Valerie Kumra was sitting at her house in Dillon Beach, a small waterfront community off Bodega Bay, one afternoon when she heard a knock on the door. This was in the fall of 2020, and COVID-19 cases ...

If a cheap Craigslist rental listing seems too good to be true — it probably is. Students looking to move near the CSUN campus on a college budget have been advised to watch out for rental cons on ...

ELK GROVE, Calif. (KTXL) — Three disabled men in Elk Grove were scammed over a rental property that was posted on Craigslist. Caretaker Jonathan Jones and his two roommates said they needed a home in ...

MANATEE -- Fraudulent Craigslist postings that advertise some Manatee County rental homes and vacation accommodations are luring prospective renters to pay deposits and full rental fees on properties ...

WEST FARGO - It seems too good to be true, a three-bedroom rental home with a price tag of $800 a month. And, according to Kristi Hardi, director of Park Co. Realtors, it is. For the past few years, ...

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I wrote a few weeks ago about a Bethlehem woman who, with some guidance from the Watchdog, slipped out of the clutches of a scammer on Craigslist. She had fallen for the classic rental scam, where a ...

You’re on Craigslist looking for a rental. As you’re skimming listings in the $2,000 range for one particular area, you suddenly see one for $1,200 a month. Too good to be true? In many cases, yes.

Rental scams are prevalent on Facebook and Craigslist, prompting a local real estate expert to take action. Experts say one ...

The advertisement on Craigslist sounded too good to be true - a house for rent near Interstate 540 in Raleigh for $600 a month, including utilities. For interested renters, there was a catch - the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An Ohio woman is facing multiple felony theft charges after she was accused of stealing $1,000 from two prospective renters for a property she didn't own after posting an ad on ...