So I'm searching for a new place and replied to an ad on craigslist. I wanted to post this as a warning and reminder that we need to be very careful in all aspects of our lives. Just because we are good and positive doesn't mean we're free from harm! Remember NEVER to give out your private banking info, send a check or money order to someone you've never met (unless it's me... that's okay of course), and the one we always miss: if it's too good to be true....
This was the [abridged] response to my inquiry:
Thanks for your mail, The house is a large 4br - 4 br / 2 ba / 2,078 sqft / Single-Family Home, Which was occupied by me and my family before we left for Nigeria (West Africa) due to my transfer from Work with the (WHO) World Health Organization . The WHO is directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
We wanted to sell the house initially but we later changed our mind after we discovered that we wouldn't be spending more than 5 years here in Nigeria. we are looking for a well-behaved, clean and honest tenant to rent out our apartment too. So will like you to give us your word and promise us that you will take good care of our house. We accept both short and long-term rent and either month to month or a year lease.
So kindly get back to us with the rentals application form so we can proceed.
Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file incase of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you,please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that,we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.
Note: The Monthly Rent is $1,200 And the security Deposit is $800.
Trained Pets are welcome..
Looking forward to hear from you
Best Regard
Greg Mark
markgreg74@yahoo.com
our cell phone #: 0112347089447838 or +2347089447838 |
Remember what goes around comes around buddy. Good luck when it aaaaall comes back to ya...
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You can live with us for free Cindy. Mind you, the daily commute back and forth to Miami would be a bitch.
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Yeepiiiiii yay!!!! I'll take it! :)
I just got the same exact email from the same exact person, possible about the same house.
"Thanks for your mail, The house is a large 4br - 4 br / 2 ba / 2,078 sqft / Single-Family Home, Which was occupied by me and my family before we left for Nigeria (West Africa) due to my transfer from Work with the (WHO) World Health Organization . The WHO is directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
We are responsible for providing leadership on global health matters , shaping the health research agenda ,setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.Here is our web site http://www.who.int/about/en/ . We wanted to sell the apartment initially but we later changed our mind after we discovered that we wouldn't be spending more than 5 years here in London .
We wanted to sell the house initially but we later changed our mind after we discovered that we wouldn't be spending more than 5 years here in Nigeria. we are looking for a well-behaved, clean and honest tenant to rent out our apartment too. So will like you to give us your word and promise us that you will take good care of our house. We accept both short and long-term rent and either month to month or a year lease.
So kindly get back to us with the rentals application form so we can proceed.
SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATIONS FORMS BELOW.
FULL NAME
CURRENT ADDRESS
HOME PHONE #
EMPLOYMENT
TITLE
WORK PHONE #
HOW LONG THERE?
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR
GROSS SALARY
MOVE-IN DATE
CAN WE CONTACT FOR EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION? YES OR NO
RESIDENCE HISTORY
PRESENT ADDRESS
MONTHLY RENT
HOW LONG AT THIS ADDRESS
PRESENT LANDLORD
LANDLORDS PHONE #
CAN WE CONTACT LANDLORD TO VERIFY RESIDENCY? YES OR NO
LANDLORD IS AUTHORIZED TO VERIFY ABOVE INFORMATION BY RENTAL
HISTORY REPORTS, CRIMINAL REPORTS, AND OTHER MEANS. LANDLORD
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO VOID THE RENTAL AGREEMENT IF THE
INFORMATION IS NOT SUFFICIENT.
APPLICANT_____________________________ DATE___________________
Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file incase of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the key to you,please we are giving you all this base on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that,we do not see yet and only putting everything into Gods hand,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.
House Full Address is 2627 Coolidge St, Hollywood FL 33020
Note: The Monthly Rent is $1,200 And the security Deposit is $800.
Trained Pets are welcome..
Looking forward to hear from you
Best Regard
Greg Mark
our cell phone #: 0112347089447838 or +2347089447838 "
What? You don't want the house??
LOL
Holy smoke... how do these people live with themselves??!?!? I mean... REALLY??? How do you sleep at night?!
It goes both ways. I was trying to rent part of my house and this guy Joseph Kendrich contacted me about renting. He was currently living in London, UK. The phone numbers he gave me were wrong, the reference was probably his cell mate. One year later, I'm looking at renting again, the same guy contacted me. He didn't even have the nerve to change his photo (on Roommates.com).
I called him every name in the book and then had him banned from the site. Yah me!