Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said scammers are using duplicates of legitimate real estate listings to cheat renters out of money.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry speaks at a Feb. 22, 2023, news conference regarding an investigation into illegal firearms sales.The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office is warning of a growing number of scams in which fraudsters alter rental property listings to get personal information and money from their victims.
In a warning issued this week, PA Attorney General Michelle Henry said that scammers are taking legitimate real estate listings but posting them with different contact information, sometimes using properties that are no longer on the market. In other cases, the actual Realtor’s email account has been hacked, Henry said.
The scammer will then conduct a fake application process, collecting the victim’s personal information and sometimes taking payment. “We are approaching summertime and that means college students heading to school in the fall will need to make living arrangements, so beware of these fraudulent listings that appear to be the real thing,” Henry said. “If a landlord refuses to meet in person and show the property, that is usually a strong indicator of a scam.
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