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Jun 26, 2024 · More people in Ottawa have come forward who say they've fallen victim to a real estate scam, with scammers posing as real estate agents trying to rent real properties.
Jun 27, 2024 · CTV News continues to hear from residents who fall victim to rental scams in Ottawa, with scammers creating elaborate schemes to steal people's money. One local mother is out $13,000.
Jun 26, 2024 · More people in Ottawa have come forward who say they’ve fallen victim to a real estate scam, with scammers posing as real estate agents trying to rent real properties. “It makes you very vigilant, it makes you very untrusting,” said Jenna.
- Strangers Inside Home
- Disagreement Over How Perpetrator Obtained Information
- Beyond Usual Rental Fraud, Police Say
There they met David Polk, still settling into the townhouse that he and his family had moved into just two days earlier. Polk explained he had spotted the rental listing on Kijiji and had agreed to inspect the property, sign the lease and pay the first and last month's rent over a series of text messages with the supposed landlord, all without an ...
But how did the scammer know the combination? After sharing information, the homeowners, listing agent and Polk zeroed in on a theory that the scam may have hinged on an online tool called ShowingTime, a Chicago-based site that allows agents to schedule and book home showings. The service promotes itself as a one-stop shop for accredited MLS agents...
Officers with the Ottawa police fraud unit, which is now investigating, say they have never seen a rental scam carried so far before, since the perpetrator normally vanishes long before a promised move-in date. Ontario Provincial Police Det. Const. John Armit with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre said renters should always search for duplicate listin...
Oct 4, 2021 · The con, based on a fake listing on Kijiji but with a puzzling twist, not only duped the family out of thousands of dollars in rent, but left the homeowners feeling stunned and violated. The ordeal...
The latest in real estate scams. If you’re browsing Redfin or some other real estate app and you’re surprised that the prices seem reasonable, don’t be. There’s an Ottawa startup that is listing houses for much lower than their value to sell at anonymous auction on their platform. They intentionally list the houses for hundreds of ...
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Oct 3, 2019 · Victims of this scam include international students, out-of-town citizens and Ottawa residents. The second scam is known as the Rental Parking Scam where fraudsters will respond to a person’s online advertisement looking for parking or offer a parking spot via online platforms.
