Orange County rental scam: Couple's smart decision to check out property saved them from paying thousands to scammer
A couple's decision to check out an Orange County home before renting it - even when asked by the fake landlord not to - saved them thousands of dollars.Diana Sobel and her husband answered their door this past Monday morning. It was a couple looking to rent their home after they saw a post advertising it on social media.The problem: Their home in Orange was not for rent.
"They were given the pictures from the house when it was for sale on Zillow when we bought it," Sobel said. In an interview in late July, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Steve Lawrence told Eyewitness News that with the housing market growing increasingly difficult, rental scams are on the rise. He warned: Be on the lookout for suspicious activity and report it.
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