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 Post subject: CL Roommate scam
PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2012 12:39 am 
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I also received some emails from Spain responding to my add for a roommate.
here are a couple emails I got and most recent message:
****@gmail.com
Melissa Brookman <js1054169@gmail.com>

Thanks for getting back to me and I read your posting on Craigslist,and I am very interested in the room. It's in the perfect location for me and it sounds like we could be great roommates. I will be arriving the state by earlier of this month just let me know when we can start the lease although i wont arrive to the state until 29th of .May

About me: I'm Melissa Brookman female from Spain, specifically Malaga.i am 31 years of age. I am currently working with the Federal Agency of Works and Natural Resources . I am pretty quiet and neat, but not obsessively so. I'm responsible and will pull my weight around theapartment and pay bills on time. I like to cook, and it would be great to have people to cook with or eat with, but it's definitely not a requirement in a roommate. I don't smoke and I don't have any pets.I've got a lot going on this year, so i won't be around the apartment all that much. Mostly, I’d just like a place that I can come home to and chill at the end of the day. I am social, though, and get along well with most people. I probably won't have too many house guests, but I would like to feel comfortable bringing friends over once in awhile.

More so i would really want to secure the room before my arrival, and more so to know if it would be possible for me to pay for the room before my arrival, So i will like to know the total amount of the room per month and the utility included. All these information are very important so that i can submit my proposal to my Organization.My Organization will be responsible for all the fees and the payment .Please let me know if I can give you any more info that would be helpful for making your decision. I will be more than happy if you can tell me little about you too. I will also like to see more picture of the room if possible.

Thanks & God bless

Melissa


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 Post subject: Re: CL Roommate scam
PostPosted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:44 am 
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I just received several scam emails for a room for rent.

Here is the email address it came from: melvinblues36 melvinblues36@gmail.com

Then the reply's were answered by 2 different ones: Jane Powell jane.plove35@gmail.com

this one wrote back with the infamous money order scam.

Hi,
Thanks for your swift response and i am so sorry for the late response
to you... My full name is Jane Powell.Here is little about myself, i
speak both English and German, am single, fun, loving, clean, and
respectful of others, don't do drugs.My father is from Germany and my
mother is from US, am ( 25yrs old/F) I was born in Munich Germany and
i attend Hamburg University of Technology Germany i graduated 2yrs
ago. I'm coming for a long term stay and am ready to sign a year
lease as soon as i get there but am presently on research work at
Guam and will be coming for my master degree in June, I'll like to pay
for the deposit and a month rent... I would have loved to call you but
here is a remote area calls are very hard to go through, so please
try and understand and also I'll would have like to come and check at
the room before renting but am very far... but with pictures that
will makes me happy.I'll like you to tell me more about yourself and
if you have garage or parking space cos i will have my own car come
over, please let me know the total amount for the first month rent
and payment will be done by via US Cashier's & Certified Check. So
I'll need you to provide me your full mailing information so that
payment can be issued out to you on time...
INFORMATION TO FACILITATE THE MAILING OF THE CHECK
Full name :

Address Not P.O.BOX:

City, State, Zip Code :

Cell number :

Month rent :
I'll look forward to read back from you with the information
requested so that i can forward it to my father to issue out the check
for the month rent with that you can hold on the place for me till i
come soon okay.

My regards...
Jane


they did not stop with that. they sent another from: harduiet harduiet@gmail.com

they all have a different reply address, this one was : ggb2102@gmail.com.


Then here is one more scam attempt

Danielle Majewski ggb2102@gmail.com
Hello
I'm glad to read back from you... Cool and everything sounds good to
me I'm OK with it... and here is a little about me,well am an easy
going lady with special interest in swimming. I don't drink nor
smoke,no pets and no boy friend because am a very busy woman also.I
need to secure this room for myself before i arrive to the state as i
ll be moving in with my luggage's,You seem to be a very interesting
person to be with and I must confess to you that you will enjoy
staying with me in the house because i make people smile always.Well
my name is Danielle Majewski, 24 years old ,Am into modeling
and some humanitarian jobs but now am putting modeling aside and
focused on humanitarian jobs squarely and I think i like the job
because it involves traveling which is one of my hobbies..my dad is
from USA and died while i was only six and since then i was living
with mum in USA until i graduated and then been working there with
SABRA humanitarian organization here in UK with the head office based
in USA.i have 6 months vacation from here and wanna spend it here in
the united states.i also have some seminars coming up afterward and
that will hold for the other 6 months after my vacation and that means
duration might be 12 months in a whole OK.Well i have been having fun
in here and it will be a great pleasure seeing you soon.I think that
is all I can say so feel free to let me know about you too.Am going to
ask my boss to make a retainer fee payment for the room as soon as
possible because am in a conference meeting right now in which it will
be had for me to make the payment by myself so i decided to let my
boss know about the rent so the payment can be send to you cos he is
the one in charge of all my travel allowances and accommodation
fees.....Kindly get back to me with your details as follows..

1.Name to be on the check
2.Contact Address(street,apt #,City,State,Zip code)
3.Contact telephone number i can text you (cell or work)

Where the retainer payment can be issue which may be money
order/cashier check and send to you immediately in other not to
affords and this will give me strong prove that the room will be hold
for me and more so if you have pics of yourself and the room you can
send them to me and make sure you get back to me with details request
from you.N.B. If there is any Rental application to fill i will take
care of everything when i arrive before i move in...make sure you
check your email often in case of urgent message. . Thanks

Regards

Danielle


please report any of these names and email addresses you see here if it happens to you.


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 Post subject: Re: CL Roommate scam
PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:28 pm 
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I received the following scam email from js1054169@gmail.com, with an alias of "Patrick Mulcahy". I had posted a chair for sale on CL. He was the only inquiry, and did not call me after 2 days of no reply to him (should have been a clue). I just received this today, and will post more if I receive a scam check from this person.

Message from scammer at js1054169@gmail.com:

That's great, thank you for getting back to me. Though I'll be using the services of a mover who will come for the pick up of the item on my behalf all because I'm currently away for a contracting Job but I will send a Check through my Bank to cover the cost of the items. The check will be delivered to you by a reliable courier company within 2-3 working days. Please do provide me with your full Name to be on the check and mailing address, and also indicate your final price, the Name that should be on check and finally a cell phone #. Kindly delete the posting because am serious in buying it, when the funds clears then we can arrange for the pick up asap.


Patrick

Here are 2 more emails from "Patrick Mulcahy (js1054169@gmail.com) dated July 14, 2012 and July 17, 2012. I will update this file when the false cashier's check comes, if it ever does:

Here's another 2 emails that have come in. Still awaiting false check. Will update files associated with "Patrick Mulcahy" when it does.

Sent July 14th from Patrick Mulcahy:

Patrick Mulcahy
Jul 14 (3 days ago)

to me
Thanks for getting back to me with your information.i have instruct my
secretary right away to issue the payment to you and the payment is on
the way ,because am now out of the state for business trip.You will
receive the payment from USPS with the mover funds. to cover the
shipment of the goods i bought. Once you receive the check, have it
cashed and deduct your money for the goods and send the remaining
funds to my mover My mover is also picking some of other valuable
goods (like household, furniture's and electronics set.) at the same
city of your location,to my new apartment.that is why you need to
transfer the amount to my mover.and you will Deduct $50 for your
running around that I have caused you during the transaction
period.Please let me know if i can trust you, so that i can move
forward from here.I will get back to you with tracking number.Best
Regards

Sent July 17th from Patrick Mulcahy:

Hello,
How are you doin Today ? i receive notification from USPS
that there was a little problem that you will receive the payment on
Wesdnesday Morning and as soon as you receive the payment kindly get
back to me asap ...Thanks


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 Post subject: Re: CL Roommate scam
PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:48 pm 
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New email received 7/18/12:

Hello ,
How are you doing Today ? . I have to pass this information across to you, I was informed that the payment sent to you will soon deliver to you via usps Courier Service today and here is the payment tracking number (9101969010383273442189) So since you have receive the payment kindly process it and deduct your own money for the item and you will also deduct extra $50 for your trouble and running around and the rest of the money should be wire to the Mover's information via Western Union Money Transfer to their information states as below and you are sending the money to them with money available in Minutes option and once again below is their information in you will use in sending out the fund at the western union international




RECEIVER'S INFORMATION:
=======================
Receiver"sName... samuel sinclair
Address......5425 Santa Monica Blvd
City.......Los Angeles
State.......CA
Zip code.....90029


As soon as you have the fund wired, email me back with the below information:

Senders Name and address as appeared on Western Union Receipt.
MTCN (10 Digit Money Transfer Control Number on Western Union Receipt )
Amount sent after Western Union Charges


I await to read from you soonest with the transfer details and also the map quest so the Mover can schedule for the pick-up once they pick up the money. Hope to read from you soon.

Thanks


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 Post subject: Re: CL Roommate scam
PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:24 am 
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Received fake check (with postage due, no less) on Friday, July 20th. If I were to deposit this check ($1990) and remove the cost of the chair he claimed to be buying plus the $50 "for my trouble", I would be out $1765.00. I have reported this case at Fraud.org and will be contacting the police today for further direction. I have not touched the check with my hands in case an authority would be interested in dusting it for fingerprints. The return address on the envelope is:

Dana Hornaday
150 Harvey Bend Rd
Clayhole KY 41317-9004

The USPS envelope was mailed from Oak Park Village, IL. The check inside the envelope shows the payor as:

BSBC Management, LLC
BB Kings Blues Club-Memphis
149 Monroe Ave
Memphis, TN 38103

Issued by Iberia Bank, check number 1008 in the amount of $1990.00. Signer is "Brenda Demps" (I think). Dated 7/15/12.

Please contact me (poster, complainant) at the contact information provided if you are an authority and would like to collect this check. You will need to provide the jurisdiction you work for and your badge number. Thank you.


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 Post subject: Re: CL Roommate scam
PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:01 am 
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Received final (hopefully) email this morning 7/23 at 1:11am:

How are you doing today?

The payment has been delivered to you since, so why don't you get back
to me with the Mover fund via western union money transfer , i will
want you to get this done today and get back to me with the transfer
details so that we can arrange the best time for the movers to come
for the pick up and i will want you to get back to me with the map
quest for the location of the pick up so that it can make it easier
for my movers to locate the item they will be picking it up, so kinldy
get back to me so that we can complete this transaction.I will be
awiting your responce


Thanks And God Bless

I have emailed this person back and told them that I am aware this is a scam and to not contact me any further, and that the police have been notified.


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