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Don’t Get Ripped Off By A Fake Landlord

Scams are all around us, and one of the more distressing for a lot of consumers and Realtors these days is the con artist who spots a vacant listing which is for sale, runs a ‘for rent’ ad with extremely cheap rent, then disappears when he/she gets the deposit
and first month’s rent from the unsuspecting renter. 
One version of the scam is to have the money wired or mailed to the ‘landlord.’ And that’s the last you hear of the ‘landlord.’
 
Lately the con artists have gotten bolder; they actually meet the potential renter at the house, where they have taken off the lock and re-keyed the house.  
Sometimes they meet at another location, collect the money from the renter, and then give them a key which does not work. The renters find this out once they have gone to the house and try the key. 
One owner went to his house which was for sale, and found people living in his property. They had been conned, and had to move.   
One problem for renters is that rental properties are scarce.  Everybody wants a good deal. But these deals only take your hard earned money and ... more

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