[BNM] [OT] Wanted: 2-bed flat to rent

[Chris Billett]

Aye - I regularly get offers to buy things I list on there from people
with poor grammar and IP addresses that trace back to a certain country
known pretty well for its scams...

> Yeah, I put a flat wanted advert on Gumtree a while ago, and pretty much
> all the replies I got were from scammers like this.
>
> -alx (looking for a good-sized 2 bed in Western Road/7 Dials region)
>
>
> Also sprach Steve Purkiss:
>> Sure, right, whatever...!
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Steve Purkiss <steve at purkiss.com>
>> Date: Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: Your Gumtree Brighton ad #26463886: 2-bed wanted within
>> walking distance Providence Pl.
>> To: ritaishelker at yahoo.com
>>
>>
>> Right, OK, no thanks.
>>
>> Bit of feedback - nice try but lost me at 'can't view'.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:26 AM, Rita Helker <ritaishelker at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi thanks for the mai...so to get the place reserved so that i can post
>>> the
>>> keys to you by DHL courier service you will have to sign a rental
>>> agreement
>>> with me..so you will have to transfer the payment to me herein the
>>> Scotland
>>> via western union money transfer,but before the payment you and i will
>>> will
>>> have to sign a rental agreement so i will need the details bellow for
>>> the
>>> preparation of the rental agreement.
>>> your name........
>>> your date of birth...
>>> your move in date
>>> your move out date...
>>> your passport id number...
>>> your address to post the keys after the contract and the payment.....
>>>    So i will be waiting to read from you so that we can finalised
>>> everthing
>>> ASAP.
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