Who called from 3862560765

His First email to me...

Thank you for showing interest in the property. The property is available for the dates chosen but i cannot guarantee the hold of the property until you book for it. You are required to pay50% of the total rental fee and a refundable security fee of $200 to enable me hold the property for you, as there is rush for the property at this time. The owner accept payment through secure way money gram. Get back to me if you want to book with us so i can send you the require paperwork along with the payment info.

5 NIGHTS = $1000
%50 DEPOSIT = $500
SECURITY FEE = $200


Thanks
John.

Same deal for an offer on Craigslist for a cheap room in Breckenridge, CO. Had different names, gave me the information below and email addresses changed from an aol.com one to [email protected]

"I am native america. name Alexandra and David. My last name is Lincoln.

2 nights : $300
50% deposit :$150
refundable security fee :$200
total : $650.

Alex

Attached is the paperwork. You are to send the deposit Money in minutes transaction to the owner so we can confirm the deposit asap and get back to you with the property receipt you will come along with on the day of your arrival. Below is the owner's name and address to send the Money gram ($350).

Name: Mitchell Braverman
Address: 31 59th Street
Brooklyn NY 11234

Get back to me immediately with the money gram reference # and the information given to you while deposit is transferred. Please remember to print and come along with the property receipt that i will attach and forward to you after confirmation of payment. Let me know when you will be through with this.

Thanks


From: David lincoln <[email protected]>
Date: February 6, 2012 4:42:02 PM MST
To:
Subject: Re: $150 / 2br - Elegant Home in Downtown Breckenridge-Walk to Lifts,Village, Restauran (S Main Street)
Thank you for showing interest in the property. The property is available for the dates chosen but i cannot guarantee the hold of the property until you book for it. You are required to pay50% of the total rental fee and a refundable security fee of $200  to enable me hold the property for you, as there is rush for the property at this time. The owner accept payment through secure way money gram. Get back to me if you want to book with us so i can send you the require paperwork along with the payment info.

2  NIGHTS  =   $300
%50 DEPOSIT  = $150
SECURITY FEE = $200

thnaks for this useful information. I ALMOST sent  my money in, but decided to research it further, and interestingly I found this same guy, trying to rent a condo in Breckenridge, same story......  Thank GOD i read this first.

I have actually lost money. $370 plus moneygram fee for a "condo in Breckenridge" went to "Mitchell Braverman" in NY. If anybody already filed an FBI case or something else to get this guy - let me know please. I did file a complaint on moneygram's website but it's unlikely will lead to any results. The whole schema of getting money from "any location by presenting your ID" is very prone to fraud. Anybody with fake Id can claim that money and there is no trace of that individual left anywhere. The actual person whose  name was used to get that money knows nothing about this.

I will explore FBI options and post updates here.
Alex: [email protected]

I got a similar message for a rental in Vail from Mitchen Braverman - I knew something was off when it's so suspiciously cheap and they only access MoneyGram. And there's no mention of a contract!


Mitchell Braverman [email protected]

Thank you for showing interest in the property .The property  is available for the dates chosen.I am sure this is one of the best property you can get around at this reasonable rate but i cannot guarantee to hold the property until you book for it. Check the quote below for the nights you intend to stay.

3 NIGHTS   =   $450

%50 DEPOSIT  =   $225

SECURITY/DAMAGES FEE =   $200

TOTAL AMONUT TO DEPOSIT = $425

All you have to do to reserve the property is to deposit  50% of the rental fee together with the refundable security fee of  $200 which will be given back to you on the day you are departing from the property,once you have made the deposit i will issue you a receipt confirming your deposit and reservation.You get to notify me of the exact time you will be arriving to make arrangement to pick you up no extra charges for this. I will render this service for free.We accept Money Gram as method of payment.I will send you our Agreement and Booking Form for reservation as soon i have your reply to know you are interested in booking the property.

Regards

Mitchell