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I am trying to list a home for rent and I got a response from a Michael Williams. When I googled his name, a link showed up saying he is a rental scammer. How is this scam and what do I need to be aware of? I would truly appreciate your feedback.
Yours Very Truly
Comment by john reekes— February 2, 2009 #
Thank you for contacting us about the property. The property is still available as of now. We are trying to find a tenant for this property ASAP, first-come-first-serve basis. Move-in date is negotiable.
We are a group of real estate investors. We have many rental properties available with great lease term. In order to handle large amount of inquiries as quickly as possible, we ask you to follow our process.
We only deal with possible tenants who can provide us with their own credit report. We have learned over the years that by doing some pre-screening up front we save great deal of time. This is how we can offer you lower than market rent and still be able to profit. We think this is a win-win for all parties involved. You will not be disqualified as long as you don’t have any major real estate related problem on your credit report.
If you already have a recent report we may be able accept that, as long as it contains the information that we are looking for. It has to be taken within the last 30 days (no exception there) from a reputable company. Otherwise please go to our investor tools page at http://www.dsproperties.info/4694.html and follow the credit report link there. We prefer their report and it will process fastest with us. They have free trial.
Contact us back only after you obtained the actual report. Be sure to include the ID below in your follow-ups. Then we’ll have the investor in charge of this property contact you. You are to bring the credit report and the rental application (which is also on the investor tools page) directly to the investor at the time of showing. Do not email or mail sensitive information for privacy/security reason.
Thanks again.
ID: 0L380
— Original Message —
Subject: $1355 / 2br – Beautiful Townhome 2 beds 2 baths Garage (corte madera)
Date: 2/3/2009 3:06:06 PM
From: Goldberg, Dodie
To: hous-1016793358@craigslist.org
** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY — AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html Sounds perfect. I could move in this weekend! Please call me and I would love to take a look. My work number is listed below. Dodie Goldberg Public Works 415/499*7067 Please consider the impact to the environment before printing this email. Email Disclaimer: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/nav/misc/EmailDisclaimer.cfm —————————————————————— this message was remailed to you via: hous-1016793358@craigslist.org ——————————————————————
Comment by Dodie Goldberg— February 3, 2009 #
I was contacted February 2009 by the Reverend Michael Wells and was very glad that you provided the information here indicating he is a rental scammer. Thank you.
Comment by Melynda— February 8, 2009 #
Here is one I just got, Thanks for your site.
Hello,
I got your email and thanks for responding back ,i’ll like to make a lil introduction about me, my name is Amber Clinchford,i am the current C.E O of the Yopak International Journal Company in birkenhead England. The company is specialized in gathering informations and making broadcasts that informs the british journal body about local,State, national and international events and presents points of view on current issues and report on the actions of public officials,corporate executives and interest groups,i have been appointed by the board of directors to embark on a trip to the United State for a special research and studies on journalism starting from these month of Febuary for a period of 2 years and i will be willing to sign a 2 years lease contract with you so please let me know if that will be possible
Further more, i’ll like to know if the house is ready for move in and if it has already been furnished because we will to order for a new set of furnitures to be supplied to the house and designed to our taste so i want you to get back to me with the accurate measurement of the living room as well as the bed rooms and also the total bills to be payed. The house will be occupied by only me and my wife and no pet, we are non-smokers and we have a very good rental history, so i be very happy to conclude the rental process with you asap because we’ll be arriving to the United State very soon, thank you very much and i’ll be looking forward to your response today, you can call me on my phone number +(44)-7031934790 if you have any thing to discuss
Amber Clinchford
Yopak International Company
Birkenhead,England.
+(44)-7031934790
aclinchford@gmail.com
Comment by Andy Barrey— February 8, 2009 #
Another one.
Hello,
I came accross the posted rent advert, i will like to know if it is still available.
I am united kingdom citizen also
i finished my Degree programme 4years ago at the moment am working
with Imperial tobacco.
Pls email me with the below details :
The full conditions and description of the place for rent?
The address of the place?
The month rent fee?
Are utilities costs included? If they are not,
figure out how much they typically cost.
Total amount needed for Move – In /deposit?
Will you take a certified cashiers cheque for payment pls?
The pictures of the place?
What is the ideal or proper time /date Move in will be best suitable?
So kindly get back to me asap.
Thanks
Regard
Graham Wilkinson
Comment by Andy Barrey— February 8, 2009 #
Hello Roommate/landlord,
How are you doing today, I Just found your advertisement on Craigslist for the Vacant
room/appartment in which i will like to rent from you. I am a single woman of 25 years old,no kids, i dont smoke nor drink alcohol i am currently working a fashion designer, i design cloths,caps and many more for textile companies. I am also an independent marketer for textile products.I have been here in Africa for couple of months on a contract basis, so
i will be returning back to usa and i would love to relocate to your appartment.i am easy and free minded, love to
talk, very friendly and very Clean. iF the room is still Vacant answer the following questions…
A) How Much is the Rent?
B) Can I make deposit for the room?
C) Do you have a Parking space for my Little Car,
D, Can i Pay you inform of a cheque?
E, Any catholic church around you?
Thanks
Mariah
Comment by Mariah Wright— February 13, 2009 #
Red flag went up when “she” said she would send me a check for double the amount and to forward rest to interior decorator. Yahoo’d name of “employer” and your site came up! Emailed her back….”nice try!”
Thanks for the details on the Property, I am satisfied and will like
to go ahead with the renting process, I will like you to go ahead and
reserve the property for me.
So I will be needing the following informations so that the check for
payment of the deposit $1800 can be processed and posted to you soon.
Name:…………
Address:………….
Phone number(cell and land):…………
I want the 12 month lease to start on the 14th March 2009, I will also
want to notify you that I have in the mean time arrange with an
interior decorator who will be handling the purchase of furniture’s,
entertainment system and other appliances that I will need in the
property, they will as well be in charge of moving down my luggage’s
down to the states.
So the check of $3,500 will be sent over to you which is a relocation
grant by my employer, and all you need to do is deduct the deposit
$1800 and you will forward the rest to the Decorators so I can have
the place all prepared for my arrival. All applications and lease will
be signed as soon as I arrive.
Also for familiarization I Am Allison Robinson , I am 41 yrs of age, a
British citizen, married to a lovely Man, with two daughter (Family
staying over in the UK), I work with MMH Insurance Group (UK), as a
loss adjuster agent, I am a Christian, reserved in Nature, Non smoker
also i don’t keep pets.
I look forward to meeting you and hope to have a good relationship as
a tenant with you.
I await the details.
Comment by Susie— February 15, 2009 #
Here is a similar version.
Hi, Goodday, i saw the advert of the unit you posted on craiglist and i amvery much interested in renting it. i would like to konw if the unitneeds any kind of renovation. I work currently with the United Nations Development Program(UNDP)Cardiff Uk and i just got transferred to Houston in the states and iwould be coming over with my wife. i do not smoke or keep pets. i would be in the states in about two weeks time. i would want to rentthe apartment for a year. i would be paying the whole year in one lumpas soon as i get there so you might not have to bother yourselfwith a credit check except you have to.I would also bring all proof ofemployment(letter of employment and letter of transfer) and necessarydocuments when i get tothe states. I will like you to take the unit off further advertisement.Please getback to me if the unit is still available so that we can make furtherarrangements. I sincerely look forward to hear from you.James Phillip
Comment by Erik— January 25, 2011 #
My son and his friend received the following scam email that I wanted to share with you in order to alert others. I tried to copy it and paste it, but can’t. Please let me know how I can send it as an attachment. It is from huyangganca@aol.com regarding a loft in San Francisco, CA. I will copy the letter below.
Sincerely, Suzanne Guerra
Hi again,
Just a few more info. I am asking for 1st month’s rent payment plus 1 month
, if you don’t like the apartment FedEx will return the keys and the contract to me and that’s it (you pay nothing-i pay all the fees). If you agree i need your full name and a cell phone number, tomorrow i will go to FedEx and will tell you the exact day and hour when FedEx will be at the apartment..
as security deposit, it’s $3700 in total.
Equal size-2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms, 1460 sq. ft., 2nd floor, elevator, washer/dryer in unit, A/C, dishwasher, parking–1 car garage included in the rent.
It’s fully furnished, but i can rent it unfurnished also, same price if unfurnished, i will use a moving company. As i said pets are allowed. If you decide to rent it and if something needs to be repaired liked a broken pipe or something you fix/repair it and will deduct the costs from the rent (at this moment everything is new in the apartment, but just in case, i wanted to cover this also). The lenght of the lease is flexible: long/short term. I have to tell you that i am in London, UK, i am here with a job contract for 5 years, i am in my first year now, i come to San Francisco every 6 months for 3 or 4 days and if you rent the apartment i will stay to a hotel. If you want to see the apartment i would send you the keys, a leasing contract-signed by me and proof of ownership by fedex-overnight- COD (cash on deliver – with option to open the package and accept or refuse the merchandise), at the destination address will be my apartment’s address and the receiver will be you. So, you have to be at the apartment or in front of the building when FedEx will deliver the package, open the package, take the key, open the door, look at the apartment and if you like it pay the FedEx delivery man the $3700, FedEx will release the money to me, you sign the lease and you’re my tenant
Thank you,
Ashley
my note- Fortunately our son sent this letter to us and we warned him that it was a scam. His roommate replied to the above letter and told Ashley that they had decided they wanted to buy the loft in question. Ashley became very angry and that ended correspondence.
Sincerely, Suzanne Guerra
Comment by Suzanne Guerra— April 18, 2009 #
I got the same scam email from huyangganca@aol.com that Suzanne’s son did – thanks for posting Suzanne! Wording was almost the same, except name was different (Janette instead of Ashley), she was in Greece now instead of London and she hasn’t asked for money (yet), only for an address. But the apartment description was identical. I got suspicious before giving out any information because the price was way below market value for such a place. Here’s the email:
“Hi again,
Jast a few more info. I am asking for the 1st month’s rent payment plus 1 month as security deposit, it’s $3600 in total.
Equal size-2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms, 1460 Sq. Ft., 2nd floor, washer/dryer in unit, A/C, dishwasher, parking–1 garage included in the rent, safe neighborhood, nice neighbors, very quiet, no noise, close to transportation and everything else. It’s fully furnished, but i can rent it unfurnished also, same price if unfurnished, will use a moving company. As i said pets are allowed. Building has maintenance-included in the rent. The lenght of the lease is flexible: long/short term. I have to tell you that i am in Athens, Greece, i am here with a job contract for 5 years, i am in my first year now, i come to San Francisco every 6 months for 3 or 4 days and if you rent the apartment i will stay to a hotel. If you want to see the apartment i would need your address where the keys to be fedex-overnight to you, we will talk about the payment process for the $3,600 and about the other details, but, first, if there is somethig else that you want to know please feel free to ask. Janette Donovan”
Comment by Jelena— April 28, 2009 #
THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION. I WAS JUST APPROACHED BY THE UK SCAMMER. I HAVE AN APARTMENT LISTED ON CRAIGSLIST AND SURE ENOUGH, DAVID GARRY FROM THE UK WORKING FOR MMH INSURANCE WANTED INFORMATION. MY GUT TOLD ME SOMETHING WAS WRONG.
SO, I GOOGLED HIS INFO AND SURE ENOUGH IT IS A SCAM.
SO NEEDLESS TO SAY NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THIS PERSON.
THANKS AGAIN
Comment by JAMES— September 2, 2009 #
Thank you so much for your website. I was actually falling for an email from James Cannon. I thought it was too good to be true.
I simply did a google seach with his address and your site popped up 1st thing. THANK YOU AGAIN!
Comment by B. Boyle— September 29, 2009 #
Thank you for your site. I almost fell for one scam before, so I’ve become smarter. I’ve run across another too-good-to-be-true ad. The first red flag was they had no phone number to call, just the Craigslist email. Plus the price is maybe at least $400 less than what a house of this size and condition would go for here — and possibly a lot more.
FYI – the ad is here:
http://tucson.craigslist.org/apa/1441867713.html
Here is their reply to my brief email requesting info.
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From: judyhalehomerental@yahoo.com
To:
Sent: 10/30/2009 12:04:42 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim
Subj: Re: Home for rent
Hello,
God bless you for your interest about my House. The 4 bedroom 3 Baths Single Family House is still available for rent. I am renting this house to a responsible and neat person or family who would treat my house as his or her own. Presently Myself and my wife have moved out of the house due to my work transfer to West Africa and will be away for 8 years or more and this is why we are actually renting it out so if you are interested and will take good care of our house then we will be ready to accept you as our future tenant and family friend. If you really impress me by taking good care of our house then you will be allowed to stay as long as you wish okay. This is the address of the Single Family House, 5661 N Avra Road, Tucson, AZ 85743-9706. The cross-streets are W. Rudasill and Sandario. The square footage is 1600-1800 sq. ft.
Private One Acre, View, landscaped, crushed granite pathways, stargazing deck, no traffic here.
So get back to me on how you could take care of our house or perhaps experience you have in renting Single Family House. Hope you are okay with the price of US$800/month with heat laundry facilities, air condition and so on. PETS ARE WELCOME!
I am looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible so that i can forward you an Application to fill out and discuss on how to get the House for rent, also are you ready to rent it now or when? Await your reply.
Thanks.
— On Wed, 10/28/09, DJDover321@aol.com wrote:
From:
Subject: Home for rent
To: hous-xdrh3-1441867713@craigslist.org
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 11:53 PM
Hello,
I am interested in your house for rent. Please call me on my cell at 603-9136.
Thank you!
Comment by DJ Dover— October 30, 2009 #
Came across a listing for a gorgeous condo in Long Island City posted on NY Times Real Estate and Rentals Online. This two bedroom, two bath should be going for around $3K but instead was way below market value at $900! Upon reaching out to the property manager it became apparent the whole thing was a scam. When someone cannot prove they “own” what they are trying to rent, run far far away! Please watch out for Nicholas Carlson Herron at nichoathom@hotmail.com.
Original Email Below:
Hello,
Thanks for your email response and your interest in my apartment. The apartment is available for $900 per month, I would like you to know that I am not after the money but absolute maintenance of the house as that is what I am after, Everything is not about money. I inherited the apartment from my late father. I lived in the apartment all alone, but presently now i am in London, United Kingdom. I will be residing here for some time due to my current assignment.
I am a committee member in an (GUAP COMPANY: GLOBAL UNION AIDS) PROGRAM. And we are on a campaign program to UK and some part of England. I just need someone with an open heart, loving and clean to occupy the apartment and put all my worries off concerning the maintenance of the apartment, since i am not residing there for now.. I left behind some Facilities and electronics like satellite TV which you have to pay for the subscription, and a sony DVD player, air conditioning, alarm system. Each room has the following utilities….wifi, Internet connection(broadband), water, heating system, gas system, you would have free and unlimited access to the Kitchen,Living room and all other parts of the apartment.
The kitchen is fully equipped with all necessary cooking utensils, a refrigerator-freezer, four-hob and oven, microwave, dishwasher and washing machine. Also the keys to the apartment are right here with me, and also the lease document. Which I would be sending to you after all necessary agreement has been accepted. The Rent fee also includes the cost of the Utility bill, The utilities include cost for electricity, heating system, water, gas and also the cooling system and also takes care of the parking and the internet (Broadband) and phone connectivity
Also I will like you to know that the rent charges is not really the issue, but your absolute maintenance of the apartment, because that is the only valuable property my late father left behind, and it also took him so much time and money to put all those facilities in place.
My apartment is situated at:
42-51 Hunter St,
New York, NY 11101
Hope to read from you soon.
Regards,
Nicholas.
Comment by Pam— November 5, 2009 #
This douchebag NICHOLAS CARLSON HERRON sent me the email below. What a dick. This isn’t even his apartment to rent out. I knew something was wrong. My mother owns her own realty company…this is just a frickin JOKE. this guy is evil and knows what he did was wrong. He’s an idiot and I hope he dies for doing this.
Hello,
Thanks for your email response and your interest in my apartment. The apartment is available for $850 per month, I would like you to know that I am not after the money but absolute maintenance of the house as that is what I am after, Everything is not about money. I inherited the apartment from my late father. I lived in the apartment all alone, but presently now i am in London, United Kingdom. I will be residing here for some time due to my current assignment.
I am a committee member in an (GUAP COMPANY: GLOBAL UNION AIDS) PROGRAM. And we are on a campaign program to UK and some part of England. I just need someone with an open heart, loving and clean to occupy the apartment and put all my worries off concerning the maintenance of the apartment, since i am not residing there for now.. I left behind some Facilities and electronics like satellite TV which you have to pay for the subscription, and a sony DVD player, air conditioning, alarm system. Each room has the following utilities….wifi, Internet connection(broadband), water, heating system, gas system, you would have free and unlimited access to the Kitchen,Living room and all other parts of the apartment.
The kitchen is fully equipped with all necessary cooking utensils, a refrigerator-freezer, four-hob and oven, microwave, dishwasher and washing machine. Also the keys to the apartment are right here with me, and also the lease document. Which I would be sending to you after all necessary agreement has been accepted. The Rent fee also includes the cost of the Utility bill, The utilities include cost for electricity, heating system, water, gas and also the cooling system and also takes care of the parking and the internet (Broadband) and phone connectivity.
Also I will like you to know that the rent charges is not really the issue, but your absolute maintenance of the apartment, because that is the only valuable property my late father left behind, and it also took him so much time and money to put all those facilities in place.
My apartment is situated at:
1049 5Th Ave,
New York, NY 10028
Hope to read from you soon.
Regards,
Nicholas.
Comment by Someone who fell for the trick— November 29, 2009 #
ALSO, HERE IS NICHOLAS HERRON’S NEW EMAIL ADDRESS. WATCH OUT PEOPLE! DON’T BE FOOLED! I FOUND OUT THE LISTING PRICE FOR THE HOME WAS ESTIMATED TO 3 MILLION!!! AND HE WANTED TO SELL IT FOR $850 MONTHLY!!UGH!
neatherronsux@yahoo.com
Comment by Someone who fell for the trick— November 29, 2009 #
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Comment by Alberto— January 10, 2011 #
Calvary Greetings to you,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your interest in my rental listing.I am the owner/landlord of the apartment located at 5024 51st Street,Brooklyn NY that you are inquiring of.The apartment is still available for rent including utilities, also I intend to give the apartmentout to a Reliable and Responsible person as my tenant that will take proper care of my lovely home As soon as possible.
There is no Registration fee and agency fee, since you are dealing directly with me the Landlord.we will be very happy if you will be moving in soonest, i am a servant of God and i most confess to you that these is not almost unbelievable, it is real and the apartment belongs to me. The reason why i am renting out this place is that i am on an missionary program down here to the Africa and we need someone to occupy the unit since we are not available, the keys and the lease contract agreement are here with me and needs to be sent to you for move in.we have tried to look for an agent that we that will take charge of our home,but unfortunately we could not find any reliable person before we left.So,we took the keys along with the documents to avoid what we experienced in the past,when we traveled to Australia and Dubai respectively, the agents we contracted did not rent the apartment,She was living in the apartment and her wild lifestyle led to the damaging of some of my properties.the subsequent agent we contracted listed the apartment so exorbitant that we could not rent the apartment for a period of time.With this experiences we have decided not to contract any agent to avoid recap and to also fraternize with the intending tenant.we have also decided to relocate to our family home in seatle on our return to the states so you can stay intheapartment for as long as you can afford.
APARTMENT FEATURES:
2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom
Hardwood Floors
Big Living Room, Kitchen
Brand New Cabinets, Electric Cooker, dish washer & Refrigerator
Apartment Fees:
Per Month: $750 (Including Utilities)
Security / Deposit: $300 (Refundable)
i would like you to fill in the below details:
=====================================================================
RENT APPLICATION FORM
FULL NAME:…….
AGE:……. SEX…….
MARITAL STATUS…….
KIDS …. (YES/NO), HOW MANY ….
PROFESSION: …….
PHONE NUMBERS
(CELL)PHONE :
(WORK)PHONE :
(HOME)PHONE :
PRESENT ADDRESS:…….
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN?
YOU HAVE A PET?
=====================================================================
I would get back to you soonest and then let you know my terms.Please note any question below.?
Thank you for considering my home.
God Bless
Rev. Perry Odozi
Phone Number 001-234-086-508-3355
Comment by Alberto— January 10, 2011 #
We are trying to rent our home in Vancouver this winter, and we have something suspicious going on. A Dr. Neville Lambiase from England has responded to our ad, but he has not been real responsive, nor has he actually demonstrated that he is aware of what I’ve sent him. He states that he and his wife are doctors, with a 10 year old daughter. They gave us a contact in Toronto, and I’ve talked with this individual, and he stated that we was going to be in Vancouver, but he never called. I have also talked with this Dr. Neville Lambiase, but it was difficult to understand him. His accent was strong. I’m very suspicious. Any thoughts, comments?
Comment by Chris Clark— October 30, 2011 #
I knew it was too good to be true. On the listing website it says $950 monthly. Also, his e-mails went straight to the “junk” folder. That first raised my suspicions.
We actually talked on the phone with him many times and discussed how we feel uncomfortable paying him over the internet without meeting him face-to-face or showing us the apartment.
One day we walked over to the apartment and noticed it had a pad lock on the door. Strange. I’m about to go to the neighbor and ask them if they know the resident that lives there.
I’m thoroughly upset and disappointed.
“Greetings,
This is to acknowledge your interest in my apartment located at 274 E Palmer St Detroit, MI 48202 that you are inquiring of,is still available for rent. I intend to give the apartment out to a Reliable and Responsible person as my tenant that will take proper care of my lovely home As soon as possible.
There is no Registration fee and agency fee, since you are dealing directly with me the Landlord.I am a servant of God and I must confess to you that these is not almost unbelievable, it is real and the apartment belongs to me. The reason why I am renting out my home is that I am on an missionary program down in West Africa and I need someone to occupy the unit since I am not available, I tried to look for an agent that will take charge of my home, but unfortunately I could not find any reliable person before I left. So, I have to do this my own to avoid what I experienced in the past, when I traveled to Australia and Dubai respectively, the agent I contacted did not rent the apartment, She listed the apartment so exorbitant that it could not be rent for a period of time, she was living in the apartment and her lifestyle led to the damaging of some of my properties. With these experiences I have decided to avoid a recap and to also fraternize with the intending tenant. I will be very happy if you will be moving in soonest, also the apartment will be available for as long as you can afford.
APARTMENT FEATURES:
1 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom
Hardwood Floors
Big Living Room, Kitchen
Brand New Cabinets, Electric Cooker, dish washer & Refrigerator
Apartment Fees:
Per Month: $550 (Including Utilities)
Security / Deposit: $300 (Refundable)
I would like you to fill in the below details:
===========================================================
RENT APPLICATION FORM
FULL NAME:
AGE: SEX…….
MARITAL STATUS…….
KIDS…. (YES/NO), HOW MANY….
PROFESSION: …….
PHONE NUMBERS
(CELL)PHONE:
(WORK)PHONE:
(HOME)PHONE:
PRESENT ADDRESS:
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING?
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING?
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN?
YOU HAVE A PET?
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I would get back to you soonest and then let you know my terms. Please note any question below.
Thank you for considering my home.
God Bless
Rev.Odozi Perry
Phone Number 011-234-7090503928 “
Comment by tori— November 29, 2011 #
Look out for goerge Fernandez
Hi ,
Thanks for your mail, I will be willing to pay 1 month rent to start with plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.
I am an Engineer by profession and I am currently working with Wessex Survey & Design Ltd UK. I will be coming to the state for the next one year and during my stay, I will be working with Black & Veatch Incorporation a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.
My sole financier that is based in the States will be handling the rent deposit payment on my behalf, I will instruct him to send you a Certified Check for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to make out payment to you. Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival, we are making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furnitures,so we will need you to provide us with the the following:
# Measurements of the living room and bedroom.
# Picture viewing the living room and the bed room(s).
# As regards the lease agreement and application, I want you to send it to me for my review. I will eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in your place as I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically by appending signatory at best physical. We can start the lease by asap and I will be doing a one year lease. You can prepare the lease in my name.
I will look forward to your e-mail with the required information.
Thanks and sincere regards from me and my precious family. I await your urgent response.
Regards
Contact me on (+44)- 7031905654
Reference:
Karen L. Daniel
Chief Financial Officer
Black and Veatch Incoporation
Comment by T Fernan— April 29, 2009 #