206-339-5710

TRENT,
         What they hope you do is go to the bank put the money in your account,then they ask for you to western unioun it or they will say some one will come get the remainder of the money so you end up writing bad checks and having to pay the bank back

I too have been victimized.  Luckily before I made any decisions I googled the phone number.  Thank goodness for this site.  Here is the response I received from Craiglist on my one bedroom apartment listing.  What gave it away at the end was the "precious family".  How will a family live in a one bedroom unit??  Hopefully these postings will help someone nab this idiot.

Hi ,

Thanks for your mail, I will be willing to pay 1 month rent to start with plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.  

I am an Engineer by profession and I am currently working with Wessex Survey & Design Ltd UK. I will be coming to the state for the next one year and during my stay, I will be working with Black & Veatch Incorporation a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.

My sole  financier that is based in the States  will be handling the rent deposit payment on my behalf, I will instruct him to send you a Certified Check for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to make out payment to you. Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival, we are making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furnitures,so we will need you to provide us with the the following:

# Measurements of the living room and bedroom.

# Picture viewing the living room and the bed room(s).

# As regards the lease agreement and application, I want you to send it to me for my review. I will eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in your place as I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically by appending signatory at best physical. We can start the lease by asap and I will be doing a one year lease. You can prepare the lease in my name.

I will look forward to your e-mail with the required information.

Thanks and sincere regards from me and my precious  family. I await your urgent response.

Regards

Contact me on (+44)- 7031905654

Reference:
Phillip Lennox
Chief Financial Officer
Black and Veatch Incoporation
206-339-5710

Hi I got the same email a few days ago. Prior to real estate I worked in a world wide company. We often brought in professionals for a year or two at a time. Here's how most co.'s work. The person arrives usually a month or two before their start date to house hunt. Most times it is a house not an apartment. They find what they like through a realtor or through the HR Dept at their place of employment.  Do you know anyone who rents a place site unsean? I don't.  Be careful.!

Thanks for posting the email here. I received the email from          pemuller1@aol.com  which is almost the same as the one you posted here today. Hope that nobody will fall for it.

Hi ,

Thanks for your mail, I will be willing to pay 1 month rent to start with plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.

I am an Engineer by profession and I am currently working with Wessex Survey & Design Ltd UK. I will be coming to the state for the next one year and during my stay, I will be working with Black & Veatch Incorporation a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.

My sole  financier that is based in the States  will be handling the rent deposit payment on my behalf, I will instruct him to send you a Certified Check for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to make out payment to you. Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival, we are making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furnitures,so we will need you to provide us with the the following:

# Measurements of the living room and bedroom.

# Picture viewing the living room and the bed room(s).

# As regards the lease agreement and application, I want you to send it to me for my review. I will eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in your place as I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically by appending signatory at best physical. We can start the lease by asap and I will be doing a one year lease. You can prepare the lease in my name.

I will look forward to your e-mail with the required information.

Thanks and sincere regards from me and my precious  family. I await your urgent response.

Regards

Contact me on  011 (44)-70359 66360

Reference:
D. Karen
Chief Financial Officer
Black and Veatch Incoporation
206-984-9302

I got the same thing when I sold my comics on craigslist.  When he called me he said he was in Rhode Island taking care of a sick mother!  What a [***]

Thanks to this website, I got saved from getting scammed by this dude.

From: Kenneth Schreier [mailto:kenniashfish.co@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: $1995 / 1br - NEWEST LUXURY CONDO - ARIA (Center City) (map)

Hi ,

Thanks for your email, I will be willing to pay 1 month rent to start with plus the security deposit in order to secure this unit prior to my arrival.  

I am an Engineer by profession and I am currently working with Wessex Survey & Design Ltd UK. I will be coming to the state for the next one y

ear and during my stay, I will be working with Black & Veatch Incorporation a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.

My sole  financier that is based in the States  will be handling the rent deposit payment on my behalf, I will instruct him to send you a Certified Check for this as soon as you give me the go ahead to make out payment to you. Due to the limited time that we have before our arrival, we are making arrangements with a furniture company to supply the home with furnitures,so we will need you to provide us with the the following:

# Measurements of the living room and bedroom.

# Picture viewing the living room and the bed room(s).

# As regards the lease agreement and application, I want you to send it to me for my review. I will eventually have it filled and signed on my arrival in your place as I am of the opinion that such documents are best filled and signed physically by appending signatory at best physical. We can start the lease by asap and I will be doing a one year lease. You can prepare the lease in my name.

I will look forward to your e-mail with the required information.

Thanks and sincere regards from me and my precious  family. I await your urgent response.

Regards
Contact me on (+44)- 7031905654

Reference:
Phillip Lennox
Chief Financial Officer
Black and Veatch Incoporation

I received the same email and decided to google the company and came across this info....thank you all for warning me!  I did give him my uncle's phone numbers and address before firguring out that it was a scam though.  Should I be worried that he has his address and phone number, and should I report this to someone at craig's list where I had the rental posted?

SCAM ALERT: Rita Jones
email:      rtjones@gmail.com
Telephone:  206-339-5710

Put521: I had Posted a Item on Craigslist and I got this email with in 1 hour of posting.

Email From Rita Jones rtjones@gmail.com


Hello,
Thanks for your mail, and i will like to affirm my commitment in the interest for your item,And will like you to know that the only
Payment method i can pay for the item is ck via " Certified Bank Chck" and i will like to tell you that after i mailed the check and you confirm you got it...i will then send my shipper to come over to your place to pick the item up.If you are ok with this,Kindly get back to me with your Name (Payee Name On Check) and Contact Address(No PO Box) Including a valid Phone number.So that i can send payment asap.
Thanks
206-339-5710

Put521:
I replied back and said a Certified Check from a Bank would be ok and that I would have my Bank to verify the Check before I would release any merchandise.....


Rita Jone's (rtjones@gmail.com) response to my email.

Hello,
I will like to confirm to you that the check has been sent ... and
you will get it by tuesday Morning Latest ...  and will like to tell you
that the check sent is a Certified cashier Check  .... This was sent to avoid
delay in this transaction and was sent in the interest of protection
between us..also the check was purchased by my company  financier
..sent as misc expenses to you... i really dont think its necessary
depositing the Certified Check  but if you want to.. i can only wait
1-2 days for check clearance  .... and will like to inform you that
the check sent comes in excess fund ... this extra fund in it
will be for the shipper.... who will be picking the item up... which
implies that as soon you get the check and cash it.. the extra fund
will be sent via money gram to my shipper.
I will send my shipper information to you a soon as i track the
status of the check (delivered)...
I do hope to hear from you as soon as you got check....
pls do mail me back as soon as you receive this message to confirm you got it
Thanks

Put521: I began getting uneasy about this amount being more than the amount of my Item but, I did say I would ship at buyers expense.So I started researching and I emailed (Her or It) back.

Put521:

Good Afternoon Rita,

I am in receipt of your mail. We will await payment (Certified Cashier Check) and will contact you as soon as payment is received. Also, we will cash the check, as soon as it arrives.

I do have a couple of questions; in order to be prepared for shipment of the item, can you tell me which company or person is this being shipped by, (so that I can prepare the item to meet their shipping policies) and what financial institution was the Certified Cashier's Check written and issued by?

I have attempted to reach you by phone and did leave you a message to call me. If at all possible please contact me, by phone, in regard to the above mentioned matter.

I have not gotten any calls nor any other response back yet but I will post it when I get more Info.

I Knew this was a Scam especially when I found this site.

Put521

"ciara spencer" <ciaraspencer400@gmail.com>

Hello,
Thanks for your mail, and i will like to affirm my commitment in the interest for your item,And will like you to know that the only
Payment method i can pay for the item is via " Certified Bank Chck" and i will like to tell you that after i mailed the check and you confirm you got it...i will then send my shipper to come over to your place to pick the item up.If you are ok with this,Kindly get back to me with your Name (Payee Name On Check) and Contact Address(No PO Box) Including a valid Phone number.So that i can send payment asap.
Thanks
206-339-5710

after posting on the craigslist that I was selling 4 tickets for the Bristol spring race a Willy Cook e mailed me and it was the same as the
Rita Jones e mail . What a con artist

well we got a Certified Cashiers Check from AKA Rita Jones, Aka Rob Dobson for the Amount Of $2,900.00 and I was supposed to deposite the check and keep my $450.00 out for the purchase that (HE/It) made and get a Send $2,400.00 Western Union To the Shipper:

NAME: DAVID T SERVRIEN
CITY:  YULEE  
STATE: FL
ZIP CODE: 32041

They had already Started Calling about the Check before I had even recieved it. The Cashiers Check was from Chevy Chase Bank from Maryland, The Phone Number for the Bank was correct but, we called the bank to verify funds/cashier check/check number they told us that that check number was issued in Nov. 2008 and the payee did not have my name on it.
The verification Telephone Number at the bottom of the Check was Bogus. We got a Fax Machine. So I started getting several Phone calls from an unknown Number every 1 miniute and started getting email from Rita Jones (rtjones088@gmail.com)here is a copy of the conversation.

Rita JonesWhats Happening??? You got payment nw
4:16 PM (2 hours ago)

Rita Jones to me
show details 4:16 PM (2 hours ago) Reply


Whats Happening??? You got payment nw
Reply ForwardRita is not available to chat


Lloyd & Linda Putman

You need to provide me with Legal,
Name:?
Address:?
Phone Number:?
Before I do anything.
4:33 PM (2 hours ago)


Me to Rita
show details 4:33 PM (2 hours ago) Reply


from me to Rita Jones <rtjones088@gmail.com>

dateThu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:33 PM
subjectRe: Whats Happening???
mailed-bygmail.com

You need to provide me with Legal,

Name:?
Address:?
Phone Number:?

Before I do anything.

These phone calls that does not show who is calling, I will not Accept.
I have tried to call and left messages and you never returned my calls.

Whats Happening????



- Show quoted text -
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Rita Jones <rtjones088@gmail.com> wrote:

Whats Happening??? You got payment nw


Reply Forward Rita is not available to chat


Rita JonesLoading...4:35 PM (2 hours ago)

Rita Jones to me
show details 4:35 PM (2 hours ago) Reply


What do u mean by that...The check is a cashiers check and its as good as cash...My names are Rita Celina Jones



Reply Forward Rita is not available to chat


Me to Rita
show details 4:44 PM (2 hours ago) Reply


This Check is Paper with ink on it Thats all. This Cashiers Check Number  from Chevy Chase Bank was Issued in Nov. 2008 and it didn't have my name on it.

The Phone Number at bottom for Verification is Bogus Number. It has already been verified with Chevy Chase Bank that the Check is Fraudulent.

Put521: After the Conversations the phone Calls Stopped and the emails Stopped. I turned this into the FBI.

What a Jerk... They don't how to make a Honest Living and g
o around trying to con people.


oped and the

WOW...so much of this out there...the best thing we can do is what we ARE doing...informing all of the scams...don't give out personal info.
I just got one: NICE NAME HUH???  LOL

Prince William <princewilliam36@yahoo.com>
reply-to    princewilliam36@yahoo.com
to    distinguishedjewelry@gmail.com
date    Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 3:01 PM
subject    ****New Diamonds and Rubies Ring **** - $528 (Bristol)
mailed-by    yahoo.com
signed-by    yahoo.com
    
hide details 3:01 PM (1 hour ago)
    
    
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Hello,
Thanks for your mail, and i will like to affirm my commitment in the interest for your item,And will like you to know that the only
Payment method i can pay for the item is via " Certified Bank Chck" and i will like to tell you that after i mailed the check and you confirm you got it...i will then send my shipper to come over to your place to pick the item up.If you are ok with this,Kindly get back to me with your Name (Payee Name On Check) and Contact Address(No PO Box) Including a valid Phone number.So that i can send payment asap.
Thanks
206-339-5710

Rita Jones email Id is 2 seperate accounts he or she is using.

rtjones087@gmail.com and rtjones088@gmail.com.

I received an identical email from Petter Adams.  The dude refused to fill out an application or sign a lease.  He did, however, send a check for 2 months rent plus "furniture delivery fees".  

After receiving his check, I got the following email...great english for a British professor of engineering

_________________________________________

i got your email
i have been waiting for your email to confirm you receive the check
that is i have not mailed you
am so glad you mail me that you have receive the check
pls do go ahead and have the check cashed and once you have cashed the check and you have dedute the move in cost
all you wiil have to do is to send the remaining fund to the furniture companys rep via monegram at any walmart store near you so the furniture will be deliverd
so the lease will start by march
here is the furniture rep information below

NAME: DAVID P SERVRIEN
CITY:  DELRAY BEACH
STATE: fl
ZIP CODE: 33558


The info above is the Furniture Rep Info and send it as i have given you as u dont need a street address for sending funds via MONEYGRAM,also ensure there is no mistake ... and however as soon as u send the funds via MONEYGRAM .. U will need to get back to me with Info needed below from the MONEYGRAM Receipt that will be given to you after u sent the funds:
Sender Name (As Written on MG receipt)
REF # (REFERENCE NUMBER On MONEYGRAM Receipt)
Actual Amount Sent ( After deduction of MG fees)


I will  be on my computer waiting for the MG info so that i can forward it to the furniture rep asap to cordinate the delivery of the furniture as i will also the u need give me details about the location of the place so that the furniture rep can cordinate more easier Delivery Stuffs...
      Lastly Thanks for your help and sorry for any inconviency that i might put u in and really appriciate your kind help towards my accomodation..
  Thanks and God Bless as i await necessary information from you
Warmest Regards

Hopefully you did not cash that check, it is a fraudulent check. The person who is requesting money via MoneyGram there is a 99.9% chance it is a scammer.

So if I were you, I'd tear up the check you got from the person, and cease contact with them.

FYI: I googled the name of the person that we, and many others, were asked to wire the money to; David Servrien. The search pulled up several items. One of the links was to a Myspace.
So, I went to that Myspace homepage and he is probably one in the same or connected to the scam. The Myspace person (DServ) is from Delray, Beach and came from Providence, Rhode Island. Both locations were, in one way or the other were contacts in the; checks, emails, phone numbers and the place we were asked to wire the money to.
The guy who called us to see if we had received the checks was and did have a Hatian accent.

These people need to be caught and stopped from even trying to scam people!

If you are interested is viewing, go to www.Myspace.com/Dserv or google the name listed above and it will show it in the search results.

Wow,

Thank god I thought something was up.  Jerry Contival is his name now.

same as abouve
phone 1-206-339-5710
from an ishmeal guy,
i get alot of spam from this one,
he (or it) replied to a craigs list ad we had for tools
knew it was a scam right away
bank check, etc etc.

i recieved this Phone Number Saying He Wanted to Purchace My Boat And Wanted My BAnk #'s I Had A Feeling It Was A Sacm Thanks.

His new name is "Paul James". I had a mower for sale on craigs list for $700 and he sent me a certified check for $2500. Then he wants me to send the rest of the money thru western union to some moving company in Medina Oh. The bogus check was sent from "Rob Dobson" in Boston, MA. I did not send him any money. He used the same # 206-339-5710 which you could not get a hold of anyone. When I e-mailed him and told him I knew he was trying to scam me and I sent all his e-mailes to the proper athorities, I havn't heard from him. He could have easily got me. Hope the letter helps other to be aware.