Some suspects used phantom listings of locations that are not available or may not exist, police said.
The Culver City Police Department said Monday it is investigating multiple cases of online rental scams where apartments are offered, rented sight unseen and either unavailable or don't even exist.Each time, a victim responded to an apartment for rent ad on Facebook, met a would-be owner or agent at a location in Culver City and exchanged cash for a rental agreement, police said.
Some fake virtual tours that were pre-recorded or they copy genuine apartment ads.The three suspects were described as a Hispanic woman, 20 to 30 years old with a heavy build, red hair, pink jacket with lettering and gray shorts, a Black man, 20 to 30 years old and a female, police said.
Anyone with information about the alleged scams should call Public Information Officer Jennifer Atenza, at 310- 253-6120, email [email protected], or the police watch commander at 310-253-6202.
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