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“Celebrity Baby House” – Wed 8/7c PM on FOX

New spammer! It has been almost two years since the Mr. James adventure, and I had not received one direct scam email. Early this summer however, I stumbled upon this Craigslist post.

$1200 / 5br – 5 beds, 4.5 baths, 3,248 sq ft (Manhattan Beach CA)

This ad seemed (rightfully) too good to be true; a 2 bed apartment in Manhattan Beach can easily run for twice that amount.  But I couldn’t resist the bait. Apparently my two year Nigerian scammer ban had been lifted…

After an inquiry about the property, I received this gem.

Thanks for the email.

I am the owner of the 5bed house and also want you to know that it was due to my transfer that makes me and my wife to leave the house and also want to give it out for rent and looking for a responsible person that can take a very good care of the house for us.

As we are not after the money for the rent but we want it to be very clean at the time and the person that will rent it to take it as if it were its own. So for now, we are here in LONDON, our new house and also with the keys of the house, we try to look for a reliable agent that we can give this documents before  we left but could not see, we are as well as don’t want our house to be miss-used in our absent that is why we took it along with us.

I and my wife came over to London for MISSIONARY WORK, so I hope you will promise us to take very good care of the house.

We are giving you the first month free then you commence the payment of the second month. We want you to pay security deposit fee of $700 so that when you are paying for the second month fee which is $1200.

Fill the application and get back to me ASAP.

RENTALS APPLICATION

FIRST NAME:__________________
MIDDLE NAME: _________________
LAST NAME: __________________
PROFESSION: ________________
HOME PHONE (____) __________
(CELL)PHONE (____) __________
(WORK)PHONE (____) __________
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: _____________________
CITY: _______________
STATE: ______________
ZIPCODE: ____________
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________
HOW SOON CAN YOU HAVE THE DEPOSIT PAYMENT SENT TO ME___________________________
HOW SOON DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE KEYS AND DOCUMETS OF THE HOUSE___________________________
DO YOU HAVE A PET: _____________
NAME OF PET: _____________
KIND OF PETS: _____________
DO YOU SMOKE? ______________
DO YOU DRINK? ______________.

I hope to hear from you soonest.

God Bless.

+44 7024037764 or+447024060958

Regards.
Thanks
Remain blessed

Rev Andrew Steve.

Missionary work in London? Those Brits can be a bit blasphemous I guess…

Reverse DNS: Nigeria.

*Cracks Knuckles*

Reverend Steve,

Thank you for your prompt and cromulent reply. I am a location scout for the television network FOX here in LA and we are looking for a location to shoot what will certainly be this fall’s next smash hit show: Celebrity Baby House.
With the exploding popularity of shows like Jon and Kate Plus 8 and the upcoming Octo Mom Show, we at FOX know what people like: lots of babies.
At Celebrity Baby House, we take a group of privileged celebs and put them up in a million-dollar home. But there’s a catch: the house is FULL OF BABIES. Dozens of em. And it’s up to our bumbling celebs to provide the necessary care for the babies without any hired-help!
We’ve already got Hillary Duff’s sister and Ernie Hudson on board, but our first step is to commit to a location.
Mr. Steve, we would like your house to be Celebrity Baby House.
We have scouted the location listed on your ad and are ready to cut you a check immediately for the keys.
We are at the forefront of television history here Mr. Steve. Please get back to us as soon as possible.

Well, no response. One more attempt.

Hi Steve,
Derek from FOX here.
I’d like to reiterate FOX’s enthusiasm to rent your property in Manhattan Beach for our show Celebrity Baby House. The producers have approved your requested monthly rental fee of $1,500 plus the security deposit of $700. They would prefer to pay the entire year lease at once.
I know you care deeply for the maintenance and integrity of your beautiful home. And I’d venture a guess that the idea of fifty or so babies crawling around your house with little to no supervision could raise some flags. Please be assured though Reverend Steve that the producers of Celebrity Baby House have drawn up a clear home security agreement to compensate you for any damages that might occur during the filming of Celebrity Baby House. In fact, the producers are insisting that we add an additional $10,000 to the security deposit up front.
Payroll is waiting for your confirmation and is ready to mail you a check for $28,700 to secure the year-long lease.
Please consider this opportunity. The producers have already green-lit Celebrity Baby House II for spring of 2010 and eXTREME Celebrity Baby House for the summer. Your home, Reverend Steve, could be the core of the franchise. We eagerly await your reply. Please let us know your decision.

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