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You got the apartment! Spot rental listing scams before you pay

Royal Rose
You’ve found it: A listing for the perfect off-campus apartment. The rental agent told you to send a security deposit by wiring money. Sound fishy? That’s because it is. But can you spot other rental listing scams — before you pay?
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Rental Listing Scams

Scammers use rental listings to get you to pay in advance for a place to live or vacation.

WeTakeSection8 – but not really

Lisa Weintraub Schifferle

Looking for an apartment? Many of us start looking online, trusting that the rental sites give us good information. But what if they don’t, and then charge for it?