Scams while looking for a house in Oxford

When you look for a house in Oxford, specially students from outside, beware of hte scammers. They will mail you with best deals, ask you to pay an advance in to some foreign account telling that keys will be couriered to you. BEWARE of these scamsters. i am attaching some sample mails I had received.

MAIL by the Scammer

Thanks for the email and it is my gladness hearing from you. I am the
owner of the apartment you are making inquiry of. Actually i resided
in the apartment with my family, such as my wife and my only daughter
before and presently we had packed due to my transfer from my working
place on a Christian missionary work and now situated in the Nigeria,
West Africa and presently my apartment is still available for
rent.Including the utilities like hydro, washer and security, it is
furnished but if you which to move in with your furnishes no problem.

Pls i want you to note that i am a kind and honest man and also i
spent a lot on my property that i want to give you for rent, i will
want you to take absolute maintenance of my apartment and want you to
treat it as your own, money is not the most important thing but i want
you to keep it tidy all the time so that i will be glad to see it
neat when i come for a check up.


SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE RENTAL
APPLICATION FORM BELOW..

Also, Pls let me get this answer.
FIRST NAME:__________________
MIDDLE NAME:_________________
LAST NAME:__________________
PROFESSION:________________
POSITION:__________
HOME PHONE (____)__________
(CELL)PHONE (____)__________
(WORK)PHONE (____)__________
KIDS_____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS:_____________________
CITY:_______________
STATE:______________
ZIPCODE:____________
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING?____________
CURRENT RENT PAYMENT:____________
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN?______________
DO YOU HAVE A PET:_____________
NAME OF PET:_____________
IS THE RENT FEE AVAILABLE NOW?______________
REASON FOR MOVING OUT?______________
KIND OF PETS:_____________
DO YOU SMOKE?______________
DO YOU DRINK?______________

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 to you and
contacting you.Await your urgent reply so that we can discuss on how
to get the document and the keys to you. Note that the keys and
documents of my apartment is with me here in Nigeria, West Africa.
Please we are giving you the apartment base on trust and again i will
want you to stick to your words, you know that we do not see yet and
only putting everything into Gods hand, so please do not let us down
in this our property and God bless you more as you do this.

APARTMENT INFORMATION
Bedrooms: 1 Bedroom
Bathrooms: 1 Bathroom
Rent per month: 300Pounds(First Month Rent Fee)
Deposit Req'd: First month(300Pounds)
Application Fee: 0.00pounds
Parking: Reserved.
Available: Now
Smoking: Allowed
Lease terms: As long as you wish


Here is the address to the apartment below.


Awaiting your reply soon.
Thank you
Tumlinson Kimberly

MAIL 1

Thanks for been interested in my Advert..My Name is Reverend Foster Cyan the owner of the Flat you want for rent,actually I resided in the flat with my wife and my only daughter before we had to go for a Christian missionary work in West Africawhich we will be staying in Africa for long,my is available for rent at £300 Per Month...So i will like you to know that our flat is available for short and long term,all Bills and Tax including all the utilities and appliances are included in the rent of the flat ( The Flat is Fully Furnished & Can Be Made Unfurnished ).

I’m currently in West Africa on a missionary work of God......Pls i want you to note that,i am a good Christian man and do not like any thing against the will of God..I spent a lot on my property so i will like you to keep it clean all the time,so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of the flat if you are to rent my flat and also i want you to know that the rent fee is not my problem because i will want you to keep the flat tidy when you move in so that i will be glad to see it neat when i come pay you a visit.

My flat is located at: (XXX London Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 XXX) and is known for excellent schools. Conveniently located with nearby shopping centers, hospitals, free ways and public transportation.

Take Note:You can only drive by and see the flat from the outside and if you are really interested in renting my flat get back to me with the application form filled so that i can make out all arrangement for you to rent my flat and also send you full pictures of the inside of the flat for you to get proper view of the inside.I would have really love to send the keys and document to someone in UK but i don't have anybody there right now due to we are missionaries and we have not stay long in the city before we had to move to West Africa for our final missionary work which we will staying for long before we come back to the flat.


SO IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN RENTING MY FLAT I WILL WANT YOU TO FILL THE

RENT APPLICATION FORM.

************RENT APPLICATION FORM*************

1)Your Full Name:
2)Your Full Address:
3)Phone Number:
4) Sex ?
5)How old are you?:
6)Are you married?:
7)How many people will be living in the Flat?:
8)Do you have a pet?:
9)Do you have a car?:
10)Occupation?:
11)When do you intend moving in : Date ?
12)When do you intend to moving out : Date ?
13)How many months or year contract?:
14)Deposit : One or Two month Deposit are required
15)Picture of the Occupant?

My Flat Location Again:
263 London Road,
Headington, Oxford, OX3 9EH.

Monthly Rent: £300

So pls get back to me at your convenience so that we can get all arrangement along with the you renting my flat as soon as you are read to move in.

Regards and God bless you!!!
Reverend Foster Cyan.

MAIL 2

Thanks for your prompt reply, and also i can see your willingness in renting my flat,your application form is being accepted for you to rent my flat.So as i shall be giving you my flat,please take good care of the my flat when you move in so that i might be glad when coming to pay you a visit.I have attach full pictures of the inside as i said previously,however as you are ready to rent my flat,that will not be a problem as i have made all arrangement for you to move in and for you to get the keys and document of my flat.

I will advice you due to the responsible person you are,to make the First month rent and if you are able to come up with the first 2 months rent you will be getting 1 month free to move in,i am doing this so that you will be taking good care of my flat when you move in,also i will like to send you the keys& document Via DHL Courier Service to the address you provided to me at the application form.Once again,i am giving you this on trust and do not want you to disappoint me.I am ready to give you my flat for short or long term which ever you prefer.

Here are the contents of the packages that will be coming to you Via DHL Courier Service
1 ) Entrance and the rooms Keys
2)Paper/Permanent flat form (Containing your reference details)
3)The flat documentary file.
4)Payment Receipt.

So I am with your information here with me and all arrangement is set & ready for you to get the keys & document also for you to move in when you desire.I will like to know if you are ready for the payment of first month or first 2 month rent and get one month,so that i can proceed with the delivery of the KEYS AND DOCUMENT to the address you provided to me at the application form,So let me know If I can send you my Information which you will be using to make payment VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER to me,So that i can get all the package sent to you ASAP immediately after you make the payment, i don't have a picture of my mission here but i will get one soon and send it to you.....I will get back to you with the Tracking details and the Arrival time of the package if the payment is done asap.here is my number +2348020889508...

Thanks Blessing Of The Lord Be With You
Reverend Foster Cyan.

MAIL 3

Hi,

Thanks for the email,I have made every arrangement for you to move in as soon as you are ready to do so,below is my information which you will be using to make the payment Via Western Union Money Transfer see information below:

Receiver's Name : Foster Cyan
Address : 3602 Laine Street,
City :Ebute meta
State :Lagos
Country :Nigeria
Zip Code :23401
Text Question :In God
Answer : We Trust

Amount Sending: £300

As soon as you make the payment from the Western Union Money Transfer, you would be given some information's. You will have to get back to me with following information:

Full Sender's name
Sender's Address
MTCN # 10 digit number on the receipt
Amount sent
Anwser
A scan copy of the payment receipt.

As soon as i confirm the payment, i will send the necessary Keys & Document of the flat to you through Via DHL Courier Service to the address you provided to me at the application form and get back to you with the Tracking number and information's which you are going to use to receive the keys & the document of the Flat.So please i will not want you to disappoint me i mean taking very good care of the flat and i will like you to use it like your own,as you do this for me i pray that the lord almighty will bless you marvelously.

Thanks Awaiting Your Reply
Reverend Foster Cyan.

Friend

I didn't want to fight with you

Neither I wanted to break you

I didn't have any desire to teach you

As I have nothing to impart to you

I didn't want you to be like me

I loved the way you were

I just wished you were my friend

I wished I could touch your heart

I wished I could share your smile

I know its very fragile

I wished your ruby lips kissed me,

wished you could share my feelings

I wish I could call you my friend...

The Storm

The storm is over, there is an errie silence

The fire is douzed, the darkness shows its presence...

My emotions and feelings are notworth a single pence

And I thought of buying your heart worth thousand pence...

I am tired and weak,

not ready for the coming storm...

My heart beats,

but the rhythm has lost its charm...

But still I can see the light,

at the end of tunnel

Or its just another train

lost its way in the tunnel

What is the economic crisis??

In the recent days, we are flooded with newspaper reports of economic crisis, the R-word (recession), credit crunch, jobloss and all the scary shit. All the orange papers are filled with the reports of gloom which we hardly understand but share the sentiments.

So, what is the eco-crisis all about?

Frankly speaking, the big companies are unable to sustain their business. If they are out of business we become jobless, we become jobless we dont spend, if we dont spend the goods are not sold and finally the company cant sell their product and then finally they shut down - A vicious cycle. Like a bicycle, as long as you keep on pedaling it will move the moment you stop your wight will drag the bicycle motion and will come to halt.


When did it all start?

Analyst say, the start of the crisis can be dates back to as early as July 2007 (src: wikipedia) when the house prices started falling. I t all started with the falling house price. In US, the people who intend to buy house generally take the mortgage route. The housing finance companies give loan and the house papers are kept as mortgage. When the loan is repaid the papers are returned. Now comes the interesting part: the loan interest started increasing so that people were unable to pay and they started defaulting. Once with high interest rate and the defaulting increased the demean for housing slumped. This led to reduction in the property prices, which further promted citizen to defualt - because the amount they were going to repay was far higher than the new house price. This was devastating. Led to further reduction in house prices. By this time Big housing companies like Freddie and Fannie has assumed huge mortgage papers whose value eroded sharply. They became bankrupt. Next in line was investment banks and the finally the retail banks. And the rest is history...

My Dream

The dark starry night is over, the busy day is calling...

the sky is spraying the light, telling goodbye to sleep...

The childhood dream is lost, fell like dry autumn leaves

The dream is hidden there in midst of the fallen leaves

The dream of wild river, blinding mist, high mountains

The dream is lost, I search frantically

The dream blinks and plays with me through the dry fallen leaves

The old tune still haunts me

On one such starry night, the angel came down from the moon,

covered me with blanket of dream,

Walked in the kingdom beside the river,

All the children of the country came with the angel

We walked all the country along with the angel

We sang the old country song

The dream blinks and plays with me through the dry fallen leaves

The old tune still haunts me

Journey called Life

Was listening to Rabindranath's Bhanushinger Padabali (The eternal Love saga of Krishna and radha). Thought of posting the starting lines of Bhanushinger Padabali taken from GeetGovinda by Jaidev ,sung my Hemanta:

Srit Kamla Kuch Mandal, Druht Kundal, Kalitallit Ban Mal.
Jay Jay Dev Hare, Jay Jay Dev Hare.

Din mani Mandal mandan, Bhav Khandan, Muni Jan Manas Hansa.

Kaliye Vishdhar Ganjana, Jana Ranjana, Yadukul Nalin Benesha,

Jay Jay Dev Hare, Jay Jay Dev Hare.

Madhu mur Nark Binashan,Garurasan,Sur Kul keli ni dan,

Amal Kamal dal lochan,Bhav Mochan,Tribhuban Bhavan nidhan,

Jay Jay Dev Hare Jay Jay Dev Hare.

Janak Suta Krut bhushan, Jitadushan, Samar ShamitDaskantha,

Abhina Jaldhar sundar, Druht Mandhar,Shree Mukh Chandra Chakora,

Jay Jay Dev Hare jay jay dev hare.

Tab Charne Pranatabaya,Mitibhabaya, Kurukushalang pranateshu,

Srejaya diba Kabi Hridang,KuruteMudang Mangal Mujal Geeti,

Jay Jay dev Hare, Jay Jay Dev Hare.

Bhanusingher Padabali is one of the greates works of Rabindranath Tagore. He adopts the pseudonym “Bhanusingha” and wrote his series of poems called Bhanusingher Padabali (influenced by poems of Jaidev and Vidyapati). In the starting lines echoes "Love is attainment of eternity due to nearness of a human soul..." Perhaps we all forgot that love is not about the destination, its about the journey. In the fast paced world we can hardly afford to sit down, gaze quietly and adore the life we have. We are too busy thinking what we can get, forget what we have. Everybody aims for happiness, what about simplicity?

Rumi

we are the iron filings.... your love is the magnet

through lothrough love bitter things become sweet..
through love bits of copper is turned into gold
through love dregs become purest wine
through love pain becomes a healing balm
through love dead becomes alive...

Taken from the discourse from Jalauddin Rumi.. a Sufi poet from of 12th century AD as translated by John Baldock. Rumi wrote one of the most enchanting sufi poems which makes you feel the eternal spirit of love....