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Renters beaware - scams on Craigslist
4/23/2008 at 9:12 AM - Other
Free classifieds site can be a place to find deals but BOTH renters and landlords should be aware of the amount of possible scams:
For renters typical scam would look like:
"I and my wife came over to the U.K. for missionary work, so I hope you will promise us that you will take care of our house. Send $2,400 via Western Union and then you know, I will send the keys to you"
How do the scammers make money from Landlords? If you contact
this person, he/she would have likely offered to pay the rent for the
apartment site-unseen. In addition, the person would have offered that
his/her employer will include money for expenses in a check, which you
would cash and then send the difference to my new “tenant.” Obviously, you would never see my new tenant again - or your money (as the check they send bounces).
More about those scams:
www.kget.com/news/local/story
Real Real Estate in Connecticut with comments
I guess best way to avoid scams is to follow the old adage: "if it sounds too good to be true - it probably is a scam"
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