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Rent Reporters Scam This is a scam 2245 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 646 USA
A very attractive apartment was advertised on realestate.com.au for a price that looked too good to be true as well as being inclusive of all utilities and being fully furnished. This did ring alarm bells but still I inquired and a very polite person who called him self Peter Hordern wrote to me with a long story of him being an engineer with MWH Global engineering. He did include a lot of (unnecessary) personal details about him and his family which did make me suspicious. A web search under his name, his e-mail address revealed no trace of him which again was a bit unusual.
Anyhow he said that I should go with rentreporters - which he described as an excellent and trustworthy company (a quick websearch showed reviews that stated quite the opposite). This is the first time I've ever gotten caught to this sort of thing and feel a bit silly to have actually sent two e-mails to this scam artist. the old saying is always true - if it looks too good to be true, it probably is a scam!!! I shall be a bit more careful in future. I didn't give any personal details apart from my first and last name - thankfully. Stay safe guys!
Here is the first e-mail he sent me (in retrospect, does look rather suspicious) - as you can see a lot of details that are no business of a potential tenant:
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Hello,
The apartment located in 420 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 is still available. As you can see from the pictures is in excellent condition, very clean and very well kept. Is the first time I'm renting this apartment and I'm trying to find a responsible tenant to take good care of the place. The apartment has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. You can use my furniture if you want and everything from the apartment otherwise you can deposit it in the storage unit that is near the building not far away.
Of course I will cover the costs for movers. The apartment rent is 1480AUD/month with everything included-all the utilites (heat, hydro, water, electricy, 2 parking spots, laundry in-suite, washer and dryer also included, cable and internet- full package paid for 1 year in advance). You also have full access to all the building amenities (sauna, pool, fitness room, gym, party room, restaurants, visitor parking). Everything in the apartment is new or renovated so there is no need for repairs but just in case I will cover the costs.
Note that the apartment is a private property, already paid in full and NO mortgage on it. The surrounding area is great. Schools and groceries near-by. I'm sure you will have everything that you need there because is one of the most important areas in the city. Pets and children are allowed in the building. Now about me: I'm a structural engineer and I work for MWH Global Engineering, I'm 45 years old, married with 2 children.
I worked hard to have a good career and I really respect hard earned money. The company I work for they have projects all around the world so most of my time I'm traveling. The apartment will be available for the next 6 years for sure. I want to rent the place on my own because it's a private property therefore I need to send you the keys and the papers. I'm sure we can find a way for both of us to be satisfied.
Best regards,
Peter
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