Kevin Havens keys/contract delivered by TNT; scammer lives in Cambridge, UK; deposit money to a "Money Gram" Alexandria Virginia

If the following emails sound familiar, do not continue with the "deal!!!"

Kevin Havens to me
May 3 (6 days ago)

Hello,

Thank you for your interest. I have available the apartment located at 1100 QUAKER HILL DR 119 ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304. It has 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen and 1 living room. I am looking for someone to live in it, as soon as possible, because my company has won the auction for a project, in construction, for a building that will rise up in Cambridge, United Kingdom. I am a civil engineer, so my accommodation period in UK will be about 4 years. The renting period is from 1 month up to 4-6 years. As a result of this I want to rent, for this period, at this price and also to find the perfect person for my apartment. I'm the owner of the apt and it's like in the pics.The apartment is unfurnished but if you want you can use my furniture from the storage unit. The rent for 1 month is $720 US (for the whole apartment) including all utilities (water, electricity, Internet, cable, parking, air conditioning, dishwasher, garbage disposal, microwave, refrigerator). You can move in the apt in the same day when you receive the keys. The only problem is that I'm the only person who has the keys but I hope that we will find a compromise.

Thank you for your interest and wait news from you.


Kevin Havens to me
May 6 (3 days ago)

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Hello Michelle ,


Thank you for your reply. Like I have informed you before, the price you have to pay for one month of rent will be $720 US with no extra fees you will have access to all facilities provide by the building. The utility bills are paid directly from my bank account. The price will not increase monthly; it will remain the same for the whole period that the contact will be signed for. We can start with a basic 1 year contract with the possibility of renewing it or with the period of time suitable for you.About the payment, I would like to receive it monthly into my bank account and I hope there will be no problem for you to wire the money to it. The apartment is ready for you, you only need to receive the keys and the contract so you could check it out, and see if you like it. The apt will be unfurnished but it can be rented very easily with the furniture at the same price.Since I'm Cambridge we need a way to complete this deal that will allow us to make sure we receive what we are asking for. I have found a way for us to complete the deal safely and fast, and in this way you will receive the Keys in less than 2 days. The solution is provided by a company called TNT which is similar to FedEx, DHL or UPS, which will handle the payment and delivery of the Keys.

I have found a procedure that will allows you to pay for the rent of the apt only after you will receive the keys, and through this way you will see it and decide if you like it or not, before sending the payment. Please click on the link bellow to the TNT web site to see how we can complete the deal safely and fast directly from the web site of the company where this procedure is explained:

http://www.tnt.com/express/en_gb/site/home/services/express_delivery.html


Let me know if you are interested,

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Kevin Havens to me
8:40 AM (12 hours ago)

Hello again Michelle ,


If you are ready to proceed with this transaction I will need to inform you with the steps on how this service works and how we can make it happen. You will only have to deposit to TNT Service the first month of rent $720 US so they can proceed with the shipping, and you can receive the keys and the contract. I will pay for a 2 days delivery so you will receive the keys and the contract signed by me right away. I will explain you step by step how this process will work:

1 - To start the process all i need is your full shipping info.
2 - I will go at TNT to deposit the keys and the contract in your name as the intended receiver.
3 - TNT will check the envelope to see if everything is in order and also the legal papers that will come along with the keys and proof of ownership.
4 - TNT will send you a delivery notification to let you know they have the keys and the papers in their custody and that i am the real owner of the apartment i am renting to you, in which you will also have all the instructions to complete the Money Gram transfer to the TNT Agent.
5 - At this point you will have to go to a Money Gram Location and make a money deposit on the TNT Agent Name for the amount we agreed, the total amount you shall deposit for the first month of rent.
6 - After you make the deposit you will have to send the transfer information to TNT.
7 - TNT will verify the payment information and if everything is in order they will proceed with the delivery of the keys and the contract.
8 - After you receive the package, you will go and check the apartment and in 2 days you must contact TNT to inform them if you keep the apt or not and if all is in order you will instruct TNT to send me the information about the money deposit and I will be able to receive the funds. If you don't like the apartment they will be sending the money back to you and you will send back the keys and contract. Also pay the Money Gram transfer fees from the total amount you need to deposit and send the rest in balance.
Let me know if we can do this and email me all your full name and shipping information so we can proceed with this deal.

**please note how "Kevin" a)never closes with his name, and b)the email address sounds like a girl's name, not a "Kevin"**

**also, craigslist.org is still an OK web site; just be careful of scams like this!!!**

Michelle
North Lauderdale, Florida
U.S.A.