Over the past year, the tight property market has laid fertile ground for fraudsters to take advantage of people desperate to secure a place to rent.
The police are investigating a case involving a man who allegedly duped victims of more than $30,000 in exchange for renting a flat in Jurong.
After an in-person viewing of the flat, Ms Lin said she transferred $6,400 worth of rent and deposit to the man.“This was finally extended to May 1, when the landlord told me the day before that he will no longer rent the flat.” Checks by The Straits Times found a Facebook post on May 4 that warned people of a rental scam involving a flat in the same block.
The 30-year-old accountant said another man in the flat had answered the door when she arrived to ask for an explanation, and the man had claimed that he was a friend of the owner and was staying there for a few days.
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