Hi, I am looking for an appartement to rent in Poland. I found a nice offer, contacted a guy and below I will show you our conversation. I am not sure if it is a scam or not. Obviously I will first ask this person to show me the proof that he is the owner of this appartement.
Him, responding to my question about the appartement:
Hello,
I just read your message regarding my apartment. I bought this apartment for my daughter during her studies in Poland, but now she's back home permanently, so I'm renting the place for an unlimited time. The apartment is furnished and equipped. Also, very important, the utilities (cold/hot water, electricity, wireless broadband Internet, one parking spot, garbage disposal, refrigerator, etc.) are included in the rent . I require first month rent and one month in advance as a security deposit. When you decide to leave the apartment you will have to give me at least 30 days notice. Now, a little bit about myself: my name is ........ and I'm a 60 years old graphic designer from London, planning to retire in the next 2 years. I have a lovely wife, Christine and a 25 year old daughter, Linda. I am very proud to say that soon I'm going to be a grandfather :). Another member of our family is a six year old Labrador Retriever which we all love, so, since I'm a pet owner myself, I will have no problem if you want to keep a pet in the apartment. Tell me a bit about yourself... The only inconvenience is that my job doesn't allow me to leave London even for one single day. We just hired some new staff and I'm in charge of their training, so my schedule is pretty hectic right now. But this won't affect the rental at all. I can make arrangements to rent the apartment from London (on my expense of course).
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Afterwards I asked him how those arrangement would look like, his response:
Hello,
Thanks for your reply, Like I have informed you before, the price you shall pay for 1 month of rent will be Zl1600 and I want first rent + one month >as a security deposit. I want to receive the money monthly to my bank account, so I hope it will be no problem for you to wire the money .
Of course you will have to see the apartment before discussing further details. I am willing to send you the keys so you can visit it and see if it suits your needs. The delivery for the keys and viewing permit (signed by me), will be made with Robinsons >(http://ift.tt/1CQqGqk ) to make sure that we can trust each other. You will receive the keys and papers in maximum 3 days. I will explain the procedure if you are interested so please email me as soon as you read this message because I really need to take care of this matter.
Regards
Later I asked for a detailed info about further procedure (I also said that Robionsons site does not say that company operates in Poland), his reply:
Hi,
Robinsons operates in Poland. You will have 2 days to inspect the apartment before your final decision. I will pay for the shipping of the keys and papers. I will make the delivery papers at Robinsons. After I will make the papers for delivery they will require for your payment confirmation of the first month rent + one month as a security deposit (Zl1600 + Zl1600 = Zl3200). Before you will make any deposit Robinsons will send you a tracking number so >you can see they have the keys and the papers in their custody and the delivery procedure is started. Also Robinsons will give you further instructions about the money deposit . After the payment is confirmed the delivery process will continue and after you will receive the keys you will have a two days inspection period before your final decision. If all is in order, you will instruct Robinsons to redirect the funds to me. Further rent will be sent directly to my bank account. If you refuse to rent the apartment Robinsons will give you a full refund (Zl3200) and you will give them back the keys and the contract. If you are still interested in renting the apartment please send me your full name, address and phone number and I will forward this info to Robinsons.
Also I e-mailed Robionson just now and asked them if they operate in Poland and if this is their procedure.
Submitted April 10, 2015 at 12:11PM by koziakaka http://ift.tt/1yb9gFQ needadvice
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