Rental Scams
Looking to rent but want to protect yourself from the Rental Scammer?
Here are some tips from RentalScams.org on dissecting a rental scam email.
Does the email start out with Sir / Madam?
Are there misspellings in the email?
Are there character mistakes in the email? i.e Hello,my nameis Susie.
Is there excessive capitalization?
Does the email reference God, UK, Cashiers Check, Doctor, Nigeria, Reverend, etc.
Is the email from a free email provider. i.e gmail, yahoo, aol, hotmail.
Does the email refer to another person or agent?
Does the email reference wanting to move in site unseen?
If the email has a majority of these commonalities, then the chances are very good it is a scammer. If you are unsure, it is best to not reply to the email.
What is RentalScams.org?
Our mission is to educate renters, property managers, agents and owners on the many different types of rental scams that are on the internet today. The only way to defeat scammers is by eliminating their economic incentives to continue scamming. We feel, through education, we can accomplish this goal.
Read more @ https://rentalscams.org/
Here are some tips from RentalScams.org on dissecting a rental scam email.
Does the email start out with Sir / Madam?
Are there misspellings in the email?
Are there character mistakes in the email? i.e Hello,my nameis Susie.
Is there excessive capitalization?
Does the email reference God, UK, Cashiers Check, Doctor, Nigeria, Reverend, etc.
Is the email from a free email provider. i.e gmail, yahoo, aol, hotmail.
Does the email refer to another person or agent?
Does the email reference wanting to move in site unseen?
If the email has a majority of these commonalities, then the chances are very good it is a scammer. If you are unsure, it is best to not reply to the email.
What is RentalScams.org?
Our mission is to educate renters, property managers, agents and owners on the many different types of rental scams that are on the internet today. The only way to defeat scammers is by eliminating their economic incentives to continue scamming. We feel, through education, we can accomplish this goal.
Read more @ https://rentalscams.org/
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