{"id":963,"date":"2022-07-20T18:43:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/identia.digital\/property\/?p=963"},"modified":"2022-07-20T18:43:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:43:54","slug":"avoid-rental-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/identia.digital\/property\/avoid-rental-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Rental Scams!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How Rental Scams Work <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.chime.me\/kurtmgalitski-chime-me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2037\/2022\/07\/istockphoto-960624848-612x612-1.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is istockphoto-960624848-612x612-1.jpg\" \/><\/h2>\n\n<p>There are a few patterns rental scams typically follow. Usually the perpetrator is outside of the U.S. and they use Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist to post fake listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is to manipulate desperate renters who can\u2019t find housing in their price range. 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