[sylviakdc]

Hi everyone,

I've just been victim of a scam by a so-called REBECCA LYNNE GRIEVE.
I was in a hurry of finding a room in London (i'm italian so I couldn't check the house directly) so she (or he) now has my £450 that I stupidly sent through western union.
Her email is rebecca.bec03@googlemail.com and she contacted me through an ad I put on gumtree.

[Dirty Mom]

[sylviakdc]

now I know, but I had no idea once I made the payment (plus...I was very worrie of not finding a place to stay, and that makes you do stupid things...

anyway, I would suggest Gumtree to put a HUGE link on their homepage to the Scam watch section...many people don't notice it, or find it just AFTER they had a suspect or, like me, that have been victims of a scam...

[jbvr]

Always go to the police. They can trace the person through western union.

[sylviakdc]

[Dirty Mom]

[Sanne]

The police can't really do anything. First off, there is a 99% chance the money was not withdrawn in the UK. It was probably taken out in Nigeria, Russia or elsewhere. Second, the person who withdrew the money did so using a false ID matching the name of the recipient you sent it to. So if you sent to your father's name, all they can tell you is that your father picked up the transfer.

[shtraf]

Hi sylviakdc, (my french is much better than my english so you can translate it by Systran or other…).
Je suis tombé récemment sur cette REBECCA LYNNE GRIEVE, il y a quelques jours. J’étais à la recherche d’une chambre à ….New York ! Je suis resté en contact avec elle (lui ?) pendant plusieurs jours, on a échangé plusieurs emails, le contact était assez sympa. Elle m’a envoyé ses photos, celle de sa carte d’identité, celles de sa mère, une copine etc – toute une mise en scène. Là où ça coinçait ce qu’elle refusait de rencontrer quelqu’un que je connais vaguement à New York et qui devait se déplacer chez elle. Par contre elle, « Rebecca », réclamait un dépôt de 1100$ pour réserver la chambre ! J’ai fait des recherches sur internet et j’ai trouvé ce forum : je lui ai envoyé le mail « and what do you think about this link ? » avec le link de ce forum. Depuis – le silence total !
Elle utilisait le mail : lrebecca89@yahoo.com .
Mais la toute 1ere fois qu’elle m’a écrit j’ai vu l’adresse : kertesz48@freemail.hu .C’était dans la rubrique du destinateur, donc moi-même, je ne comprends pas très bien pourquoi, « kertesz48@freemail.hu » n’est pas mon adresse du tout, apparemment c’est une adresse hongroise, moi, je suis à Toulouse en France, rien à voir. C’était peut être l’adresse d’une de ses victimes mais (pourquoi c’est arrive à moi ?), mais c’est peut être une piste pour toi, à vérifier par la police ?
Ce n’était pas la seule personne qui avait un comportement bizarre dans ma recherche de logement. Deux autres étaient : REGINA JOHANNA STOUT et JACOB SKINNER..
Je me demande comment ces personnes peuvent se regarder dans la glace tous les matins…..Ou peut être quand elles se regardent – il y a un vide à la place de leur visages….. ? Un vide mais qui sent très, très mauvais….

[ocelot]

She wanted to scam me! i was looking for a flat this summer in dublin, and she told me that i have a room available you have to send my name, birthday adress and 500 euros for the reservation!!!
take care!!!!

[ocelot]

hi sylviakdc,
yesterday i send REBECCA LYNNE GRIEVE a mail to expalin that i know there is not room and she ( he ) just wanted my money. Today she send me her australian ID if you need somethin g i can maybe give you it. She use that mail adress: becky.20019@gmail.com. She told me that she lives in dublin and ask me to do it:
Security deposit has to be made to my lawyer.

He'll prefer Western union money transfer so that he can collect the payment same day.

Here is the details as follow.
Reciver Name : Smith Dave
ADDRESS: 34 Station Approach, Court Road
CITY: London
POST CODE: SE9 4EN
I will be waiting to see your mail and the Western Union transfer details as
NAME OF SENDER:?
ADDRESS OF SENDER:?
MTCN:?
AMOUNT:?

As soon as he confirm your payment he'll issue you an acknowledgment receipt which serve as you've rent the room as your room to move inn when you get to Dublin. I'll be looking forward to read your mail soon.

maybe that can help you

[jamot]

SCam for flats renting in Dublin.

"She" posts ads on regular internet sites. My son Clément Giraud was about to sign the lease contract and sens 900 euros (500 for deposit and 400 for 1st month rental) trough Western Union to a lawyer supposedly based in London.

Before to do that, I checked to find the lawyer's phone number but it was inexistant...
Then I found it was scam trough Gumtree.

"Rebecca" uses the following address mail : ann.20101@gmail.com

The lawyer's name : Chris Ryan
ADDRESS: 33 Station Approach, Court Road
CITY: London
POST CODE: SE9 4EN

Phone number : +447031939116

I am concerned although I did not send any money, because they have my son's ID photocopy and could use it to abuse people.

I have then called french cyberpolice and they recommended me to declare it to my police station.

Be careful!!!

[jake1304]

I am currently speaking with someone by the name of: Regina Johanna Stout. And I have seen in a previous post that someone has had some trouble with her. (I translated the French using a translator)

Has anyone else had any sort of this trouble? Please message back. Thank you.

[Steffi82]

Hey,
I read your posts here and now I´m interested in your experiences with Regina Johanna Stout. She offered me a room in an apartment in a great area of Washington DC. So we are writing mails for a few weeks. She seemed really nice and friendly and the room is (probably too) cheap. Now she sent me a signed contract, a copy of her passport and wants 2800$ now to reserve the room and for the first rents.
I should transfer the money with Western Unon, too.
What do you think about that and Jake - where did she offered you a room?
Thanks for your answers!

[peachy1887]

I was also scammed by Regina Johanna Stout. Do not send her any money via Western Union.

[Lionel83]

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[Marissa25]

Don't bloody send her any money!!! what's wrong with you?!?!?!

[gums]

cant trace western union lol thats why scammers use it because no trace no chance

[Lionel83]

Regina Johanna Stout has told me that her lawyer is in Lodon and that he is the one who will be receiving the money through Western Union:
Here are the details:

Name:Joshua Kasinga
Address: 28 Moreton Street.
City: London
Zip code:SW1V 2PE
Country:England

Beware of this person is my advice!!!!!

They have my scanned passport too. There's not much I can do except go to the police. They will probably use my identity to abuse more people like they did to the poor real Regina Johanna Stout.