Home for Rent

The latest installment in our home saga is quite a doozy!  Our home is being used in an internet fraud scheme.  Yep...lucky us.

We wouldn't have known anything about it if a daughter of one our neighbors wasn't being targeted.  She e-mailed me directly to say she was very interested in renting our home for $500 a month.  I e-mailed back and told her that there must be some sort of mistake - our house was for sale, not for rent.  Meanwhile, she received an email from "Sergeant James David Gee" who said he was an ex-military-Catholic-missionary-philanthropist living in Africa who just wanted to rent his home out for a few years while living overseas.   Here's a copy of the letter:

Hello,

It's my great pleasure that you are interested in our lovely 3BR/2BA Single Family home for rent. I am Sgt James David Gee the owner of this home former US Marine Sgt. served in the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment that Patrols the Anbar province, Iraq.Before now we resided in this home and presently we have Moved out due to my transfer as a matter of my profession,where I work as a volunteer with Catholic Revival programmed at the Ermita de San Antonio (St. Anthony Hermitage)here in (AFRICA)And my wife who is a missionary's dealing with Bible Translation and literacy worldwide.

 

As soon as we settle down here I had a thought of selling the house so I have to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my wife advised against that. I reasoned with her and accepted her advise. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. Later we decided to have the house rent out, we would have give the same agent this job also but the truth of the matter is that the agent would want to handle it professionally and the occupant may not be able to reason along with him later. If you notice, you will discover that the price we are offering is far below standard price, this is enough for you to know that we are not after the rental fee but the absolute care for the property.We will be serving for a long term and now our home is locked up now and presently we have found a new home here which we will be staying for a very long which might last 5 years in (AFRICA) and presently our lovely home is still available for rent for (500)as first month rent and the Security Deposit payment which is (500)including the utilities like washer,dryer,fireplace,internet access and garage.

 

More so,Now that we on Retreat program over here.Please I want you to note that all we will want is a very honest and neat person,so i will solicit for your absolute understanding and maintenance of this home and want you to treat it as your own,i am with the keys and documents here with me which will be sent to any responsible and interested tenant through FedEx further more you have to undergo some processes before i could be willing and convince to let my home to any tenant. The money is not the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy always. I also want you to let me have trust in you as i have always stand on my word.

****RENT APPLICATION DETAILS****

Please if you are ready now to occupy the house kindly provide the information below for record purpose

Then there's a lot of lines for filling out info.

       

Looking forward to hear from you with all this details so that i can have it in my file in case of issuing the receipt for you and contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how to get the document and the keys to you,please we are giving you all this base on trust and sincerity so I won't like you to disappoint us.

 

NB: You can go check the neighborhood and get back to me for further discussion.I have recently remove my home from the market cause my wife advice me not to sell it any longer,the sign post will be removed once i get any responsible tenant cause my agent is not around now,so you ignore the sign post cause i have stop dealing and contacting the Realtor for too much fees i pay trying to ripe me off.It is available for a long term lease as we will be here for 5 years and also intend buying a new home on getting back to the states.

Address:3843 S 2000 W Rexburg, ID

Rent:500
Deposit:500

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2full, 1 partial

Property type: Single-Family Home

Size: 2,950 sqft

Pet ok

Utilities included in the rent

Best Regards

YOU CAN CONTACT US ON THIS NUMBER BELOW:

+2348129864462 OR 0118129864462

Sgt James David Gee and Family

Pretty frightening stuff, huh?  The guy obviously researched public records enough to know the name of the property's owner - even if his English could use some work.  We aren't really in any danger of losing money, but it sure makes you feel vulnerable to have your identity stolen like that.  We've contacted the police, but there's probably nothing they can do to catch him/them.  We've been contacted by another person who was being taken by this scheme - who knows how many other people they're scamming?  Yikes!