Scammers Target Students with Fake Rental Ads
Scammers are targeting students with fake rental apartment ads before the new academic year, demanding advance payments and sometimes setting up fake offices to appear legitimate, only to disappear after collecting money.
Consensus
- Scammers are using fake rental apartment advertisements to target students before the new academic year.
- The ads offer attractive features like fresh renovations, low prices, and convenient locations.
- Students are required to pay an advance payment as part of the rental process.
- Scammers sometimes set up fake offices for signing contracts and collecting payments.
- After collecting money, the scammers disappear, often closing the office and leaving no trace.
- The scam involves providing fake or non-existent contact information for property owners.
- The scam is particularly prevalent around the time of the new academic year.
Points of divergence
- A woman in Yakutsk sold a rented apartment using forged documents of ownership, which is a separate incident not mentioned in the TASS report. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Scammers lure students out of money through rental apartment ads — Вести
- Scammers lure students with fake rental ads, says TASS member of the Federation Council Masharov. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Scammers steal students' personal data, offering to process a scholarship, reserve a dormitory place, or pay... — ТАСС (Telegram)