So how should I respond

hussey

okay a little background here
we have a room for rent in sydney and I put it up on gumtree
I got loads of calls and a few emails, but this one really took the biscuit
at first I just thought it was a weirdo then I realised it was a scam, after the picture, and wanting to make a payment and then the yahoo id being different to her actual name

First email

On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Snowhite Burney24
XXX@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
My name is Juliet, a female Australian professional statistician
working between the hours of 8AM to 6PM. I am looking for a room to rent
and move in ASAP. I am cool,pretty laid back,drama free and love to be around People.
My hobbies are reading,swimming,traveling,going to the gym and meeting people.
I am 27 years of age and i can live with anyone due to my kind of person.
I will need you to gey back to me ASAP with details and pictures ofthe
place.
Thanks
Juliet McDonald.

my reply

From: Hussey <@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Is the place still available..
To: "Snowhite Burney24" <XXX@gmail.com
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 6:12 AM

Hello Snowhite Burney, I've literally received 50 calls from gumtree
...
anyway have a look here

<link to website>

there are all details and some pictures there, none of the room yet.

I'm not sure what it doesn't cover - any questions email me back

2nd reply

On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Juliet McDonald
<XXXX@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for your email, i am in dare need of a room to rent and move in
asap.I like the details given and pictures provided are also very nice. I
guess it will be part of your requirements to know about the prospecting
roomate.My name is Juliet McDonald, Austalian Citizen.I am 27 years of
age,my dad is from Melborne and mum is from the U.K.I am a
professional Statistician working for a reputable company.I am single, no
kids, friendly, laid back,love pets and love meeting people.I love kids
alot
and like staying around them, i dont smoke or take alcohols but i dont
mind
people taking that around me.I travel alot as my job takes me to various
countries.I have been living in Africa for about nine months now and with
the Lord by my side i have successfully completed my assignment here.My
next
appointment is in Australia which i will be spending over nine months and
i
had to place this AD immediately to get a place there at your location.I
have some bedroom furnitures,a Samsung flatscreen television, a Dodge 2006
model Truck as well as antiques.I cherish this things alot and i will
bringing them along with me.They will be shipped before my departure here
and hope you could find a place there to place them in.I have received
some
responses also from some other people about their apartments for rent but
i
feel i should just take a tour and see the one that works fine with me.My
phone is bad and i have not had time to fit it, i make most of my contacts
by email for now but i will soon get it fixed, i will let you know when
that
is done.I hope i gave a better description of who i am but will be sending
you my picture in my next email. Am looking to pay between $100-$150
weekly
i hope this will be okay with you. Waiting for your email.
Thanks,
Juliet.

reply

rent is 185, this is not negotiable.

reply

From: Juliet McDonald <XXX@yahoo.com>
Date: Feb 21, 2009 7:56 PM
Subject: Still Interested...
To: Hussey <YYY@gmail.com>

Hi HUSSEY,
Thanks so much for your email and it was really lovely that you
emailed me back so swiftly. I will consider to take the room cos i
think your detail message helped in painting a good picture of the
place. I am satisfied wth the fee of $185 weekly and i think we
should get along perfectly. I really need this apartment and will like
to move in asap. I will like to know a little more about who you had
really wanted to be your roomate. I hope i have been able to express
myself in my previous email and with my kind of person, i want to
believe you will accept me to be your roomate. Once again, i hope my
things will have a place there in the apartment and there wouldnt be
any kind of disturbances in any way. My move in date is not yet been
confirmed but its
definately as soon as you can confirm me to move in. I will also like
to know your means of payment because i will have payment made by cash
transfer into your account, i hope that will be okay by you. I
attached my picture so you can see how i look like. I will be waiting
for your picture as my roomate and i will also be waiting for your
response in regards to the payment because i can make payment asap if
you really want. I will be concluding all payment arrangements before
my move in so that all can go well. Am very happy that i will have a
place to call home when i arrive Australia.
Thanks Friend,
Juliet.

PLEASE SEE PICTURE!
reply

Juliet, we are looking to actually show people the room and meet them
personally rather than anything over the internet.
It sounds like you won't be able to do this, so I regret to say, that
with you being overseas this is be impossible, as we are showing
people on sunday.

Final reply

Hi Kevin,
Thanks for your reply and i understand your mail but i cant just leave
here without securing a place to stay over there.I am far away and i
have not come around in a long while so i dont have a place to stay
temporarily over there yet.I dont have a family anymore, my dad died
when i was only a child and my mum died just a couple of years ago so
i have nobody to accomodate me temporarily till i reach an agreement
with you over there.If i had this kind of opportunity, i wont be
trying to secure your place from here in the first place.Thats why i
searched for a place to stay cos i dont want the problems assosiated
with relocation and travelling to affect me.I will like to plead with
you to be considerate in your judgements towards my acceptance and try
to put my distance and contraints in mind before making your decision
concerning my move in,I will be waiting patiently to hear back you and
hopefully with a positive response.Here is my yahoo i.d
email taken out, but it is an entirely different name, @yahoo.com, lets chat and go over any issues you are not
comfortable with but from my side here i think am ok with you and the
place.
More about me, i only have little experience about love...My first and
only boy friend so far,whom I dated for 4 years,just left the shores
of life three months ago..and ever since then I havent found a
loving,caring,romantic and easy going man who is ready to love me for
who I am and not for what I am or anything else...True love is hard to
find....but I believe when I find it,I will be very happy and will
hold on to it..Have a nice weekend and waiting for your reply.
Best Regards,
Juliet.

Biggins

Ask for proper I.D. ie: photocopy of photo page of passport for example?

Mena

It's a she-male, but I'd hit it anyway.

MIN2511

It's real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She's a hottie!!!

Aidric

There is no Crilly 'ere.

SoWatchaWant

Oh my ****ing God.

You'd think they'd have got better at this by now eh? That was shocking. No doubt a middle aged Ugandan bloke.

li@mo

http://www.419eater.com

hussey

li@mo wrote: »

http://www.419eater.com

Yeah I know about this, but I'm hoping for the help of after hours to keep this going rather than 419

I'm thinking of responding saying
"I too am looking for love, and maybe after you move over who knows what could happen, you seem to be kind and beautiful - I believe we may have a future together.

I think I should ask my girlfriend to move out, unless you would like to get to know me over a few months, then if we are compatible we can find somewhere ourselves and I can make you very happy"

delta_bravo

Ask her to marry you

cautioner

Tell her that she can move in if she lets you transfer $6,578,400 US Dollars into her account in order to escape the revolt in your country where you are a prince and your father has been murdered to have much money and you are fear for your life so her kind assistance would be kind in helping you in this grave matter.

themadchef

Tell her you showed her picture to your Irish Mammy and she wants her to come to Ireland to pick spuds and have babies with your much older richer yet uglier brother

"great breeding hips"

Mrmoe

screw that, send her over to me and I'll sort her out for you.:D

Abi

Dear Juliet,

In this current economic climate, I have to maximize the income from the apartment, and have therefore decided to take on an extra tenant. I hope you dont mind. Im sure you will get on well with Mr. Fritzel.

chatsys soon,
OP xoxo

pablomakaveli

You should ask her to send a picture of herself holding a sign with an agreed word written on it. If the picture you get is of a nigerian guy, you'll know it's a scam.

K-9

Take a deposit of her, non refundable.

Then when you see pics, offer to return the deposit or not.*

*T&C's apply.

tony1kenobi

K-9 wrote: »

Take a deposit of her, non refundable.

Then when you see pics, offer to return the deposit or not.*

*T&C's apply.

......Western Union transfer only accepted.

Senna

Email her back and agree to everything and say that you are very excited to have found someone, then at the end of the message say you would have preferred a female with at least 36C breasts, but from your photo you look like a 34B. Ask her to confirm breast size, if the message comes back with anything other than "Fcuk You" its a scam.

K-9

Senna wrote: »

Email her back and agree to everything and say that you are very excited to have found someone, then at the end of the message say you would have preferred a female with at least 36C breasts, but from your photo you look like a 34B. Ask her to confirm breast size, if the message comes back with anything other than "Fcuk You" its a scam.

What if they are really 34DD's? And she's a Nudist?

Nah, let her come here and return a deposit in kind.

Call Me Jimmy

Ask her how she changed her skin colour, gender and race and still managed to look like a model...

robinph

cautioner wrote: »

Tell her that she can move in if she lets you transfer $6,578,400 US Dollars into her account in order to escape the revolt in your country where you are a prince and your father has been murdered to have much money and you are fear for your life so her kind assistance would be kind in helping you in this grave matter.

Appropriate response, but you need to mess up the sentence construction a bit.

alexandros

wow.. that email thread is insane!
one word.. BAIL
(as in: to give up on or abandon something, or evade a responsibility)

And if possible, for the sake of our amusement; try to get some more photos!:D

Overheal

I love how they seamlessly turn it from a discussion about an apartment to a personal ad.

I'd respond to it as such. Send nekkid pics! Tell her you yearn to be with her and you can both share a bed

Jesus Juice

Be all nice to her and pleasant and when she asks ''so is it all good then?i can move straight in?''...you say ''No way ya spastic,your a mentalist!''

consultech

Ahhh precious. When they start talking about "with the lord's power", "the grace of God" etc etc, you know it's on...

I love fags ftw