by CTV News | Feb 19, 2021 | Daily News, Real Estate Fraud
Feb. 19. 2021 – When you rent an apartment you may be asked to pay first and last month’s rent in advance, but you need to make sure that you are paying it to the right person. Toronto Police say rental scams are causing both tenants and landlords to lose...
by Admin | Dec 6, 2017 | Employee Fraud, Recent Articles
A St. Albert man will serve no jail time after pleading guilty to 28 counts of fraud, including an apartment rental scam. On Monday Craig Archibald Ayers, 52, pleaded guilty to 28 of the 63 charges he was facing relating to fraud. He was given a two-year custodial...
by Admin | Dec 6, 2017 | Consumer Fraud, Recent Articles
One family may have to forgo Christmas this year after falling prey to an ever-growing rental scam in the Brockville area. Natalie Lowery and her husband Tim Moores recently moved to the area from Calgary and had their sights set on Brockville. Lowery thought she had...
by Admin | Dec 2, 2017 | Consumer Fraud, Recent Articles, Uncategorized
Claire Hay had been searching for an affordable rental suite on Kijiji and thought she had found the perfect one about a month ago. It was a bachelor unit in a new condo development at Park Lawn Road and Lake Shore Boulevard West. She arranged for a viewing and was...