Comments on: The Nigerian Prince Wants to Rent You a House http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/ The Non-Political RumpusGoopus Weblog Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:59:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sarah http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-174 Sarah Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:59:56 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-174 and another one...... Hello, Thanks for the email. My name is Brad Gilbert the owner of the 2 Bedroom Single-Family Home you are making enquiry of and i want you to know that it was due to my transfer that makes me and my Family to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person that can take a very good care of it as we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time and the possible tenant will see the house as his or her own.. We have left the US and we are currently in the West Africa for a program called World Conference Against Racism Youth Summit, Empowering youth for combating racism, HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack of Education, the program is taking place in three major countries in Africa which is Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria. It as been a very sad and bad moment for me, the present condition that I found myself is very hard for me to explain. 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. HOUSE ADDRESS: 56 Harper St, San Francisco CA 94131 ...Ready for immediate move-in!You can drive down there to take a look at it...i will be willing to rent my home out for the maximum of 5 years and below. 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 or 2-month upfront payment which mean the first and last months you will be staying in the house including some utilities (Electricity, Water, Internet, Heat and Garbage). I am asking for $1640 For 2 month upfront payment Or $820 for 1 month upfront payment and I believe we should be able to help ourselves. including utilities 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 i will like you to go ahead and fill out the rent application form so that will can proceed further and discuss on how to get the the keys and papers sent to you via FedEx or ups e.t.c, also are you ready to rent it now or when?.So here is the Rent Application Form Below.. ========= RENT APPLICATION FORM ============ PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL Also,Pls answer these questions below: 1)Your Full Name______________________________________ 2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone Number______________________________ 3)How old are you _____________________________ 4)Are you married ______________________________ _____ 5)How many people will be living in the Home___________________________ 6)Do you have a pet _________________________________________ 7)Do you have a car __________________________________________ 8)Occupation _________________________________________________ 9)How long are you willing to stay _________________________________________ 10)When do you intend to move in _________________________________________ 11)1 month Or 2 month deposit needed ______________________________________ 12) Pictures of all the Occupant that will stay in my Home______________________________________ Thanks and awaits your mail as soon as possible. Gilbert... and another one……

Hello,

Thanks for the email. My name is Brad Gilbert the owner of the 2 Bedroom Single-Family Home you are making enquiry of and i want you to know that it was due to my transfer that makes me and my Family to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person that can take a very good care of it as we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time and the possible tenant will see the house as his or her own..

We have left the US and we are currently in the West Africa for a program called World Conference Against Racism Youth Summit, Empowering youth for combating racism, HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack of Education, the program is taking place in three major countries in Africa which is Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria. It as been a very sad and bad moment for me, the present condition that I found myself is very hard for me to explain. 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.

HOUSE ADDRESS: 56 Harper St, San Francisco CA 94131 …Ready for immediate move-in!You can drive down there to take a look at it…i will be willing to rent my home out for the maximum of 5 years and below.

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 or 2-month upfront payment which mean the first and last months you will be staying in the house including some utilities (Electricity, Water, Internet, Heat and Garbage). I am asking for $1640 For 2 month upfront payment Or $820 for 1 month upfront payment and I believe we should be able to help ourselves. including utilities 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 i will like you to go ahead and fill out the rent application form so that will can proceed further and discuss on how to get the the keys and papers sent to you via FedEx or ups e.t.c, also are you ready to rent it now or when?.So here is the Rent Application Form Below..

========= RENT APPLICATION FORM ============
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

Also,Pls answer these questions below:

1)Your Full Name______________________________________

2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone Number______________________________

3)How old are you _____________________________

4)Are you married ______________________________ _____

5)How many people will be living in the Home___________________________

6)Do you have a pet _________________________________________

7)Do you have a car __________________________________________

8)Occupation _________________________________________________

9)How long are you willing to stay _________________________________________

10)When do you intend to move in _________________________________________

11)1 month Or 2 month deposit needed ______________________________________

12) Pictures of all the Occupant that will stay in my Home______________________________________

Thanks and awaits your mail as soon as possible.

Gilbert…

]]> By: Judymo http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-173 Judymo Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:44:18 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-173 I came across the same scam in San Jose, CA. So I decided to Tell the scammer that I would like to rent the house and can;t wait to move in. I asked him if there was someone in town ( friend or family) that he could send keys to and we could see the inside of the house and give our deposit to them in exchange for the keys. Of course he had an excuse. Get this his brother just left to duty as he is in the military and fighting for our country. I have been keeping the emails going back and forth with him. told him I was ready to send deposit but that I was confused because when I drove by the other day someone was watering lawn and door was opend so I was able to see inside . told him this confused me because I thought he had only keys was he sure he didn't leave any with his brother. Any way I'm keeping this going and havin abit of fun with this pond scum. I came across the same scam in San Jose, CA. So I decided to Tell the scammer that I would like to rent the house and can;t wait to move in. I asked him if there was someone in town ( friend or family) that he could send keys to and we could see the inside of the house and give our deposit to them in exchange for the keys. Of course he had an excuse. Get this his brother just left to duty as he is in the military and fighting for our country. I have been keeping the emails going back and forth with him. told him I was ready to send deposit but that I was confused because when I drove by the other day someone was watering lawn and door was opend so I was able to see inside . told him this confused me because I thought he had only keys was he sure he didn’t leave any with his brother. Any way I’m keeping this going and havin abit of fun with this pond scum.

]]> By: Sue http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-172 Sue Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:27:30 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-172 FYI: they're working to end racism! what a strange play on my sympathies. Hello, Thanks for the email. My name is John McKindsey the owner of the 2 Bedroom Single Family Home you are making enquiry of,and i want you to know that it was due to my transfer that makes me and my Family to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person that can take a very good care of it as we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time and the possible tenant will see the house as his or her own.. We have left the US and we are currently in the West Africa for a program called 'World Conference Against Racism Youth Summit, Empowering youth for combating racism, HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack of Education, the program is taking place in three major countries in Africa which is Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria. It as been a very sad and bad moment for me, the present condition that I found myself is very hard for me to explain. 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. HOUSE ADDRESS:1530 Blake Street, Berkeley, CA...Ready for immediate move-in!You can drive down there to take a look at it.... i will be willing to rent my home out for the maximum of 5 years and below 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 or 2-month upfront paymen $1900 For 2 month upfront payment Or $950 you to take a very good care of the house while I am away. I am looking forward to hear from you ASAP so i will like you to go ahead and fill out the rent application form so that will can proceed further and discuss on how to get the the keys and papers sent to you via FedEx or ups e.t.c, also are you ready to rent it now or when?.So here is the Rent Application Form Below.. ========= RENT APPLICATION FORM ============ PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL Also,Pls answer these questions below: 1)Your Full Name______________________________________ 2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone Number______________________________ 3)How old are you _____________________________ 4)Are you married ______________________________ _____ 5)How many people will be living in the Home___________________________ 6)Do you have a pet _________________________________________ 7)Do you have a car __________________________________________ 8)Occupation _________________________________________________ 9)How long are you willing to stay _________________________________________ 10)When do you intend to move in _________________________________________ 11)1 month Or 2 month deposit needed ______________________________________ 12) Pictures of all the Occupant that will stay in my Home______________________________________ You can reach me at +2348027048321 Thanks and awaits your mail as soon as possible. John ... FYI: they’re working to end racism! what a strange play on my sympathies.

Hello,

Thanks for the email. My name is John McKindsey the owner of the 2 Bedroom Single Family Home you are making enquiry of,and i want you to know that it was due to my transfer that makes me and my Family to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person that can take a very good care of it as we are not after the money for the rent but want it to be clean all the time and the possible tenant will see the house as his or her own..

We have left the US and we are currently in the West Africa for a program called ‘World Conference Against Racism Youth Summit, Empowering youth for combating racism, HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Lack of Education, the program is taking place in three major countries in Africa which is Sudan, Ghana and Nigeria. It as been a very sad and bad moment for me, the present condition that I found myself is very hard for me to explain. 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.

HOUSE ADDRESS:1530 Blake Street, Berkeley, CA…Ready for immediate move-in!You can drive down there to take a look at it…. i will be willing to rent my home out for the maximum of 5 years and below

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 or 2-month upfront paymen $1900 For 2 month upfront payment Or $950 you to take a very good care of the house while I am away.

I am looking forward to hear from you ASAP so i will like you to go ahead and fill out the rent application form so that will can proceed further and discuss on how to get the the keys and papers sent to you via FedEx or ups e.t.c, also are you ready to rent it now or when?.So here is the Rent Application Form Below..

========= RENT APPLICATION FORM ============
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL

Also,Pls answer these questions below:

1)Your Full Name______________________________________

2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone Number______________________________

3)How old are you _____________________________

4)Are you married ______________________________ _____

5)How many people will be living in the Home___________________________

6)Do you have a pet _________________________________________

7)Do you have a car __________________________________________

8)Occupation _________________________________________________

9)How long are you willing to stay _________________________________________

10)When do you intend to move in _________________________________________

11)1 month Or 2 month deposit needed ______________________________________

12) Pictures of all the Occupant that will stay in my Home______________________________________

You can reach me at +2348027048321

Thanks and awaits your mail as soon as possible.

John …

]]> By: Victim http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-171 Victim Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:16:03 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-171 One more thing -- my scammer is advising prospects to drive by and inspect the property. This is a problem for me as I have a single mother in the property. It will be unsafe for her to have strangers driving up all times of the day and night "inspecting" the property! One more thing — my scammer is advising prospects to drive by and inspect the property. This is a problem for me as I have a single mother in the property. It will be unsafe for her to have strangers driving up all times of the day and night “inspecting” the property!

]]> By: Victim http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-170 Victim Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:13:00 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-170 I am the actual owner of the property that the Nigerian scammers are advertising on Craigslist. However, my property is currently rented and is not available. The scammers created an email account under my name and are attempting to receive $1450 in sec dep & rent PLUS $200 pet deposit. They did not mention Nigeria, but did use the summit excuse. The ad has been removed, but I have notified local authorities, IC3, FTC and Craigslist. I so hope someone sticks it to these people one day! I am the actual owner of the property that the Nigerian scammers are advertising on Craigslist. However, my property is currently rented and is not available. The scammers created an email account under my name and are attempting to receive $1450 in sec dep & rent PLUS $200 pet deposit. They did not mention Nigeria, but did use the summit excuse.

The ad has been removed, but I have notified local authorities, IC3, FTC and Craigslist. I so hope someone sticks it to these people one day!

]]> By: rumpusgoopus http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-164 rumpusgoopus Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:27:38 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-164 An arstechnica story on this subject: http://tinyurl.com/o2ganz An arstechnica story on this subject: http://tinyurl.com/o2ganz

]]> By: rumpusgoopus http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-163 rumpusgoopus Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:23:31 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-163 But the obvious thing is this: NEVER rent a house sight unseen. But the obvious thing is this: NEVER rent a house sight unseen.

]]> By: rumpusgoopus http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-162 rumpusgoopus Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:23:11 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-162 It appears the scammers are getting lazy. Back when I originally posted this, they chose a price that was good, but wasn't so outrageous as to clearly stand out like Barbara's person. As for the pictures, they're definitely not a sign of legitimacy. The scammers often take pictures from other postings. The best sign is if the person has a local phone number. It's not a guaranty, but it's far less likely to be a scam. It appears the scammers are getting lazy. Back when I originally posted this, they chose a price that was good, but wasn’t so outrageous as to clearly stand out like Barbara’s person.

As for the pictures, they’re definitely not a sign of legitimacy. The scammers often take pictures from other postings. The best sign is if the person has a local phone number. It’s not a guaranty, but it’s far less likely to be a scam.

]]> By: Barbara http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-161 Barbara Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:49:07 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-161 Same scam running again in San Diego Craigslist and rental.com. The real "tip" is that the English is SO poor in the letter, but the house description is PERFECT--spelling, grammar, articulate descriptions... Googling the address showed the house listed awhile back by legitimate agency for $4500/mo. rather than the advertised $1500. Oh, the legit one had a picture, too. Same scam running again in San Diego Craigslist and rental.com. The real “tip” is that the English is SO poor in the letter, but the house description is PERFECT–spelling, grammar, articulate descriptions… Googling the address showed the house listed awhile back by legitimate agency for $4500/mo. rather than the advertised $1500. Oh, the legit one had a picture, too.

]]> By: Dimple Mehra http://comrus.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/the-nigerian-prince-wants-to-rent-you-a-house/#comment-158 Dimple Mehra Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:43 +0000 http://comrus.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-158 Beware, this guy is posting rental properties in Ventura. I received the same letter as above. He is using the name Chris Raymond. Beware, this guy is posting rental properties in Ventura. I received the same letter as above. He is using the name Chris Raymond.

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