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Someone help, I'm currently in the process of renting out my room, and thought this was a scam. I did an internet search and saw all these postings. my e-mails are similar to other postings on this site! Thanks for your help at this site, you saved me money! Can i still get scammed if i gave out my name, number and e-mail? can they get money from me with this information? someone help! how should i handle this? i haven't done anything yet... should i leave it and stop contact, toy with them and pass along information to government, or tell them to f.... off and nice try?
Here is e-mail from two people, if you are reading this and it sounds similar, get out now!!!! Its probably the same person!
FIRST GIRL...
> >Thanks so much for the mail. I really do appreciate the breakdown details of the house. (I NEVER GAVE A BREAK DOWN OF THE HOUSE) I'll be so glad if you can reserve the room for me and remove the advert from roommates.com as i'll love to rent the place.
> >
> >I'm a quiet and easy going person to live with. I'm 5"7' straight. I dont smoke but i'm cool living with people that do. I swim for fun and sometimes play tennis. My families lives here in Australia and i have no friends in US except you lol..... I am currently working on contract for my company ABC consulting inc. here in Australia. I had professional certified in MCSA and MCSE. (I AM IN THE INDUSTRY AND ASKED HER QUESTIONS, SHE NEVER ANSWERED THEM) I hope to end my current assignment by the 10th of August and will love to come down as soon as possible to explore my talent and hope to have a more profitable job. I do not have a pic presently on my system but will try to attach one to my next mail.
> >
> >However, based on your mail i will be making a payment of $375 to move in. I must confess i'm comfortable with the cost and its quite reasonable and affordable. I had like to make the payment for the first month ahead of my arrival, and then i will make subsequent payment thereafter as i plan to stay for more than 12months. So i'll client to see you'll get the payment prior to my arriving date.
> >The things i will be moving in are as follow;
> >my Mercedes (C-class 2004 model) metalic green.
> >suite case containing my books
> >my 26' DELL PLASMA TV and DVD Home theatre
> >my clothes in three luggages
> >my desk top computer (COMPAQ) and pieces of furnitures.
Hope to hear from you soon
Regards
ANOTHER...
Thanks for the mail. I'm so glad to hear from you. However, i'll be out to get a shipper who will be moving my properties in before my moving in date. In the mean time, i'll be needing your full name, mailing address and your phone number so as to prepare the payment as my client will be sending money orders of pay ( about $6000 being money due to me) from which i'll like you to deduct the fee for my room and help me keep the balance with you as i'll be needing some money to pay the shipper that will move my things down. I will keep you posted of when you are likely to receive the payment.
>Hope to hear from you soon. Have a good time.
ANOTHER...
Thanks for the mail. Please i'll like to confirm if XXXXXXXXXXXXX is the name that will appear on the money order and will also like to have your phone number please.
Thanks
ANOTHER...
I REALLY DONT KNOW FOR NOW THE DAY MY THINGS WILL BE SHIPPED SINCE I'M STILL ON A LOOK OUT FOR A SHIPPER.
YEAH, THE ITEMS WILL BE UNLOADED ON MY ARRIVAL SO THAT I CAN TAKE CARE OF THINGS MYSELF.
I INTEND TO COME DOWN AFTER MY PROPERTIES IS SAFELY SET ON DECK AND SET FOR SHIPMENT.
THE RENT WILL BE INCURRED IN FEWS DAYS HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK.
Please if this is ok by you, kindly provide your full name asap so that i can proceed with my plans. Hope to hear from you soon.
DURING THIS TIME I REPEATEDLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT HER AND NOT ONCE DID SHE GIVE ME AN ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SECOND GIRL...
Hi,
Thanks for the mail and i appreciate your efforts towards this,well I need more info from you regards to the room and also I need to know the deposit that I will be paying.I would have love to come and check it but I am not around presently now but with what you have said about the room,I think its a nice place.About me, I am actually from the UK but I was staying in the states before ,just went on vacation to see my Mom in west africa because she works for a missionary school and she is posted down there.I want to come back to the US in less than two weeks so thats why I am in need of a place to stay.Kindly get back to me ASAP with the deposit i need to pay because i will like to pay for the deposit before my arrival and i will like to know the total amount I will be paying for a whole year.Welll let me tell you a bit about myself,I am single as I said and I dont have a bf presently,I do part time modelling and also I have finished with my
masters programme I do like spending time at the park so is there any park close to you?I love having quiet time alone and I listen to music also.I am new with this roommate .I do modelling part-time and i have job offers already in the US,I have my masters degree in Financial accounting.My job will be based on contracts so i do not have to go to work all the time,I will only need to go to work 3 times in a week and my hobbies include reading and listening to music.I love swimming also.
Well, I think we will get along well because am a easy going person who respects other's privacy,like I said I dont drink or smoke I am very sure I will enjoy leaving with you.I will be glad if you have a yahoo messenger so we can chat and talk more and get to know each other better,my yahoo messenger id is j_cole2luv if you have a yahoo account you can add me am allways online,or you can set up a yahoo account its free and if you prefer the email,and if you think you will prefer we contact by email,its okay by me.
Please kindly get back to me ASAP.Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
ANOTHER...
Hi ,
I got the reply of your mail.I really appreciate your concerns about me and I also told Mom about you she said thank you and that you are such a nice person.I am ready to pay the rent and the price for the deposit.I will really love if we can meet online anyway. .I do modelling and my job is based strictly on contracts so i do not have to go to work everyday,I will only be going to like 3 times a week.I am perfectly okay with all what you have said so far,i do not have any questions for now,but i will let you know if i have any as time goes on.So about the payments,Mom has someone owe her some money over there she was optimistic about the room she doesnt want me to loose it.She said that you are a nice person.So she would nt know if you can have the person send a certified cashiers check or Money Order to you for the payment of the rent and some other things.I fyou have a wells fargo account it will be better and faster because my uncle will have the rent transfred to you.So all I just need do is move in when i get there.
She was only making a suggestion and she will be needing your full name and address so she will have the person mail the check/money order to you so that we can proceed with the payments arrangements.Hope to hear from you soon?Thank you for all your efforts towards securing a room for me.Hope we make good room mates anyway.
Regards,
Dear xxxxxxxxx,
Thank you for the email,i have been to the states before but not too Minnesota.I dont have friends there but i am a kinda person that will adjust to any environment cos i make friends easily.I will send my pics to you and if i eventually get the room i will want you to com,e and pick me up from the airport.I asked you if you have a wells fargo account so that i can have the payment of the rent wired toi you.PLease mail me back so that i can know the outcome of things.I tried talking to you but you were not online but al the same i will drop an offline for you.Thank you for everything i really appreciate it.
Jenny
Thank you so much for your email.I am alright with the arrangements but i will sign my part of the agrrement when i get to the states.I will want to pay half the deposit to you and i will get the other half to you when i get to the states.The wells fargo account is the only option my uncle said will be alright.I will want you to please mail me the information like
1,name
2,address and zip code
3,account number
4,routing number
please i was told by my uncle that once i get the account information from you,he will wire the money into your account by monday morning..Please XXXXXXXXX i will need your phone number and the other roommate.will i be transfering the money to your account or the account of your roommate,please let me know,i want to know if you have gotten the yahoo messenger.
THESE PEOPLE SUCK, SPREAD THE WORD SO OTHERS DON't FALL FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![b][/b]