This e-mail was sent to me by Rachel in Alaska who is looking for a place to live and came in contact with the following scammer…
As I was looking for apartments yesterday, I came across what seemed to be the perfect place… I emailed sally.carman84@yahoo.com and this was my response… this was posted for Anchorage, AK.
Hello,
Thanks for your email and interest in renting my house..I am Sally Carman,the owner of the house you are making enquiry of…Actually I resided in the house with my family, my husband and my only daugther before and presently we have moved out due to my transfer from my work now
in Warsaw,Poland. Presently my house is still available for rent for $1000 USD (rent already includes utilities).Moreso Now, i’m currently in Lagos,Nigeria for an international christian follower’s crusade.
Pls i want you to note that,i am a kind, honest and trustworthy woman and also i spent a lot on my property that i want to give to you for rent,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own, It is not the money that is the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come for a check up.I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word.This is the address of the House (123 Fake St. Anchorage, AK 99515)..
It has a dramatic entry foyer with ceramic floor. Extremely spacious rooms throughout with lots of big windows…nice and light! New neutral paint and some newer carpet..Very quiet, low traffic area. New fridge (7/07)…I believe its absolutely a perfect home for you and your family.Utilities include Water,Trash,Sewer,Gas
SO IF YOU ARE REALY INTRESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENT APPLICATION FORM BELOW
RENT APPLICATION FORM. FIRST NAME:__________?
MIDDLE NAME:__________?
LAST NAME:__________?
PROFESSION:__________?
PHONE:
(CELL)PHONE__________?
(WORK)PHONE__________?
(HOME)PHONE__________?
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE:______________
ZIP CODE: ____________
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING__________?
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________?
IF YOU HAVE A PET,
NAME OF PET: _____________?
KIND OF PETS: _____________?
HABITS
DO YOU SMOKE ______________ ?
DO YOU DRINK ______________?
DO YOU WORK LATE NIGHT? ____?
Looking forward to hearing 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 keys to you,please we are giving you all this based on trust and again i will want you to stick to your words,you know that we have not seen yet and only putting everything into Gods hands,so please do not let us down in this our property and God bless you more as you do this…
The house is available for rent at the moment so you are free to move in as soon as you wish to…A Deposit of $1000 (which happens to be the first months rent) is required before moving in…Feel free to call me for more information and arrangements on how to get the keys and other necessary documents delivered to you…my number is (+234********** OR 011234**********).The house will be available for rent for a period of 4 years so you have a choice of deciding how long you intend staying there…
God Bless,
Sally and Paul Carman.
— It seemed odd since they were out of country so I did some searching and found this site. I responded to the email and inquired as to why it was no longer listed on craigslist because I wanted to take a look at the pictures again and this was the response:
“I took the posting off craigslist after you contacted me…Dont you want to rent it any longer?”
I haven’t responded since I have done further research, but as you can see, they are really trying the bait. Please beware!
Wait a sec, She’s in Warsaw and Nigeria at the same time? That’s a neat trick. I will say that their English is getting better though. It’s still a scam people. Rachel was smart enough to do some research. Unfortunately not all people are. If they were these 419 scammers would be put out of business.
