Online Rental Scams: Uncovering the Invisible Culprits and Their Tricks

More often than not rental fraud and scams happen online and you never really know who the perpetrators are. They just evaporate into thin air. Another scam situation in Jacksonville Florida was covered in the article, "Home Rental Scams Are Popping Up Again". A realtor listed his client's property for rent only to discover later that someone else had copied the listing. The fake ad showed the rent as $700 per month when in fact it was $1400. The police were no help in tracking down the offender who collected $50 application fees from unsuspecting applicants.