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rental too good to be true?

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  • 02-06-2010 2:24am
    #1
    juzzy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭


    Hi guys - sorry bit long!

    I found a property on myhome.ie for €600 per month for a 2 bed place in cork ( which is very good). Its gorgeous so i emailed the landlord about it and this is what he emailed back:

    "Hi,
    My name is Richard Thorpe and i have an apartment for rent in ***** Cork and the price is 600 EUR/month. The apartment was my mother's, but she died 2 years ago and now i thought i can rent it. I live in UK with my family. If you are interested to rent the apartment, the rent is 600 EUR and you will have to pay for 2 months in advance (for the whole apartment) including all utilities (water, electricity, Internet, cable, parking, air conditioning, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator) and you will begin to pay the rent normal from the 3th month of your staying.
    If you are interested, email me back and i will explain you how we can proceed.
    Thank you."


    I only thought afterwards that it may be a scam as his name is very English (no offence intended) but his english wasn't great. I was nearly scammed before, with a job/cheque scam from someone called Tom Henshaw.

    any thoughts??


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    FreeAnd..
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭FreeAnd..


    juzzy wrote: »
    Hi guys - sorry bit long!

    I found a property on myhome.ie for €600 per month for a 2 bed place in cork ( which is very good). Its gorgeous so i emailed the landlord about it and this is what he emailed back:

    "Hi,
    My name is Richard Thorpe and i have an apartment for rent in ***** Cork and the price is 600 EUR/month. The apartment was my mother's, but she died 2 years ago and now i thought i can rent it. I live in UK with my family. If you are interested to rent the apartment, the rent is 600 EUR and you will have to pay for 2 months in advance (for the whole apartment) including all utilities (water, electricity, Internet, cable, parking, air conditioning, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator) and you will begin to pay the rent normal from the 3th month of your staying.
    If you are interested, email me back and i will explain you how we can proceed.
    Thank you."


    I only thought afterwards that it may be a scam as his name is very English (no offence intended) but his english wasn't great. I was nearly scammed before, with a job/cheque scam from someone called Tom Henshaw.

    any thoughts??

    Ha! - That scam is as old as the hills...


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    Doop
    Registered Users Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭Doop


    Scam, Scam, Scam...

    Theres loads of it around, same with car buying & selling websites.

    If it sounds to good to be true, then it IS too good to be true.

    Dont watse your energy....unless you've nothing to do, in that case keep mailing him asking did he recieve the money you sent via western union... string em along and waste his time!


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    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,271 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    Scam. Report it to myhome.

    Not your ornery onager



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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,387 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Scam.

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055773794
    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055877955


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    CathalDublin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,146 ✭✭✭CathalDublin


    Sweet it's got Aircon :)


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    D3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    air con and water bills paid for not to mind broken english and the fact its a well know scam. :rolleyes::rolleyes:


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    #8
    juzzy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭juzzy


    hey thanks everyone!! thought as much but the good price was clouding my judgement!!


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    dammitjanet
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    I got that same email after seeing a 2 bed for 600 in bray!! word for word (except he changed his name)


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    ricman
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    Must be scam, air con doesnt exist in ireland , must have been copied from an american website.
    ITS not hot enough here to require it.


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    MistyCheese
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    juzzy wrote: »
    i will explain you how we can proceed.

    And this Richard Thorpe has been living in the UK how long?
    I'm sorry but in this case the old adage is true, if it seems to good to be true, it probably is.


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    GerardKeating
    Registered Users Posts: 7,650 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    ricman wrote: »
    Must be scam, air con doesnt exist in ireland , must have been copied from an american website.
    ITS not hot enough here to require it.

    It might be uncommon, but aircon does exist in Ireland...


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    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,271 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    GerardKeating wrote: »
    It might be uncommon, but aircon does exist in Ireland...
    Not as common as netcon, though....

    Not your ornery onager



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