Keep us posted. I'd love to know whether it is real or a scam... On 1/13/08, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you know, looking at the walk-through, it looks kind of wrong... there are > houses like that in the Albuquerque, but the ones up there are usually > bigger...with a second floor and a bay window. > > I maybe should look into it , cause you are right, it smells a lot like > identity theft. > > > On 1/13/08, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You might find that the walkthrough was a generic sequence shot by and > > supplied to the agent by the home builder for an entire block of homes in > > that subdivision (which appears to be rather new from the satellite > > photos). > > And I'm not sure, but at first glance the agent appears to be one of the > > relatively new "hybrid" agent services that are mostly online with some > > professional services added on for an additional fee (the kind the listing > > services are trying to block access to), which lets a person sign up > > online > > (potentially fraudulently) and engage basic services for a relatively > > small > > fee. > > > > The rent is not ridiculously low because, if I'm right about this, they > > want > > people with enough credit to make their identity theft worthwhile. > > > > Who knows -- you might hear about this tactic being the next wave in > > identity theft. And the stakes could be considerably higher than normal, > > if > > they're doing what I think they might be doing, with homes bought and > > flipped before the victim even knows it's happened, and ending up in debt > > to > > the originating bank to the tune of many thousands of dollars. > > > > Of course, I'm just guessing here. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > President > > Productivity Enhancement > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sean Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:55 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: why am I thinking Nigerian? > > > > > > Well, searching for the address turns up several mentions, including > > > video walkthroughs of the property with the name and phone number of > > > an agent: > > > > > > http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1494426&fr= > > > > > > And Envirian, the agent, seems genuine: > > > > > > http://www.envirian.com/about_us.asp > > > > > > You could contact the agent and see if the owner really is Melton > > > Dow... > > > > > > On 1/13/08, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > that's the way it feels but do we have any actual reason to think > > > that > > > > besides the African angle? The rent mentioned is on the low side but > > > not > > > > ridiculously low for the area. I am not talking myself into further > > > > inquiry... I asked where the house was, and even if it is genuine, I > > > am not > > > > interested in that neighborhood --- too far out and no > > > transportation. > > > > > > > > I just have not heard of this approach before....it was a craislist > > > posting > > > > btw. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/13/08, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This is a ploy to steal your identity through the information on > > > the lease > > > > > document via the credit history release you'd need to grant them. > > > > > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > > > > > > > > > > >
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