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hooahguy t1_j7bm7os wrote

I would read up on common craigslist housing scams. As another person mentioned, a super common one is to ask for a deposit before you can see the unit. Thats not something a legitimate listing would ask for. I also heard of one case where the scammer used a version of an email for a legitimate real estate agent and used their license number (which I think is public info) to try to scam people to think they are legit.

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bageloclock t1_j7cft5d wrote

Yes. Beware of people who say they’re the property owners but can’t allow you to access the unit. Property records are public info which means anyone can just pluck a name from an address and pretend to be that person online.

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Obvious-Design8030 t1_j7cpzkn wrote

I was once listing a sublease on Craigslist and got a too-good-to-be-true offer from someone who was going to pay me a few months' rent to help them get on the lease when they couldn't appear in person. I probably responded a little longer than I should have before bailing out, but I've always wondered what the eventual scam was.

It was a dirt cheap lease in Cincinnati more than a decade ago, so even being as broke as I was, I had an urge to "pay to see."

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