A landlord says scammers keep stealing her rental ads and taking money from innocent renters who think the ads are real.
If you've ever searched online for an apartment or rental home, you may have stumbled across some fake listings, which could cost you big money if you send a deposit to a scammer.
"They copy my ads from Zillow," she told us."Then they list my houses for $700 or $800 less than what they are actually being advertised for." "I had one instance where a lady drove two and a half hours, accepted a job here locally, and thought she was moving into my house," she says. Miranda Marquit of the moving site"Hire a Helper" says most legitimate landlords will ask for enough information to run a background or credit check before they ask for a deposit.
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