Friday, June 1, 2012

Is this a scam?

Got a reply from property owner, for a property i was looking up on Mudah.
Amazingly underpriced property in Idaman Residence.. see the advert below:

Monthly Rent: RM 1 600
Type: Apartments, For rent
Area: KL City
Bedrooms: 2
Bathroom: 2
Furnished: Fully furnished
Property Type:Apartment/ Flat
Facilities: Swimming pool, Gymnasium, Tennis court, Squash court, Mini market, Covered parking, Playground, Jogging track, 24 hour security, Balcony/Patio, Cable TV, Internet broadband



Features:
- Corner Unit
- City View
- Air conditioning
- Intercom
- Balcony
- Gymnasium room
- Launderette
- Multi-purpose hall
- 24 hours security
- Swimming pool
The apartment is fully furnished with all the necessary amenities (air conditioning, Internet, cable television, telephone, fridge, stove, dishwasher, a large double bed, couches, chairs, rich maple hardwood flooring, shag carpets, and stylish light fixtures and lamps).


Got the following reply from the advertiser:

Hi ,

    I confirm that the property located on ( 22 Jalan P.Ramlee,50250 KL City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ) is available for lease for 1600RM p/m including all utilities (internet,electricity and water) for as long as you need. Amazing, newly renovated apartment available for rent, you will find a dishwasher,a refrigerator, a  freezer, a washing machine , a dryer,a niron ,a noven,a toaster ,a coffee maker ,vacuum cleaner , a big screen TV,cable TV with the basic access, ADSL internet and Wi-Fi access. Also the apartment is near the public transportation , a gym,and other facilities .
   There are no problems if you have any pets, as long as you cleanup after them . I am not interested to make a lot of money from the rental, I am interested to find a tenant that will take goof care of the property until my return ( Minimum lease period 3 months). The two months upfront payment is the total of 3200RM.The minimum period of time that you have to stay in  the apartment in 3 months. I'm not planing to come back to Malaysia due to health problems and my new job, until end of next year! Because i had to move to United Kingdom so soon I didn't had time to find a trust worthy agent,don't have any friends in the area to send the keys .I found an alternate solution in order to close the transaction safe for the both  of us , it is an international delivery solution called MoneyBookers

( https://www.moneybookers.com/app/help.pl?s=escrow&l=EN )

   The MoneyBookers Company is similar to FedEx or UPS, they will provide assistance in handling the payment and delivery of the Keys and Lease Agreement . With this procedure you will be able o check the apartment before I receive the payment . I have 2 more persons interested in  renting the apartment so please send me your full name and address ASAP if you are ready to rent my apartment. The first person that will send me the details for the lease agreement will be the new tenant .
  Thank you for your interest and I will wait news from you.
Mahmud Wahab kl0900@hotmail.com

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sound dubious, wrote back to him..
"this sounds rather weird. who would rent condo long term without looking at it.
and since when moneybookers do lease signing and key delivery..
anyway, i'm actually looking for place to put my guest temporarily, so looking for owners who hv vacant units, who may want to earn some part time income."

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no reply to date..haha
reported to mudah...advert removed!
so be careful bargain hunters..if it sounds too good to be true, it is not true.

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