Glad I looked it up before I started to reply.

I'm in Iowa City, IA and just received this email response. I thought it seemed fishy. Glad I looked.

I have a listing on craigslist for a room for rent. this is a response I received to my listing:

MORE ABOUT ME== $450 Room for Rent utilities included (Dale/Johnstown) PA

I read your posting on Craigslist, and I am very interested in the

room. It’s in the perfect location for me and it sounds like we could

be great roommates. I will be arriving the state on or before two

weeks just let me know when we can start the lease although i wont

arrive the state until next two weeks.

About me: I'm JENNIFER JUSTIN female from Spain, 26, am currently

working with the Federal Agency of Works and Natural Resources . I am

pretty quiet and neat, but not obsessively so. I’m responsible and

will pull my weight around the apartment and pay bills on time. I like

to cook, and it would be great to have people to cook with or eat

with, but it’s definitely not a requirement in a roommate. I don't

smoke and I don't have any pets. I've got a lot going on this year, so

i won't be around the apartment all that much. Mostly, I’d just like a

place that I can come home to and chill at the end of the day. I am

social, though, and get along well with most people. I probably won't

have too many house guests, but I would like to feel comfortable

bringing friends over once in awhile.

More so i would really want to secure the room before my arrival, and

more so to know if it would be possible for me to pay for the room

before my arrival,So i will like to know the total amount of the room

per month and the utility included. All these information are very

important so that i can submit my proposal to my Organization.My

Organization will be responsible for all the fees and the payment

.Please let me know if I can give you any more info that would be

helpful for making your decision. I will be more than happy if you can

tell me little about you too. I will also like to see more picture of

the room if possible.

Thanks & God bless

My guess is what this scammer is doing is getting the information from people that are renting out rooms, houses, etc... and then taking that information and re-using it to run a scam on others, pretending it is the scammers rental so the scammer can con some unsuspecting person out of money.

Could also be running one of those "check overpayment" scams.

Either way, it IS a scam.

http://www.fakechecks.org/preventionRentalSchemes.html

Good video to watch regarding these "Rental Schemes" scams.

I am glad I also checked on this .It just did not feel right. I received the same email from my add on craigslist. True Scam

I just received a similar email.

I wanted to post so people could see the other gmail account names they are using.

the first response to my add read-

jesse.cole666@gmail.com

*which tipped me off.

but the email that they gave me was

teachmyson12@gmail.com

then the reply I got was from

fortunatenat@gmail.com

Thanks for getting back to me, My name is Monica Robert.I am 25yrs old,I'm fun-loving, personal,friendly,clean, caring,and respectful of others.a non-smoker, don't do drugs, not a drinker and drama free.

I've been searching and searching for two weeks for a place an been having no luck,Males/females doesn't matter as well as homes with a lot of roommates. I graduated last year. I am single and have no children. However, I don't have Pets. Am coming for my masters degree I was born in Virginia Beach in Virginia. My dad is from there too but my mum is from Canada.Am on research work at Guam (USA), am

almost done with that Because its part of my prerequisite for my masters in Micro Biology .I would have loved to call you but I am not mobile my mobile have been disconnected due to moving out of Guam.Am really interested in renting from you and I want to know everything about the place I do really love pets but I don't have any at the

moment. I would have loved to see it but am very far,but with pictures,I am glad. I will also like you to tell me more about yourself and if you have pets. I don't smoke.Please let me know the total payment of the place and more over I will send your email to my dad for him to email you later Because He is the one that will be

paying the bills(Rent and deposit fees), but nevertheless,Kindly get back to me with your information below for the Payment.

First Name:

Last Name:

Full address: Not P.O.BOX

City:

State:

Postal Code:

Phone Number: That i can send text message

The reason why i need the information is that the payment will sent to you through Ups Or FedEx Courier, So that the courier can deliver the payment to you. Hope you understand me better and you can hold on the place for me till I come.Thanks and have nice day.

Best Regards

You may want to attach the earlier emails so that people will be on the lookout.

Couldn't figure out how to get more header info in hotmail, so here is what I received the other day as a second contact.

It's only a half-bad letter as scams go; the devil is in the details. They may BE foreign, or figure that if the supposed sender is supposed to be foreign, some non-standard typing and language ought to be expected.

Had a flirty photograph attached ...

Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:16:59 +0100

From: palmterry1@gmail.com

Thanks for getting back to me and I read your posting on Craigslist, and I am very interested in the room. It’s in the perfect location for me and it sounds like we could be great roommates. I will be arriving the state by earlier of this month just let me know when we can start the lease although i wont arrive the state until 14th of Febuary.

About me: I'm Wendy Fritzen female from Spain, specifically Malaga.i am 27 years of age. I am currently working with the Federal Agency of Works and Natural Resources. I am pretty quiet and neat, but not obsessively so. I’m responsible and will pull my weight around the apartment and pay bills on time. I like to cook, and it would be great

to have people to cook with or eat with, but it’s definitely not a requirement in a roommate. I don't smoke and I don't have any pets.

I've got a lot going on this year, so i won't be around the apartment all that much. Mostly, I’d just like a place that I can come home to and chill at the end of the day. I am social, though, and get along well with most people. I probably won't have too many house guests, but I would like to feel comfortable bringing friends over once in awhile.

More so i would really want to secure the room before my arrival, and more so to know if it would be possible for me to pay for the room before my arrival,So i will like to know the total amount of the room per month and the utility included. All these information are very important so that i can submit my proposal to my Organization. My Organization will be responsible for all the fees and the payment .

Please let me know if I can give you any more info that would be helpful for making your decision. I will be more than happy if you can tell me little about you too. I will also like to see more picture of the room if possible.

Thanks & God bless

Wendy Fritzen

Right next to reply you will see a box with an arrow (located underneath the time when the message came in) click on the arrow, then click on view message source and the header info comes up.