As you can imagine, in this tight economy, low-priced rentals are in even more demand than usual.The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer watchdog, is warning that people looking for apartments or houses to rent are the target of a nasty scam. The scammers advertise inexpensive, but nonexistent apartments for rent and homes for rent to attempt to get people to send a deposit sight unseen.
The crooks either take a real listing and tamper with it, changing the contact information, or they just make something up. Americans are highly mobile and cross-country moves are routine for us.
That means many people rely on Internet listings to search for their next home, sweet home and this scam concerning inexpensive apartments for rent and homes for rent is getting bigger all the time.
