How to unmask rental scammers

Here’s an informative video about internet rental scams that’s relevant no matter where you’re looking for an apartment, be it London, Paris, New York or small town America (courtesy of pickrent.com).

Internet rental scams: Who’s behind them?

The majority of apartment rental scams rampant on Craigslist and other websites are a variation of Nigerian “419″ advance fee fraud, perpetrated worldwide mainly from the boiler rooms and cyber cafés of Lagos, Nigeria.

 

Nigeria scams targeted (video courtesy ITN/CNN)

 

More videos and links here.

Also read this Los Angeles Times article.