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 Post subject: Am i getting scammed? guy from UK wants to lease my house
PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:50 pm 
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This is a copy of the numerous emails we sent to each other the past couple days, this guy has called me from overseas a couple times, he will not pay more than the $2000.00 a month though
do you think this is the same thing?

Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:12:01 -0700
From: mike.henson@firstclassinvestments.com Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: RE: [FWD: RE: Tripp Way Details]
To: "dan desmet" <dedesmet@yahoo.com>


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [FWD: RE: Tripp Way Details]
From: dan desmet <dedesmet@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, November 23, 2006 8:20 pm
To: mike.henson@firstclassinvestments.com

Thank you for the prompt reply,
I will need to secure this property with a tenant
starting in December, it is ready for occupation now,
is this going to be a problem?

No problem from our side, my client is expecting me to confirm the status on this property by 1700 GMT tomorrow as they have to ship their personal belonging on Monday and that requires an address to send them to. Do you think we can nail this by then?
Can you send me a rental/lease agreement that you have
used in the past, so that I can compare it to mine?

Their previous agreement is in Spanish and prior to that in Swedish. They are not suitable for your market both of these jurisdictions are completely different to the US market and I believe the cost of translation will be around $1500 which makes it cheaper to draft something locally.

After I am able to contact a reference or two, I will
fell more secure and would like to move forward, what
would the next step be?

We are going to have to write to their references to request a response. This will take a few days whilst we draft a letter and get it translated into Spanish and Swedish; wait for the response and then get them translated into English.

Lets get this ball rolling. I
have a few other families interested in the property
and dont want them to be kept waiting. Thank you, Dan


--- mike.henson@firstclassinvestments.com wrote:


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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [FWD: RE: TrippWay Details]
From: dan desmet <dedesmet@yahoo.com>
Date:Thu, November 23, 2006 5:17 pm
To:mike.henson@firstclassinvestments.com

So far, so good.
acouple points and a request:
The prospective tenants are non-smokers- that is
very good, do they have any special circumstancesI
should be aware of which may need any special
attention fromme. I know this sounds vague, but I
need to know about anyincidental information which
may affect the house.

No, they are just a normal Christian
family;non-smokers, non-drinkers. If there is
something specific you want meto get answered, do not
hesitate to ask.

They have a dog - daschound - seems reasonable, it can
notbe a nuisance to the neighbors. ex. barking all
night long or a lotduring the day

We have had no complaints from their otherlandlords.

They must care for the lawn and landscaping
professionalcarpet cleaning will be required if they
move out - because of thedog

No problem, carpet cleaning is standard inEurope.
they pay all utilities

Again no problem. I am assumingproperty/city taxes are
paid by you

I do not pay for pool care, that is fairly simple

They have indoor pool in the UK and all theproperties
in Spain have all had pools. They will probably just
hiresomeone to handle that.

The repair of the home theater projector will bethier
responsibility if required, I just replaced the bulb
fromthe last tenants ($300.00)they must have used it
improperly

Ok
I want to contact some references whom they have
rentedfrom

I will contact their last landlord and obtain
areference/translation for you.

What does LTT stand for?

Lightstream Transmission & TelecomInc
do you have any contractual documentation I can look
overconcerning the coverage of liabilities by LTT, or
do you have areadily available lease agreement we can
start with, if so pleasee-mail

Normally we ask for an officer of LTT toprovide a
simple letter of guarantee. It is a one page letter
thatsimply states that LTT will guarantee their
performance of theircontractual obligations. We try to
keep things as simple aspossible.

If your clients would be interested in purchasingthe
property after the lease, can you send me a contract
whichwould represent this type of transaction? this
can help a great dealin expeditiing the process.

We have not handled a rent to own transactionbefore,
we either handle straight rentals or straight sales.
The salescontracts we have here do not cover that
situation; however I wouldrecommend that should you
decide to go with my client that you and hesit down
during the Christmas period and discuss how to set it
up; thenarrange for a lawyer to draft something
.

I will be periodically checking my DEDESMET@Yahoo
accountthroughout the day, but tomorrow I will only
be able to access thedaniel.desmet@beale.af.mil
account so once again please send to bothaccounts
when corresponding, thanks,Dan


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 Post subject: more e-mail correspondance from this guy
PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:55 pm 
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: Tripp Way Details
From: mike.henson@firstclassinvestments.com
Date: Wed, November 22, 2006 11:07 pm
To: DeSmet Daniel E SMSgt MXG/MXAA <Daniel.Desmet@beale.af.mil>


I am leaning towards working a deal with you, but there are definitely some questions I need to address.

I do not know these guys and I am really sticking my neck out, maybe you can help me out with some details of the agreement, since this is the type of arrangement you are used to dealing with

I have been instructed to increase the deposit because I don’t know whom I am dealing with, or have some sort of way out in the first month

Don’t let this scare you away, I just don’t want to get stuck with “renters from hell”

I would like some more information and references please

Help to effectively convince me that these people are what you tell me they are, “professionals” that will respect the property

I think with a corporate guarantee then you avoid that headache altogether. The company will co-sign or issue a letter of guarantee to you for the rent. In the event of default, then the company is liable; they are also liable in case of damage to the property.

A little about my client, he is a homeowner in the UK, we have handled his family's relocations to/from UK, Spain, France and Sweden we have never had a complaint about them. He has been employed by LTT for twelve years in the capacity of Chief Technologist . I am not sure whether you have access to verify this information, but he has security clearance (SSBI?) which from what I understand it means there have been background checks made on him at some point. I discussed this with him a few years ago and LTT seems to supply consulting and services to a number of US agencies hence he required this level of certification.

If you have any questions about my client, please feel free to ask. If I do not have the information to hand, I am in daily contact with them so I can get information quickly.

Here is a copy of the lease agreement I use, this does not include a “lease to own” option, if this is what your tenents want,
can you offer some of the requirements which you would like to see in the agreement

Your documentation seems all straight forward; my recommendation would be that once you are comfortable with my client, then we can have the paperwork drawn up and I'll have a letter of guarantee issued by the company to cover any liabilities under the contract.

Regards




Mike


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dd1001,

I assume you are Dan Desmet, looking to rent your property to some third party being represented by Mike Henson? Is that right?
However, his last letter to you seems to be asking you to provide references for his 'client', but then goes in to say that they are known to his company, and they've handled his previous relocations.

His emails read like they are written by a fluent English speaker, with no obvious grammatical or spelling errors that are normally evident in scams originated abroad. Have you checked his email headers to see where his emails are originating from? Have you spoke to him on the telephone?
Do you have a telephone contact number for him?

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