Vacant foreclosure homes are being targeted by scam artists who advertise them on Craigslist posing as property owners. The fake landlords take money from.
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August 26th, 2010Alleged Craigslist conman charged again with rental scheme
August 25th, 2010A convicted scam artist has been charged with theft on allegations that he used Craigslist to con would-be renters out of housing money. … In August 2009, Bakovich scammed several hundred dollars from a would-be tenant he met through Craigslist, who hoped to rent a house on Redmond-Fall City Road. Also that month, another man responding to one of Bakovich’s Craigslist ads met him at an Eastside Denny’s and handed over several hundred dollars after signing a bogus rental …
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Scam on Craigslist Targets Edina Rental Home | KSTP TV …
August 24th, 2010Scam on Craigslist Targets Edina Rental Home A local woman says she nearly lost a lot of money after using Craigslist to find a home to rent . She fell in love with a home listed in Edina, but it turns out that home was already leased. …
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Craigslist rental scam hits close to home for homeowners
August 21st, 2010The latest Craigslist scam landed right on Jayne and Kenneth Fuhrman’s front steps literally Continue Reading.
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Scam Artist Arrested in San Francisco « Rental Scam Information …
August 20th, 2010Local alleged lump of human garbage Rachael Marie Smith has been arrested for using Craigslist to scam potential renters out of their deposits. Ms. Smith advertised her apartment on Craigslist, accepted deposits from several renters and …
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August 20th, 2010The latest Craigslist scam landed right on Jayne and Kenneth Fuhrman’s front steps – literally.
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August 5th, 2010Still, when Eric Lachance spotted the rental advertisement on popular classified website Craigslist in early 2009, he was intrigued. “I figured it might be a scam ,” said Lachance, a technical writer for a software company who has lived …
Avoid With Craigslist – Lens Rental
August 2nd, 2010The most common rental scam on Craigslist goes something like this: you’re looking for a house or an apartment to rent in. You can find a listing for a place in your preferred area is located, and is an excellent price. …
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Sullivan County Real Estate: Beware Craigslist Vacation Rental Scam
July 30th, 2010A local Realtor yesterday told me about a scam being run on Craigslist involving a home she has listed for sale on Swinging Bridge. The scammers put a post on Craigslist indicating the house is available as a short term vacation rental …
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Internet Crooks Renting Homes They Don't Own – The Rent Is Always …
July 24th, 2010The difference is that the crooks are using the Internet, mainly Craigslist, to rent homes that they do not own. The scam is fairly simple and one that victims can be easily suckered into. A home is advertised on Craigslist for a price …
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N-Dubz star's 'home targeted by thieves' | Design and Architecture
July 20th, 2010Craigslist rental ads part of scam . Concord Woman’s home used in fraudulent listing After browsing Craigslist postings for apartments and houses for rent in the Concord area, Heidi Rule thought she found the perfect place to live – a …
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Homeward Bound: What a Let Down! (house scam craigslist Nigeria)
July 17th, 2010We found a house for rent on Craigslist and contacted the owner of the house . (I know Jen, you are boycotting them. Read about that here.) The owner responded and it sounded so good. The more we thought and talked about it the more …
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Real Estate Homes & Land » Don't Get Scammed in a Real Estate Deal!
July 15th, 2010Scammers have been known to check the MLS for likely looking houses, then advertise the same house on Craigslist and other online buy-and-sell sites. They then use the place to scam people looking for a place to rent , by charging fees …
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New Craigslist Real Estate Scam in Perrysburg, Sylvania …
July 10th, 2010That’s for a house that should rent for $1500 or so. That is also the BAIT. In the last Craigslist Scam I warned you about it was phony owners who pretended to be phony landlords who simply rented out a house they had access to buy no …
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July 9th, 2010Weren’t there some other locally-run scams involving people collecting rental application fees on vacant houses? Or what about the other type where the Craigslist ad says “I was foreclosed on and want revenge on the bank – please come …
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Avoiding the Craigslist Con « Summer Rental
July 8th, 2010The most common rental scam on Craigslist goes something like this: say you’re looking for a house or apartment to rent. You find an advertisement for a place that’s located in your preferred neighbourhood, and is available at an …
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kilo_foxtrot: The 419 House
July 8th, 2010We’re looking at online listings for various apartment and house rentals in our current area. In terms of restaurants, roadways, and shopping, this spot is nice; there’s plenty of food, movie theaters, and a mall within walking distance, not to mention Wegmans. … The cutting edge in scam tactics, some further Googling showed that con artists are scouting out house listings, then posting Craigslist ads renting the places out for surprisingly low costs. …
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July 7th, 2010If you see a rental home that you like on Craigslist, but you think it might be a scam , ask for more details about the home for rent . Contact the owner by phone or via kobe zoom shoes email using the “reply to” link at the top of the …
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July 4th, 2010The most common rental scam on Craigslist goes something like this: say you’re looking for a house or apartment to rent. You find an advertisement for a place that’s located in your preferred neighbourhood, and is available at an …
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Craigslist Rental Real Estate a Target for Scam Artists
July 3rd, 2010If you’ve bought a rental property and are advertising it on Craigslist or other online classifieds, beware! There are people out there who want to take your money without even seeing the inside of the home you’re renting out. …
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Avoiding The Craigslist Con | Freelance Blogging
July 3rd, 2010The most common rental scam on Craigslist goes something like this: say you’re looking for a house or apartment to rent. You find an advertisement for a place that’s located in your preferred neighbourhood, and is available at an …
Somerville, MA: Mom needs rental advice for recent college grad …
July 1st, 2010My daughter is looking at apartments on Thorndike Avenue near Davis Square. Is this a good location? Also, any advice I may not have thought about in checking out references on rentals she’s found through CRAIGS LIST? Thanks so much! Posted in the United States … Same son–who now lives in LA—found his most recent apartment thru Craigslist and had smooth sailing. Again, you have to exercise good judgment. I have heard of scams . socialworker on Jul 1, 10 at 08:37 PM …
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Yet Another Craigslist Rental Scam | The Keith Byrd Team's Real …
June 30th, 2010Yet Another Craigslist Rental Scam . Received another email from someone asking about a Santa Maria home that’s on the MLS but advertised on Craigslist as a rental. The scammers are not letting up! You can pretty much bet that a home …
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Avoiding The Craigslist Con | Easy Online Jobs Review
June 29th, 2010The most common rental scam on Craigslist goes something like this: say you’re looking for a house or apartment to rent. You find an advertisement for a place that’s located in your preferred neighbourhood, and is available at an …
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How to Avoid Apartment Rental Scams on Craigslist | City Sights NY
June 28th, 2010How to Avoid Apartment Rental Scams on Craigslist Are you looking for an affordable apartment to rent? If so, you may turn to Craigslist.org.
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PUBLIC ALERTS/OPEN HOUSE THEFTS/ MORTGAGE FRAUD UPDATES – Blog …
June 28th, 2010January 20, 2009 — In October 2008 TREB posted a Member Alert regarding a scam in which an individual placed a house rental advertisement on Craigslist and Kijiji in an effort to fraudulently collect deposit funds. …
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Mississippi AG Warns Consumers Against Online Rental Scams …
June 26th, 2010… home rental listings dominate the online ad site. That’s why the Attorney General’s office sent out a notice on Monday, for potential renters to be Mississippi AG Warns Consumers Against Online Rental Scams Advertised On Craigslist …
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Our House In Pasadena? | Young House Love
June 17th, 2010Or maybe it doesn’t get that far because it’s all a scam and this person takes the money and runs without providing an address? Either way we were adequately skeeved out. And of course we contacted both the webmaster of the site along …. Last year when we had our house on the market, a friend found a posting on Craigslist that advertised our house for rent for $4000 a month. The pictures were from the Apartment Therapy home tour. We immediately reported the post and …
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FBI Reports Increase in Vacation Home Scams Online — GigaLaw.com …
June 16th, 2010FBI Reports Increase in Vacation Home Scams Online. June 15, 2010. Though there are plenty of legitimate offerings on Craigslist and Vacation Rental by Owner and HomeAway and a host of other sites, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint …
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Top 5 White Collar Crimes: Stuart Ross, Smurfs Importer, Charged …
June 11th, 2010Police in Oakley, California say they were first tipped off to the scam in February. Apparently, Hodgins was listing home rentals on Craigslist using fake names and dummy corporations for vacant houses he had no right to. …
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Craiglist Rental Scam (again) | The Keith Byrd Team's Real Estate Blog
June 11th, 2010Seems like not a week goes by that someone contacts us about a home for rent on Craigslist that is also on my site as a for-sale home . Just got another one just now. The scam is that someone finds a vacant listing, usually a REO …
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Realtors: Beware of Craigslist Scam in Wichita – KWCH – Kansas …
June 3rd, 2010If you’re in the market for a rental home and you’re shopping on Craigslist, area Realtors say be careful. Scammers are using the popular site to take your money. The scammers are stealing home listings off the Internet, …
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Is a Craigslist Scam Being Run on Your Property? | Tri County NJ …
May 29th, 2010Knock on the door of the unit for rent . Let them know you have seen this ad on Craigslist and ask if the advertisement is legit. If no one is home , ask a neighbor or the superintendent. They will know. If it is a scam , let Craigslist …
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Beautiful Home Available for Rental Scam – BRUEN Credit Union Blog …
May 28th, 2010Beautiful Home Available for Rental Scam Below is a Craigslist posting for a house for rent that a woman found when searching for a home for her family. It seemed to be exactly what she was looking for and included pictures of a …
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Scammers try renting home up for sale | Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg …
May 26th, 2010The for sale sign on their front lawn comes with a disclaimer “Not for Rent , Craigslist Scam “. “We felt very violated,” says Janna Fairchild. “We couldn’t believe someone would take our identity that way and the identity of our home .” …
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Springfield rental housing upgrades on tap | London Ontario Apartments
May 17th, 2010The Ol’ Fake Rental Scam It’s a tale as senior as instance (or as senior as Craigslist ): The NY Post reports , “A phoney borough real-estate businessperson was damaged after scamming threesome possibleness renters discover of thousands …
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Popular Scams Data And Prevention Methods | Pinnacle Tracking
May 17th, 2010Recently a man was arrested for advertising on Craigslist for putting an ad to rent a house he did not own. However, he was able to collect thousands of dollars before he was apprehended. His many victims were left with no rental and no …
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Is A Craigslist Scam Being Run On Your Home or Apartment For Sale?
May 13th, 2010Is A Craigslist Scam Being Run On Your Home or Apartment For Sale? In a previous post we discussed Craigslist Rental Scams Being Run From Nigeria? and it brought out some amazing comments on how families were being ripped off. …
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Craigslist copycat tries to rent out woman's home | KVAL CBS 13 …
May 13th, 2010Salishan rental scam stings Oregon Coast visitors. EUGENE, Ore .– A funny thing started happening when Deb Snavely posted an ad on Craigslist looking for renters for her four-bedroom home in Eugene. Snavely got an interesting call …
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Rental Scams on Craigslist and Other Sites — Love Maryland Homes
May 12th, 2010Rental Scams on Craigslist and Other Sites. by Teri. It may come as no surprise that the crooks have figured out how to scam people looking for a home to rent online. for-rent-sign: Image by joeltelling via Flickr …
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Durango Real Estate Blog: Beware of Scammers on Craigslist
May 11th, 2010Here is how the attempted scam worked. Some bad person out there in the Internet world took the pictures from my advertisement for a property in place them in a Craigslist ad of a home for rent . The rent was especially low in the …
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Scams Data And Prevention Methods | Internet Home Business Ideas
May 11th, 2010One man was arrested for listing a rental home on Craigslist that he didn’t even own. He collected thousand of dollars before being arrested for fraud. His many victims were left with no rental and no money. By doing a some research, …
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May 10th, 2010Are the “bear over the mortgage payment” postings a scam ?I’ve seen many TV commercials and Craigslist ad offering “ rent to own” or rental properties that are immaculate homes – “just rob over the mortgage payments” on pre-foreclosed and foreclosed homes. … Are the mortgage notice on home also sent to your brokers or agents besides the owner?If you mean the real estate broker or agent, next no, they don’t receive any information about your mortgage after you close. …
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