If you are getting ready to rent a place that seems too good to be true, it may be exactly that. The Better Business Bureau is advising renters to be alert to possible red flags when shopping for rentals even for just a weekend getaway.
BBB Investigator Don O'Brien says many of these scams originate on websites like Craigslist.
He says scammers may use pictures or description from legitimate rental property ads to entice their victims, sometimes even hijacking the email account of owners of reputable sites. In other cases the properties are nonexistent.
