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Have you received emails with this or similar wording? It might
be a scam.
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Hi there,
How are you doing and hope every thing is fine...I saw your rental listing and I will be moving in once I confirm
availability and everything is settled between and Will a month rent plus security deposit be enough for you to hold the
place before my arrival? When will the unit be available? I would not mind furnishing the place myself if the place is not
furnished..I will be coming for a research program in the state on Anthropology ...A little more about me, Friendly,
outgoing, considerate, easygoing, very clean, and responsible. Don`t smoke/do drugs. Don`t have pets. Looking for:
clean place to stay.
Please email me... [email protected] for any further questions needed for me to secure the place.
God bless
Rebecca.
Hi,
Thanks for the details. I have discussed with my dad regards the payment, he require your details below to mail you
paycheck, so that you can be rest assured to reserve the place for me before my arrival day
Name to be on Cheque :
Home Address or Office Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Cell:
Your quick response highly required ASAP, so as to forward it to my dad, he’s responsible for the payment. please let me
know the actual amount for the deposit.
Thanks Kate Lewis ([email protected])
[email protected]
Hello, It is my pleasure to write you this note,i am Vera by name,from France coming to USA for some research program
and studying of international relation,and i will need either a room or apartment to stay when i come,i just wanna know
if the room/apartment you advertised is still vacant,if so please get back to as soon as possible so we start talking about
the payment,and also update me the full details about the apartment...thanks in anticipation..hope to hear from you
soon. Vera
[email protected]
Hello, How are you doing?Hope God is taking care of you and your family? I am Marylin by name from Manchester(UK)
and i am coming for a Research in University of Wisconsin By January/February so i need a place to stay. A little about
me. I am 29 years old,i 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 favorite 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 access to fax machine.I will be happy to rent
from you so get back to me as soon as possible.Do tell me the asking price per month and how do i secure it before
coming over? Happy New year to you and your family. Marylin-
From: Grant Howelt [email protected]
Date: Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 9:05 AM
Subject: PAYMENT FOR MY DAUGHTER'S RENT DELIVER TO YOU TODAY THROUGH US POSTAL SERVICE
Hello , How are you doing today, I am very happy to inform you that the payment for Vera's Room/Apt Has been
delivered to you today .Here is the tracking from Usps (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) you can track it yourself on usps.com so
that you can see things yourself......But there was a little problem which i guess we can handle with understanding...I
instructed my client to send out the money to you but there was a mistake in the issuance of the check...I told him to
send you the exact first deposit/first month rent and also told him to send some money to Vera's travel agent in another
check but he claimed he did not get the information clearly so he made all the money out to you but i guess it is a small
thing we can work out.
Now the deal is on and we will get through it.what will happen is that ,once you get the check and cash it, deduct only
the security deposit needed for Vera's move in so when she come over she will pay you the rent by cash before her
moving inn the security deposit is just to hold the room and just to know that we are very serious about the
renting...After that You will deduct extra $100 for yourself which will serve as compensation cus i guess am taking you
thru stress for helping me out in solving this lil problem my client caused.. Then you will have the balance forwarded to
Vera's travel agent who will work on Vera's paper so she can be in the state as soon as possible via MONEY GRAM
TRANSFER...I just want to get everything set for her since i may not even be around at her move in date....I guess i told
you am a business man and i travel a lot due to the nature of my work.
So as soon as you have the cash and have deducted all necessary charges ....You will go to MONEY GRAM outlet with
CASH balance and Vera's travel agent information then you will transfer the money to the travel agent using the
information below
So as soon as you have the cash and have deducted all necessary charges ....You will go to MONEY GRAM outlet with
CASH balance and Vera's travel agent information then you will transfer the money to the travel agent using the
information below
Travel Agent info
NAME......
LOUANN ADDRESS......xxx Ave.N 1/2 CITY..........
GALVESTON STATE.......TX
ZIP CODE.....xxxxx
As soon as you have the money sent to him you will need to get back to me with the MONEY GRAM details such as..
1...Reference number Its always on the receipt that will be given to you at MONEY GRAM..
2...Total amount sent after deducting MONEY GRAM charges
3...Senders name and address as it is written on the receipt given to you at MONEY GRAM Thanks alot for your
understand and i will be waiting to hear from you again as soon as you read this message...take care and have a
wonderful working day
Grant