Tim Dodge out of Columbus, OH was bamboozled into renting a house from a woman who did not own the home.
“I paid her $1,100 up front for the first two months rent,” Dodge said.
The scam was foiled when the owner who just filed for bankruptcy worked out a deal with his mortgage lender to prevent the house from being auctioned off. He arrived to find a unknown family living in his house. How awkward would that be to find a family living in your house? Anyhow, the two parties are working out a short-term rental agreement to allow the Dodges some time to find another place to rent. The fake woman landlord is still at large.
Source: Scammers Evolve, Use Craigslist To Pose As Landlords
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Comment by Anonymous — November 28, 2009 @ 11:52 am