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Criminals can use false ads to trick you into transferring money, giving them your card details or other financial information. These ads can pop up while you’re browsing online, show up in a social network feed, be sent to you by email or post and appear in a newspaper or in a public place.
Going to, or returning to, college is an exciting time for students, however, it is also an opportunistic time for fraudsters who try to trick students out of their money. Many cases have been reported to FraudSMART where deposits have been handed over for properties that don’t exist, have been rented to multiple tenants already or …
As you start to look for accommodation for the college year or for summer trips don’t be tricked into paying a deposit for a property that does not exist, has already been rented or is actually a fraudster using a short term let to get you to pay your deposit and not show up on …