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Friday, March 01, 2013

5 Warning Signs That A Craigslist Rental Listing Is Probably A Scam

Even though it’s nothing new, we’ve recently started seeing a resurgence of reader e-mails asking if a really awesome-sounding rental listing on Craigslist might be a scam, so we figured it was time for a refresher course.
The scammy listings are often for completely fictional homes and the sole intent of the posting is to either steal your identity or swindle you out of a “fee” for a credit check that will never actually occur.

So with that in mind, here are the warning signs to look for when trying to determine if a listing is bogus:

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Many of the scams here have a location - "Eastern Shore, MD"