I put an ad on GUMTREE.COM to say I am looking for a flat to rent.
I got an email back from someone who has a one bedroom flat for £400/ month so i replied saying i wanted to see it.
then he sent me this
Viewing the house is not a problem. But i will like you to do a thing. I guess you will understand this.It's in the policy my Solicitor has told me and i wish to abide by it. I won't get any money from you now. So you will do a thing to make me believe you really need the Property.I have been fooled several times and I had to travel a long journey with my Solicitor to meet people who wants to view my property and at the end of the day they tell me they want to stay in the Property for a month before they would pay me. I don't want this to happen to me anymore so My Solicitor has advised me that I have to be sure that who so ever is renting my property should be capable of paying the cost of the rent. You will go to the nearest WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER around you,Send to your Friend send the sum of 1,000pounds in WESTERN UNION. The money will still be within you and your friend. I am not ready to get any money from you as i have said. All I need to see is the WESTERN UNION copy of receipt giving to you. Scan the WESTERN UNION receipt and send it as an attachment to my email just for me to view it and be sure you are ready to get the Flat. after viewing the property, and you really like it,
You can go together to the WESTERN UNION location agent or bank around here to get the 1,000 pounds back and we can reach an agreement on how you will move into the property. I will pay back to you the charges you will be using in sending the money in WESTERN UNION. If you don't understand, Here is an examples of how to do it....
SENDERS NAME....................YOUR NAME
RECEIVER' NAME...................YOUR FRIEND NAME.
AMOUNT SENT.....................1,000POUNDS.
and scan the copy of receipt to me in an email just for me to view it.
and then i can pick you up and show you the property.
Best Regards.
Answer by ryan692404
I would say that this absolutely sounds like a con! As someone who trades online I know that western union is a very insecure method of payment so i would not recommend it even to a friend. Also this seems like a very strange request from someone you have never even met and does not sound like the type of thing a solicitor would advise someone to do, on the contrary in fact.
If I was you i would just ignore the email and look for a new property, I would steer well clear of whoever this is!
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