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		<title>By: Ed Jones</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ed Jones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just wanted to pop this blog back up in the search engines.  These scammers are alive and well after 2 years!

Got this one from someone advertising in Nashville, TN:

Hello, 
       Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Clara Palmer, I&#039;m 39 years old, I&#039;m the owner of this condo(1 bedrooms,1 bathrooms,720 square footage).It&#039;s located in 3000 Vanderbilt Pl, Nashville, TN 37212.The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#039;t like it and you want use your furniture), there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#039;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#039;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $450.00 including all utilities(water, electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $450.00 (you&#039;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#039;m sure that you&#039;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract. 
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place! 
  

And the reply:

Thank you for your reply. 
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $900.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. 
  
The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#039;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#039;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#039;ll take it you&#039;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#039;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($900.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping and you&#039;ll have to pay the money transfer fee for the refundable deposit. 
  
Once again: 
1. If you have the money $900.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone# 
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant. 
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#039;ll have to send them $900.00 via money transfer in the next 24 hours-you&#039;ll need cash) 
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. 
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#039;ll start the procedure. 
  
Thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just wanted to pop this blog back up in the search engines.  These scammers are alive and well after 2 years!</p>
<p>Got this one from someone advertising in Nashville, TN:</p>
<p>Hello,<br />
       Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Clara Palmer, I&#8217;m 39 years old, I&#8217;m the owner of this condo(1 bedrooms,1 bathrooms,720 square footage).It&#8217;s located in 3000 Vanderbilt Pl, Nashville, TN 37212.The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#8217;t like it and you want use your furniture), there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#8217;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#8217;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $450.00 including all utilities(water, electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $450.00 (you&#8217;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#8217;m sure that you&#8217;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.<br />
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place! </p>
<p>And the reply:</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply.<br />
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $900.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. </p>
<p>The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#8217;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#8217;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#8217;ll take it you&#8217;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#8217;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($900.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping and you&#8217;ll have to pay the money transfer fee for the refundable deposit. </p>
<p>Once again:<br />
1. If you have the money $900.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone#<br />
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.<br />
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#8217;ll have to send them $900.00 via money transfer in the next 24 hours-you&#8217;ll need cash)<br />
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit.<br />
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#8217;ll start the procedure. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
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		<title>By: KN</title>
		<link>http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/06/30/beware-apartment-rental-scams-when-moving-with-a-new-job/comment-page-4/#comment-1549</link>
		<dc:creator>KN</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for the posts! Completely new name, Sarah Whitmore.  

I googled her name and this name is associated with the VA address but the email is dang close to the above. Obviously its the scam. Before even reading the second email I had a feeling it was a scam as the email was sent 9pm EST which makes it the middle of the night in the UK. Ha!

Hopefully no one falls for this crap.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for the posts! Completely new name, Sarah Whitmore.  </p>
<p>I googled her name and this name is associated with the VA address but the email is dang close to the above. Obviously its the scam. Before even reading the second email I had a feeling it was a scam as the email was sent 9pm EST which makes it the middle of the night in the UK. Ha!</p>
<p>Hopefully no one falls for this crap.</p>
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		<title>By: Shannel</title>
		<link>http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/06/30/beware-apartment-rental-scams-when-moving-with-a-new-job/comment-page-4/#comment-1547</link>
		<dc:creator>Shannel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This scam popped up in Alaska. She goes by Tiffany Rose on craigslist. I am so glad I came across this ! Thank you !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This scam popped up in Alaska. She goes by Tiffany Rose on craigslist. I am so glad I came across this ! Thank you !</p>
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		<title>By: C</title>
		<link>http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/06/30/beware-apartment-rental-scams-when-moving-with-a-new-job/comment-page-4/#comment-1545</link>
		<dc:creator>C</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Also beware of Sarah Whitmore:

First Email:
Hello,
       Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Sarah Whitmore. I&#039;m 39 years old,I&#039;m the owner of this condo(2 bedrooms,2 bathrooms,1240 square footage).It&#039;s located in 1020 North Highland Street, Arlington, VA 22201.The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#039;t like it and you want use your furniture),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#039;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#039;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $900.00 including all utilities(water,electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $900.00 (you&#039;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#039;m sure that you&#039;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place!

Second Email:
Thank you for your reply.
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $1,800.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#039;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#039;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#039;ll take it you&#039;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#039;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($1,800.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping.
Once again:
1. If you have the money $1,800.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone#
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#039;ll have to send them $1,800.00 via Bank Transfer in the next 24 hours)
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit.
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#039;ll start the procedure.
Thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also beware of Sarah Whitmore:</p>
<p>First Email:<br />
Hello,<br />
       Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Sarah Whitmore. I&#8217;m 39 years old,I&#8217;m the owner of this condo(2 bedrooms,2 bathrooms,1240 square footage).It&#8217;s located in 1020 North Highland Street, Arlington, VA 22201.The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#8217;t like it and you want use your furniture),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#8217;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#8217;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $900.00 including all utilities(water,electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $900.00 (you&#8217;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#8217;m sure that you&#8217;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.<br />
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place!</p>
<p>Second Email:<br />
Thank you for your reply.<br />
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $1,800.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#8217;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#8217;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#8217;ll take it you&#8217;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#8217;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($1,800.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping.<br />
Once again:<br />
1. If you have the money $1,800.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone#<br />
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.<br />
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#8217;ll have to send them $1,800.00 via Bank Transfer in the next 24 hours)<br />
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit.<br />
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#8217;ll start the procedure.<br />
Thanks</p>
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		<title>By: Jenna Cameron</title>
		<link>http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/06/30/beware-apartment-rental-scams-when-moving-with-a-new-job/comment-page-4/#comment-1544</link>
		<dc:creator>Jenna Cameron</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey! She&#039;s in Minneapolis now...thankfully this post caught my eye, I was almost fooled myself! Looks like she is now...Melinda Johnson.  Geeez.

Hello,
       Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Melinda Johnson ,I&#039;m 39 years old,I&#039;m the owner of this condo(1 bedrooms,1 bathrooms,945 square footage).It&#039;s located in 929 Portland Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55404.The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#039;t like it and you want use your furniture),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#039;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#039;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $500.00 including all utilities(water,electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $500.00 (you&#039;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#039;m sure that you&#039;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place!
 
Have a nice day

Thank you for your reply.
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $1,000.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#039;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#039;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#039;ll take it you&#039;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#039;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($1,000.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping and you&#039;ll have to pay the money transfer fee for the refundable deposit.
Once again:
1. If you have the money $1,000.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone# 
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#039;ll have to send them $1,000.00 via money transfer in the next 24 hours-you&#039;ll need cash)
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. 
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#039;ll start the procedure.
 
Thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey! She&#8217;s in Minneapolis now&#8230;thankfully this post caught my eye, I was almost fooled myself! Looks like she is now&#8230;Melinda Johnson.  Geeez.</p>
<p>Hello,<br />
       Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Melinda Johnson ,I&#8217;m 39 years old,I&#8217;m the owner of this condo(1 bedrooms,1 bathrooms,945 square footage).It&#8217;s located in 929 Portland Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55404.The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#8217;t like it and you want use your furniture),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#8217;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#8217;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $500.00 including all utilities(water,electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $500.00 (you&#8217;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#8217;m sure that you&#8217;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.<br />
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place!</p>
<p>Have a nice day</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply.<br />
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $1,000.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#8217;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#8217;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#8217;ll take it you&#8217;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#8217;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($1,000.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping and you&#8217;ll have to pay the money transfer fee for the refundable deposit.<br />
Once again:<br />
1. If you have the money $1,000.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone#<br />
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.<br />
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#8217;ll have to send them $1,000.00 via money transfer in the next 24 hours-you&#8217;ll need cash)<br />
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit.<br />
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#8217;ll start the procedure.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
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		<title>By: Amanda</title>
		<link>http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/06/30/beware-apartment-rental-scams-when-moving-with-a-new-job/comment-page-4/#comment-1542</link>
		<dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sarah whitmore tried to scam me in Arlington, va. She said all the same things as other people are saying and when she asked me for the money I replied I wanted something in writing before any money was involved. Then I googled eBay rental to see if it was a real thing and this website popped up! Super bummed it wasn&#039;t real :(</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sarah whitmore tried to scam me in Arlington, va. She said all the same things as other people are saying and when she asked me for the money I replied I wanted something in writing before any money was involved. Then I googled eBay rental to see if it was a real thing and this website popped up! Super bummed it wasn&#8217;t real <img src='http://workingworldcareers.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Caroline C</title>
		<link>http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/06/30/beware-apartment-rental-scams-when-moving-with-a-new-job/comment-page-4/#comment-1539</link>
		<dc:creator>Caroline C</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Birmingham, Alabama of all places! Same story, same wording and conditions but this time by the name of Melanie Wilkinson. I reported her to Craigslist and sent a snarky e-mail response back. These people...


Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Melanie Wilkinson,I&#039;m 39 years old,I&#039;m the owner of this condo(2 bedrooms,2 bathrooms,1105 square footage).It&#039;s located in 616 Preserve Pkwy. Hoover, Al. 35226 .The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#039;t like it and you want use your furniture),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#039;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#039;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $500.00 including all utilities(water,electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $500.00 (you&#039;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#039;m sure that you&#039;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place!
Have a nice day
 Thank you for your reply.
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $1,000.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#039;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#039;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#039;ll take it you&#039;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#039;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($1,000.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping and you&#039;ll have to pay the money transfer fee for the refundable deposit.
Once again:
1. If you have the money $1,000.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone#
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#039;ll have to send them $1,000.00 via money transfer in the next 24 hours-you&#039;ll need cash)
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit.
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#039;ll start the procedure.
Thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Birmingham, Alabama of all places! Same story, same wording and conditions but this time by the name of Melanie Wilkinson. I reported her to Craigslist and sent a snarky e-mail response back. These people&#8230;</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Melanie Wilkinson,I&#8217;m 39 years old,I&#8217;m the owner of this condo(2 bedrooms,2 bathrooms,1105 square footage).It&#8217;s located in 616 Preserve Pkwy. Hoover, Al. 35226 .The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#8217;t like it and you want use your furniture),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#8217;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#8217;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $500.00 including all utilities(water,electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $500.00 (you&#8217;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#8217;m sure that you&#8217;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.<br />
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place!<br />
Have a nice day<br />
 Thank you for your reply.<br />
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $1,000.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#8217;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#8217;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#8217;ll take it you&#8217;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#8217;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($1,000.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping and you&#8217;ll have to pay the money transfer fee for the refundable deposit.<br />
Once again:<br />
1. If you have the money $1,000.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone#<br />
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.<br />
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#8217;ll have to send them $1,000.00 via money transfer in the next 24 hours-you&#8217;ll need cash)<br />
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit.<br />
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#8217;ll start the procedure.<br />
Thanks</p>
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		<title>By: Brigitte</title>
		<link>http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/06/30/beware-apartment-rental-scams-when-moving-with-a-new-job/comment-page-4/#comment-1538</link>
		<dc:creator>Brigitte</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 22:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi there everyone, the once Jessica Anderson is now TIFFANY ROSE. She sent me the EXACT same info, word for word! Hopefully others will come across this blog as well and not be sucked into her scam!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi there everyone, the once Jessica Anderson is now TIFFANY ROSE. She sent me the EXACT same info, word for word! Hopefully others will come across this blog as well and not be sucked into her scam!</p>
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		<title>By: Dru</title>
		<link>http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/06/30/beware-apartment-rental-scams-when-moving-with-a-new-job/comment-page-4/#comment-1537</link>
		<dc:creator>Dru</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Scam in San Francisco...im looking at the previous posts on this blog and here we are 2 years later and this person is still scamming!  her name is Kayla Stephens and she sent the same email about a too good to be true apartment in sf!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scam in San Francisco&#8230;im looking at the previous posts on this blog and here we are 2 years later and this person is still scamming!  her name is Kayla Stephens and she sent the same email about a too good to be true apartment in sf!</p>
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		<title>By: Arpit</title>
		<link>http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/06/30/beware-apartment-rental-scams-when-moving-with-a-new-job/comment-page-4/#comment-1536</link>
		<dc:creator>Arpit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for this post!!! I received a similar email :

Hello,
       Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Melanie Wilkinson.I&#039;m 39 years old,I&#039;m the owner of this condo(2 bedrooms,2 bathrooms,1980 square footage).It&#039;s located in 1760 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109.The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#039;t like it and you want use your furniture),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#039;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#039;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $2400.00 including all utilities(water,electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $2400.00 (you&#039;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#039;m sure that you&#039;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place!
 
 
Have a nice day

Thank you for your reply.
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $4,800.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#039;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#039;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#039;ll take it you&#039;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#039;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($4,800.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping.
Once again:
1. If you have the money $4,800.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone#
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#039;ll have to send them $4,800.00 via Bank Transfer in the next 24 hours)
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit.
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#039;ll start the procedure.
Thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for this post!!! I received a similar email :</p>
<p>Hello,<br />
       Thanks for taking the time to look at my property.My name is Melanie Wilkinson.I&#8217;m 39 years old,I&#8217;m the owner of this condo(2 bedrooms,2 bathrooms,1980 square footage).It&#8217;s located in 1760 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109.The unit is equipped with recessed lighting, central air and heat, the condo come with two parking spots,a storage unit where you can deposit my furniture (if you don&#8217;t like it and you want use your furniture),there is also a linen closet, and most importantly, a new front loading stacked washer and drier.Pets allowed.I&#8217;ve moved to United Kingdom with my job and decided to rent it because the rent is very expensive here.The price is so low because I&#8217;m here and is very hard to find a tenant.I can rent you the condo for min. 1 month and max. 6 years(or more).I really want to find a good and responsible tenant for it, and I hope that you can send me some personal information about yourself.The rent for whole the condo for 1 month is $2400.00 including all utilities(water,electricity, internet, cable, parking , air conditioning, fireplace, dishwasher, garbage) and the security deposit is $2400.00 (you&#8217;ll get the deposit back at your departure-or you can use it to pay your last month of rent) and I want to receive the money monthly in my bank account. You can move in the condo in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I`m the only person who has the keys and I have nobody in United States that could show you the condo. In order to check it, see if you like it(I&#8217;m sure that you&#8217;ll love it), you need to receive the keys and the contract.<br />
If you want to rent the condo, please e-mail me back and I will explain you how the payment and shipping will take place!</p>
<p>Have a nice day</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply.<br />
Before going further with anything I must tell you that for payments I will use the eBay Company, they will secure the transaction of payments. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction and I will give them your full name, shipping info, phone# and indicate you as my tenant. After that, they will contact you with the payment details, and they will ask you to send them a refundable deposit, $4,800.00 in 24 hours(the money will be for the first month of rent + the security deposit). After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping of the keys and the contract. You will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit. The keys will reach to you in 3-4 days. After you&#8217;ll receive the keys and the contract, the 14 days of inspection period will start( you&#8217;ll have 14 days to see the condo, read the contract, decide if you keep the condo or not).After the inspection you will contact them and tell your decision: TAKE THE CONDO or NOT TAKE THE CONDO! In case you&#8217;ll take it you&#8217;ll have to send them a copy of the contract signed by you and they will release the money to me, if not you&#8217;ll have to send them the contract unsigned and they will refund your money($4,800.00), the contract and the keys will be shipped back at my expenses! I will pay the shipping.<br />
Once again:<br />
1. If you have the money $4,800.00 and if you want to rent it send me your full name, your shipping address and your phone#<br />
2. I will open a CASE ID# at eBay Company for this transaction , and I will give them your info, and indicate you as my tenant.<br />
3. After that, they will contact you with the payment details(you&#8217;ll have to send them $4,800.00 via Bank Transfer in the next 24 hours)<br />
4. After they receive your deposit, they will notify me immediately to start the shipping, and you will receive a  tracking number in max 24 hours after they receive your deposit.<br />
5.From the moment you receive the keys the 14 days inspection period will start.I will make the transaction only in this way so if you have the money and if you want to rent my condo send me your full name, your shipping address, your phone# and I&#8217;ll start the procedure.<br />
Thanks</p>
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