Fake rental ads are everywhere, and Colorado consumers need to watch out

[McFurd]

The Denver Post - 6/15/2018 - Aldo Salvdi - With school out and summer around the corner, more people are on the move, and so too are scams artists trying to take advantage of them. Bogus ads on Craigslist, Facebook and other forums offering rentals that really aren’t for rent tend to rise with the temperatures outside. The ads, which can stay up for hours before getting flagged as fraudulent, usually show appealing pictures pulled from other online postings and offer an alluring lease rate. Read more @ https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/15/d ... -ad-scams/