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A resident of Liverpool, Nova Scotia, has made the disconcerting discovery that someone claiming to be a Nigerian priest placed an ad in a local newspaper offering her house for rent for $400 per month plus utilities. Linda Lane’s house is listed for sale at mls.ca, but she’s never heard of the man who identifies himself as The Rev Kelvin King.
Liverpool resident, Linda Lane was shocked to discover a person trying to rent her home on Brookdale Crescent through an advertisement in the Queens County Advance was posing as the actual homeowner.“A girl I work with was looking for an apartment, so she emailed this gentlemen,” through the contact provided in the advertisement, said Lane. “He emailed her back. He just talked about the house and that he’s a missionary in Africa.”
In the letter Rev. Kelvin King requests $400 as a damage deposit and would like someone to move in right away because he is on a missionary call in Africa. He wants the money transferred through Western Union to Nigeria, Africa. The secret question for the transfer is 'Who do you believe in?' The answer is God. At that point, he promises to send the keys to the apartment.
Queens County Advance editor Mark Roberts e-mailed Rev King and inquired about the house/apartment for rent. The reverend, who claimed to be in Africa, had this to say.
Thanks for your interest in my property. I am Rev. Kelvin King and i own the property you seek.I am on a missionary call to West Africa and thats why am looking for a responsible person that can take a very good care of it.I am not in particular about the money,all I need is a God fearing person that will see my property as his or her own.
He gave his address as St Peter Catholic Church, Lagos, Nigeria. Asked if he had ever served in a local church, the “reverend” claimed he had ministered “briefly” at St Gregory’s Roman Catholic Church, Liverpool. The reporter later spoke with parish priest Father Brian Murphy, who contradicted that claim.
