With the rental market booming due to summer; as well as an influx in former homeowners looking to rent due to the economy, scammers have found a way to capitalize. Rental scams have always been around but only recently have they been gaining momentum. Scammers have started to pose as property owners looking [...]
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 Not too long ago I posted an entry about landlords also needing to be wary of scams. Here is one scam against landlords that I have never heard of before until now. In Racine, Wisconsin a pair of brothers rented out a house they own to a tenant. The tenant allegedly turns around and starts [...] I know I keep harping on the Nigerian rental scam but I will keep shouting it from the rooftops, or blogs, until the scam is eliminated. A pipe dream I know but every little but helps and knowledge truly is power. Anyway a woman from Atlanta was almost pulled into the scam however she realized it [...] A woman from Rutherford County, Tenn. is out of $1,200 after falling victim to the online rental scam. The scam artist identified himself as Mark Bess which is more than likely a fake name. He claimed that he was renting out his house because his job was transferring him to Lagos, Nigeria. The same Lagos, [...] This is a great article from the Little Rock, Arkansas area about the online rental scam where someone posts an ad online renting a property that they don’t actually own. As the article points out it’s coming up on the summer rental season and now is the best time to be wary of this scam. A [...] |
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26th Apr 10
I have also seen Ikea and Walmart with this setup. Make sure any contest your entering is via an official ...
23rd Apr 10
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23rd Apr 10
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16th Apr 10
this could be dangerous. I know a renter who's house is being foreclosed on. Sticky situ
9th Apr 10
if i'm not mistaken, you can add Olive Garden to that list. a friend of mine send me a ...