New Trulia Scam Alert - Beware

Thanks for that post Jennifer,  they seem to be interested in worldwide real estate. (winkie)

Tactics have changed a bit, we advertised a property for sale in Nova Scotia and this was their inquiry.

and I quote...

"I am interested in this property"

"What is the lowest price?"

"Mrs Joy"

right to the heart of it eh? what is the lowest price?....lol...anything to elicit a response i suppose.

Regards

BWoodside

Thanks for sharing. People are naive.

Hello,

I have received the same email...<< Dear Yannis Filis ,
Thanks for your detailed response to my mail, due to the
urgency, we have accepted the price for the property without
viewing and we can do it personally with your assistance..

I'm in a remote location of Jordan with my husband Hakan Uzan
and my 7yr old daughter....>>!!!

The stoty began because we would like to sell a property for 350000 Euros on the island of Sifnos in Greece...I was very suspiciously surprised about her answer...there was something I did not like ....search on the name and fortunately I came across your case.

I beleive that more people need to be aware!!

The interesting part is though that the name Hakan Uzan, president of Telsim a Turkish mobile operator, and a court dispute with Motorola is real unless there is someone else with the same name....!!!

Best regards

Yannis Filis

Hello again,

I forgot to mention that in her last email she attached her foto page of her passport and one foto with her daughter. Have you also received the same?

Yannis

Hi All

Joy is now Bahareh Hakan Uzan! And an Iranian born American citizen living in Jordan.

She attached a photo of herself and two daughters as well as passport.

Thanks to this websight , this is how we responded.

Hi Joy!   Great to hear it. SOUNDS  MARVELOUS! Great news - looks like i can come to Jordan in PERSON!   I will be there in exactly one week 1 April 2011. Will be in Amman , staying at the Arab Towers Hotel on Koraysh Rd for three days on bussiness.   You will need to be there , in the lobby , with the cash in a big big brown paper bag , at 12h00 PM on the 2nd April 2011. Wear black pants , a red shirt , yellow shoes and a lilac hat. Whatever you do , don't look at me in the eyes.... i am very scary and would'nt want to chase off any prospective clients. Also you will need to bring an extra $5000 for my attorney who will also be present , in disguise , to make sure all is in order. You will not see him , but he will see YOU. He's very good at what he does.   Both the R3100000.00 and the $5000 will need to be handed over , and then you will need to wait till 16h15 when a man in a red cap , blue shorts , purple vest will whisper to you from the shadows. He will then hand you the Title deed of a property in Zimbabwe. You will have to pay him a further Euro 6000 for his secrecy and sensitivity to your most desperate situation. Also be very carefull , he sees all. Once you get to Zimbabwe , my most trusted servant Wisdom will pick you up pn a TAXI. Don't be affraid of his dark complexion , he is black. You will find my number in the bedside table of the main bedroom of the house. Phone me and we can arrange to hook up for coffee , when i will give you the keys to the other property you are interested in.   Hope there's no snags!   I have gone to my utmost effort to arrange this and eagerly look forward to my very good looking reward!   Send Hakan and the kids our regards -   All the best   Mr NAZU NAKAH

Looks like she is on my case this week !  I am in Mexico, she goes everywhere....

Julie

We have receyved the same inquary from this person.
Lets say , we receyve many inquarys like this - and only 20% of them are real.

Be cerfoule online.

Hi,

I wish I have read all these before I response to this person.  Luckily I just ask her to give me more information.  Here is her e-mail:

Dear Peggy,

Thank you,due to urgency we have accepted the listing price for the property, I'm in Jordan with family .due to high scam rate on the net now we will be grateful if we can arrange a face to face meeting to identify and know ourselves better for mutual trust and discuss how to pay for the property and Relocate . Iam an American Citizen born Iranian but we can still proceed with the purchase if you can’t come but all Documentation has to be in my Iranian maiden name BAHAREH BAHRAMI You will handle the transaction on our behalf and we shall reward you handsomely.

This BBC news will explain more about the hatred the government has on my husband's family and business. http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=20040317211040859 http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=20040421193155774

THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN.

BAHAREH HAKAN UZAN

Bahareh hakan uzan wants to know the lowest price on my property too! Geeze.

Yup, just got the same email. This is pathetic.

Just got the exact same email yesterday.....

IM INTERESTED IN THIS PROPERTY,

WHAT IS THE LOWEST PRICE?

THANKS

MRS BAHAREH U

gotthis a few minutes ago...

BAHAREH HAKAN UZAN to me
show details 07:48 (50 minutes ago)

IAM INTERESTED IN THIS PROPERTY,
 
WHAT IS THE LOWEST PRICE?
THANKS,
 
MRS BAHAREH

so...errm....shall i only accept asking  price?!!! :)

This i received 1 hour ago. We are a real estate in Turkey. I posted a property for sale on a Norwegian website.

bahakuz1@gmail.com aan ................. datum 8 juni 2011 10:52 onderwerp Enquiry regarding property #28429 at www.bestabodes.com/norway/ (Bahareh UZAN) details verbergen 10:52 (1 uur geleden) Message: IAM INTERESTED IN THIS PROPERTY, WHAT IS THE LOWEST PRICE? THANKS, MRS UZ

Looks like Bahareh is active again.  I am in the Philippines and I received an inquiry from her with her passport picture.  I'm glad I saw these email trails in your website.

Hello Nona,

Thanks for your reply, like I said earlier I really like the property and i am willing to purchase as soon as possible but please note this. I am married to Mr. Abdul Bahrami who worked as the financial Director in United Nation Development Program for more than Ten years.  We both are from Iran and were married for fifteen years before he died in the year 2008, and he died after a brief illness that lasted for only few days.

Recently, I am having serious sickness such as partial stroke that affected my speech, and  having known my condition I decided to relocate to your country and leave comfortably with my kids. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (Thirteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars) in a fiduciary in Malaysia, which I want to use to purchase your house and also invest on properties for our up keep. I have arranged with the company for the reclaim and moving the funds to your country for the purchase of the house and other investments.  However I would want you to help on moving the money and safe-keep it pending when I would arrive your country, this is because of the high investigations on funds this days due to terrorist activities going on in the world.

I would be very glad if you can assist on moving the funds to your country so I could buy your house and also invest on properties. I shall give you an authorization letter that will allow you to handle the funds on my behalf and moving it into your country. You shall have 5% of the money after successful transfer as appreciation if you help receive the funds. Please see my attached international passport for your confirmation.

Thanks and best regards.

Bahareh Bahrami.

Hello, I just got an email from the same name however the message was just a phone number to call. It was a 601 area code. Anyone recieved phone numbers before?

This person sent me several emails in response to property I have advertised on viviun.com in Bocas del Toro, Panama.  At first he only inquired about the price (which was shown in the ad) and asked for "more information."  I asked him what more info he wanted and suggested he come and visit it.  I got a reply a couple of weeks later asking me if the price was 'negotiable,' to which I replied that we do not negotiate with anyone who hasn't seen the property.  (Nobody in their right mind buys land in Bocas without walking it first.)  He then replied saying he was too sick to travel and wanted to "proceed to closing."  At this point, I knew there was some kind of scam going down and I told him that we were not interested.  Then I decided to google him and found he is a known Nigerian style scammer on the FSBO site and then this real estate site.  I'm going to warn viviun.com now. 

VIVIUN: BEWARE! THIS IS A TYPICAL INTERNET SCAM COMPLETE WITH A CLEVER "COME-ON" MEMBERSHIP ROUTINE AND THEN THE OL'D SIGN UP WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD AND SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR PROGRAM. AN UNSECURED SITE SELLING SUBSCRIPTIONS.