist in upstate NY.
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Hi,
Hello to You overthere and how is your day? I saw your advert that You have a room available for rent and i am interested in knowing the availability of the place and i will also want to know more about the place, neighboourhood ,and the utilities included...?
I am Lucy Okuyade,a Medical Humanitarian Nurse ,and ve been involve since the past 8 years,taking care of the motherless babies,Homeless one and all of that,I am still kind of young because i just turned 27yrs old...I Can speak both English and German,i love to live with clean people,caring,responsible,neat type. I'm 5"7' straight,and i am in south Dokota now ,I will want to move by the first week of july depending on the availability of the room ,I speaks English fluently ,so we have no barriers.
I'll let You know more about me if i am to rent this particular room that you have to offer.
I will be anxiously waiting for your next email
Kind Regards

I also received similar emails and knew immediately that this was a scam. For those of you who dont know, here is the scam:
1. they come up with some story of why they are going to send you some money in excess of what you are asking (red flag)
2. They send you a check, money order, etc.... for the excessive amount and ask you to send you the remainder back to them through western union or money gram.

****The check or money order or whatever they send you is FRAUD. When you cash the check and send them the "excess" cash you are out the cash AND held legaly responsible for paying back the amount of the fraud check and any additional fees incurred (most states). You can then file a case against the person who issued you the check to recover the funds from them, however, they are not real. And the person you are sending it to through western union......also a fake name, or someone they pay a small amount to pick up the money for them.

I have seen this many times....Please do not fall vicitm to this.

OMG....I was intended to be the next "victim" of these assholes!! Thanks to my tech-savvy son, he googled "rental scams" for me and now I know the score! I posted a condo on Craig's list and got an immediate response from the UK. But these guys are getting sophisticated..he told me he was Dr John Porter from the University College London Hospital and gave me the website for the hospital so I could read his bio. He is a professor researching cancer and has many prof honors. That was all confirmed on the hospital website. He told me he was coming to the US to work for a yr and wanted a yrs rental...blah, blah, blah and after 15 emails back and forth, the check for $7500 arrived today via Fedex. Needless to say, I will not deposit it as he asked me to do and then send "$3600" to a furniture co who was going to furnish the place for him. Oddly enough, I was to send the $ to someone in Parma, Idaho (for furniture?) when the condo is in Tempe, AZ
Like everyone else said, I should have known...he had terrible writing skills (esp for a Dr.) and had an odd way of saying things.
The scary thing is that he is assuming someone else's identity...someone who is quite accomplished and who you can check out on the hospital's website!
Does anyone know how or who we can report this to? I have an actual address in Idaho where the $$ is supposed to be sent to. These people are like vermin and I'd love to see them reap what they sow and go down in flames!!!

Sandy

I just recieved a similar email after I posted our house for rent in Edgerton. The email is from Jacob Collins.

Hello,

Thanks for the quick response. I am so glad to inform you that my organization agreed to pay the requested amount payment for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 5th of next month. I am coming from United Kingdom England. i am artists working with (FANTASY ARTISTS) and the web site www.fantasyartists.com. And there number is (1144) 793-028-4772, fax number (1144) 207-691-7368. will are coming to open a new branch in your area that why my organizer find your home of me i wish to sign the lease agreement and application in person with you when i arrive in the state and all necessary lease form, application will be signed before i moved into the house. I will like to sign one year lease as soon as i get to the state. here is my personal information: (1) My address 381A Banking Raod Plaistow London E138AL (2) phone humber (1144) 793-028-4429 (3) passport number 326948242 (4) My national issurance number jx895644b. Kindly get back to me with your full name and mailing address, cell number, alternative number. i will be glad if you could furnish me with the required information so that payment can be sent out to you today. Pals let me know if I can trust you with the money await your response.

EMPLOYMENT INFO
(1) Position manager (2) monthly income 3500 pounds (3) other source of income 1500 pounds. here is my phone number (1144) 793-028-4429. and pals do get back to me with more details about the house. Finally, i would like to know how peaceful is the neighborhood and how close is the property from the bus/train station as well I will be leaving London. I have attached my picture and my picture to this email so that you will know who you are dealing ith await your response.

He did not attach picture of himself. I googled the passport number and was directed to this website. Thank goodness. Although I would not have sent him any money. I at least know to tell him we have rented the house. Thanks so much for everyone who posts!

Another scam:

-----Original Message-----
From: Prof Williams Smith [mailto:williams_smith042@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 3:53 PM
To: Me
Subject: $1100 / 3br - 2bth fullsize garage (313 dunham ave, woodland, wa) (map) Reply to:

Hello.........

I' m Prof. williams smith from Netherlands' i was searching for apartment to rent,i saw your apartment in the craigslist.com i have an interest, i will like to asked u if still avaliable or not tell me, i am waiting to hear from you and I would like to make an inquiry of the duration in which you want to lease the unit.
Preferably 6months/12months If you require any specific information, pls let me know or you can call me on my cell phone, please dial as presented for international calls . {+447024017688 }

Give me the detail of the fees.

1- Security deposit fee ?
2- Monthly rent fees ?
3- Utilities if applicable ?
4- Dimension/measurement of the unit {s} ?
5- Crime rate of the area where the apt is located ?
6- Park lots if any ?
7- If the unit is Furnished or Unfurnished ?
8- Total Move in fees ?

Thank you.

Prof. williams smith
Tel:+447024017688
Netherland
............................................

From: Prof Williams Smith [mailto:williams_smith042@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 4:46 PM
To: williams_smith042@yahoo.com
Subject: AM SERIOUS ABOUT RENTING THIS UNIT

Hello....

Many thanks to your prompt response and brief details on this unit. I am indeed a potential tenant and serious about renting this unit. As a Bristish Fossils hunter, Having discovered lots of Dinasaurs fossil such as Dinosaurs Megalosaurus ,Oviraptor, Pinacosaurus, Saurornithoides, Velociraptor,plesiosaur, Ichthyosaurus etc. Am coming to America to Trade those fossils with some US Museums.

In view of my work schedule, i would want us to finalise basic arrangements. I'm and i am currently working with British Fossil hunters team on late 1880's Imperial Dinosaur Fossil Research in Middlesex. Netherlands . I will be in the America for the next one year with my wife and five year old daughter and during my stay i will be Trading dinosaur fossils with Some America Museums and Research with some America Palentologist on fossils hunting and field work. Am willing to offer you 1month rent + the security deposit and utilities if any to secure this unit prior to my arrival to America, and on my arrival, i'll pay for the 11months fees in Cash. My Trustee in the states will be the one to handle the Move in fee, and we will instruct him to send you the check for this as soon as you give us the go ahead to make payment to you. Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival, we are making arrangements with a furniture company there in state to supply the home with some befitting furnitures.

We can start the lease at your ealiest convinient time and we will be effecting a one year lease although, we will be arriving on 3th of Jan.2009 . You can prepare the lease in me and my wife name "Professor Williams Smith & Mrs Florence Smith.

Once again, thank for the measurements that you sent to me, it will indeed be of great help to deternine the Sieze of Furnitures that my furnitures company will supply to the unit... As regards my furniture, am planning on having them delivered to the house before our arrival so that we can settle in comfortably, you can understand that transporting furnitures across atlantic is not easy, so we are making arrangement with the furniture company there in State to deliver the furnitures before our arrival after the rent and security deposit has been fully paid to you by my Trustee. I want to seek your indulgence and favor. Can we rely on you to take delivery of those furnitures for us when they are delivered? We will instruct the furniture company to contact you to schedule a delivery date and time that will be convenient for you to receive those furnitures for us. As you will be handling the delivery of those furnitures for us, we may ask our Trustee to include the costs of our furnitures with the rent and deposit to be sent to you so that you can help us to make the payment when it is delivered. We will really appreciate if you can do this for us and promise to compensate you adequately for your time and efforts o n our arrival in your place. Please let me know if this will be okay with you so that i can instruct our Trustee to go ahead with the payment.

Let us know how to move ahead as we intend to complete this deal before we move in by 3th of Jan.2009 we will let you know the exact date as soon as we get a booking on a flight to the canda. I want a less risk, fair,transparent and a hitch free transaction so i attached the pictures of my family so that you can have an ideal of who you are dealing with.

If you require any specific information, pls let me know or you can call me on my cell phone, please dial as presented for international calls . {+447024017688 or +2348027171717 }

P.S: Forward the lease agreement/application form to Review it ahead of time. I would eventually have it signed physically when i arrive. In my opinion, appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically. Please, send me a picture view of the living room and bed rooms only if that will not take time to do. This is an international situation and am not sure how you can run my employment and Credit check background, there's no way we can go about this until i arrive to canda, hope you understand my concern.

With this arrangement, my Trustee in the states, will be effecting your payment deposit to you. I believe we can work together and ensure every arrangements that we shall both execute in line with my taking up the tenancy should be done accordingly to ensure we have a proper understanding.

For Payment, Get back with the below details

1- Name to be written on the certified American check
2- Mailing address , No p.o.box
3- Phone Number
4- City
5- Zip Code
6- State

Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.

Professor Williams Smith
British Fossil Hunter {Paleontologist}
Griffin Close
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 5SG
Tel: +447024017688 or +2348027171717

They don't change the text enough. It was easy to google up the faked numbers.

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response. I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 28 of this Month. I am coming from United Kingdom England. I am artists working with (Global Link) and the web link. globalink.org. there number is (1144) 793-028-4772. And fax number (1144) 207-691-7368.Will are coming to open a new branch in your area that is why my organizer find your home of me and I wish to sign the lease agreement and application in person with you when I arrive in the state and all necessary lease form application will be signed before I moved into the house, I will like to sign one year lease as soon as I get to the State. Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that payment can be issued out to you asp.
(1) FULL NAME AS IT WILL BE ON CHECK,
(2) MAILING ADDRESS,
(3) CELL NUMBER AND ALTERNATIVE NUMBER.
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.
MY INFORMATION / EMPLOYMENT
(1) Position Manager (2) Monthly income 3500 pounds (3) Other source of income 1500 pounds. Here is my Passport number 326948242 and my National Issuance number jx895644b.phone number (1144)793-028-4429. And pals do get back to me with more details about the house. Finally, I would like to know how peaceful is the neighborhood and how close is the property from the bus/train station as well I will be leaving London. Await your response, Cheers

I just googled up his email address (rolyn.garry@yahoo.co.uk) cuz I knew this thing sounded weird... anyways this is the email I got (I also had an add on Craiglist):

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:29:01 +0000
From: rolyn.garry@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: i have a place for you in north carolina
To: keshles@yahoo.com

My name is Rolyn Garry.I am in my early 50s and I am an european . I come to the states often mostly for business purposes because I deal mostly in Furniture. I sell furniture to stores in the states and europe . Infact that is my family business cos we are from france. I bought a house last year in the states cos i love it there .It is peaceful and with a loving neighbourhood. Unfortunately my Mother passed away on the 7th of May 2006 and as the only son in my family i have to go and take care of the family business back in France and i realised that it will be very difficult to supply goods to my clients again in the United states while am away and it will definitely cost me alot to come over to receive payments cos they pay mostly in checks and money orders . Running the business from there it will be difficult and will be impossible especially the aspect of payment and i dont also want to lose my clients or customers there . So what i intend doing is that i am looking for some one to stay at my house free of charge. I dont want to sell the house cos i just bought it and i will have all the rest papers by August but i have ALL the keys now. I am simply looking for someone that is honest and trustworthy and clean for two reasons:
1. to maintain the house when i am away and
2. To help me receive payments from my clients within the USA on my behalf in his/her name and have it cashed cos they pay mostly checks and money orders and have the funds wired to me here in France thru money gram transfer/western union transfer . You dont have to pay me for the accommodation. its just for the purpose of keeping my business going on in the United state.and if you wanna keep this assignment as a job let me know so i can allocate 10% on each payment that you receive if at all you dont wanna live in the house or if you are far from the house. The house is a great one,living room, bedrooms, bathroom, parking space e.tc furnished as well . If you want i can email you more pictures and if you are interested i will send the keys to you via courier so you can go and see the house. It is a very lovely house and there is no way you wont like it. If you are interested in handling my business in the state and keeping the house neat, please send me your full name and address with your phone number and also for me to be able to no how far the place is from your present residential place.I am back in France.
For 4 yrs now I've been having problems with my hearing so i won't be able to make phone conversations but i can always email you anytime.
Thanks
Rolyn Garry

WATCH OUT - MORE FRAUD!

Hello
How are you? Actually I stumbled on your online adverte, and I m interested in renting your office space. Please if the office space is still available for lease kindly furnish me with more details regarding the space and if negotiable we can proceed to striking a deal in other for you to come up with your final asking price, and your payment method. Please i will appreciate if you could kindly send me a few pictures of the space so i can see the present condition of the room..
You can reach me via my personal email on: david_gary01@yahoo.co.uk
Thank you and Look forward to your responce soon
David

THIS GUY WILL STEAL YOUR MONEY!

Hi all, Same scam as some previous people posted, new name. Eng Glenn Hamlin. Luckily we did not send him any info.

Thanks for your message, I will be willing to offer you a month rent up front including Utilities and Security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.The pictures were so cute and helpful in making my decision.I need the Full address of the property to search the location on Google,Are you renting Furnished or Unfurnished??

I will also like to view the "Scanned" Lease Agreement form ahead of time..Before I can consider any further arrangement in taking up the tenancy of these Unit.. I would eventually have it signed physically upon my Arrival. In my opinion, Appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically.

I would like to tell you more about my self:
Arrival date:5th of February
Lease:1 year and More
Home occupants:I and My Wife
Car:Yes I do
Job:Yes I do
Smoke:No
Pets:No

EMPLOYER'S INFORMATION IN UK:
COMPANY NAME :ONE RAILWAY COMPANY
MANAGER NAME:RICHARD PRICE
ADDRESS :12 ASHLEY ROAD
YORK STREET,LONDON,W1U 6PZ

LEGAL ADVISER'S INFORMATION FOR REFERENCE
ATTN:BARRISTER Morris Williams
50 TIDESLEA PATH,
LONDON SE28OLZ
UNITED KINGDOM.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
1.MY FULL NAME :GLENN HAMLIN
WIFE'S NAME: MARTHA HAMLIN
2.MY HOUSE ADDRESS :50 FIELD FARE ROAD
THAMESMEAD SE28 8FU
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.
3.PLACE OF BIRTH : QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LONDON
4.DATE OF BIRTH:03-06-1960
5.MY NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER :SE 23 16 42 A

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION:
1.Name of company:One Railway Company
2.Position:Engineer
3.Monthly income: 2500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 500 GBP.
I own an Engineering Workshop,So My Credit is standard and well organized.

This is an international situation . With this arrangement, My Sponsor in the United States, will be effecting the agreed deposit to you. I believe we can work together and my intentions towards taking up the tenancy, should be done accordingly. So as to ensure we have a proper understanding.

In view of my work schedule, I would want us to finalize basic arrangements.If you require any specific information, please let me know or you can call me on my cell phone, please dial as presented for international calls .

My due regards

Eng Glenn Hamlin
One Railway Company
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:009447024076971
Fax: 009442030311163

Ah, I got the EXACT email from our buddy Glenn Hamlin, and though suspicious, went through with the potential rental. Until yesterday, when I got a cheque for MORE than the amount agreed upon. He wants me to wire money to someone in California, since it was an accident. He was supposed to pay rent to us and also pay $$ to a furniture company to furnish the suite. But the cheque is in US funds, and we're in Canada (suspicious point number two) The furniture company he wants me to send the money to is in Virginia not California. (suspicious point number three) Also, One Railway company is not a current name of the business in the UK from what I understand. (point four)

I told him I would not be able to forward any funds until his cheque cleared. No response from him. Perhaps I should string him along and see if I can scam any money from Glenn.....

The furniture company also confirmed that they do not have an office in Cali so that's bogus. (not like I needed any confirmation on that.)

We advertised our vacation home on craigslist and got several of these scam e-mails, from the likes of "Robert Harr and his loving wife" and "pizzaro larry", some even sent the same e-mails word for word in terrible english and are supposed to be completely different people, LOL.

Robert Harr:
(#1)
Hello,
To whom it may Concern,My name is Roberth Harr.I will like to check if my wife and i can use 4night at your place(15,16,17,18.Feb 2009).we are coming from United Kingdom for our vacation,i want you to mail me the availablility and the total cost.

Thanks

(#2)
Thanks for getting back to me,i have discussed with my wife about your house and we will like you to rent it for us with a reasonable price.My employers in the states will be in charge of the expenses and they will send you a certified check as soon as you have penciled the dates for us.Kindly email me your full name,physical address, home and cell phone number so that i can inform them asap to send you the payment.

Here's Our Name and Address
Roberth Harr
119 Lancaster Road,
Salford,Greater Manchester
M6 8AQ,UNITED KINGDOM

If you have any agreement form to fill out,we will do that on our arrival to your house bcos i dont want to fill any form online so that my physical signature will appear.

and send it to me for my review and i will get it filled and signed
physically on my arrival
Waiting to read from you.
Regards

** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html

Others:

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Hello, I am Lenaerts,from Toronto Canada.42 yrs Medical Doctor.I'm coming over to your location for a short training & research and It's still

available.

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Hello, I am Larry ,from ROME , ITALY 50 yrs Medical professional .I'm coming over to your location for a short training.Hope is It's still available.

below is from: drthmlenaee@gmail.com

Hey,

Thank you for your prompt reply. interested in taking the place for one week.from the MARCH 14 . to - MARCH 21 .Please get back to me as soon as you can with:the final asking price for the one week. I don't smoke and don't have any pet and no kid and its just me alone coming..I have got a few machines,books and luggage for my research and training.I would like have the place booked urgently,as my sponsor will issue a Certified Bank Check/Cashier as a mode of payment for full payment:So kindly get back to me with:

1.Full name to issue payment to

2.Full Address to mail payment to.

3.working phone #s.

Send me the address of the place i am renting so i can look it up on the Google map.As soon as all these have been emailed to me,payment will be overnight to you.Waiting to read from you.
Thank

And the same e-mail word for word a week later from "pizzaro larry"(what an odd name) his e-mail pizzarolarry001@gmail.com

Hey,

Thank you for your prompt reply. interested in taking the place for one week.from the MARCH 30 . to - April 7 .Please get back to me as soon as you can with:the final asking price for the one week. I don't smoke and don't have any pet and no kid and its just me alone coming..I have got a few machines,books and luggage for my research and training.I would like have the place booked urgently,as my sponsor will issue a Certified Bank Check/Cashier as a mode of payment for full payment:So kindly get back to me with:

1.Full name to issue payment to

2.Full Address to mail payment to.

3.working phone #s.

Send me the address of the place i am renting so i can look it up on the Google map.As soon as all these have been emailed to me,payment will be overnight to you.Waiting to read from you.
Thank

HAHAHA, this is laughable to me I admit I did send a few e-mail replies in my naivity but quickly saw a pattern. I have had several good renters from craigslist in the past.
Please be aware. Hold on to your hard earned money.
-God Bless

here is the message i received and i would like to let you aware about this person and the method of scam

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chris.willie1234 [chris.willie1234@googlemail.com]

Hello,

Viewing my Property is not a Problem but i will like you to do a thing. I guess you will understand this. It's in the policy my Solicitors has told me and i wish to abide by it. I won't get any money from you now. So you will do a thing to make me believe you really need the Apartment.I have been fooled several times and I had to travel a long journey with my Solicitors to meet people who wants to view my property and at the end of the day they tell me they want to stay in the apartment for a month before they would pay me. I don't want this to happen to me again so My Solicitors has advised me that I have to be sure that who so ever is renting my property should be capable of paying the cost of the rent.
You will go to the nearest WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER around you,Send to your Friend send the sum 1100pounds in western union. The money is still within you. I am not ready to get money from you as i have said. All I need to see is the western union money transfer copy of receipt giving to you.Scan the western union receipt and send it as an attachment to my email just for me to view it and be sure you are ready to get the Flat. after viewing the house, and you really like it, You can go together to the western union location agent or bank around here to get the 1100 pounds back and we can reach an agreement on how you will move into the Flat. I will pay back to you the charges you will be using in sending the money in western union. If you don't understand, Here is an examples of how to do it....

SENDERS NAME....................YOUR NAME

RECEIVER' NAME...................YOUR FRIEND NAME.

AMOUNT SENT.....................1100POUNDS.

Hello,

I have a property on 15 Quinton Rd, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2WT, United Kingdom,Its 2 Bed Room and a Living Room, Kitchen and Bathrooms Included.I am willing to rent out my Property.The cost of my Property is Security Deposit which would be refunded to you if nothing is damaged in my Property until you would be leaving which is 600 Pounds and the House Rent is 500 pounds/Month and all bills is included Like the Utilities bills,water Bills,electricity Bills council tax bills E.t.c.I have attached pictures of the Room and Living room for you.
I hope you would get back to me asap so that we can finalize this.

Best Regards,
Chris.

Please read the following and let me know if it appears that I'm being scammed. I responded to an add on craigslist about renting a one bedroom apt. in stockton,ca. and this is the dialouge between me and the person who posted the add. I'm so upset to think somebody was so heartless to try this on a young, sick, and single mother.

ME:
Would like contact information for the 1 bedroom, exact location, and exact move-in amount. I would like to move between the 15th and the 21st of feb.
Thank you
Ms.Jeanette Rhoden

THEM:Thanks for maling me about my house, I am currently on a mission to South Africa,Central Pretoria and I came down here for a missionary purpose, . I need a Clean and upright person that will be able to take good care of the house and the person will make a payment of $500 Per Month, please be informed this initial deposit will be deducted from the house rent. An apponitment date will be agreed upon between us, this appointment day is day in which i will instruct someone to come and take you down to the apartment so as to give you the keys and all necessary documentation VIA DHL COMPANY which you will be keeping in your possession as the true occupants of the apartment.We don't know when we are going to return to STOCKON and from the look of things, me and my wife has decided to stay in SOUTH AFRICA for sometime so as to help spread the word of God; we are looking at a period of 5 years, so get back to us as soon as possible so that we can agreed on a date you will be checking on the place, so pleae below are some certain information which you will be providing us.And here is our apartment Below.

Address..
4514 Mc Gaw Street, STOCKTON, CA 95207

APPLICATION FORM

1)Your Full Name
2)Your Full Address & Phone Number
3)How old are you?
4)Are you married?
5)How many people will be living in the house?
6)Do you have a pet?
7) pets are allowed
8)Occupation?
9) how long are you willing to stay?

please the package that will be given to you will contain the following

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper / Permanent house form (Containing your reference details)
3) The house documetary file.
4) Payment Receipt.
5) Full address and description of the house.

So please let me know if this is okay by you so we can proceed

MEHi my name is Jeanette Rhoden and I am 31years old and Ihave a 12 year old son.
My son stays at his aunts during the week because I have a chronic illness
called chronic pancreatitis and have dr. appoinments during the week and have to
be admitted once a month for week and this way my son doesn't miss school
when I'm sick. I'vebeen struggling with this for 11 yrs now and realized
that trying to keep up a two bedroom is more stress than its worth so I've
decided to down size. I mainly sleep on my couch (falling asleep in front of the
t.v. is a bad habit of mine!!LOL) and my son really only needs a bedroom for
whenhe is at home so I think moving into a onebedroom will be perfect for me.
Plus financially, I really needed to down size and being able to keep my house
clean the way I like it to be would be so much easier in a smaller place. I
currently live at (ERASED FOR MY PRIVACY) and I usually have to use a co-signer
cuz most won't take my social
security for a source of income but I have $1860 coming in each month and $945
of it is direct deposit in my bank account which I can give you proof should you
need it. This would really be a blessing to me and my son if you were interested
in renting to us. My cell phone number is (ERASED FOR MY PRIVACY) but won't be able to
reach me at that number until tuesday evening but should you or who ever is
doing yor appoinments should need to contact me asap then you can call dameron
hospital at (ERASED FOR MY PRIVACY) and ask for Jeanette Rhoden in rm.237 bed a. My therapy
ends at around noon and I will be able to leave after that and will be able to
use my phone thereafter. I am not married and I do have a dog, picco, my
lil' 9lb. chiuahaha. I am very quiet...although I am disabled I do freelance
write for private and online publications so when I am not sick I am writing and
my son has been and I have had this illness since my son was born so he knows
how to help his mommy out
when she gets sickand because of that he is really quiet and very mature for
his age. Thank you for taking the time to respond and for considering me. I
don't know if I have it right that it's $500 for rent and to move in or
is it an additional $500 to move in or do I have the rent wrong? Like I said I
am ready to move by the 15th thru the 21st and would love to take the place for
as long as you guys are gonna be away.
Thank you for your time
Jeanette Rhoden

THEM:
Hello Jeanette,

Thank you very much for your reply, I can see your willingness in this Apartment. I want you to know that i'm satisfied with your profile and also believe l can trust in you because l would not like to experience what l experienced from my last tenant again.I will like to know the exact date you will like to move into the apartment,l showed your application to my Lawyer and he said he is satisfied with it.l want you to know that we can let you stay in my apartment till the period of time you wish to.I want you to know that the rent fee is among the apartment utilities all included, so you can use them anytime but make sure you take proper care of my property My lawyer will be receiving the a Month Rent fee of $500 and deposit of $250 from you via Western Union,l wish you best of luck in your job, from your application l can see that you are responsible and a hard working person ,may the almighty Lord lead you in what ever you wish to do and God will Bless you.

You may go ahead and view the apartment from outside with the address i gave to you in previous email and you seen the pictures of the inside and you cant view the inside the apartment due to the security guilding the apartment and without the keys and the document you will be embarssed from our security.

Accommodation Features
.................................. .....................
Wood Floor :
Heater :
Central Heating :
Equiped Kitchen :
Tv: Cable/Satellite TV:
Video/Stereo:
Internet :
Air Conditioning:
• Full Kitchen
• Refrigerator:
• Garage/Car park
• pets allowed.
Kitchen Features
...................... ............
Washing machine:
Juice Machine :
Iron :
Toaster:
Oven :
Dishwasher :
Coffee Maker :
Microwave :
Refrigerator:
Stove:

As soon as the payment has been confirmed from my Lawyer via Western union,l will go ahead and commence on how the apartement keys/documents will be delivered to you via DHL courier service on next day delivery and it will be delivered to your Home address you provided in your Application Form.

Once again l'm giving you this apartment on trust and do not dissapoint me because l dont want our apartment to be destroyed again,if you wish to move in with your own properties,we still have one extra room that is empty so you can easily put our own things that you think you dont need in there. Here are the contents that will be delivered to you via DHL courier service.

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)Paper/Permanent Flat form(Containing your reference details)
3)The Flat documented file.
4)Payment Receipts.
5)Full address and description of the Apartment

I will keep praying for you withr sickness and i hope everything will be well and pls keep praying to Our God and i assure you that he will solve the sickness.I make sure i keep praying for you at the prayers meetings and i hope your sickness will be solve in jesus name.Amen

So let me know if you're ready to make the the a month rent with deposit payment so the shipment for the packages will be taken place to your door step Via DHL Company as soon as possible.

Thanks and God Bless You.

Best Regards

ME:
Oh, thank you so much. It won't be until the 15th that I will have the whole
amount of $750. Is all of your furniture that is in the pictures going to be
there? Because I have enough furniture for a two bedroom house and need to know
if I should sell my things and just bring what we absolutely need or get a
storage and you said there is a spare room to put all of your belongings should
I not need them? Is there a way I can have a number to speak with your lawyer to
tie up all loose strings and questions? I do most by myself and don't have
all that much of a support system so whatever can make this move a lil easier on
me would be really great plus I need to know how to go about the whole western
union thing and if at all possible to give you the $500 this week and the $250
upon move in or do you want the whole thing up front. I would just like to speak
with someone or be shown the place, or be given something in writting before
exchanging money. I've
never done anything like this before and although I'm so relieved by your
acceptance would like something to show my ssi worker in order to have my case
transferred to my new address otherwise it will throw off my direct deposit for
next month...making the money I will be recieving to pay rent to be late. Thank
you for your prayers and I promise to take care of the apartment. I've
included pictures of my son and I and will be looking forward to your reply..
Enjoy your day...
Jeanette

THEM:
Hello Jeanette,

Thanks for the quick in response and am very glad and excited for the quick in response.I want you to know that i waited at the DHL Company department to make sure that your information has been verified at the Shipping deparment.The shipping delivery for the keys and the documents is nextday delivery 24hrs.I want you to put your mind at rest and be rest assured that you will be recieving the package via DHL Company with 100% Guarantee.Moreso i want you to know that your names will be wriiten in the documents and this will shows that you're the boanfied tenant we're having presently for confirmation.I love your pictures most expecially your son pictures and i pray that he will Acheive all is Goals and dreams in jesus Name.Actually my lawyer will be coming with the DHL Company for delivery of the keys and the documents including all the neccessary papers you needed to sign as an Agreement Between us.Our lawyer is here with us and i want you to know he was assigned to be our lawyer due to our stay and missionary job to preach to the globe about word of God.You may make the payment installmental but i will like you to get the keys and the documents in time so there will not be delay.You may aslo go along with your furniture if you intend to but our apartment is well furnished as you can see in the pictures,so you may go ahead and view the apartment with the address given to you in my first previous email and you can reach our lawyer here in south africa +27786252686.

Let me know if i can forward you our lawyer information you will be using in making the payment via western union so we can proceed with the neccessary arragement.

Thanks and God Bless you.

Best Regards.
Mr&Mrs Tran

IF THIS SCENARIO SEEMS FAMILIAR OR YOU FEEL THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM FROM WHAT YOU READ PLEASE RESPOND ON HERE OR EMAIL ME AT calmblessing27@yahoo.com...THANK YOU!

Posted ad in Craigslist, property in Mississippi. Engineer Glenn Hamlin gets around.
I have been e-mailing with him for a brief time, sounded fishy, sent him my lease agreement and hold harmless agreement for the furniture delivery anyhow, found him on this site - he agrees with all contract stipulations and is ready to send the deposit and first month rent. I am waiting for him to try to get anything else from me but a mailing address for his us bank drawn cashier's check.
Currently he is changing jobs - I guess he realized that One Railroad Company has changed its name. Other then that, same wording, same profile, sponsor currently off-shore. Can't wait to hear from him.

I and husband almost followed through with the Glenn Hamlin thing too. We got as far as "send me measurements of the place so I can order furniture". I got suspicious from the beginning, but was really thinking about terrorist. Live and learn.

here is one scam mail I got:

from Alex Sim
Good day Sir/ Madam,

My name is Alex Sim; I am 30 years of age and a citizen of the United Kingdom and will be relocating for a short period of two years on a research programme to the United States . As I was reviewing rental adverts, I got particularly interested in your property, I would like you to email me pictures, and I would also like to know the exact fees to be paid monthly and the security deposit in order for me to pass information to my sponsors.

Thanks for your assistance.

Cheers

I put my timeshare for rent on craigslist, in our local area, Last week I get an email from a guy, supposedly named Bob Draper, and supposedly from London. He said him and his wife wanted to rent my timeshare on the 25th asking the price, and my information, claiming his wife's employer from the U.S. would be sending a certified check. Luckily I wanted to wait to reserve my place until I received payment, because suddenly today i receive another email, claiming his wife's employer sent too much, that he accidentally included their travel expenses and that I should refund him the overpayment via western union. I was immediately suspicious and began some research. I found his email address is based here in the U.S., and also could not find a Bob or Robert Draper listed for the address he gave, if that address even exists, as I did not see a tooting way in london or the street name that he gave either. So, I plan to take this check directly to a lawyer, as soon as it is received. I am so glad I didn't reserve my place,as that would be a big loss as well. Renters beware!!! I cannot believe how these people are targeting the innocents, and I pray they all get caught. Be very careful, and I'll do the same.

Thank you Google for letting me found this website. So the UK guy from Link Insurance Group strikes again! He used almost the identical emails as he used back in the 2008:

"Thanks for the details on the Property, i am satisfied and will like to proceed with the renting process, i will like you to go ahead and reserve the property for me.

So i will be needing the following information so that the check for payment of the deposit of $4875 can be processed and posted to you soon.

Name:.............
Address:.............
Phone number(cell and land):............

I want the 12 months lease to start on the 1st March 2009, i will also want to notify you that i have in the mean time arrange with an interior
decorator who will be handling the purchase of furnitures,entertainment system and other appliances that i will need in the property,they will as well be in-charge of moving down my luggage down to the States.

So the check of $9700 will be sent over to you which is a relocation grant by my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit $4875 and you will forward the rest to the Decorators so i can have the place all prepared for my arrival. All applications and lease will be signed as soon as i arrive.

Also for familiarization I Am Larry Brown,I am 32 yrs of age,a British citizen, married to a lovely lady, with a daughter (Family staying over
in the UK ), I work with LINK INSURANCE GROUP (UK), as a loss adjuster agent,I am a Christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker also i don't keep pets.

I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as a tenant with you.
I await the details.

you can reach me at this number +447024099236
Below is my present landlords information for reference :
Anthony Scott
65 Oak Hill,Woodford Green IG89NY
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:scott_hony@yahoo.co.uk

You can also call my employer at the number below to verify employment.
(Ivan Samuel +447024017745)

Cheers"

Very tempted to call his employer - also Link Insurance Group doesn't exist! Again, thanks Google!

Thanks for posting guys. I received an email that is is almost exactly like a few posted here. The phone, fax, and home numbers are all the same as the ones found in other posts on this site by both "Cyndi" & "Spammy Jones." Here is my interaction:

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:50:15 -0800
From: gibsonking100@yahoo.com
Subject: LARGE STUDIO Available
To: xxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com

Hello,
How are you doing today.I was just checking for a property to rent on craigslist and found yours. I am interested in renting it. I'll like to know some information regarding the property such as the total amount needed for move-In including deposit..I would love to see some pictures of the interior.When is the ideal Move in date. Kindly get back to me with the answer so that we could proceed from there. Waiting for your response asap

Gibson King.

--- On Fri, 2/13/09, Helen wrote:

From: Helen
Subject: RE: LARGE STUDIO Available
To: gibsonking100@yahoo.com
Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 1:31 AM

Hello Mr. King,
I neglected to include the interior pictures when I posted the ad. I have updated the posting to include 4 pictures and I have attached them here.
The total amount needed to move in is $3,600 (1st month's rent, last month's rent, and security deposit-which is deposited in an interest-bearing account and will be returned to you immediately after your last month in the apartment).
Ideal move in date is February 28th or March 1st. If you needed it sooner, that could be arranged as well.

The landlord requires applicants to be employed and make approximately 40x the rent (if you don't make quite that much, don't let it deter you--it's free to apply).

Hope to hear from you again soon.

Helen
917-xxx-xxxx

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Hello,
Thanks for the quick response. I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 25 of this Month. I am coming from United Kingdom England. I am working with (Global Link) and the web link. globalink.org. there number is (1144) 793-028-4772. And fax number (1144) 207-691-7368.Will are coming to open a new branch in your area that is why my organizer find your home of me and I wish to sign the lease agreement and application in person with you when I arrive in the state and all necessary lease form application will be signed before I moved into the house, I will like to sign one year lease as soon as I get to the State. Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that payment can be issued out to you asp.
(1) FULL NAME AS IT WILL BE ON CHECK,
(2) MAILING ADDRESS,
(3) CELL NUMBER AND ALTERNATIVE NUMBER.
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.
MY INFORMATION / EMPLOYMENT
(1) Position Manager (2) Monthly income 3500 pounds (3) Other source of income 1500 pounds. Here is my Passport number 326948242 and my National Issuance number jx895644b.My phone number (1144)793-028-4429. And pals do get back to me with more details about the house. Finally, I would like to know how peaceful is the neighborhood and how close is the property from the bus/train station as well I will be leaving London. Await your response, Cheers

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I was immediately suspicious, and Googled the phone number provided for his "employer" Global Link. That brought me here. Thanks for helping out! Helen

just recieved the following email from an apartment I have for rent on Craigslist. Thanks for the heads up on this scam. It just looked too weird.
Hello, How are you doing today.I was just checking for a property to rent on craigslist and found yours. I am interested in renting it. I'll like to know some information regarding the property such as the total amount needed for move-In including deposit..I would love to see some pictures of the interior.When is the ideal Move in date.. Kindly get back to me with the answer so that we could proceed from there.. Waiting for your response asap

Hello,
Thanks for the quick response. I am so glad to inform you that my organizer agreed to pay the requested amount payment for the 1st month rent and deposit starting on the 30 of this Month. I am coming from United Kingdom England. I am working with (Global Link) and the web link. globalink.org. there number is (1144) 793-028-4772. And fax number (1144) 207-691-7368.Will are coming to open a new branch in your area that is why my organizer find your home of me and I wish to sign the lease agreement and application in person with you when I arrive in the state and all necessary lease form application will be signed before I moved into the house, I will like to sign one year lease as soon as I get to the State. Kindly get back to me with the under listed information so that payment can be issued out to you asp.
(1) FULL NAME AS IT WILL BE ON CHECK,
(2) MAILING ADDRESS,
(3) CELL NUMBER AND ALTERNATIVE NUMBER.
I will be glad if you could furnish me with the required details so that we can proceed on payment.
MY INFORMATION / EMPLOYMENT
(1) Position Manager (2) Monthly income 3500 pounds (3) Other source of income 1500 pounds. Here is my Passport number 326948242 and my National Issuance number jx895644b.My phone number (1144)793-028-4429. And pals do get back to me with more details about the house. Finally, I would like to know how peaceful is the neighborhood and how close is the property from the bus/train station as well I will be leaving London. Await your response, Cheers

We instantly got multiple phishing scams from our Craig's List advertisement. I invite them to come meet with me and see the room, and pay for it if they want it when they get here. No long distance payments. The cops are just a phone call away if there is ever a problem when they get here.
The key is not expecting anything if you see the clues provided on websites like these, or similar emails with the same wording.

So Jeanette Rhoden I just experienced the same thing as you I will post the emails below, the only reason I noticed is because I googled his lawyer's Phone#.

From: Jimmy Collins [mailto:jimmycollins39@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:37 AM
To: Sara Thomas
Subject: Re: $450 / 1br - APARTMENT FOR RENT IN WINNIPEG

Thanks for your interested in my Apartment still available,i will like sublet the apartment because of my trip, i wasn't around at the moment, I am currently on a mission to Southern Africa generally and I came down here for a missionary purpose, am in Zimbabwe at the moment people from the country need delivering with strong prayer,because of the humanitarian political economic challenges they were facing for the past many years ago, but am leave to south African by tomorrow as soon as possible,That's reason why am rent the apartment out, I need a Clean and upright person that will be able to take good care of the Apartment and the person will make a payment of $450 Per month with and deposit $200 which is re-fund able if there's no damages after move-out from the apartment utillities included , so kindly get back to if you interested
to rent it please be informed, the documents of the apartment and keys are with me here in southern African, so kindly let me know if you are still interested so that i can forward the pictures and contract forms to fill.
MY Regard

From: Sara Thomas
To: Jimmy Collins
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:59:42 PM
Subject: RE: $450 / 1br - APARTMENT FOR RENT IN WINNIPEG

I am interested in the apartment, where exactly in Winnipeg is it located and when would we be able to take possession? Is May 1st alright? You can email me with additional info or send it to me at the following address:

Sara Thomas
[BLANK FOR MY PROTECTION]

Thanks so much!!

Sara Thomas
Legal Assistant

From: Jimmy Collins [mailto:jimmycollins39@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:12 PM
To: Sara Thomas
Subject: Re: $450 / 1br - APARTMENT FOR RENT IN WINNIPEG

Hello Thanks for your interested once again,it's ok if you are willing to move-in by May, but it will ok if you can have the keys and The apartment documentary file before you move in but your Rent would be counting from May you are move in, here is the building located, 1305 Taylor Av Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3M 2K6 and my trip would take me up to 10-11 month, so i will be very happy to have someone reliable in my apartment, i have attached the pictures of the apartment along with the contract forms , If you view the pictures and you think the apartment ok by you, so you need to provide your references for the Agreement documents ,however i want you to remember that you i can only proceed with this only if payment confirmed by lawyer here in south African, as soon as payment confirmed then i can be able to send you the keys and the all the documents of the apartment through ( DHL COMPANY ) which comes in your info as a new bonafeld tenant,
Here is requirement

APPLICATION FORM
1)Your Full Name
2)Your Full Address & Phone Number
3)How old are you?
4)Are you married?
5)How many people will be living in the house?
6)Do you have a pet?
7) pets are allowed
8)Occupation?
9) how long are you willing to stay?

please the package that will be given to you will contain the following

1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper / Permanent house form (Containing your reference details)
3) The house documentary file
4) Payment Receipt
Thanks

From: Sara Thomas
To: Jimmy Collins
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 8:23:21 PM
Subject: RE: $450 / 1br - APARTMENT FOR RENT IN WINNIPEG

Here is the below info, I don't believe I received the Agreements. Would post-dated cheques do for payment? what method of payment would you prefer? Please advise.

APPLICATION FORM

1)Your Full Name Sara Katrina Thomas
2)Your Full Address & Phone Number [BLANK FOR MY PROTECTION]
3)How old are you? [BLANK FOR MY PROTECTION]
4)Are you married? Common-law
5)How many people will be living in the house? 2
6)Do you have a pet?Yes
7) pets are allowed 2 Cats
8)Occupation? Legal Assistant
9) how long are you willing to stay? As long as possible with min 3 mths notice to make alternate living arrangements..

Sara Thomas
Legal Assistant

From: Jimmy Collins [mailto:jimmycollins39@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:32 PM
To: Sara Thomas
Subject: Re: $450 / 1br - APARTMENT FOR RENT IN WINNIPEG

Thanks for getting back to me once more and am very excited to read from you, I can see your willingness in this Apartment. I want you to know that i'm satisfied with your profile, I will like to know the exact date you will like to move into the apartment,First thing tomorrow morning i 'll be at the DHL OFFICE and all the necessary arrangement will be made .The shipment will be taken place as soon as the payment is been confirmed, and I want you to know that the
rent fee is among the apartment utilities all included, you can use them anytime but make sure you take proper care of my property so my lawyer will be receiving the a Month Rent fee of $450 and deposit of $200, via Western Union or Money Gramm,l wish you best of luck in your job, from your application l can see that you are responsible and a hard working person ,may the almighty Lord lead you in what ever you wish to do and God will Bless you.
As soon as the payment has been confirmed from my Lawyer via WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAMM,l
will go ahead and commence on how the apartment keys/documents will be
delivered to you via DHL courier service on 2 working days delivery and it will be
delivered to your Home address you provided in Your Application Form....

Here are the
contents that will be delivered to you via DHL courier service.
1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper/Permanent house form (Containing your reference details)
3)The house documentary file.
4) Payment Receipt of a month rent

so please let me know if this is ok by you so we can proceed so i can forward you the information you will need in making the payment
Thanks and Hope to Read from You.

From: Sara Thomas
To: Jimmy Collins
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 9:15:10 PM
Subject: RE: $450 / 1br - APARTMENT FOR RENT IN WINNIPEG

Thank you very much. I am very interested in this apartment and would have the monies to you by mid April.

Although, on another note, I would like to have some confirmation that this is legitimate, I have had trouble with things like these before and feel that I should have some sort of protection to avoid either party is deceived.

Would you please give me the name and contact information of your lawyer and I will have my lawyer contact him/her and we can possibly have the payments go between the two offices. That would make me feel safer.

If you are still interested you know my contact information.

Sara Thomas
Legal Assistant

Hello Thanks for your mail,to be protection let me give you my lawyer contact so that you can reach him direcrtly, here is Mr Thomas his number is +27786252686, so you can go ahead ask him what ever information need more concerning the apartment,
Thanks

I am glad my intuition stopped me before I went too far on this one.

I hope it's not too late, but Jeanette it's definitely a scam. I also responded to an ad like this - but was suspicious from the get-go.
All the circumstances are similar and they've asked for transfer through Western Union. Don't fall for it.
They sign off as Mrs Lorena, email address cblor01@hotmail.com

Well I'm glad to see I'm not the only person who's getting dodgy emails! So far I've had Paul Smith, Joanna Parker, & my personal favourite, Eng. Brion Whitaker from One Railway Company, York Street, London W1U 6PZ. Now the last one is an actual address in London,U.K, but what the tool hasn't realized is that I live in the U.K, & knew straight away that the numbers provided were wrong, not to mention no-one would use a railway company as an address!
He/she wanted more detailed photos, which there are plenty of on the advert, & the first two kept asking for floor plans over & over again. In short, if they're not willing to ring you, & keep harping about more detailed info etc... delete, delete, delete!
By the way, these all came from me advertising on Craig's List, so there must be some automatic alert that these people have set up whenever either a new advert is posted, or maybe key words in the ad's themselves. It also doesn't seem to matter where you advertise, my posting is in Canada.
Right, just thought I'd share some new names that have popped up on the scam's list. Good luck!

Thank god i saw this site. I jus saw the one about craigslist and realised that i was about to fall for one this is what the guy sent me : Hello Seller
I am interested in your advert on craigslist.
I will like to know if it is still available for sale and if yes,kindly let me know details of previous damages or amendments and also id like to know if the price is negotiable?

And shall be making an immediate payment for the item through a certified check, because that is the only method the payment could be made , that is if we could come to an agreement regarding terms and pricing. as for the shipping ,I will arrange for a pick up for the item as soon as you get the check cashed and have the full payment in your hand.If you are ok with all this arrangement quickly get back to me with all this informations below so that the payment can be mailed to you asap
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Phone#:
I await your response fast.
regards. i wentt as far as giving the person my address and then i saw this lol almost got scammed BTW how do they scam you and his name was darren dirk

I am going on with some guy about a rental I have in Toronto. The guys name is Brion whitaker as well. All the info that Irene above me posted is the same stuff this guy is asking me about with the same address One railway Company, YorkStreet London. He says he has a sponsor on an oil rig in the USA.

I started to find the emails he was sending way to detailed and thought out. I started to get skeptical tonight when he emailed me again asking for measurements of the unit because he was buying furniture.

What he doesn't know is I am a retired police officer and I have a 28 year old son who is a police officer in London on a 1 year trade off. (officer trade)

All my emails to this guy have been forwarded to him in London and if I can find my way back to this site I will keep you posted.

WOW I am SO glad I investigated further before continuing with this guy. Thanks so much for these postings otherwise it might go far before people realize it is a scam. I did have a funny feeling that something was fishy. Guess you have to listen to your gut.

Here is what I got for a one bedroom apartment in Toronto, Canada.

I am glad to read from you, I will be willing to offer you a month rent up front including utilities and security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.The pictures were so cute and helpful in making my decision.I need the full address of the property to search the location on google,Are you renting furnished or unfurnished??

I will also like to view the "Scanned" Lease Agreement form ahead of time..Before I can consider any further arrangement in taking up the tenancy of these unit.. I would eventually have it signed physically upon my arrival. In my opinion, appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically.

I would like to tell you more about my self:
Arrival date:1st of July
Lease:1 year and More
Home occupants:I & My Wife
Car:Yes I do
Job:Yes I do
Smoke:No
Pets:No

EMPLOYER'S INFORMATION IN UK:
COMPANY NAME :One Railway Company
MANAGER NAME: Richard Price
ADDRESS :12 ASHLEY ROAD
YORK STREET
LONDON,W1U 6PZ

LEGAL ADVISER'S INFORMATION FOR REFERENCE
ATTN:BARRISTER MORRIS WILLIAMS
50 TIDESLEA PATH,
LONDON SE28OLZ
UNITED KINGDOM.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
1.MY FULL NAME :Glenn Hamlin
WIFE'S NAME: Martha Hamlin
2.MY HOUSE ADDRESS :50 FIELD FARE ROAD
THAMESMEAD SE28 8FU
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.
3.PLACE OF BIRTH : QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LONDON
4.Date of birth :03-06-1960

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION:
1.Name of Company:One Railway Company
2.Position:Engineer
3.Monthly income: 2500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 500 GBP.
I own an engineering workshop,So my credit is standard and well organized.

This is an international situation . With this arrangement, My sponsor in the United States, will be effecting the agreed deposit to you. I believe we can work together and my intentions towards taking up the tenancy, should be done accordingly. So as to ensure we have a proper understanding.

In view of my work schedule, I would want us to finalize basic arrangements.If you require any specific information,please let me know or you can call me on my cell phone,please dial as presented for international calls .

Eng Glenn Hamlin
One Railway Company
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024076971
Fax: +442030041644

Looks like a scam in the works. Here is the initial email:
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From: garet_tompson70s@yahoo.com [mailto:garet_tompson70s@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:16 AM
To: [my email]
Subject: backpage response: TownHome, 2 attached garage, like NEW...

From: garet_tompson70s@yahoo.com

Hello,
Compliment of the season! We saw your advert posted on backpage and We hope is still available. The Central Pharmaceutical company,( Christie Hospital NHS Trust Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 4BX United ) will be sponsoring two of our worker's for seminal programme in united state and We need to rent a place to stay for our two (2) worker's when they move there for the seminal programme very soon and the company management will be in charge of any payment we need to pay before we get the apartment for our staff . We will need to know if the apartment is in good condition, quite, neat and nice to live for our worker's . Has we can see in the ads, your price is okay by the management of the company. We will like you to reconfirm the fees again for us to be sure of what we see at the post.

Monthly fees:
Security Deposit:
Electricity / Utility Bills:
Measurements Of The Units:

Beside, can you send us some pictures of the internal parts of the apartment . If you are ready to rent it out for us. Our staffs are not smoker's. Please do get back to us asap,so we can contact one of our Client's that based in state's because, he will be handling the rent deposit payment on our behalf. And you can reach out on my # +08704957857.please send me a real email address

Manager,

Tompson Garet .

Christie Hospital NHS Trust Wilmslow Road,
Withington, Manchester M20 4BX United

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I replied with useful information and a request for a scan copy of the tenants ID, how will they pay, etc....

next email...this looks really ligit, just a bit of a language barrier....

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From: Tompson Garet [mailto:garet_tompson70s@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 12:33 AM
To: [my email address]
Subject:

Hello ,
Thanks for the quick response. we are indeed serious about renting this unit and we will be willing to offer you 1 Month + Security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to our staffs arrival. You can send us the lease application, to enable us to review it ahead of
time. The co-ordinator will eventually have it filled and signed on the arrival in your place as we are of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically. So, the co-ordinator will have the lease application filled physically when he arrive in united
state. Our staff can start the lease by Ending of June and We will be doing one year lease. You can prepare the lease in the company name ( CENTRAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY) , Let us know how to move ahead as we intend to complete this deal before our staff move in a couple of days. we want all the arrangement to be solidified so they settle in
comfortably when they arrive. we will let you know the exact date as soon as our staff get a booking on a flight to the states and as regards the rent and deposit required to be paid by us in order to secure this rental prior to our staff's arrival. We will need you to provide us with following info below:
Full Name
Home or Office Address:
Phone Number:
As soon as you provide these,We will forward it to One of our client's
with an instruction to issue and send you the check. Please we need you to also reconfirm the total move in costs,that is the rent and deposit to be paid.We will look forward to your e mail with the required information. Let us know how to move ahead as we intend to complete this deal before our staff's move in a couple of days. we want all the arrangement to be solidified so our staff settle in comfortably when they arrive, as you can understand that transiting across Atlantic is not easy. we will let you know the exact date as
soon as our staff get a booking on a flight to the states.

Thanks and sincere regards from me, I await your urgent response.
Manager,
Tompson Garet.
Christie Hospital NHS Trust Wilmslow Road,
Withington, Manchester M20 4BX United
E-mail :garet_tompson70s@yahoo.com,
Office Tel :+08704957857

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Ok, my wife thinks it is a scam, I am optomistic and send additional useful information and request information ....

Today I get this back:

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From: Tompson Garet [mailto:garet_tompson70s@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:59 AM
To: [my email]
Subject: PAYMENT BREAK DOWN

Dear David Centofanti,

Thanks for getting back to me,the check that was
sent to you was for the amount of $3500 and was this is so is that
i asked my financier to include the costs of the furniture that i
am buying from a furniture company,why i asked her to do this is
because she told me that she will be going on her annual vacation
this week and so will not be around to help me to handle my
furniture concerns.I am buying furniture from a furniture
company(Lumpkin Furnitures) and they should have contacted you as
regards my order by now.We are begging you to please help us to
coordinate the payment and delivery of our furniture with the sales
manager of the company that is directly in charge of our order,you
should deduct the amount for the rent and security deposit and the balance is the costs of my furniture and the
sales manager of the furniture company will contact you and provide
you with instructions on how to get the money to him.They will
embark on the delivery of our furniture on receipt of the
money,though they will be in contact with you to schedule a
delivery time and date that will be convenient for you to accept
the delivery.Please we do apologise for any inconvenience that this
arrangement may cause you,but we will will really appreciate it if
you can help us to settle our furniture concerns so that the
furniture will be delivered before our arrival in your place,and
this will make us to settle in comfortably when we arrive,you can
understand that transiting cross atlantic is not always easy.

Please do let me know if you have heard from Mr.Johanson Wolves
the sales manager of the furniture company and do let us know the
position of things with you as we are in the process of booking our
seats on a flight to the states.

Once again,we apologise for any stress this issue may cause
you,we are looking up to you to help us out.I will appreciate a
response from you on receipt of this email.

Thank you and God bless

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I also received the following email making it still look real, but the absence of any identifing information makes the scam look like a reality...

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-----Original Message-----
From: moveanything . [mailto:moveanything@sify.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:43 AM
To: [my email]
Subject: LIMPKIN FURNITURES COMPANY CONFIRMATIO0N..

GOOD DAY SIR/MA,
WE ARE TOLD TO CONTACT YOU FROM MR [MR TOMPSON GARET] ABOUT HIS FURNITURE ORDER FROM OUR STORE,SO WE WILL WANT YOU TO EMAIL US BACK WITH YOUR CONVINENT TIME AND DATE BECAUSE DR.TOMPSON GARET TOLD US THAT HE WILL ARRIVING TO HIS NEW APARTMENT VERY SOON.

SO KINDLY EMAIL US BACK WITH THE TIME AND DATE FOR THE DELIVERY OF TOMPSON GARET FURNITURE DELIVERY.

WE WILL BE WAITING FOR MESSAGE,
BEST REGARD

LIMPKIN
FURNITURES COMPANY
MANAGERING DIRECTOR,
MR THOM GREEN

WE WILL BE WAITING FOR MESSAGE,
BEST REGARD

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Finally,
I searched...and foung this thread, which actually references one of the same company names....conclusion: SCAM...

Thanks to all for posting and increasing awareness.

Sincerely,
David C.

Thanks for this website and to google too. We had Eng Glenn Hamlin contact us regarding a suite we have in Vancouver, Canada and he used the exact same terminology as in previous scams. We caught it before we released any personal information so for this we are thankful. Keep up the good work!

Hi, What a fantastic site! We are renting a furnished downtown apartment in Vancouver, Canada and we received the same emails from "Eng Glenn Hamlin" as at least one person above. Here they are - beware of this lowlife:

Email #1:

Good day,
Would appreciate more information and pictures of the property if its still available.

My due regards,

Eng Glenn Hamlin
One Railway Company
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024076971
Fax: +442030041644

Email #2:

I am glad to read from you, I will be willing to offer you a month rent up front including utilities and security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.The pictures were so cute and helpful in making my decision.I need the full address of the property to search the location on google,Are you renting furnished or unfurnished??

I will also like to view the "Scanned" Lease Agreement form ahead of time..Before I can consider any further arrangement in taking up the tenancy of these unit.. I would eventually have it signed physically upon my arrival. In my opinion, appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically.

I would like to tell you more about my self:
Arrival date:5th of July
Lease:1 year and More
Home occupants:I & My Wife
Car:Yes I do
Job:Yes I do
Smoke:No
Pets:No

EMPLOYER'S INFORMATION IN UK:
COMPANY NAME :One Railway Company
MANAGER NAME: Richard Price
ADDRESS :12 ASHLEY ROAD
YORK STREET
LONDON,W1U 6PZ

LEGAL ADVISER'S INFORMATION FOR REFERENCE
ATTN:BARRISTER MORRIS WILLIAMS
50 TIDESLEA PATH,
LONDON SE28OLZ
UNITED KINGDOM.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
1.MY FULL NAME :Glenn Hamlin
WIFE'S NAME: Martha Hamlin
2.MY HOUSE ADDRESS :50 FIELD FARE ROAD
THAMESMEAD SE28 8FU
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.
3.PLACE OF BIRTH : QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LONDON
4.Date of birth :03-06-1960

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION:
1.Name of Company:One Railway Company
2.Position:Engineer
3.Monthly income: 2500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 500 GBP.
I own an engineering workshop,So my credit is standard and well organized.

This is an international situation . With this arrangement, My sponsor in the United States, will be effecting the agreed deposit to you. I believe we can work together and my intentions towards taking up the tenancy, should be done accordingly. So as to ensure we have a proper understanding.

In view of my work schedule, I would want us to finalize basic arrangements.If you require any specific information,please let me know or you can call me on my cell phone,please dial as presented for international calls .

***Glenn is still busy, I always check scams here on the web, the first email back to "Glenn" was short, almost rude from me, but he wrote back :)

Then I checked his nane on the web, so I wrote him back this today. Time to string the stringer along.

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Hi Glenn, is it possible that you can "scan" your driver licence for me and email me a copy, along with a "scan" of a VOID check, as it's required at the bank for me to allow you to rent from me. If you like, I can furnish the place, as I have great taste in furniture, just let me know what your budget is. You and your wife will really love this place, it will feel like you never left, and our weather is just like yours. We welcome you, and await your arrival.

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Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:47:51 +0100
Subject: Re: 1300 3 bedrooms, upper house
From: hamlinma@googlemail.com

I am glad to read from you,I will be willing to offer you a month rent up front,including utilities and security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.I will need some pictures of the (interior and exterior) and the full address of the property to search the location on google,Are you renting furnished or unfurnished??

I will also like to view the "Scanned" lease agreement form ahead of time..before I can consider any further arrangement in taking up the tenancy of these unit..I would eventually have it signed physically upon my arrival. In my opinion,appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically.

I would like to tell you more about my self:
Arrival date:10th of July
Lease:1 year and More
Home occupants:I and My Wife
Car:Yes I do
Job:Yes I do
Smoke:No
Pets:No

EMPLOYER'S INFORMATION IN UK:
COMPANY NAME :ONE RAILWAY COMPANY
MANAGER NAME: RICHARD PRICE
ADDRESS :12 ASHLEY ROAD
YORK STREET,LONDON,W1U 6PZ

LEGAL ADVISER'S INFORMATION FOR REFERENCE:
ATTN:BARRISTER MORRIS WILLIAMS
50 TIDESLEA PATH,
LONDON SE28OLZ
UNITED KINGDOM.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
1.MY FULL NAME :GLENN HAMLIN
WIFE'S NAME:MARTHA HAMLIN
2.MY HOUSE ADDRESS :50 FIELD FARE ROAD
THAMESMEAD SE28 8FU
UNITED KINGDOM.
3.PLACE OF BIRTH : QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LONDON
4.DATE OF BIRTH :03-06-1960

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION:
1.Name of company:One Railway Company
2.Position:Engineer
3.Monthly income: 2500 GBP,
4.Other source of income: 500 GBP.
I own an Engineering Workshop,So My Credit is standard and well organized.

This is an international situation.With this arrangement,My sponsor in the United States,will be effecting the agreed deposit to you.I believe we can work together and my intentions towards taking up the tenancy,should be done accordingly.so as to ensure we have a proper understanding.

In view of my work schedule,I would want us to finalize basic arrangements.If you require any specific information,please let me know or you can call me on my cell phone,please dial as presented for international calls .

My due regards

Eng Glenn Hamlin
One Railway Company
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024076971
Fax: +442030041644

Glenn Hamlin is still up to no good...luckily his email was glennhmlin@googlemail.com and I was initially concerned about him inputing the wrong email address into the craigslist add. A quick google search led me to this site.

Here was his email.

Good day,
Would appreciate more information and pictures of the property if its still available.

My due regards,

Eng Glenn Hamlin
One Railway Company
York Street
London ,W1U 6PZ
Tel:+447024076971
Fax: +442030041644

Here's mine. I'm a Canadian, and listed my bike online. Here is the response I got from "John Wilson":

Hello

Thanks for the mail,

Am okay with the bike after i accepted on your price at which you accepted on selling it out; apparently,i will like you to know that the earnest payment $1,000.00 NON REFUNDABLE will get to you in a Money order which will include an excess fund.

The $1,000.00 NON REFUNDABLE you are deducting from the excess fund is for you not to accept offers from another interested buyer's due to the fact that i do not want to lose this bike,the remaining balance which is the difference of the excess fund should be wire to my agent via western union money transfer after you must have deducted your own share $1,000.00 NON REFUNDABLE.

THE $1,000.00 IS NOT PART OF THE SALE ASKING PRICE IT ONLY A NON REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT TO HOLD THE BIKE AVAILABLE FOR MY AGENT TO ARRIVE IN YOUR LOCATION TO INSPECT THE BIKE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE EARNEST PAYMENT $1,000.00 FROM UPS COURIER SERVICE.

i want my agent to come to your location and inspect the bike in person with you.

Note: you are required also to deduct the cost of money transfer charges from the excess fund and wire the rest of the fund to my agent via western union money transfer as advice.All the information needed in this- transaction will be forwarded to you after you must have received the payment from UPS,my agent -information as soon as you received the payment package. After payment has reached you and balance sent to my agent.

Your full sale asking price will be paid to you via certified cashier cheque.

Please confirm this and provide payment information for Money Order payment to be delivered to you via Courier..Payment Information:

1,Your legal name,
2, Full contact address
3, Zip Code
4, Cell Phone#

Anyway, I didn't reply. I figured it was a scam, considering I couldn't even understand the first paragraph. So I put the whole email into the search bar and found your site. I hope my input is helpful.

I have advertised a patio suite on Craigslist. I have got emails (which is below) from Abramovich .M Victor using malychev76@gmail.com address. I did a google search on this persons' name and the cell number he provided. I came a cross lots of similar emails with different names with same or different phone numbers. I have realized that this a rental scam. I would like to inform you and other potential victims before falling into it.

First email:
Please let me know if this unit is still available for rent.
Provide me adequate information on your rent
procedures and the current situation of
this unit. Is this house furnished? I would prefer it
unfurnished as i intend placing order for my own kind
of furniture that will sooth my taste. Can you
send me a few pictures of the house?.
Treat as urgent pls.

Cordial

Dr. Abramovich .M Victor

Second email:
Thanks for your mail and the informations provided on this unit. I sincerely apologise for the delayed response to your mail. I will be living in this unit with my wife and daughter. My daughter will be 11 years old next month. We do not smoke and we do not have pets. I can assure you that I will take very good care of this unit if we take up the tenancy to this unit. I will be offering the first 3 months rent and the security deposit as a measure of securing the unit prior to my arrival. The balance 9 months rent will be paid immediately upon my arrival.Please let me know know if I can sign more than a year lease. I will also like to know if you are the direct owner of this unit or the property manager.


Please let me know the average utilities cost on this unit per month. You can send me the lease application , to enable be review it ahead of time.I will eventually have it signed physically when i arrive or sign them prior to my arrival. In my opinion, appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically.Please , send me a picture view of the living room and bed rooms.

Upon completion of the paper work, Arrangement will be made to effect the rent and deposit by my representative in Canada. We should be able to work together and ensure every arrangements that we shall both execute in line with my taking up the tenancy should be done accordingly to ensure we have a proper understanding. I will provide you with more personal informations and references in my next correspondence

Considering my present tight schedule, i would want us to discuss on phone and finalise basic arrangements. Call me on my cell.+44 70457 46089 .Please let me know when to call you. Dial as presented for international calls. I will arrive Canada on or before the 18th of September , with my family.

If you require any further information, pls let me know . I hope we can talk soon.

My due regards,

Dr Victor Abramovich

I had found a house that I wanted to rent in my area and when emailing the poster about the house he sent me several emails being very pushy about wanting me to move in right away that his family has been transferred to Nigeria. I immediately knew something was up. He told me that his name was Binkley Todd. He wanted me to send the deposit and then he would send me the keys. Here is where i put on the brakes. I went to whitepages.com and looked up the address to the house and it turns out it is owned by a Todd Binkley. The bad thing is Todd probably has no idea that any of this is going on. However, the pictures sent to me of the house were the real pictures of the outside of the house.

I posted my add online and want to share my second attempted rental scam which is becoming tedious...

e-mail one:
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:31 PM,
Kate Morgan wrote: