The Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, MA), May 13, 2009
Nigerian Internet con gets more sophisticated, would-be renter, Attleboro homeowners learn
Jennifer Rollins has been searching for a new place for herself and her dog to live since last year.
So when the Attleboro resident saw a four-bedroom home off Read Street advertised for rent on Craigslist for $1,000 a month, plus a $400 security deposit, she was intrigued.
The purported owner was a minister named Ken Gregg, who claimed he and his wife had started missionary work in Nigeria and couldn’t find a real estate agent to represent them.
But the ad was a scam.
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