Rental scams getting more sophisticated

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KHOU 11

Күн бұрын

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@thescorpio5430 Жыл бұрын

High rent is a damn scam it self.

@Whoddathunk 10 ай бұрын

If they can’t meet you in person it’s a scam……

@mkultra2877 Жыл бұрын

This should be a felony.

@bamkablam Жыл бұрын

Always check who owns the house with the county tax assessor's office before handing over one penny. Only pay with a cahier's check made to the order of the person who has been positively indentified by the tax assessor. Do not agree to any other way of exchanging funds.

@christ510 Жыл бұрын

If they sound like a Nigerian renter or Indian call center tech support its 100% a scam. People Remember "Gift Cards" are for Gifts and not for payments.

@100Leakers 4 ай бұрын

If you think real scammers are still asking for giftcards you have a next thing coming 😂

@757Princess 9 ай бұрын

The real scam is the $50 application fee for each unit.

@davidbriz7066 6 ай бұрын

Facts.

@uap24 5 ай бұрын

And having to pay that before even viewing the house is a bigger scam. I have contacted a lot of 'property managers' who just are adamant to paying that fee before viewing the house. And even that cannot be paid using official methods like bank transfers, just through cash payment apps. One person asked for a security deposit more than the monthly rent just to visit the house, and was reduced to a cursing mess once I refused to pay using anything other than bank transfers.

@deloretada8646 6 ай бұрын

*PROPHECY TRACE* love that you do this. Protecting our elders and other vulnerable populations.

@melizq1266 Жыл бұрын

How are they not arrested

@LearnCompositionOnline Жыл бұрын

This is the question! Only poor people get arrested, for being poor

@RoguePhysicist 9 ай бұрын

Because the scammer is not in this country. And because the police don't care about scams; there's no money in going after scammers.

@lilnike2 3 ай бұрын

Cops don’t care

@Ambience88 Жыл бұрын

This is just ridiculous from a home rental for $1000 to opening up a go fund me after getting scammed for $1000, come on folks we Gotta do better

@rubenc4747 Жыл бұрын

As a real estate agent in Dallas I've seen it way too many times. They see a cheap house for rent and rush to send them money to be first to get it. Too avoid that just get a real estate agent. It's free and will save you time and hustle. Regarding what this guy said about meeting a landlord. Unless it for rent by owner, that'll never happen. Most landlords hire real estate agents to do it for them. Also majority of rental homes belong to either LLC companies or out of state landlords. Similar scams are also used in vacation rentals and pet sales.

@aliciasaracino1233 10 күн бұрын

What is being done to catch these scammers.

@benjaminlibertarianscorpio Жыл бұрын

$1000? I rent a bedroom for a grand!

@yolandas.6193 Жыл бұрын

You're getting scammed too!

@mkultra2877 Жыл бұрын

Thats your fault idiot.

@EMVelez 9 ай бұрын

Those are normal prices in NYC and Southern CA. Not everyone lives in the Midwest or wherever you people are from 🙄

@musictosoothe 7 ай бұрын

No real estate agent should ever be giving the code to the lockbox out to anyone. No one should ever be allowed to view a house without an agent there and without giving full identification. How lazy and gullible are they to just send someone to the house to view it and give them the code because they're a prospective 'buyer'?

@OrangeCounty92 7 күн бұрын

We saw the house but they wanted to us to send. Payments through zelle or bit coin ATM machine. I never saw the landlord in person. E every tells the same story of living too far or being out of town. I also have already seen the house in person inside and out with the use of a code for their smart lock.

@torizavala4822 Жыл бұрын

some ppl from nigeria

@yolandas.6193 Жыл бұрын

Might be people from that town. Or some other country. I do believe the landlords or brokers are also working with people who scam. It's like they pop up the moment the people try to move in. That's suspicious.