A warning from the FBI, are you looking to rent an apartment or home be careful, because scammers are taking your money and leaving you out in the cold.
The FBI tells us scam artists are using websites like Craigslist to post apartment and home rentals.
The problem is you send the deposit and the key never comes.
Real Estate Agent, for Red Door Realty, Erin Lausch was shocked to find out someone was re-posting her rental ads on Craigslist.
The ads were copied and pasted word for word, and even show cased her pictures..
There was a glaring difference, the price was cut in half and Lausch's name and number were removed.
"Someone will get really excited that it's this great house and its only 500 dollars a month," Lausch said.
That excitement will quickly fade if you fall for one these too good to be true deals. Here's how this scam works, you come across the ad on Craigslist, when you contact the person that placed the ad, you will most likely get an email reply similar to this...
"The person says that they own the house and they live in Africa and they are doing mission work and they really want someone to take care of the house so you send me the deposit and ill send you the key," Lausch said.
We asked what you need to look out for, so you don't end up out in the cold and down thousands of dollars.
"If there's no local phone number for you to call for you to speak to someone, if they want you to give them your number and they'll call you that's a red flag , if you cant see the house before you put a deposit down and you can only drive by," Lausch said.?
Lausch says if you come across a house for sale or for rent the best thing you can do is meet the seller in person.?
"My recommendation would be to never rent a place without seeing it," Lausch said.
It's the only fail proof way to know you're not being fooled by someone halfway across the globe.
If you are the victim of a scam you can report it to the FBI by Clicking Here.
Source: http://www2.wspa.com/news/2012/nov/28/real-estate-scams-targeting-upstate-ar-5068727/
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