Crime & Safety
Bay Area Family Scammed Out Of Thousands By Fake Landlord: Report
The family thought they were getting a three-bedroom home in Redwood City. Then, reality sank in, according to ABC7.
REDWOOD CITY, CA — A Bay Area family was looking for a new rental home when they thought they found the perfect one in Redwood City, according to an ABC7 report.
A man named "Kenneth" claimed to be the landlord, and the family sent over an application, pay stubs, toured the unit in person, paid $4,500 to secure the spot and signed a lease, according to the report.
But then the family saw the home listed again online, and they began to grow skeptical, according to the report.
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The couple soon learned they had been scammed and demanded their money back, according to the report.
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"Kenneth" pretended to give back the family their money, creating fake invoices showing so, according to the report, but they never got anything back from them.
"I was bawling my eyes out because we just had the baby. And we were already in a terrible living situation, and this guy totally took advantage of us," the victim told ABC7.
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