2024年9月27日 · Quick tips to avoid rental scams when you’re searching for a rental. Verify: Check ownership and licensing of landlord/property manager. Phone numbers alone can be spoofed, so corroborate authenticity with supplemental info. Meet: When possible, meet in person. Don’t rent unseen unless you’ve verified the property with a trusted source.

Roomies works hard to provide a safe online platform, but it is important to remain vigilant when searching for your next roommate. Scammers can be very convincing at getting you to send money, bank account information, or personal information before viewing the property.

2024年3月21日 · Scammers say and do things that can tell us they’re lying — and they’re not who they pretend to be. Of course, to hear or see those clues, we have to get past the panic scammers make us feel, thanks to the so-called emergencies they try to create.

Here are a few of the most common scams we've spotted over the years at SpareRoom, and how to outsmart them. Please note: scammers are constantly changing their tactics, so there may be other types of scam that aren’t on this list yet. Be vigilant and trust your gut if …

ScamSearch is a free public database of reported scammer details, including their email address, phone number, username, website and crypto address. Most organisations track scams. We track the scammers. If you have been contacted by scammer, file a report. Police and Online Investigators use this data to track them down and stop them.

2023年2月2日 · Read on to find out how to avoid the most common rental scams. Common rental scams to look out for. Copied listings – the scammer uses a copied listing to draw in potential residents for a property that they do not own. Expensive background checks – the scammer will request expensive funds upfront

2024年3月26日 · Roommate scams are a type of overpayment scam where someone pretends to be a landlord or roommate who's away. They might send a fake cheque for more than the rent and ask you to send back the extra money, or they could ask you to …

These scammers pressure you to send them money upfront, often claiming they’re “out of town” or “need to secure the room before another applicant.” Never send money before seeing the room and meeting the landlord in person.

But according to the FTC and six states suing Roomster and its owners, the room and roommate finder platform posted reviews and other information that was neither. The lawsuit announced today alleges Roomster posted fake positive reviews and made deceptive claims about its listings being real, available, and verified — to convince people to ...

In most cases a typical scammer offers a desperate tenant a room/studio/apartment or house, in a crowded city where the demand for rooms is high, for a price that is lower than any properties that are even remotely similar. You can spot these kind of landlords by paying close attention to the following “tells” of a scammer: