Realtor Marci Haus was alarmed when two people called her last week to ask about the rental house they found on Craigslist. "It's not a rental," Haus told them. "It's for sale, and actually already ...

That’s the way the Craigslist rental scam works. The prospective tenants are asked to pay the security deposit, and perhaps the first month’s rent as well, before they can get the keys to the house.

A new analysis from a consumer-focused federal agency has revealed that rental scams are an ongoing issue for renters. The Federal Trade Commission, which protects consumers from unfair business ...

MARYVILLE - The Blount County Sheriff's Office is investigating what they're calling a "rental scam," after four families reported being schemed out of thousands of dollars. Each family reported that ...

Individuals looking to rent in any of those situations might be walking into what the Federal Trade Commission says is one of the fastest-growing scams in the USA. Data collected since 2020 includes ...

A Lowell homeowner, whose house is listed for sale, reported to police June 1 that a neighbor saw the property fraudulently advertised for rent on Craigslist. The fraud perpetrator is enticing ...

Better Business Bureau has uncovered a Craigslist rental scam that is listing fraudulent advertisements on the website, according to PR manager Norm Miller. Scammers are copying legitimate posts ...

There are a lot of rental properties on Facebook, but experts say about one out of every five is fake. A friend told a Queensbury woman that her house was for rent on Craigslist. It seemed like a ...