Hello,

Thanks for your interest.I must confess that I am very very new in this landlord business.My name is Eric Plett,I own the house located at (18 Riviera Cir, Hattiesburg, MS 39402).My lovely home is still available for lease and i want a responsible person or family who are neat and also believed that they have all what it takes to take care of the house as if it where there own.Please be informed that i am leasing the house because I was transferred from my place of work to Decatur,IN and i came over with my lovely wife Dianne because of the love I have for her and we shall be staying for at least 4 to 5 years before coming back to the house. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Decatur and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries. we both bought the house when we got married.

We wanted to sell the house since we will be staying longer than we thought so we searched for an agent and getting upon getting one we stroked a deal but later my wife advised me not to sell the house anymore. I reasoned with her and accepted her advice so we contacted the agent back and requested for our keys and documents and put it for rent since we will back to the house in the next 4 to 5 years.We would have given the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent was asking too much of an agent fee and also made the rent high.We were not getting the responses we needed so i decided to terminated our contract with them and put it up for rent ourselves.If you notice, you will discover that the price we are offering is far below standard price and this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property.The house is available for as long as you want.The rent is $700 and $700 for Security Deposit For this 3BR/2.5BAth/2,050  sqft....Utilities such as Air Conditioner Dishwasher  Walk-in Closet Refrigerator  Vaulted Ceilings Washer/Dryer Cable etc are all included in the rent.

PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
1)Your Full Name________________________
 2)Current Address_______________________ ______
 3)Phone Number (________)Best time to reach you ?
 4)State________________
 5)City__________________
 6) Zip______________
 7)Are you married______________________
 8)Do you have Kids__________
 9)Do you have a pet______________
 10)Do you have a car______________________
 11)Occupation______________
 12)How many people will be living in the house___________
 13)Reasons for Leaving present home_________________
 14)How long lease are you looking for______________
 15)How soon do you intend moving in________________
 16)Date of Birth________________
 17)Numbers of Cars________________
 18)A picture of occupant________________
 19)How soon you make the payment________________
 20)How soon do you want to receive the keys/documents________________
============================== ============== =========
 Application Comment
 ============================== ============== =========
Please make sure this questions are filled correctly because the best way you answer with your comment will impress me the more to accept your application.

I await your reply
Sincerely,
Eric Plett
(646) 481-2849

I just got this same almost identical message. I am scared to death is this a money scam or what am i safe ive never encountered this before i just started using internet. I have a whole family pictures i sent to him with a detailed application. Does anyone have any advice for me im soo scared.

Hello,

Thanks for your interest.I must confess that I am very very new in this landlord business.My name is Eric Plett,I own the house located at (502 W Main St, North Adams, MA 01247)My lovely home is still available for lease and i want a responsible person or family who are neat and also believed that they have all what it takes to take care of the house as if it where there own.Please be informed that i am leasing the house because I was transferred from my place of work to Decatur,IN and i came over with my lovely wife Dianne because of the love I have for her and we shall be staying for at least 4 to 5 years before coming back to the house. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Decatur and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries. we both bought the house when we got married.

We wanted to sell the house since we will be staying longer than we thought so we searched for an agent and getting upon getting one we stroked a deal but later my wife advised me not to sell the house anymore. I reasoned with her and accepted her advice so we contacted the agent back and requested for our keys and documents and put it for rent since we will back to the house in the next 4 to 5 years.We would have given the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent was asking too much of an agent fee and also made the rent high.We were not getting the responses we needed so i decided to terminated our contract with them and put it up for rent ourselves.If you notice, you will discover that the price we are offering is far below standard price and this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property.The house is available for as long as you want.The rent is $600 and $600 for Security Deposit For this 3BR/2BAth/1,440 sqft....Utilities such as Air Conditioner Dishwasher  Walk-in Closet Refrigerator  Vaulted Ceilings Washer/Dryer Cable etc are all included in the rent.

You guys just saved us from making a huge mistake. We got the exact same e-mails. They were disguised as Susan Gropp and family. Moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Thanks so much guys! We definitely won't be sending them any money.

There is a post on craigslist with a home for rent in Middletown NY. The man claims his name is Eric Plett his phone # is 646-481-2849. The address of the property for rent is 8 Gabby Lane Middletown NY 10940. It is a scam. Please note that his reply email is similar to other one above he claims to have taken a job for a company Robotic Programmer Welder & Fitter and his wife Dianne is with Joyce Meyer Ministries. He contacted my husband last night not once but twice claiming he needed the money sent to him that he was unable to show the property due to him working in Illinois. He also sent my husband an email asking for name,present address, number of family member, pets and employment history. I also flagged the page on craiglist. He has an accent must be nigerian. Be careful when looking for homes or apartments to rent on craigslist this isn't the first one that I found is a scam. Some advice ask for their rental license for a property and never send money without seeing the place. Good Luck I hope no one gets taken by these people

dvdsdv217@yahoo.com via memberemail.com



3:22 PM (5 hours ago)

Hello,

We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Atlanta GA , I will be away with my family for at least 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Atlanta GA  as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Atlanta GA  and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries . We will be very
pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirt... we also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 4 bedrooms and 2 baths home are very specious and neat 1,308 sqft.


Pets Allowed:
Available :Available Now for move in.

So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply ASAP.

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.



RENTAL APPLICATION FORM.


PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF

Full Name__________________________________________________ Home Phone (        ) ________________________
Date of Birth_________________________________
Other Phone (       ) ___________________
Current Address_______________________________Apt#________ City__________________ State______ Zip________
Reasons for Leaving____________________________Rent $__________Phone (       ) ____________________________
Are you married____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
How many people will be living in the house____________________________
Do you have a pet____________________________
Do you have a car____________________________
Occupation____________________________
Move In Date____________________________

House Address

4 Chapin Terrace, Springfield MA 01107

Monthly Fee ; $800
Security Deposit: $700

Available :Available Now for move in.

Remain Blessed.
Mr Robert Clayton & Family

really? damn that's the worst... I've been talking to them for a but now and thought I really had a good deal! ty

I just went through this for a home listed in Jacksonville Florida: 1318 Avondale Ave. What a joke. The e-mails he sent me are nearly identical to some of the ones above, only he's calling himself "Leigh C Shannon" and signs the e-mails "Leigh C and Family." Luckly the Craigslist ad was already flagged for removal and I never called or sent anything to him. I really hope this has never actually worked for him.

I fell for the same exact scam. They sent the same exact letter to us saying they chose us as tenants but had relocated and couldn't meet with us in person. The address they claimed to own and rent is 38 Seaview Terrace, Guilford, CT.

I just got the same email this week in Florida....so he is still at it!  Same email, word for word, but for 101 E Orlando St, Orlando, FL 32804.  Name was Charles R Brown....which matches a listing on whitepages.com, but I also checked with the realtor, as well as online....plus it was suspicious that his grammar was so poor and he NEVER answered any specific questions I asked.  Will be reporting him to as many places as I can.

Same thing just happened to me in Redding, CA, inquired about a post on craigslist and was given the same email. This time the name was Saint S. Walmsley (I looked up the name and a Saint S. Walmsley passed away in Redding a year ago). Here is the email they sent us:

Hello,

 We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

 The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Athens-Clarke County, GA, I will be away with my family for at least 4 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Athens-Clarke County, GA as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Athens-Clarke County, GA and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries. We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirty... We also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience, how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 4bedrooms and 3.5baths home are very specious.

Below is the rental property address:

House Address
2601-Freebridge-St-Redding-CA-96001

Monthly Fee; $1800
Security Deposit: $900

Pets Allowed
Available Now for move in.

So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply ASAP.

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.

God Bless You
Mr. Saint S. & family

We saw the same, they send also us them address (where we should send the deposit):

Name:  Robert Clayton
Address:490 Glenn St SW Atlanta, GA 30312
Amount: $1000

I'm not in the US, but if anyone of you read this please call the authorities.

Sorry I post all of them mails for others to find it with google search


Hello,

  We are very pleased that you wrote us regarding our home at 102 Pontiac Way Gaithersburg, MD 20878 I also had other people writing me requesting that they rent my property less than a year which I do not support. I want anyone renting my house to at least rent for a year or more. We have also made it known to anyone renting our home that our objectives are making sure that the house is kept clean and neat. Utilities include Electricity, water, gas while appliances includes refrigerator, Stove, microwave, dishwasher, Washer/Dryer, Garbage etc... I initially wrote you that we had plans of selling our house but had a change in mind to lease it out since we will not be staying more than 4 years. I really know that God has lead me to a wonderful family like yours, as we are planning on selling our home initially thinking that no one can take care of our home when we are gone but with the help of me to my husband, we are able to think properly before selling our home and have found out that renting it will be the best option for us as we plan on coming back to our lovely home. You have also said a lot that pleases us and we have also seen how wonderful you and your family can be when you move into our home. My concerns has been solved by you and we believe that all you said should be done the right way in ensuring that we trust you of becoming our tenant. We also plan on making our tenant family friends when they move in.

    If all arrangement goes well, we will have the entrance keys and other relevant document in a hard copy paper shipped to your present home address for you to move in at your convenient date. Our home is beautiful and need no amendments. All you have to do is bring in your belongings and maintain the utilities for us. We also have Internet cable in our home as we speak, and will like you to take absolute care of our house when you move in. As soon as you get back to me I will be attaching a rental application form for you to fill and get back to us with your information so that we can know you better.

God Bless You.
Andrew Singer

Good Evening,

  We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

 The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Albany GA I will be away with my family for at least 4 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Albany GA as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Albany GA  and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries. We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirty... We also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 3bedrooms and 2baths home are very specious and 1,972sqft.

Below is the rental property address:

House Address
102 Pontiac Way
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Monthly Fee; 1400
Security Deposit: $1000

Pets Allowed:
Available :Available Now for move in.

So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply ASAP.

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.

God Bless You.
Mr & Mrs Andrew Singer & family


My wife and I are going through your application now and as soon as we find it satisfactory we will immediately approve you as our tenant and email you at once. If all goes well we will get the signed hard copy Lease/Rental agreement along with entrance keys shipped to your present home address upon receiving the security deposit and the 1st Month rent. I will also like to inform you that we will be confirming your present address too so that when we get the package ship, we are rest assured that you receive it without getting it shipped to a wrong address. I will email a copy of your application to my Attorney for records and confirmation, as soon as we confirm you as the right tenant to move into our home. I will email you immediately we are through with our findings after going through your application. Hope to read from you soon.

Andrew & Family

 My wife and I have gone through your application and have found it satisfactory, so we will say at this point ?Congratulations" you are now our tenant and we want you to always pay your Monthly rental fee on time to avoid any form of embarrassment. From your email we know and believe that you are the right person to occupy our house. We will like you to know that, it is not the money that really matters to us but that our house be taking proper care of that is why we made the house so inexpensive because i believe everybody deserves a home both the rich and the poor.I hope you understand where I'm coming from. My secretary will be receiving the refundable security deposit along with the 1st Month rent fee paid to him through Western Union Money transfer so as to secure our home for you and take it off market which automatically makes no one contact us for the same house you are renting. We will also be signing on the Lease/Rental Agreement in a hard copy paper before shipping the keys along with the hard copy paperwork to your present home address. Can you please re confirm your present home address?  Upon receiving the payment, we will secure our home for you and take it off market and get the keys shipped to your present home address along with a tracking # to let you know the exact time you will be receiving the package. Please do confirm your present home address by sending it again through the email so that we do not make mistake when shipping to you. Beside they deposit is very urgently needed asap so as to take my home for you asap. When do you plan moving into our home when you receive the keys; Let me know immediately so that we can make arrangement on your move in date. Get back to me for payment information.


Remain Blessed

Andrew M Singer & Family

I got the exact same emails word for word!!! Only difference was his name was "Joseph Lopez".

My mom did research and found the same house listing on a legit website. She called the Realtor and he assured us that this man was not the owner of the house. We looked up the owner and his name was Tibebe Gashaw...nothing close to Joseph!

My mom called the local police and the local police said there had been no crime committed but for every few of us who realize it's a scam i'm sure there's one who is a victim to this mans scams. Hopefully this jerk if caught before more people get scammed!

4697379418 the person who owns this number is running a craigslist scam for homes on sale.  they are trying to get people to rent the house without it being theirs.

He called me from a Texas Number 469-737-9418 at 10:12pm. I answered not knowing who would call so late and he said he is andrew (huge accent and barely could undertsand him) and I wanted to talk about the home. I said Andrew you're calling me from a Texas phone number, but you live in GA and had a home in Ohio? He said it was his personal cell. I asked him questions about the home.
1)when did you buy it .... his answer 10 years ago. Correct answer 2 years ago in foreclosure
2)what elementary school is the home in...his answer took 3 minutes before he said sawmill (half right, but took him a while.
3)we drove to the house and asked him who cuts the grass for home while he was gone and he had no answer.
I said what should we do from here: he said to fill out rental application and do everything else thru mail.
I told him thru my scepticism, I will be passing.



Hello,

   My family and I are presently here in Albany, GA like i told you before and will be very pleased if we have the opportunity in showing you around my house without you asking, but as you can see we are not around to do so as we have made all arrangement base on trust in ensuring that we have a Christian and reliable home take possession of our rental property while we are gone. If you can take a tour to see the exterior part of my house and its environment that will be lovely as we have set aside a way in getting the keys and other relevant duplicate document shipped to your present home address once you have been approved as our tenant. Hope you understand where i'm coming from, should i attach the rental application form?
God Bless You.  

________________________________________
To: 'Andrew A Perris' <pandrewa@ymail.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 10:03 PM
Subject: RE: Home for rent


I appreciate the email, but want to do 2 things before we move forward with anything.
1.    Talk with you on the phone or by skype. Since you live out of town I want to make sure this is legit thing.
2.    See the home 1st. The picture look good, but can only see so much from a picture.

Let me know at your earliest convenience.

Thanks,
Michael
Michael

From: Andrew A Perris [mailto:pandrewa@ymail.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: Home for rent


Hello,

We are very pleased that you wrote us regarding our home at 2332 Olde Sawmill Blvdm Dublin, OH 43016 I also had other people writing me requesting that they rent my property less than a year which I do not support. I want anyone renting my house to at least rent for a year or more. We have also made it known to anyone renting our home that our objectives are making sure that the house is kept clean and neat. Utilities include Electricity, water, gas while appliances includes refrigerator, Stove, microwave, dishwasher, Washer/Dryer, Garbage etc... I initially wrote you that we had plans of selling our house but had a change in mind to lease it out since we will not be staying more than 4 years. I really know that God has lead me to a wonderful family like yours, as we are planning on selling our home initially thinking that no one can take care of our home when we are gone but with the help of me to my husband, we are able to think properly before selling our home and have found out that renting it will be the best option for us as we plan on coming back to our lovely home. You have also said a lot that pleases us and we have also seen how wonderful you and your family can be when you move into our home. My concerns has been solved by you and we believe that all you said should be done the right way in ensuring that we trust you of becoming our tenant. We also plan on making our tenant family friends when they move in.

If all arrangement goes well, we will have the entrance keys and other relevant document in a hard copy paper shipped to your present home address for you to move in at your convenient date. Our home is beautiful and need no amendments. All you have to do is bring in your belongings and maintain the utilities for us. We also have Internet cable in our home as we speak, and will like you to take absolute care of our house when you move in. As soon as you get back to me I will be attaching a rental application form for you to fill and get back to us with your information so that we can know you better.

God Bless You.
Andrew A Perris

 
From: Andrew A Perris [mailto:pandrewa@ymail.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: Home for rent

Good Morning,

  We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

 The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Albany GA I will be away with my family for at least 4 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Albany GA as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Albany GA  and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries. We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirty... We also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 5bedrooms and 2.5baths home are very specious and 3,300sqft.

Below is the rental property address:

House Address
2332 Olde Sawmill Blvd
Dublin, OH 43016

Monthly Fee; 1795
Security Deposit: $700

Pets Allowed:
Available :Available Now for move in.

So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply ASAP.

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.

God Bless You.
Andrew A Perris

________________________________________

Yap same thing It's on now under southern md craigs list    4/3.5 for $1500, 3907sqft  posted on july 18 2012.
email    hrobinn@rocketmail.com          Robin N Hoffman & family
no call yet I'm glad i googled this

Just went through the same thing within a matter of 24 hours.  Emails were exactly, word for word the same as those described here.  Beware of Robin N. Hoffman of Albany, GA......also a member of the Ministries.....they almost got me, was totally excited, but never gave them any info.  I'd like to smack these folks around a bit.

My roommates and I almost got scammed by these low-lifes as well. When is someone going to catch them? Don't we all have enough proof?!

OMG!!!  I got almost the same response except they didn't call.  The contact was all via e-mail.  I did not send the money, but I filled out the application with some information.  Has any fraudulant activity with identity theft or credit theft?

Reverse lookup on this 'SCAMMER' telephone number-   Be very careful with them!

1 Result found for (469) 737-9418.

1 David (Last Name Unavailable)

Phone Type: Land Line

Carrier: YMax Communications Corporation - TX

Time Zone: 6:52 PM CST

County: Dallas

We were almost scammed by whoever is using this phone number as well.  They told us an almost identical story to the one listed-  out of town, working in Atlanta, need someone to take care of the property, etc...  They wanted us to wire them money before we had a signed contract on the property.  

I wish there was a way to find these Jokers and lock them up.

Unfortunately I received the same emails. I found it weird when they mentioned about the 'don't be late or you'll be embarrased part as well as the laywer since they at first said that the realtor's fee was too high when the lawyer would take your money anyway. I did send my "application"  I decided to research the "laywer" and that's when I found this site. Is there a way to place this scam with police?

Hello,

  We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

 The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Albany GA I will be away with my family for at least 4 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Albany GA as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Albany GA  and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries. We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirty... We also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 2bedrooms and 2baths home are very specious and 1,496sqft.

Below is the rental property address:

House Address
10 Alicante
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Monthly Fee; 1100
Security Deposit: $800

Pets Allowed:
Available :Available Now for move in.

So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply ASAP.

God Bless You.
Mr & Mrs Marc Ochoa & family



THEN I responded and got another email, until they finally gave me their number:

Hello,

We are very pleased that you wrote us regarding our home at 10 Alicante Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 I also had other people writing me requesting that they rent my property less than a year which I do not support. I want anyone renting my house to at least rent for a year or more. We have also made it known to anyone renting our home that our objectives are making sure that the house is kept clean and neat.  I initially wrote you that we had plans of selling our house but had a change in mind to lease it out since we will not be staying more than 4 years I initially wrote you that we had plans of selling our house but had a change in mind to lease it out since we will not be staying more than 4 years. I really know that God has lead me to a wonderful family like yours, as we are planning on selling our home initially thinking that no one can take care of our home when we are gone but with the help of me to my husband, we are able to think properly before selling our home and have found out that renting it will be the best option for us as we plan on coming back to our lovely home. You have also said a lot that pleases us and we have also seen how wonderful you and your family can be when you move into our home. My concerns has been solved by you and we believe that all you said should be done the right way in ensuring that we trust you of becoming our tenant. We also plan on making our tenant family friends when they move in.

If all arrangement goes well, we will have the entrance keys and other relevant document in a hard copy paper shipped to your present home address for you to move in at your convenient date. Our home is beautiful and need no amendments. All you have to do is bring in your belongings and maintain the utilities for us. We also have Internet cable in our home as we speak, and will like you to take absolute care of our house when you move in. As soon as you get back to me I will be attaching a rental application form for you to fill and get back to us with your information so that we can know you better.

God Bless You.
Marc Ochoa & family


and later...


Hello,
 
   Attached is the Rental Application form, fill it and get back to us via email, I can see your willingness in leasing our home and hope we will never have regrets in leasing our home to you.
 
   I want you to also know that we will let you stay in our home till the period of time you wish to as long as you pay up your rent on time.  We also want you to know that the rent fee covers the utilities, you can use them and take proper care of our home.
 
   All we ask for is making sure you fill the rental application form properly so that we can approve you as our tenant, we will also advise you secure our home by paying for a refundable security deposit so that we can take our house off market and let other renters not to contact us anymore for the same house you are about renting. You can reach me on 4697379418  or you leave a message so that i call when im less busy
 
   Here are the contents of the package that will be shipped to your present home address via a courier service upon receiving your application form filled by you.
 
   1) Entrance and the rooms Keys
   2) Paper/Permanent House form (Containing your reference details)
   3) The duplicate of the House documented file.
   4) Payment Receipt.
 
   Remain Blessed.
Mr & Mrs Marc Ochoa & Family

We were also almost scammed by the same artists.  Our initial email is below (names removed).
When we visited the property, it was clearly inhabited, which started our suspicion, which went downhill from there.  Unfortunately we had already sent the application, so we fear our address may be put up for rent next.  Only enough information is requested to do something like a rental listing - I think they do this because they know nobody would be comfortable giving more than name, address, and employer.  No credit check or history would be able to be performed with the little information requested.

The last email we received essentially said "just send money and you'll get the keys" which was a very different message than the previous email communications.  Below is how it started.  BEWARE!  (we also called the number but it only goes straight to voicemail - it's a Texas area code).

Hello,

 We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

 The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Athens-Clarke County, GA, I will be away with my family for at least 4 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named <name> (20yrs) who attends University of Athens-Clarke County, GA as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Athens-Clarke County, GA and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries. We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirty... We also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 4bedrooms and 4baths home are very specious.

Below is the rental property address:

House Address
827-Ridgewood-Rd-Millburn-NJ-07041

Monthly Fee; $2000
Security Deposit: $900

Pets Allowed
Available Now for move in.

So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply ASAP.

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.

God Bless You
<name> & family

I have called repeatedly from this number every day and I'm really tired and wanted to know who it is.

Who ever you are you will be Caught and Prosecuted.

I received those same exact emails but this time they changed the name and they're back in TN running the scam:



Pramod K Dwivedi



3:51 PM (6 hours ago)














to me
















Hello Erica Scott,
 
    My wife and I have gone through your application and have found it satisfactory, so we will say at this point ?Congratulations" you are now our tenant and we want you to always pay your Monthly rental fee on time to avoid any form of embarrassment. My attorney will be receiving the refundable security deposit along with the 1st Month rent fee paid to him through a wire transfer so as to secure our home for you and take it off market which automatically makes no one contact us for the same house you are renting. I sent you a lease agreement to your email i want you to preview and sign it also you will return it to me via email, we will also be signing on the Lease/Rental Agreement in a hard copy paper before shipping the keys along with the hard copy paperwork to your present home address. Can you please re confirm your present home address? And upon receiving the deposit and first month rent we will secure our home for you and take it off market and get the keys shipped to your present home address along with a tracking # to let you know the exact time you will be receiving the package. Please do confirm your present home address by sending it again through the email so that we do not make mistake when shipping to you beside you can reach me on 4697379418  or you leave a message so that i will call you  when i'm less busy. When do you plan moving into our home when you receive the keys? Let me know immediately so that we can make arrangement on your move in date. Get back to me for payment information.




God bless.





Mr & Mrs Pramod K Dwivedi & family

Hello,

   My family and I are presently here in Athens-Clarke County, GA and will be very pleased if we have the opportunity in showing you around my house without you asking, but as you can see we are not around to do so as we have made all arrangement base on trust in ensuring that we have a Christian and reliable home take possession of our rental property while we are gone. If you can take a tour to see the exterior part of my house and its environment that will be lovely as we have set aside a way in getting the keys and other relevant duplicate document shipped to your present home address once you have been approved as our tenant. Hope you understand where we are coming from. Can we also attach the rental application form?  You can reach me on 4697379418.

God Bless You.    
Thomas M & Family

Also received e-mail today, 6/6/12 after responding to a Hotpads.com listing in Irvine, CA with the following message copied below.  They used a yahoo e-mail address with the property owner's name.

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Good Morning,

  We are pleased that you have an interest in our house, Our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family who are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wfe and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

 The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to Atlanta, GA I will be away with my family for at least 4 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regards me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Atlanta, GA as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in Atlanta, GA  and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries. We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirty... We also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 2bedrooms and 2.5baths home are very specious and 1,145sqft.

Below is the rental property address:

House Address
****** Irvine, CA 92620

Monthly Fee; 1350
Security Deposit: $800

Pets Allowed:
Available :Available Now for move in.

So pls get back to me today.
I await your reply ASAP.

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities and my home available as at this moment.

God Bless You.
Mr & Mrs ***** & family

ello,

we are pleased that you have an interest in our house, our lovely home is still available for lease and we want responsible adults/family that are neat and also believe that they have what it takes to take care of our house as if it were theirs. My wife and I initially had it up for sale but had a change of mind in leasing it out ourselves because the agent that was in charge of our rental property was asking too much of an agent fee and also making it difficult for people who cannot afford the rent, stay away from renting my house.

The reason why our house is up for lease is because I got transferred from my place of work to CANTON OH I will be away with my family for at least 4 to 5 years because of the love I have for them, I have decided not to sell our house and also assuring them that we only have few years to spend here and will be willing to lease it out to person/family who is willing to assure us of taking absolute care of our home and pay their rent on time. I will start by telling you more in regard me and my family. I have a daughter named Leslie (20yrs) who attends University of Ohio as a medical student, she has a lot going for her and she is also down to earth in all that she does to keep us happy and when she is back home on vacation, she also assist her mom in the house work when am at work. I work as a Robotic Programmer & Welder/Fitter here in CANTON OH and got married to a lovely wife who is a member of Joyce Meyer Ministries. We will be very pleased if we can find the right tenant to rent our home, a person who is a clean freak and does not tolerate anything that has to do with dirt... we also would like to know more about you and your family, your renting experience and how long and when you plan moving into our home. These 3 bedrooms and 2 baths home are very specious and neat. 1,516 sq-ft

Below is the rental property address:

138 Molly Way, Santa Cruz CA 95065

Pets allowed: Yes
Rent:1200
Deposit: 1000

The rental fee is inclusive with utilities.

Sincerely,
Mr. & Mrs. Yelcka A Willis

Someone is now running scams through Craigslist & other rental sites - they list houses/apartments for rent and try to scam you out of first months rent & security deposit. I insisted on talking on the phone before I went any further with the agreement and he gave me this number. in a strange twist he asked me to send the money to his "Attorney" Barry Aubert in Atlanta GA - a quick search of that name got me a mugshot of Mr. Aubert recently arrested for credit card fraud. SO - they are not smart but their emails are more convincing than the ridiculous broken English of lesser scammers.