I put out the word that a young friend is apartment-hunting, and a pal of mine in the real-estate business warned me about a scam that's rampant on the online listing service Craigslist. Apparently the scammers take real apartment listings and photos and advertise them with a much lower rent. Eager prospective tenants, thinking they've found a deal, share all of their personal and credit information before realizing they've been conned and probably had their identities stolen.
Buyer -- or in this case renter -- beware.
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