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		<title>Rentandleasehousing.com property search is down.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rentandleasehousing.com&#8217;s main web page to search and post properties is down and maybe down for a while.  Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.
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		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/04/23/rentandleasehousingcom-is-down-2/</link>
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		<title>Philip Pareigis in Lagos, Nigeria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[He likes Craigslist, fake rental ads, Western Union and scamming people.   If you receive a response from Phillip, please don&#8217;t send him money because he really does not have a property for rent.
There isn&#8217;t much authorities can do once you send a rental scammer money via Western Union.
Source: Scammers hijack home rental ads
Great article by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/04/15/philip-pareigis-in-lagos-nigeria/</link>
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		<title>Deceased Pittsburgh Homeowner Posts Property For Rent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No, the dead are not coming back to life.  A nigerian rental scammer has posted a house for rent claiming to be the deceased owner of the property. The scammer was able to research public records and find out who has owned this particular property in Pittsburgh. The scammer created a fake email address with the deceased [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/03/26/deceased-homeowner-posts-property-for-rent/</link>
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		<title>Make Sure Your Property Manager Should be the Person Collecting Rent</title>
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		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/03/13/make-sure-your-property-manager-should-be-the-person-collecting-rent/</link>
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		<title>The Foreclosure Rental Scams Continue&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tim Dodge out of Columbus, OH was bamboozled into renting a house from a woman who did not own the home.
&#8220;I paid her $1,100 up front for the first two months rent,&#8221; Dodge said.
The scam was foiled when the owner who just filed for bankruptcy worked out a deal with his mortgage lender to prevent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/03/13/the-foreclosure-rental-scams-continue/</link>
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		<title>Signing a Lease with a Tenant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Signing a Lease with a Tenant
1) Rental Application
2) Credit Check
3) Signing the Lease
4) Security Deposit

Rental Application
When you have someone interested in renting your property, have them fill out a rental application.  A rental application will provide the information you need to pull a credit report, verify past rental history, verify current employment, check references and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/03/09/signing-a-lease-with-tenant/</link>
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		<title>Fake PayPal Email - Phishing Scam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I have received a fake PayPal email.  Here is the one I received today:
Dear PayPal Member,
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the  PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue  regarding your account.
For your protection, we have limited access to your account [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/03/07/fake-paypal-email-phishing-scam/</link>
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		<title>$500 Rental Deposit + $51 Western Union Fee = Scammed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A woman in Madison, WI fell victim to the the old Nigerian rental scam.  A scammer by the name of Mike Moore from Lagos, Nigeria posted a property for rent that he did not own.  The scammer convinced the woman to wire the security deposit to him in Nigeria.  He later asked for another $1,400 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/03/04/500-rental-deposit-51-western-union-fee-scammed/</link>
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		<title>African Rental Scams - Don&#8217;t Rent from&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1) Ezekiel Linsey
“We are looking for a responsible person or family to occupy and maintain the apartment until we are back home,” wrote the person who proclaimed to be the owner, Ezekiel Linsey, in an e-mail. “Myself and wife just traveled to Africa for a program called Empowering Youth to Fight Racism, HIV/AIDS, Poverty and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/02/28/african-rental-scams-dont-rent-from/</link>
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		<title>Why is the Same Property For Rent at Two Very Different Prices?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A local real estate brokerage in Greesnboro, NC received this question when their property was one price in one ad and significantly lower in another.  The problem that the real estate company is running into is that rental scammers especially in Nigeria are re-posting rental ads by legitimate property managers and landlords at bargain rent prices [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rentandleasehousing.net/2009/02/25/why-is-the-same-property-for-rent-at-two-very-different-prices/</link>
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