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Rental scams Prosecutions

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Woman charged in rental fraud where 3 scammed into signing lease for same home

A Fishers woman has been charged after investigators say she tried to lease the same home to three separate people.

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Man charged in rental fraud that allegedly included at least 35 victims

A Toronto man, 42, has been arrested in an alleged a mortgage fraud scheme.

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Korean police nab over 3,000 alleged rental scam suspects

The NPA said a total of 2,895 "jeonse" scam suspects were detained in the crackdown and 288 of them were put under formal arrests.

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Boston man arrested for alleged rental scam where he received $32,000 in one month

Timothy Andreev, 40, of Mashpee was arrested for eight outstanding warrants for Larceny by Scheme.

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Queens man guilty of stealing

Cesar Fernandez-Loor, a Queens, New York resident, pleaded guilty to stealing $50,000 from apartment hunters through fraudulent rental applications. Prosecutors said Fernandez-Loor posted advertisements and collected deposits without ever allowing renters to move into units. Fernandez-Loor was ordered to pay restitution to 18 victims.

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Massachusetts man charged in rental scams

Authorities in Massachusetts charged a New Bedford man with fraudulently obtaining more than $22,000 in rental deposits for apartments that he didn’t own. Victor Tiu Lopez allegedly targeted immigrants and Spanish speakers, ensnaring more than a dozen people before his indictment.

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Brooklyn woman faces 4 years in prison for alleged rental scam

The accused woman allegedly defrauded prospective tenants out of more than $15,000.

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