Scammer Terry Ashade targets students

This scammer writes from IP address 78.138.7.99, which corresponds to United Kingdom Skyvision Holdings Ltd, offering a one-bedroom flat in Paris for 350 euros per month. Don’t fall for this scam!

From: Ashade Terry <ashadeterry@yahoo.com>

Date: July 23, 2008 17:44:47 GMT+02:00

Subject: apt for rent in paris

Reply-To: ashadeterry@yahoo.com

Hello
  i have apartment for rent if you are interested about the apartment, it is 1 bedroom flat,all the best facilities is inside the apartment like my flat has a lounge, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, I have  tv’s, video, dvd, cd player, radio’s,wireless internet connection etc,the amount of the apartment 350 euro per month and damages money which is refundable is 800 euro,and is located near university paris, hope to hear from you as soon as possible, so we can fix a date for the viewing, hope to hear from a carefull tenant, who we take proper care of my apartment, 

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Followed by:

From: Ashade Terry <ashadeterry@yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: apt for rent in paris

Received: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 7:21 PM

Thanks for your mail and your quick response actually the flat is located at 108, rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75001 Paris,

France…..more so you will have to make a reservation to

the flat so that i can reserve the flat for you and close

my advert by sending your full name and your full contact

address so that i can continue the contract process ..i will be looking forward to hear from you soon.

From: Ashade Terry <ashadeterry@yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: apt for rent in paris

Received: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 7:59 PM

.

 The contract process is for me to know that you are serious and interested in it,so you need to send  your full contact address to prepare contract form.which you will sign and return to me,  to sign my own part before other things,hope to hear from you soon.              

thanks

 

 

 

Then comes the story about being out of town and not being able to show the inside of the apartment….

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From: Ashade Terry <ashadeterry@yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: apt for rent in paris

Received: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 8:25 AM

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Thanks for your interest in  the apartment, what happens 

next is to send someone to view the apartment at the

particular address given to you and pay the reservation

deposit which we will both sign under the contract

form.thanks for coperation,hear you soon.

 

From: Ashade Terry <ashadeterry@yahoo.com>

Subject: apt for rent in paris 

Received: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 10:36 AM

.

Hello,

         Glad to hear from you again, Actually i

forgot to tell you that am not in Paris for now, am in

Oxford i just secure a very good and well rewarding job so

it will be very hard for me at the moment to view the flat

for your friend, you ought to understand my plight for

now…that is while i sent you some pictures of the

flat….here is the full address of the flat 108, rue du

Faubourg du Temple, 75001 Paris,you can just tell your

friend to go and check the flat out and the environment

where the flat is located….before we embark on any

contract….so i will be waiting for your reply…

And in response to a request for a phone number….

.From: Ashade Terry <ashadeterry@yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: apt for rent in paris

Received: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 11:09 AM

Hello,

       I see you are online, Actually my phone number

is not a roaming number in Oxford so i will get another

phone number soon but we can discuss this on internet

because i normally be online…..you can add me on yahoo

messenger list now…

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When pressed, the scammer did offer the following:

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From: Ashade Terry <ashadeterry@yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: apt for rent in paris

Received: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 3:29 PM

.

Thanks for your interest then,if you really like to

speak with me on phone you can try flat mate

number…….hope to hear your voice soon thanks,

7024065939……bye,hear from you soon.

.

.

From: Ashade Terry <ashadeterry@yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: apt for rent in paris

Received: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 4:54 PM

.

Thanks,it is London number because am presently there for my

new secure job,a flat mate number,+447024065939 or

+447024073085,bye hope hear from you soon.

 

Crooked scammer Boutier Armel Alain a regular on Craigslist Paris

Boutier Armel Alain (boutier_armelalain@yahoo.com) claims to be a “french Guy” working in the U.K.  but in fact  this lying scammer writes from 82.128.11.178, Nigeria Multi-links Telecommunications Limited. 

He writes:

Hello,       

     My name is Armel,am a french Guy,who has been living in paris France for long now,but for some times now,i have been travelling to and fro,but ight now as i am sending this mail i have relocated to Uk,for my job and i am renting out my apartment which is a 2bedrooms apartment,so i will like you to mail me back as soon as possible,if you are seriously looking for an apartment…..so get back as soon as possible.

Followed by:

Hello,      

     Based on what i saw on the craisglist that you are in need of an apartment,i hae decided to give you a trier,so i will like you to mail me back as soon as possible so that i will tell you more about the apartment i want to rent.

This scammer also uses the alias Peggy Harry (peggyharry28@googlemail.com), writing a slightly different message:

 

HELLO,

    Based on the list that i saw on the list that you are in need of

an apartment,i have decided to give you a trier,so i will like you to

rent my apartment,so mail me back so that i will tell you more about

myself and my apartment.

More warnings about scammer David Halls

This warning recently appeared on Gumtree (Sydney, AU). David Halls, like other fraudsters, runs scams around the world:

Date Listed: 06/06/2008 

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO READ THIS:

 

There are people lying about apartments and asking for payment’s.

 

They say in the email’s that the man is a reverand of the church on a crusade in africa and

That the Wife and child live in America or New Jersey.

They have the keys and documents to the apartment with them.

 

If you see, or get a reply from any one of the emails below,

DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY DETAILS OR ANY MONEYS

 

You should CONTACT THE FEDERAL POLICE (000) and inform them as there is a case file on these people.

 

 

DO NOT CONTACT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING EMAIL’S

 

Michael Willard:

mailto:willardmicheal68@yahoo.com

 

Karren Willard:

mailto:karenwilly1@gmail.com

 

David Halls Brunner:

mailto:revprays@yahoo.com

 

Donna Brunner

mailto:d.brunnercares@gmail.com

 

David Halls

mailto:beebs.daha@yahoo.com

 

 

If you see or reply to any one of these emails, you will be scammed.

 

I hope this gets out to as many people possible.

 

What they are doing, is committing fraud.

A federal offence. A crime.

 It is important to contact the police.

 

DO NOT GIVE THEM MONEY. THEY ARE LIARS.

 

 

Pathetic scammer Gabriel Gold tries his hand at French

Gabriel Gold (gold.gabriel@yahoo.fr) tries his best to sound French, but the fact is he’s still a Nigerian scammer, e-mailing from IP 82.128.32.67 Nigeria Multi-links Telecommunications Limitedprovider Local Registry. BEWARE!

Salut     j’ai animé un appartement 2chambres à louer, bien fournit et bien equipped.these installations sont prévues  machine à laver, accès Internet, câble, canapé, salle de gym, sonnette, de l’espace pour le stationnement et beaucoup plus dans la cuisine     si vous en avez vraiment besoin, puis revenir à moi pour de plus amples informations de mon appartement

 Sometimes he writes in English:

hi
just reading your advert on the site now,and i think i have a good offer for you…can you get back to me for more information of my offer of the apartment

NEW SCAMMER: Ginna Bruno targets Craigslist Paris

Ginna Bruno (ginnabruno@ymail.com) writes from IP address 82.128.33.30, which corresponds to ISP Nigeria Multi-links Telecommunications Limitedprovider Local Registry. She doesn’t have much to say, but her message says it all: THIS IS A SCAM!

Lovely two bedrooms apartment for rent if you have interst mail me for more details

 

SCAMMER ALERT: David Didier

The name and the email address may be new, but it’s still the same scam. David Didier (daviddidier@rocketmail.com) writes from IP address 82.128.27.189 in Nigeria:

 700EURO APARTMENT FOR RENT

hi,

 i am renting out my lovely apartment in the city of

paris

facilities:Wireless internet

facilities,Phone,Microwave,washing

machine,Dry er,Refrigerator,bathroom,

toilet,lounge/living room, kitchen,

utility room, front and rear garden…So get

back to me for more details

WARNING: scammer Laura Decker hits Craigslist

Scammer Laura Decker writes from IP address 82.128.22.125, an ISP based in Lagos, Nigeria. Here’s her rip-off pitch:

Hi,
  how are you?i’m laura,i read your advert on craigslist that you wanted an apartment in paris.i will like to let you know i have one bedroom flat at 29, Place Parvis Notre Dame 75004 Paris, France,with a garden and all equipment within.i will like to  know if you are still willing to rent as soon as possible.So that i can send you pictures of the apartment,tell you details and also arrange when you  will come and view it.
Laura

WARNING: Shameless Pastor Carter Curtis targeting Craigslisters

Pastor Carter Curtis  or Pastor Curtis Carter — either way, avoid this shameless scammer who’s been posting frequently on Craigslist Paris in recent days, targeting students and non-students alike with photos of luxurious modern apartments. He says he’s in West Africa but his email headers  show he’s actually writing from IP address 91.186.10.10 in the U.K.  Below is one of his ads. To view the full post click here.

EUR950 / 3br – Charming Furnished 3 Bedroom home for rent

Répondre à : pastorcartercurtis@yahoo.com

Date : 2008-06-16, 1:49PM CEST

The accomodation comprises of 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathroom, living room. The living room is (17’0×16’0), kitchen breakfast room (13×11), bedroom 2 (12’10×10’5), bathroom and a separate WC.Facilities and electonics like satellite TV and internet, 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.

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Pastor Carter Curtis, Stave Batt and Bruce Maurice are all the same person.All three of these scammers e-mail from IP address 91.186.10.10 in the U.K. If you google this address, you will find plenty of other scams perpetrated by this individual, who also runs scams on dating sites using email addresses 

maswel_polly2000@yahoo.com,

richard_scott60@yahoo.com, 

mikedavis4god@yahoo.co.uk, among many others.

Paris apartment rip-off stories

Journalist Anne Garber provides some detailed and highly informative accounts of her experiences with scammers in her search for Paris housing. Check it out  here and here.  

Nigerian scammer debbycat38@yahoo.com trolling on craigslist

Debby Cat (debbycat38@yahoo.com) runs an ad (see below) for an apartment that claims the building has a gym, parking, maid service and a garden, definitely not typical with Parisian apartment buildings, and certainly not for 700 euros a month. And 45 m2 rooms? Nice try. Note the ad was placed at 3:02 a.m. Euopean time. Her story is complicated: she’s supposedly a “dual citizen of Paris”, and just started a course in Italy yet she writes from IP address 82.128.19.124, located in Lagos, Nigeria. Of course, since she won’t be in town, she wants you to send funds via Western Union to her name and address in Paris, no doubt to an in-country accomplice in this international network of fraudsters. 

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:15:03 -0700 (PDT)

Hello

  The apartment is located at 19 place des Vins de,75012, France.each room is 45meter square.

     Am debby ,Dual citizen of Paris ,actually i just start a year course in Italy so i wont be available for viewing ,so i need a very  responsible person that can  help take good care of the apartment ,i will send to you the pics of  the apartment so you can decide if you want it,but you have to be fast about it cos there are many people who  is also interested in the apartment ,but am looking for  the best ,here are the pictures of the place,so the next process is for you and i to sign a contract,that would be signed over mail by printing and scanning,so this is all i need to prepare the contract…

Your name in full

Your address and date of birth

Your moving in and out date

Your passport ID number

An address where the keys has to be posted to cause one the payment is made,i will post you the keys so that you know the place is under reservation for you…

  So once i receive the details i will draw up th contract and send it to you then you would read,sign and scan back to me before you make the payment,the payment will be transfer to my name and address in Paris via western union money transfer,after the confirmation of the money then the keys will be posted to your address in Canada before your arrive and on your arrival date i will be at the airport to pick you to the apartment and fix you in

  i will be waiting to hear from you soon 

XXXX@yahoo.ca> wrote:

Hi,

I’m interested in your apartment advertised on

Craigslist. Could you please indicate where it’s

located as well as the size (m2).

Is the monthly rent is all inclusive?

I’m coming to Paris next week and would

like to find something soon.

Thanks

(name withheld)

 

EUR700 APARTMENT URGENTLY FOR RENT (CITY CENTER)

Reply to: hous-721014901@craigslist.org

Date: 2008-06-16, 3:02AM CEST

I AM RENTING OUT MY LOVELY APARTMENT IN THE CITY CENTER WELL FURNISHED AND WELL EQUIPPED ,WITH ALL FACILITIES SUCH AS WASHING MACHINE, HEATER,DRYER,SOFA,CLEANER,

FAST INTERNET ACCESS,CABLE,GYM,GARDEN AND SPACE FOR PARKING IN THE APARTMENT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT MY APARTMENT THEN GET BACK TO ME VIA EMAIL debbycat38@yahoo.com FOR MORE INFORMATIONS

ALERT: Scammer tenant Sandra Roland

Regular scammer Sandra Roland writes from IP address 196.29.219.198 in Nigeria, and she doesn’t conceal her location. Strangely, she’s always looking for a room by the end of month — all year round. This one’s most certainly a cashier’s cheque (overpayment) scam. If you’re looking for a tenant, don’t choose Sandra Roland.

Hi,
Hello to You overthere and how is your weekend going? I saw your
advert that You have a room available for rent and i am interested in
knowing the availability of the place and i will also want to know
more about the neighboourhood ,the place and the utilities
included…?
I am sandra Roland,a Medical Humanitarian Nurse ,and ve been involve since the past 8 years,taking care of the motherless babies,Homeless one and all of that,I am still kind of young because i just turned 27yrs old…I Can speak both english and french.,i love to live with clean people,caring,responsible,neat type. I’m 5″7′ straight,and i am in West Africa Nigeria now ,I will want to move by the ending of this month depending on the availability of the room ,I speaks english fluently,so we have no barriers I’ll let You know more about me if i am to rent this particular room that you have to offer
I will be anxiously waiting for your next email
Kind Regards

This “medical humanitarian nurse” also goes by a multitude of other aliases, including Staci Martin and Alicia Smith, Jeni Walcot, Tracy Fields, Diane or Dianne Jackson, Linda Quach, Melanie Bunton, Christine Burke, and Whitney Brainard. The scam involves counterfeit checks or cash.

More scammer emails:

Jessica Williams (jessy.adams01@gmail.com) aka rosewilliam900@yahoo.com
joy smith (joy378_4love@yahoo.com)
joy badmus (joybadmus222222@gmail.com) aka macdanny78@yahoo.com
Rose Michaels (dkoyi@yahoo.com) aka rosesmich0101@yahoo.com (Deji Orunkoyi)
janet scott (janetscott002@hotmail.com) aka caledw@yahoo.com
Sandra Philips (sendavidmark@ymail.com) aka nicholas_strunk@yahoo.com (Spokeo search here)
susan smith (smith.susansmith.susan4@gmail.com) aka alesiasuarez@yahoo.com (Allycakes)
Room Needed (tracey_johnson23@yahoo.com)
claire_pretty2009@yahoo.com (cbill27@gmail.com) aka misspeppersteak@yahoo.com
Natasha Kish (remedix2001@yahoo.com) aka kimshama1@hotmail.com (Ahmed Oresanya)
Kate Morgan (larrymihceal1@gmail.com) aka kissymorgan@rocketmail.com
Sandra Smith (sandra_sdcreation@rocketmail.com) and sherrycdlady@gmail.com
Rachel Roberts (realbabysf@hotmail.com ALSO Rachel Roberts (realemploy3@yahoo.com)om)
Okcana Odinstova (okcanaodinstova@gmail.com)
Kathia Bulicheva (kathiabulicheva@hotmail.com)
Benita Williams (delefamurewa@yahoo.com) (Dele Famurewa)
SUZIE DONOSO (Goodlovegood8@aol.com )
Kate Colan (room.y@hotmail.com)
Aimee Tiare (aimee_tiare@live.com)
Dylan Banza (dylan.banza112@hotmail.com)
Margret Smith (margretsmith17@yahoo.com) & Margret Smith (chloedeissler0011@hotmail.com)
Martha Logsdon (martha.logsdon@live.com)
Celine Watson (celgel777@gmail.com)
Sherry Adams (sherryadams036@yahoo.com)
Brittany Robert (brittrobbaby@yahoo.com)
REINA BENTLEY (temmiebiz@yahoo.com)
Dylan Banza (vivi4ever20@yahoo.com)
gladysmicks300@gmail.com aka: Glady Suarez aka: petworthhousemate@yahoo.com
andrewe_rr51@yahoo.co.uk – Andrew Ramons
Sanjay Gupta (qiacolonyi@yahoo.com)
Sonia Williams (soniawilliams18@gmail.com)
Reina Bentley (reina_bentley1@hotmail.com, temmiebiz@yahoo.com)
Rose Travis (rosetravis1979@gmail.com)
Helen Danison (helendanison@aol.com)
Jaylene Gupta (qiacolonlyfe2@gmail.com)
Lizzy James (cambelcooper@gmail.com) aka Cambel Cooper

Big Red Flag: request for payment by Western Union

Fake ads and fake landlords. Every day, scores of them appear on Craigslist Paris. Some are so slick they’re almost impossible to recognise. Others are so sloppy they have scam written all over them. These con artists are based mostly in Nigeria, the U.K. and the U.S. They use yahoo, live, hotmail and gmail addresses and frequently change their aliases. What they all have in common is that sooner or later you get a request to transfer funds via Western Union or some other wire service. Don’t do it. You’ll never see that (bogus) apartment, and your cash will be gone for good. For a few tips and tools on how to protect yourself from apartment scams in Paris, click here.

WARNING: scammer Stave Batt posting fake ads on Craigslist Paris

This ad, recently posted on Craigslist Paris, is a scam:

EUR650 / 1br – Fully furnished one bedroom apartment

for rent in paris (paris)

Reply to: stave_batt@yahoo.com

Date: 2008-06-14, 9:05PM CEST

OVERVIEW The apartments are completely furnished with

double bed, full equipped kitchen with all utilities.

Bathroom with shower, toilet and sink. There is cable

tv, 24h wireless broadband internet connection, music

system with cd player, central heating, hairdryer,

iron. Standard we offer bed linen and towels.located

Scammer Stave Batt (stave_batt@yahoo.com) aka Bruce Maurice, writes from IP 91.186.10.10 in the United Kingdom, yet he claims to be in the United States. Read more here.

WARNING: avoid paris_flat_venge@yahoo.fr

This well-known scammer writes from IP address 82.128.23.64 in Lagos, Nigeria but offers apartments in Paris, New York and who knows where else. Read more here.

WARNING: Scammer Pierre M Phillipe targets Paris Craigslisters

Scammer Pierre M Phillipe made an appearance on Craigslist Paris today.  If you hear from this unscrupulous fraudster, steer clear. He writes from IP address: 204.16.127.114 via ISP Sterling Bringcom Inc, “a telecommunications service provider delivering complete wireless solutions to government and private customers in the Americas and Africa.”

Pierre M Phillipe <phillipe_pierre1@yahoo.com> wrote:

20 Rue Saint-Placide
75006 Paris
France…………………………………..

its at a very good location with good access to transportations(metro stops at walking distance-rennes,saint placid,vaneau)
5mins to luxembourg garden,off the laennec hospital,10 minutes to the universities in the city center in whichever direction you take……………
 It is much available now, so you can move in as soon as we conclude…
 so send your name ,address,date of moving in and out to me so we can sign the Lease agreement,then you make the deposit payment to me by western union.And also note that i will be sending in my Id card
I will be waiting   

thanks
pierre

Fake ads and Fake landlords: a housing nightmare

Craigslist and expatriates.com, like many other Internet classified worldwides, are a favoured trolling ground for Nigerian advance fee scammers. These fraudsters use yahoo, live, hotmail and gmail addresses. They use real or fake French or English names. They will often contact you with some convoluted story about how they had to leave Paris and need someone to look after their place. Their ads are often wordy and poorly written. Bottom line: They Want Your Money. A bit of research can go a long way in helping to screen out these shameless thieves. Read more here.

Laurie Paucot: prolific scammer based in Nigeria

If you post a housing wanted ad and get a message from someone using the alias Laurie Paucot this is a scam!

Messages come from lauriepaucot@live.com or lauriepaucot@yahoo.com, using IP address 41.219.208.15 (LAGOS, NIGERIA) or some other Lagos IP.

LAURIE PAUCOT IS A PROLIFIC, REPEAT SCAMMER ON CRAIGSLIST.

Here’s what one Craigslister had to say:

“How did you find out that the e-mails came from Nigeria? I’m asking because she responded to a notice that I posted. I had a very weird feeling about it, but kept asking for more and more info from her. I actually wasn’t satisfied with her responses, and the apt she had just looked too good to be true.”

 

Here’s Laurie Paucot in her own words:

 

From: Laurie Paucot <lauriepaucot@live.com>

Date: June 10, 2008 15:50:00 PDT (CA)

Subject: apartment available in paris

Hello,
     How are you doing?i saw your advert of wanting an apartment in paris and i have a vacant apartment at 22, Rue Caumartin, 75009 Paris, France so i thought contacting  you will be a good idea………..dont essitate to get back to me if you are interested in my apartment and seeing pictures and more details…Hope to read from you as soon as possible….
Regards.

From: Laurie Paucot <lauriepaucot@yahoo.com>

Date: May 14, 2008 16:19:45 PDT (CA)

Subject: One Bedroom apartment in Paris

Reply-To: lauriepaucot@yahoo.com

Just came across your advert on the site and i have an apartment to let so i thought contacting you will be good to see your chances of being tenant. I am looking for a tenant. All utilities included (electricity, gas, cable, council tax and wireless cable internet,there is also a regular phone line.
    
Spacious one bedroom apartment entirely renovated six months ago. New bathrooms and kitchen. Very clean and tastefully decorated. Sunny and quiet..the room is medium size, a vintage drawer desk and a great build in closet plus shelves, carpet floors and clean walls.
   
There is interne access,cable,electricity,kitchen utensil and gas,it is also well furnished.
   
Located at  center of Paris,20,Rue Montorgueil,Paris,75002. And the price of the apartment per month including utilities bills and council tax is €700
   
I am seeking someone  with an utmost level of maturity,stable occupation,responsible, reliable, respectful of other people’s privacy and willing to keep a clean and peaceful atmosphere .
               

I will be waiting to read from you as soon as possible.
   
Cheers,
   
Laurie.

From: Laurie Paucot <lauriepaucot@live.com>

Date: May 14, 2008 17:29:38 PDT (CA)

Subject: apartment available in paris

Hello,
     How are you doing?i saw your advert of wanting an apartment in paris and i have a vacant apartment at 22, Rue Caumartin, 75009 Paris, France so i thought contacting  you will be a good idea………..dont essitate to get back to me if you are interested in my apartment and seeing pictures and more details…Hope to read from you as soon as possible….
Regards.

CRAIGSLIST HOUSING BOARDS OVERRUN BY SCAMMERS

Sample scam offers:

From paris_flat_venge@yahoo.fr:

Bonjour,This is Venge,I will be 28 by March.I am working abroad so that was why i want to rent out my 3 bedroom flat located in of Paris.The apartment has 3 rooms with en suite bathroom and toilet.It is fully furnished and also equipped.You can rent a room if you want to share and also you can rent the whole apartment if you don’t feel  like sharing the place with anyone.Anyway do get back to me for more on the details.Thanks while i wait for your response

from darlingston_90s@yahoo.com (Darlington Stone):

Bonjour, 
       An Exclusive, bien meublé et équipé appartement de deux chambres est disponible à la location, il est situé au centre dans les 12 erre, une distance de marche de la station de métro, une salle cos juste 400euro y compris les projets de loi et d’un dépôt de garantie remboursable de seulement 600euro. 
      Vous pouvez revenir à moi si cela vous intéresse. 
    Merci et meilleures salutations

from chelsea_bluessports@hotmail.co.uk:

I have a lovely apartment for rent now in the center of Paris,Kindly mail me back for more details if still searching for a place

From herr_step88@yahoo.com (Stephanis Herrerias):

I’m well mail you with the details concerning the apartment which I have available for RENT,am Stephanie 21 years old from France.
Kindly go through the details/info stated thus;will suits your 
findings/taste.
-Dryer/washer
-TV 
-STORE
-Wireless internet connection
- Air conditioner
-Spacious closets
–Rent 400EUROS/ROOM
 -DeposiT 600EUROS
Month to Month lease.(I’m ready to sign a year lease as well depending on 
you)
Furnished bedroom.
-800sq feet of space-Utilities included.
Let me hear from you if you havent find any. 
Stephanie

 

All of these come from IP addresses in Nigeria or the U.K.

 

Typically, the scam works like this: The scammer sets up a bait in the way of an attractive apartment rental, or they contact someone who’s posted an ad looking for a flat.

They then send a form to be filled out (see below), after which they tell you that in order to secure your reservation you need to wire money upfront.

They say they’ll arrange to send you the keys or have somone meet you, but of course that never happens!

Example of a scammer “follow-up”

 

I got your email and Thanks for your interest in my 1 Bedroom Flat,has an inernet connection inside, i want you to know that my 2-Bedroom Flat is still available, The Flat is fully with All Necessary Document registered, I am Glad you response to he West Africa on a Christian missionary work in Nigeria to be praise, we are here for missionary trip from Paris, We used to live in Paris, but since we left for the missionary trip we have to bring the Flat Document papers of the House because of People Who are willing to have the Flat for Rent, And as you asked For, so right now all the House Papers Document are with Our Lawyer here in the West Africa, We Just Got a Lawyer Here in the West Africa, because we are New to the Country, and we are not Yet a Citizen Of the country, so we really need to get a Lawyer for Back-up, in which we will be staying in West Africa Nigeria for 1-3 Yrs in which all our house Papers Document of the FLAT in United State is With the Lawyer Because, We have been Provided a New Flat, Accomodation, feeding , here in the West Africa Nigeria, by the Church who brought i and my husband to the West Africa,  
 
If you are interested in our lovely Apartment,get back to me with your
 
FullName—————
Full Address ———-
Phone number——–
City———————–
State———————-
zipcode——————-
Occupation————-
Age———————— 
Sex————————
Religion——————
email Address———
Fax Number————
marriage Status——-
Picture If Available—-
How many months deposit you will be paying for——————–
 
 
 
And Let me Know How many Month or Years You are Willing to Rent my Apartment– 
 
 
So that i can Forward all your information  Directly to The Lawyer and the Lawyer will Get in touch with you, In the Paying of the Flat Fee, Agreement of Month or Years You are Willing to Stay and the Sending of the Document to you for you to have the Flat, the Document will  be scan to you and also be Fax to You, if you have a Fax, and the Document will be Shipped Down to your Home Address Door Next-Day By Via EXPRESS DELIVERY, for you to have the Document at Hand, so you can move into the Flat, we really need a Good Decent Person for The Flat .And i Hope you are Decent And Respectfully Person, If you are interested,get back to me with the Information Below as soon as possible Hope to read from you soonest   
   
 Thanks And God Bless You
 

Below is the address

Rue St Honoré, 1st Ardt
2 pièces   

Location&Area

In the heart of Paris, 100m from the Louvre Museum, the Royal Palace and 5mn from Opera, in a 18th century building fully renovated, 5th floor with lift, charming penthouse, 35m2 (385sq.f) : living room with large closet with a terrasse overlooking the roof and at the upper floor : small bedroom with a double bed,
very well decorated with wooden beams, fully equipped kitchen, modern bathroom with bathtub, WC, Tel, TV
Sleeps : 4 people (1 double bed and 1 convertible sofa)
Metro : Pyramides ( lines 7, 14) orTuileries (line 1) – RER: Chatelet-Les-Halles, Lines A and B