NO IDEA IT'S A SCAM!
I found a property on craigslist the person sounded so legit, and he is stealing the personal information of the actual owner of the property. and trying to get you to wire money while he will overnight the keys.....
DO NOT SEND MONEY
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DO NOT SEND MONEY OR CONTINUE TO CONTACT THIS PERSON! My husband and I inquired about a condo posting we found and this was the response we received.
Hello,
I received your mail..I am the owner of the house you are making inquiry of...Actually I resided in the house with my family, my wife and son before we were transferred to MALAYSIA on a Business trip... Presently my house is still available and monthly rent is $750 (rent already includes utilities).Please i want you to note that i spent a lot on my property that i want to give to you for rent,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own. It is not the money that is the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for a check up.I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word.If you notice, you will discovered that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property.My house have extremely spacious rooms.Very quiet, low traffic area.I believe its absolutely a perfect home for you and your family.Utilities include Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas.
House Address: 3997 Hill Park Road Hilliard, OH 43026
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW.
RENT APPLICATION FORM.
FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
SEX:__________?
DATE OF BIRTH:_________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
WHICH NUMBER IS THE BEST TO CALL YOU ON__________?
MARITAL STATUS:__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
HOW LONG? ___________
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND PAYING THE DEPOSIT_____________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?
I Await your reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you,please we are giving you all this based on trust,you know that we have not seen yet and only putting everything into Gods hands,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this...The house is available for rent at the moment so you are free to move in as soon as you wish to...A Refundable Security Deposit Payment $750 (which happens to be the security deposit) is required before moving in....The deposit is refundable if at the end of the day you don't like the House but i am giving you the benefit of doubt that you would definitely like it.Since we are not around to show the House,you can just drive by to see the the House from the outside.Its a lovely home everybody would like.Feel free to call me for more information and arrangements on how to get the keys and other necessary documents delivered to you.my number are 305-320-5445.The house will be available for rent for a period of 4 years so you have a choice of deciding how long you intend staying there...
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Regards.
Once we followed up again, we found that they wanted us to wire money to the following:
Thanks for getting back to me.I just wanted to let you know that we have decided to let you live in our house. As we have found your application very satisfactory and acceptable by my family..So we would want you to go through this email and get back to us on what you feel so we could proceed in renting the house to you.We would like to send the following documents to you via FedEx next day delivery to the address you sent to us...
Here are the contents of the document that needs to be sent.
1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2) Paper/Permanent house form
3) The house documentary file.
4) Full Description of the house
5) Payment Receipt
6) Signed Lease Agreement Form you are supposed to also sign and get it sent back to me.
The tracking number will be sent to you so that you can possibly occupy our house.Please once again, we are giving you this based on trust so please do not disappoint us and i promise you that, you will love the house. We are with the under listed documents here with us and you will need to make Payment for the deposit and first month rent ($1500USD) which is the security deposit to enable shipment of the Keys and documents to the address you have provided to us, after which you could move in at your convenience. The rent only starts counting after you move in,Please note that the deposit made is fully refundable should incase you finally gain entrance into the house after receiving the keys and documents and feel unsatisfied or uncomfortable with the interior,but i am giving you a benefit of doubt that you will love everything about this lovely home.The deposit will be refunded in less than 24 hours after you request for it.Feel free to call my number is ( 305-320-5445) me for more information.
You are going to send the payment to me and below is my information to send the payment, through western union money transfer nearest to you. Just go to any walmart or grocery near you with this information and send the payment. I am not too familiar with the area so my secretary will pick up the money for me while I take care of the shipping.
Receiver's Name:paul grey(Secretary)
Address : 15 Jalan Imbi
City: Kuala Lumpur
State:Kuala Lumpur
Country: Malaysia
Postal code: 47000
TEST QUESTION : GOD BLESS?
ANSWER : AMERICAN
As soon as you send the payment from the Western Union Money Transfer, you would be given some informations. You would have to get back to me with following information:
1. Full Sender's Name And Address Including Zip Code:
2. MTCN NUMBER:
As soon as i confirms the payment, I will send the necessary document and keys of the house to you through FEDEX and get back to you with the Tracking number and the arrival time of the document and the keys.
We thought we had taken the right steps by following up with neighbors and the property management association... They all thought this was where the owner had been transferred to as he had relocated. Do not fall victim like we did. We did not realize what was really going on until we had sent the money and received the lease. The lease included an additional $750 that we asked about and they claimed we needed to send that in order to receive the keys.... That was when we realized it was a scam. They will also use 205-304-2931 as a contact number.
Thanks so much...We were looking for a home in Delaware ohio looked on craigs list and received all this information. Just like you see it. You just saved me. We have been burnt before and I don't wanna be again.