Who called from 2014028020

same email address requesting our beach house from 12/4 to 12/20, 2008.  

used the name "monte ford".  

searched from home away, they need to block this guy!
jw

We just received a similar inquiry for our holiday rental in San Diego County for two weeks in May 09.  The initial e-mail address used was [email protected].  The telepone number used appeared to be a UK number (44 447023031826).  After I had sent a price quote I received a reply from [email protected].
The text reads as follows:

From: Monte Ford
Date: 11/20/2008 1:16:41 PM
To:xxx
Subject: Re: Paymentinfo


Hello, Thanks for getting back to us with the quote,I will book it,The payment bank official check, it will be issued in the US. I and my wife concluded to make full payment, so we can have confirmation of booking. Send me the below info:


Full name.
Address
City
Zipcode
State
Home phone
Cell phone
Total cost plus tax and utilities or deposit.


Immediately i have the above info, the payment will be processed and mailed to you. Afterwards you can send me the confirmation. Thanks

Comment:  I immediately thought this was a scam.  The English was not native.  What also made me suspicious is the absence of a return address.
People who have nothing to hide and have serious intentions of renting normally provide full details.

I received a request exactly like this with the same name and phone number for 2 weeks in May at our condo in Destin, FL for him and his wife.  It was from Monte D. Ford and he provided his mailing address of 110 Marylebone High St., London W1U 5AY,United Kingdom UK.  I still feel uncomfortable about this even though we do not accept credit cards and he would be paying by an US Check a long time prior to arrival.  I have not provided him my mailing address but did provide him my cell phone number and asked him to please call so I could talk to him.  It was then that he provided his mailing address.  I cannot confirm that foreign address on line.

He is contacting everyone on Home Away. and was fool enough to contact me twice

I received the same request.  Did not think anything about it until he said he mailed me a check for his whole vacation and needs the difference sent back to his travel agent via Western Union.  I did recieve an official looking check today, will be checking it out with my bank, which happens to be the same as the bank on his check.