Know how to report Rental listing scams

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TMI! I don’t believe in it! Craigslist ad is a billion dollar business. This is when we got to know how to report rental listing scams. On top of that the state of mind during our search for rental apartments/roommates goes untold. Love notes from Skype EmoticonsNigerian prince aren’t that fancy in reality as they’re worded. I filed a complaint against rental listing scam on behalf of my friend who was a “victim of craigslist”.


“What” &“Where”  


File a Rental Scam complaint with FTC


Besides, I got to know my acronyms too – FTC (Federal Trade commission). A one stop resort Facebook smileysto surrender every sort of scam, we filed an apartment rental scam complaint with the FTC.


Note: They deal with all sorts of fraud practices viz, unfair business, rental scam, Nigerian prince, consumer issues… it goes on and on.


“Why” & “How”


Why to spare these craigslist shadow people? I wouldn’t like to be a twerp at all times. All I did was I launched an apartment rental scam complaint online by visiting FTC’s Online Complaint Assistant.


If you’re good with a call, then you can also ring “FTC’s helpline” - 877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357).


The imposter Facebook smileyswas living within the United States, so we were able to trap him.



Point, FTC puts the scammers before justice, only if they’re scheming within the US.


Note: Please visit econsumer.gov


When I used “Indian roommates” for posting roommate ads, I found that this one’s quite useful!


http://us.sulekha.com/scams



I’ll go ahead with the steps to deal with rental scam in my next post.


Ciaoh!



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