National Consumer Protection Week Tip of the Day: Craigslist Rental Scammers

One of our Assistant Attorney Generals in Spokane is selling a house. She’s had people contact her saying they’ve rented her house through an offer on Craigslist.  The unsuspecting parties submitted an application with financial identification information (which can be used to steal a person’s identity) and sent a security deposit by Western Union to a nice landlord working in Nigeria with homeless and disabled kids.

(Scams, National Consumer Protection Week)
Last updated by Public Affairs Unit at 3/8/2012 3:25:01 PM

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Oops! Scammer tries to rip off a scam investigator

One thing you hear often from us: a warning never, ever to wire money to strangers. Once you do so, the money is gone forever. 

(Scams, National Consumer Protection Week)
Last updated by Public Affairs Unit at 3/8/2012 10:51:25 AM

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