Summer is sizzling for buyers and renters alike, and now’s the time for\u00a0real estate<\/a> professionals to help make sure their clients don\u2019t get burned.<\/p>\n\n RentHop, an online rental listing<\/a> platform, conducted a study that unveiled the most common rental scams and how to avoid them. Property managers and agents who work with renters should pass these warning signs and tips on to their clients.<\/p>\n\n Other suspicious signs: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n Email address structure:<\/strong> Emails with non-U.S. domains, such as yahoo.uk, are probably coming from a scam account unless you\u2019re renting in the U.K. Also, email from outlook.com are 19 times more likely to be a scam than those from Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail, the study finds. Also, beware of emails from a different domain than you originally started corresponding with.<\/p>\n\n \u201cWinner\u201d scams:<\/strong> If the supposed property manager tells the renter that they\u2019ve been \u201cspecially selected,\u201d then it\u2019s a scam.<\/p>\n\n Sad stories:<\/strong> If the person listing the rental goes on and on with a heartbreaking story in your correspondence, they\u2019re likely trying to play on your emotions.<\/p>\n\n Copycat rentals:<\/strong> A common scam is for a cybercriminal to copy a real listing and treat it as their own. That’s why it\u2019s important to search for the address of the rental to ensure the listing price and contact information matches on various sites.<\/p>\n\n Source: RentHop.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n<\/pre>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/realtormag.realtor.org\/sites\/realtormag.realtor.org\/files\/rmo_files\/Rental-Scams-and-How-to-Avoid-Them.jpeg\")
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