Scamming anyone advertising property to rent on Gumtree

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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 7

A "West African model" who would like to rent our flat and send us a cheque for oodles of dosh:

Quote:

From: jennifer adams [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 20 February 2007 08:55
To: [my wife]
Subject: name and address

Hello ,
Thanks for the mail, i realy appreciate the breakdown details of the house.Then I will do as instructed due to the terms and condition of the place and at the same time that it is in a cool and well environment, am easy going person to live with, I'm 5"7' straight. I dont drink and somke but i m cool living wih people that do. I always love to go on date but seldomly party, I swim for fun and sometimes play tennis. i will really appreciate it Also, I want you to remove the advert of the room from the website consider it rent by me because I am in need of the room very badly i should move in by December. I want you to know that I will be egiven the company I will be modelling for when I get to the uk, I just want you to tell me the amount you teill be receiveing for all , I will be sending you a cheque so that I can be able to pay for more months, I want you to give me your name and address so that i can make the apyment I want you to remove the flat from advert and I want you to give me your name and address so that I can send you a cheque,will hoping to hear back from you,
regards,
jennifer.

Presumably, anyone advertising property to let on Gumtree gets a similar response. Would someone like to bait him?

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 7103 Location: Yes

They're always named "Jennifer" too -- feel free to post this with all the header information in the Surplus Letters Forum.

And welcome. Smile

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 7

Well, indeed, none of the West Africans I know is/are called "Jennifer Adams."

Maybe someone who doesn't have a deadline in 1 hour could also try to figure out if there's some way of suggesting that Gumtree warn advertisers.

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Quote:

I am in need of the room very badly i should move in by December

All this lads is in need of is an updated script Laughing

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 7103 Location: Yes

Or maybe he just likes to plan well in advance! Wink

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:28 pm

golem wrote:

i realy appreciate the breakdown details of the house.

She wants to move into a condemned building? Laughing

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:07 pm

It never fails to amaze me ..... the number of clean living, overseas models that seem to want to rent my ridiculous room for rent adverts on Gumtree.

However some of the fake checks they send are pretty dam good.

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 7

Well, if they are models, then they should have no problem providing a photograph of themselves...

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