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Looking for a place to rent? Watch out for this scam
Make sure the person you're dealing with actually has the authority to rent the place. Our good buddy Nancy Lewis of the Fox 4 TV Problem Solvers unearthed this scam from the KC area. (Check out the video.)
A couple, supposedly on a mission trip in Nigeria, was advertising a place for rent and asking for a $700 deposit. The catch? The homeowner didn't know anything about it, and didn't even know these people. The scammers apparently got the house info from an online real estate listing.
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