RCMP are investigating a string of rental scams that have been targeting would-be renters in 麻豆精选.
The fraudsters are reportedly listing property for rent in the 麻豆精选 area in which police believe they are currently renting through sites like AirBnb.
Posing as the property鈥檚 owner, the scammer then lists the site online and shows the property to renters and then secures damage deposits. Come move-in day, the scam victims find the property is occupied. They are then unable to track down the scammer and are out their deposits.
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Cpl. Meghan Foster with the 麻豆精选 RCMP believe the scammer used a fake name during the rental frauds.
鈥淭he suspect male has allegedly provided the name of Tim Halyhart to the renters but we do not believe this to be the suspect male鈥檚 true identity,鈥� said Foster.
鈥淭his investigation is on-going and our priority is to identify the suspect male in an effort to advance the investigation.鈥�
Halyhart is described as a black male between the ages of 23 and 30, five-foot-eleven and with a larger body build.
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