Four Ocean City Beach Patrol members who were scammed out of $7,000 and their housing for the summer on Craigslist have begun to move on by finding a nice place to live on 36th Street and creating a Go Fund Me web page to raise money.
“We are so happy about the Go Fund Me page. Friends and family members have donated a lot and we love them so much for their support,” Ocean City lifeguard Youcef Belrachid said. “We are still far from the $7,000 goal so we encourage people to continue sharing our story, talking about it and make a donation, anything helps. Finally, we have received amazing messages from [donors] and these comments are the ones that make us want to go out there every day and do the job that we do.”
Belrachid said they feel blessed after seeing family members of Beach Patrol members, Ocean City residents and people who they have never met helping to cover their loss.
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Unbelievable that OC did not arrange housing.That would have averted this.
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ReplyDeleteBuyer beware. Who pays $7K up front, sight unseen.
Idiots. And 4:56....why should OC arrange housing? It's a resort not a charity. Do they arrange housing for any other seasonal worker?
None of what they've done so far precludes their ability to sue the landlord for a number of crimes related to the bait and switch and acceptance of funds that were collected under false pretenses. A half decent attorney could recoup those losses plus court costs and a punitive award.
ReplyDeleteOcean City and Ocean City realtors, is this the kind of landlord that you want representing your summer real estate rental scene?
5:55-I didn't mean OC should pay for the housing.I meant they could at least find affordable and legit housing for the life guards.If they come here from way off some place they are sitting ducks to be taken advantage of.
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