House for Rent scam…
March 26, 2009
Filed under People
There are house for rent scams being posted on craigslist in the Eugene, OR area.
One of the names they are using is ‘Tami Chesnut’, although she is a genuine realtor in Eugene, she has nothing to do with this, they simply stole her name to use on this one.
The scammers are using: chesnuttami@rocketmail.com
LOL… rocketmail gets used for a lot of scams these days.
If I get another email with any other info from the scammers, I will post it too… but here is the 1st email they sent me:
Subject: Re: 2br – 2BR/1BA Single Family House (oregon)
Hello,
Thanks for the mail.the house is still available for rent, The house was completely renovated easy access to Public Transportation.The Bedroom house is equipped with everything you can need for your stay: fully equipped kitchen, Refrigerator, Microwave, Gas Range, Dishwasher, Garbage Disposal, Hood Over Range, Granite Counter,living room with Cable/Satellite TV,High Speed Internet Access Available,washing machine.. bedrooms, bath. and large living room with appliances including in-suite washer and dryer, Electric heating, Wall Furnaces .
Baths: 1 Bedrooms: 2
Address: 2350 Harris, Eugene, OR
Terms and conditions:
Monthly rental payment: $500 utilities included
Refundable Security deposit: $400
min rental: 1 months
maximum rental: 6 year + or more.Furthermore,I was the one staying in the house before I left the city on a duty transfer to Africa.,and the house had been there without anybody living in it,so I now need somebody to rent my house while I am away. I look for a reputable agent that will take a very good care of the house while we are away but could not found any so we left with the house keys and document when leaving. If you will be the right tenant to our house, we will get the keys and documents of the house sent to you via courier services as soon as all terms are settled. I will be online through out to get back to you as soon as you are able to get back to me. I would want to know how soon you would want to move in as I will be taking a 1 month plus refundable security deposit upfront payment all to be $900 to move in to the house including all the utilities there. I am asking for $500 and I believe we should be able to help ourselves. I am accepting $500 because I want you to take a very good care of the house while I am away. I am looking forward to hear from you ASAP so that i can forward you an application to fill out with pictures of the place and also discuss on how to get the house for rent over to me so that I can get the keys and papers sent to you via fedex or ups e.t.c, also are you ready to rent it now or when? Await your reply.
The good Lord has been good to me, I am paying him back with my missionary call.
RegardsTami.
This post was submitted by Cindy Fawcett.
LOL… they wrote to me again, here is their ‘rental application’ and phone numbers:
Please Fill The Rent/Lease Applications Properly And Leave a Comment Below.
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How Many Of you are going to Live in The House?
Your Names?
How old is each Person?
Where do you Work?
What’s Your Work address?
How Much is your Monthly Income?
Do You Have a Car?
Do you Have Pets?
Your Previous Address?
You Current House Address?
Your Cellphone Number?
Your House Phone Number?
Your Work Phone Number?
What Time is the Best time to Reach you?
Your move in date?
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Applicant Comment.
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Please make sure this questions are fill correctly because the best way you answer with your comment will impress me the more to accept your applications. You can call us @ +2347029841066 OR 0012347029841066.
Best Wishes
Remain Blessed.
Tami.
They did the same thing to me!! What the Hell! Get a life LOSERS!
I am so thankful for that these sites exists, I’ve been contacted by scammers DAILY since I started searching for accommodation in Melbourne, wtf?
Sincere Regards from Sweden