Note to Self: Potential Apartment Scam

Berlin Neukölln Apartment Scam.md

I received the following email about an apartment in Berlin that I did not attempt to contact. I am pretty sure it is a scam. Hopefully if anyone googles his email address or the address of the Wohnung (12055 Berlin Neukölln Karl-Marx strasse 223) they'll find this before getting scammed themselves.

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Hi david, You sound very interesting and i guess You Should Be a good person to be with.Sorry, i already disable the ad because have gotten too much mails.I would like to get to know people who are being Themselves and not giving a mere representative.Someone who is naturally his / herself and Independently oriented, and maybe we can get to know eachother better.All am looking for is a down to earth person to share flat with, who like to have something appreciable in all his / her endeavors, am a person with a lot of skills and trades, and far away from being lazy.I need a lively and jovial person to stay with. Am on vacation to my Dad's place in portugal now,i just went last 3 days and should be back in two weeks time but the room can be secured anytime and you can move in anytime you want as well.I have the pictures here and other info about it..have had so many request as well, but i should reserve it for the best and responsible applicant.

Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 16:39:00 +0100 Subject: Re: Anfrage von David Pollack bei WG-Gesucht.de From:
To: larifurlarifur@hotmail.com

Lari,

I am sorry, but I do not have a record of responding to the ad for your room. Could you please email me the listing on wg-gesucht as well as my original message to you, so I can look at it again?

http://facebook.com/david.pollack.39

You can see pictures of me there.

Thanks, David

2014-11-03 16:17 GMT+01:00 lari fur larifurlarifur@hotmail.com: Good Day! Just to let you know that the room is still available.Am a Person who believes in being honest,It is the best policy anyway. I don't play games and I dislike deceit. I listen very well, and I have been told that I am very considerate.I'm a very outgoing person who is down to earth and easy to be with.I like to listen to music,watch movies.Just basically have a good time hanging out when am less busy..I also have the best friend a person can have,and who thinks the world of me.So I'm loved where ever I go,lol. I have a beautiful 3 bedroom flat to share,am staying in one room and have 2 other rooms yet to be occupied. 26m² Zimmer in 3er WG in 12055 Berlin Neukölln Karl-Marx strasse 223

price : € 300 charges/utilities:€ 50 deposit: € 500 Email me back with your picture,other information about yourself and family, if you are still interested. thanks.

BTW .... Two other persons hat similar experience either with a person with same name, or using the same telephone number (See: www.scamwarners.com - which itself seems to be hacked at the moment):

10789 Berlin Schöneberg Ansbacher Str. 35
Miete: 400€ Nebenkosten: 50€ Kaution: 700€
Aside from email, you can also reach me on whatsap +4915217043644
Lage
Directly at the Kurfürstendamm, the center of West Berlin, next to the KaDeWe.
The great location with the beautiful view to the famous KaDeWe shopping center characatarizes the appartment in a charming way.
The apartment is centrally located in walking distance to the Wittenbergplatz (2 Minute drive) the beautiful view directly to the KaDeWe contribute to the special charm of this apartment.
WG-Leben
Free, Flexible, fun and fair WG.
Am half German and am presently on vacation to my mum's place in ireland but would be back within few weeks.
If you need to move in anytime soon, i have the keys here with me but I can send or bring you the keys after completing the contract process.
NB: the first 2 months rent payment with deposit must be paid before moving in.
Am a potential risk manager as my research is in insurance. I'm 27 years old, easy to live with, creative and open to ideas.
Let me know if you are satisfied and willing to join my WG.
Warm Regards
Maria

"#373986 by Farah Saad Thu Sep 27, 2018 3:36 pm
Das ist mir auch in Karlsruhe passiert! Was habt ihr gemacht?
Ich habe schon bezahlt!!!!"

Hello!
Thanks for getting back to me and my one room flat is still available for rent.
It is Available from Now.
Rent: 500 € 1-Zimmer-Wohnung
28m² in 55116 Mainz Mainz Templerstraße 9
Miete: 400€ Nebenkosten: 100€ Kaution: 800€
I Love to have fun, young in heart, not into games or the drama. I love the outdoors and I also love to cook .
I love to laugh and make others laugh. Life is way too short to be miserable or unhappy,lol.
if you are still interested, feel free to tell me more about yourself such as your present location,what you do, your proposed move in period,
your picture(optional) and other things.
thanks and hoping to hear from you!
Regards

Gut, Ihre schnelle Antwort zu hören, habe ich hiermit die Bilder und mehr Details beigefügt!
28m² 1 Zimmerwohnung, nichts wird geteilt.
Es ist 500 Euro monatlich all inclusive, Keine zusätzlichen Kosten.
Es gibt eine Waschmaschine. Schnelle Internet-Flatrate (WIFI)
Anmeldung / Anmeldung ist möglich !!! Die Wohnung befindet sich im 1. Stock.
Es ist entweder für kurze oder lange Zeit, also können Sie es so lange mieten, wie Sie es wünschen.
Es ist komplett möbliert mit Bett, Stuhl, Tisch, Kleiderschrank etc. und verbindet sich mit einem Balkon, der Ihnen exklusiv zur Verfügung steht.
Die Küche hat eine gute Größe mit Esstisch und allen notwendigen Küchengeräten.
Die Wohnung kann möbliert oder unmöbliert gemietet werden!
Neben E-Mail erreichen Sie mich auch unter whatsap +4915217043644
Kostenlos und flexibel 1 Zimmer wohnung. Ich werde die Wohnung ausgeben, weil ich meinen Master im Belgien beginnen werde.
Bin halb deutsch und bin momentan in Belgien für mein Masterprogramm. Ich habe vor, in ein paar Wochen zurück zu kommen und meine anderen Sachen in die Wohnung zu packen.
Wenn Sie jederzeit einziehen müssen, habe ich die Schlüssel hier bei mir, aber ich kann Ihnen die Schlüssel senden oder bringen, nachdem Sie den Vertragsprozess abgeschlossen haben.
NB: die ersten 2 Monate Miete Zahlung mit Anzahlung muss vor Einzug bezahlt werden.
Meine Forschung ist in der Betriebswirtschaft. Ich bin 26 Jahre alt, einfach, kreativ und offen für Ideen.
lassen Sie mich wissen, wenn Sie interessiert sind und bereit sind, meine Wohnung zu besetzen.
Herzliche Grüße
Laura

Hello people! I need your help. I had the same trouble. Someone named Laura Esser offered me an apartment in Aachen, I have payed already and she has vanished. Please tell me is there any way to get my money back? What have you done?

Hello Guys,

I also got this scam. I didn't pay anything in order to get contact details and his/her identity I had to give my passport copy and address.
I regret sending my details!
Then he/she asked me to pay as soon as possible. The thing is someone's ID is being circulated through this scam. The scammer sends me a copy of the Residence permit of a woman.
I wanted to let the person knows about it, what should I do?

Regards,
Saranya