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Thanks for the mail, i am so happy to let you know that the apartment is still very much available for rent.Here are some important information about the apartment. My apartment cost 490euro per month including all bills such as water, electricity, gas, internet e.t.c plus 500euro for security deposit payment which is refundable whilebpacking without any lost or damage of my properties.The apartment is located at Rue de suisse 22, 1060 Bruxelles, Belgium and it is close to the central station,the apartment is spacious, it is about 35sqm. Restaurant and public transport are available around and it's a walking distance to the supermarket, so it's located in a very nice and safe area in Brussels.

Attached are some pics of how my apartment looks like. Hope to hear back from you so that we can proceed further.You can simply reach me on +447045765886 for further discussion on the apartment.

Best regards, Thomas

Hi,
I really appreciate you have interest in my flat, the flat located at the city center of Brussels (18 Rue des Chandeliers, 1000, Brussels ) is very close to amenities like,restaurant, medical center and university......the flat is fully equipped with modern facilities. wireless internet service, dishwasher, microwave, washing machine and air conditioner.
The flat comprises living room,bedroom,kitchen, dining room,bathroom and toilet...the rent is 450 Euro monthly including all bills and the refundable security deposit is 500 Euro.
I have been here in the United Kingdom for past 3weeks with my family due to transfer at place of work and we will be here for 20 months. So, i am renting my apartment for maximum of 18 months and minimum of 1 month.
As regards viewing, I'll suggest you visit and view the apartment from outside since you don't have the keys. However, If you insist viewing the apartment from inside, it means my presence would be required. I have in the past had bad experience with prospective tenants such that my time and effort was wasted when I came all the way from United Kingdom, please understand my point. Can you believe I received a lot of proof from some tenants as well, like passport, job contract showing their earnings, bank statements yet i was disappointed when I came down, they are still asking if the price could go lower. So, I'm not interested documents.
This viewing will make you to have the information about the apartment, It's environment, the facilities the apartment has to offer which I believe it will further assist you in making your decisions.
The interior is the best you can ever imagine, so don't have doubts because this apartment is cheap compare to other apartments in its category. Please, feel free to view like I've suggested and let me know if you are still interested thereafter.
Please find the attached file.
Regards,
Helen

Hello,

I really appreciate you have interest in my flat, the flat located at the city center of Brussels (18 Rue des Chandeliers, 1000, Brussels ) is very close to amenities like,restaurant, medical center and university......the flat is fully equipped with modern facilities. wireless internet service, dishwasher, microwave, washing machine and air conditioner. The flat comprises living room,bedroom,kitchen, dining room,bathroom and toilet...the rent is 400 Euro monthly including all bills and the refundable security deposit is 500 Euro. I have been here in the United Kingdom for past 3weeks with my family due to transfer at place of work and we will be here for 20 months. So, i am renting my apartment for maximum of 18 months and minimum of 1 month.

As regards viewing, I'll suggest you visit and view the apartment from outside since you don't have the keys. However, If you insist viewing the apartment from inside, it means my presence would be required. I have in the past had bad experience with prospective tenants such that my time and effort was wasted when I came all the way from United Kingdom, please understand my point. Can you believe I received a lot of proof from some tenants as well, like passport, job contract showing their earnings, bank statements yet i was disappointed when I came down, they are still asking if the price could go lower. So, I'm not interested documents.

This viewing will make you to have the information about the apartment, It's environment, the facilities the apartment has to offer which I believe it will further assist you in making your decisions.

The interior is the best you can ever imagine, so don't have doubts because this apartment is cheap compare to other apartments in its category. Please, feel free to view like I've suggested and let me know if you are still interested thereafter.

Please find the attached file.

Regards,

Another

I m <<>> 25 Years originally from spain the apartment belongs to my late father and my mother have been managing and maintaining the apartment,but she is presently in united kingdom due to her work,am undergraduate student of University and apartment is very close to city center and its easy to public transportation and supermarket and store and its just about 2 mins walking to Subway public transportation bus stop just 19mins walk to university apartment is 72msq and room is 25msqft
here is the address........... <<>>, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

The lease is --€300/Month/room/ including the utilities,fridge-freezer,oven, washing machine, dryer, gas cooker,microwave, dishwasher, electricity bill, internet charges and others.

€500 for the security deposit which is refundable during the departure time Thanks for the introduction of your self,you really sound great.... never mind i can reserve the rooms for you till your arrival date since there is a perfect procedure that we both have to undergo before you can proceed with the payment

However If you really have interest in renting the room just let me have this request below

• FULL NAME,
• YOUR EXACT ARRIVAL DATE,
• YOUR DEPARTURE DATE,
• YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS
• SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT ID,

So that i can quickly instruct our family lawyer to prepare the tenant agreement form for you, to see the terms and condition of the contract and if you are okay with the terms and condition then you can proceed with the 1month rent and security deposit to my mother in United Kingdom Via western union money transfer so that the room can be reserve for you till your arrival date because there are alot of people that also have interest in renting the room,but my mother prefer the most serious person who pay her first..

The signed agreement form will be send to you first through attached mail(with the scanned page of my international passport).for you to read and understand,after which you will proceed with the payment ,i'll now send you the original copy through a registered courier to your address for you to sign and bring along with you when moving in. Have a nice day,Looking forward in hearing from you.

Another example of a scam mail

Yes the apartment is still available and Kindly accept my apology for my late response to your email. I had a lil problem with my internet connection and just got it fixed now which enabled me to access the internet now. I think i should briefly tell you about who i really am and a little about the flat in question.

To start with, it is necessary to know something about me which is more important ( knowing something about someone you want to lease your flat for). My name is Scott in my early 30's. I have been working and studying since my early 20's. I earned my first degree Business Economics in London, after that my mother insisted that i take a 6 months course in the humanitarian field which made me traveled to Luxembourg to study Public Administration. Oh ..i almost forget, i did an internship with CIC group (France) before returning back to Ghent to continue my education, working in contract basis and taking full possession of my father's property.I don't smoke but i don't mind a smoker.

I have been staying alone in this since my mother decided to move back to London with my siblings, taking care of my father's property in the United Kingdom . I have so far traveled to more than 18 countries and still counting because its fun doing what you know how to do best.Regarding the rent, the flat is a 2 bedroom flat apartment with all room en-suite.Mrs. SCOTT (mom) doesn't like it when the flat is empty so we decided to rent the flat. The flat is well furnished to the family's taste, large living room, kitchen utensils look new, big freezer in the kitchen, a fireplace, sound system, TV connected to cable, wifi, air condition available, gas cooker and micro-wave also available in the kitchen. Each room has a big sizable bed, wardrobe and a table for reading or PC usage purpose.And there is also a car park where you can park your car.

Monthly rental fee: 350euros utilities included Weekly rental: 100euros utilities included A refundable security deposit of 600euros

Please Note: 1. The securitydeposit is refundable upon verification of the room which you rented to be in good order. Both payment (first month rent plus security deposit) is to be made once to my family lawyer or mother.

2. Both long and short term contract is available i.e. weekly, month-month rental is welcome. Normally, initial 1 to 3 months rents is preferable for long term basis thereafter you can renew the contract before the expiry of the previous one.

It will be my pleasure to know some basic things about you if you would like to proceed with this rental procedure, i can afterward email you current pictures of the flat and the rooms available and how to proceed with the tenement contract which is another important stage.Here is my phone number xxxxxxxxxxxx.Hope to read back from you.

Regards, Scott.

Another example of a scam mail

My apartment is available for minimum of 4months and long term period.The flat is very close to shopping facilities,Safe and quiet area.So I serve my life in Belgium and came back to Egypt months ago where am working with my family. I will reserve my apartment upon accepting below term and condition because of the risk online transaction.You must provide your traveling papers (Ticket) if you are absence in the city.This is due to my past experiences I had passed coming over to meet with tenants who show loss of time and waste of money, there are not enough of their economically buoyant. They asked me to reserve my apartment that I will have hope in themselves and in the long term, I do not hear from them.

BELOW ARE THE QUESTION TO ANSWER 1.Did you first ultimate interest in my apartment from the images sent. (YES / NO) 2.Do you agree to rent my apartment for the price listed above. (YES / NO) 3.Do you accept to sign the lease documents and sending your travelling document as a prove that you will be in Belgium with me. (YES / NO) Since you seen the actual photos of my apartment on posting site, though, after I came to show you my apartment from the inside and if there are differences in the pictures I sent you, it will be clearly written in lease documents you can request a refund of your deposit payment back. 4th Do you agree to pay the deposit and first month after the signing of the specifications and send you my ticket itinerary with hotel reservation. (YES / NO).The transferred of 450euro is refundable at the end of contract.It will be written in the contract they will be returned without holding a portion of the money.I just needed to confirm this before my arrival as a guarantee that you're really determined to rent my apartment. 5th Do you have friends or relatives in Egypt. 6.photocopy your passport/traveling documents

Plz note:- I am a young man with a prospective future, and I have no time to be waste online.If my terms and conditions are not acceptable to you, then I can only wish you good luck in looking for another apartment.because am a busy man and want some one to make my apartment tidy always which will impressed me to make another contract with him.so all the message i sent to you enclose all the necessary information you may need to know about my apartment but if there any other thing get back to me as soon as possible because i replying many mails so only to pick the seriousness tenants.

Examples of scam email

Thanks for your interest in the apartment, yes the apartment is available for the chosen date and Cleaning,water,internet connection,heater inclusive in the rent price but before we proceed. Here is my price analysis

Rate Per Night = 50eur

8 Night= 400eur

Refundable Security Deposit= 300 eur

Payment Policy: For me to hold the apartment for your date, there must a down payment of 50% plus the refundable security deposit of 300 Eur making a total of 500 Eur. the security deposit is refundable on the day of moving out provided nothing has been damaged or lost in the apartment and the payment made direct to the owner's of the apartment bank account. Before we can proceed i want you to answer the following questions due to the bad experience i had a month ago....

Your Full name:

Your Address :

List of Occupant and who they are to you :

Do you have any health issue :

Do any of the occupant have any health issue :

Any criminal Record? :

Purpose of rent :

Hope hearing back from you soon.

Regards

Van

Emails reported to eu-rentals to be a possible scam (Please avoid them @ any cost!):