Friday, January 18, 2008

And now the Nigerians want in on the action...

What do you think? Does this sound like a scam? This is a response to our condo ad. The e-mail is from a "Pastor" somebody.

Hello,
Thanks for your mail and details on this unit,i am indeed serious about renting this unit and will be willing to offer you 2 months rent plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to our arrival.

Could you be kind enough to let me know what the electricity facitility cost would be ?as i will really need to have this unit to myself. You can send me the lease application , to enable be review it ahead of time.i would eventually have it signed physically when i arrive.In my opinion, appending signatories should be done properly and at best physically.Please , send me a picture view of the living room and bed rooms.

This is an international situation .With this arrangement, my financier in the states,will be effecting your payment deposit to you.I believe we can work together and ensure every arrangements that we shall both execute in line with my taking up the tenancy should be done accordingly to ensure we have a proper understanding.

In view of my work schedule, i would want us to finalise basic arrangements. I will arrive the united states before the month End, with my wife and my 5 years old daughter.

If you require any specific information, pls let me know
My due regards


His "financier" will "effect [our] payment deposit," huh? There's something fishy about this. But then, he's a pastor, so I should probably just send his financier our bank info post-haste.

1 comment:

Steph said...

Oh, I LOVE screwing around with these people! It's so much fun. I had one guy going for a month or so.

You should try it.