Denver Craigslist Rental Scams
I want to give the person the benefit of the doubt because i need to find.
Denver craigslist rental scams. Bogus ads on craigslist. With school out and summer around the corner more people are on the move and so too are scams artists trying to take advantage of them. Refuse background credit checks until you have met landlord employer in person. There have been many listings on denver s craigslist lately that are rental scams.
These owners will break into vacant homes currently listed for sale meet you at the home sign a lease and take your rental deposit as well as the first month of rent. Do not rent or purchase sight unseen that amazing deal may not exist. Who should i notify about fraud or scam attempts. So far a red flag is the i need to rent this immediately which is usually followed by divorce or moving away.
These ads will advertise a great looking home and usually resembles a great deal. Rental scam 1 the cloned listing this is one of the most popular craigslist rental scams perhaps because it s so cheap to execute. Craigslist fails to identify more than half of scam rental listings on the site s pages. They steal photos and detailed information about homes that are listed for sale on other sites.
Con artist list homes for vacation rentals or for monthly home rentals which they do not own or have the right to rent out. However a popular craigslist rental scam is to post photos and the address of an actual rental property which the poster doesn t actually own then attempt to have prospective renter wire transfer or authorize payment for the lease or deposit by claiming they can rent it but it isn t available to show right now. June 15 2018 at 6 00 a m. Craigslist voicemails any message asking you to access or check craigslist voicemails or craigslist voice messages is fraudulent no such service exists.
With denver s rapid post recession rent growth lower income renters may have fallen for these scams while looking for rentals they could afford here are bennet s descriptions of the top five. In that case the scammer went as far as to. I am seeking an apartment and am getting sucked into what are too good to be true ads but am wondering how exactly to weed them out. Okay r denver community what is the deal with rental scams on craigslist.
Denver7 first reported on the nationwide scam. The scammer copies and pastes information from a legitimate. Researchers estimate that a quarter of all craigslist rental postings are scams.