I started looking for a place in vancouver for the end of the month, and half the places i called and emailed turned out to be scam artists from west africa. I just got this email which was a response to a place that was posted as an apartment for $1150 and the response i got was some cut and paste out of some scamming for westafrican dummies book:
Thanks for your email and it is my gladness hearing from you. I am Rev Chris, i owns the house you are making inquiry of. Actually I resided in the house with my family, such as my wife and my only daugther before and presently we had packed due to my transfer from my working place and now situated in the Georgia, USA and presently my house is still available for rent at $750 per month including the utilities like hydro, washer and security, it is furnished.
Moreso Now, i went for a Crusade in West Africa and i will like you to get in touch with my wife in Georgia, USA for more discussion, as she is with the keys and the document to the house. Pls i want you to note know that we're kind and honest family and also spent alot on our property that we want to give you for rent, so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this house and want you to treat it as your own, is that taken, it is not the money the main problem but want you to keep it tidy up all the time so that i will be glad to see it neat when i came for a check up. I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word.
You can email my wife at (
[email protected] ) and she will attend to you better.
Thanks and you are welcome...
Best Regards
Rev Chris Montanaro
Then i wasted money calling this other guy about a place on lonsdale
"Thanks for your email response... The Apartment is still
available for rent on 151 W 2ND ST Vancouver ,now
rent for $700 per month ready
for move in utilies included. I inherited the
Apartment from my late father. I lived in the
Apartment with my younger sistser, i but presently now
i am in West Africa and i will reside here for some
time due to my current assignment. I just need someone
with an open heart, love and clean to occupy the
Apartment and put all my worries off concerning the
maintenance of the Apartment for, since i am not
residing there for now. I left behind some Facilities
and electonics like satellite TV which you have to pay
for the subcription, and a sony DVD player, air
conditioning, alarm system.
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
the lease document. Which i can send to you after all
necessary agreement has be accepted. Also i will like
you to know that the rent charges is not really the
issue , but your absolute maintenance of my 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."
which is the basic key scam that has been in the newspapers and everything, called the guy and he was fucking shifty. asked for the number of the building manager and he said he took it as "a personal insult."
this is so brutal.
i like this though : "I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word."