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rental adds

Posted by  on 15 June 2009, 11:21 am

recently i started to pay a bit more attention to rental adds on craigslist, keeping an eye on various places, seeing how the rent in specific areas is, and so on. i figured i should at least be somewhat informed on the prices of areas of interest when the time comes to spread the wings…and leave the ‘nest’. anyhow, long story short….i also figured that if something pops up too good to miss i will contact them asap. and, so i did. a few adds on craigslist were just that…’too good…not to contact’. cheap yet offering quite a bit. so, i send an email, asking for information and when/where to set up a meeting to see the place.

first (of two emails to two different adds) email i send was on saturday and i receive quite a lengthy email in response with too much information in regards to the religious views as well as the type of ‘volunteer’ work they do in africa. now, before i go into how the two different emails are alike…what put me off responding to the first was simply the request of too much personal information to be kept on ‘file’ by the person. so…given i didn’t respond. however, on sunday i run into another add that sounded like quite a deal…so i emailed again, asking for a time to see the place. same type of email comes back as a reply. i guess…i needed two emails to fully confirm that if an add on craigslist is too good to be true…then it is…

the two responses…both spend time focusing on the religious views as well as the support work done in africa by the potential owner of the place to be rented…now, i highly doubt that two different apartments, at separate addresses in downtown vancouver have either the same owner…or different owners that do the same type of work (keep in mind…the names on each email are different). they both asked pretty much the same nine (or so) questions…and both had the keys with them in africa…which are to be mailed if terms agreed upon. the apartment can be viewed from the outside…but no interior inspection…until agreed to rent the place… not to mention…the information requested is to be kept on file…in case receipt is to be issued…

i guess i needed two adds to make the full conclusion that what seems too cheap for what is offered is most likely spam…or an attempt at phishing for information. i recall the ‘bank-type’ emails being sent out…or various network website emails asking for username/password to be re-typed, etc. but i must state…i wasn’t expecting this…

here’s the set of questions to be filled in as part of the application received in the second email:

========= RENT APPLICATION FORM ============

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
Also,Pls answer these questions below:

1)Your Full Name______________________________________

2)Present Address(where you reside now) & Phone Number______________________________

3)How old are you _____________________________

4)Are you married ______________________________ _____

5)How many people will be living in the apartment___________________________

6)Do you have a pet _________________________________________

7)Do you have a car __________________________________________

8)Occupation _________________________________________________

9)How long are you willing to stay _________________________________________

10)When do you intend to move in _________________________________________

11)1 month Or 2 month deposit needed ______________________________________

12) Pictures of all the Occupant that will stay in my apartment______________________________________

oh, and before i forget…both owners are willing to give the apartment based on trust alone…provided you fill out the (or answer) questions…
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