Comments on: Scams That Prey on Landlords http://nushack.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/scams-that-prey-on-landlords/ Where you can list your rental property on multiple websites for free Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:53:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: nushack http://nushack.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/scams-that-prey-on-landlords/#comment-3 nushack Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:53:18 +0000 http://nushack.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-3 @Yvonne - I'm glad you managed to avoid problems and hoped no one else had any problems. Your story shows how far internet scammers will go to get someone to wire them money and that we should always follow the simple rules for online classifieds: - don't use wire services - cashiers checks and money orders can be fake and often are - and always do business with local people you can meet in person. @Yvonne – I’m glad you managed to avoid problems and hoped no one else had any problems.

Your story shows how far internet scammers will go to get someone to wire them money and that we should always follow the simple rules for online classifieds: – don’t use wire services – cashiers checks and money orders can be fake and often are – and always do business with local people you can meet in person.

]]> By: Yvonne http://nushack.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/scams-that-prey-on-landlords/#comment-2 Yvonne Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:13:46 +0000 http://nushack.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-2 We had a home advertised for rent and it rented quickly so I deactivated the listing. A couple of days later I had a person from another state call the city clerk about the house inquiring who the owner was. She stated that she found the property on an internet rental site. She contact the listing person and the guy told her all the info about the home and that he was a pastor and he and his wife were going the Africa for a mission and that they wanted to rent out there home. The only problem was is that the home isn't theirs. They took pictures from the internet rental page of my home and ran it as their own and took application fees to process the forms for approval. I wasn't hurt in this fraud but the would be tenant could have lost her appliation fee and possible deposit. I contacted the local sheriff and they said they really couldn't do anything! So beware and be sure and do your research. We had a home advertised for rent and it rented quickly so I deactivated the listing. A couple of days later I had a person from another state call the city clerk about the house inquiring who the owner was. She stated that she found the property on an internet rental site. She contact the listing person and the guy told her all the info about the home and that he was a pastor and he and his wife were going the Africa for a mission and that they wanted to rent out there home.

The only problem was is that the home isn’t theirs. They took pictures from the internet rental page of my home and ran it as their own and took application fees to process the forms for approval.

I wasn’t hurt in this fraud but the would be tenant could have lost her appliation fee and possible deposit.

I contacted the local sheriff and they said they really couldn’t do anything! So beware and be sure and do your research.

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