A new scam has made its way to the Bluegrass. If your home is listed for sale online, you could be a target for scammers.
Lisa King and her husband are selling their Richmond home. Their 3 bedroom, 2 bath house is listed through a real estate agent, but a simple Google search brings the home up on various sites. One site in particular listed the home as a rental property. Linda Cornett Craft, a Realtor, tells us the scammer could be a former real estate agent.
“It is someone who used to be a Realtor who takes advice from the field and knows how to go about convincing someone it is an actual rental property,” says Linda Cornett Craft.
Linda called the number listed on the rental post, within the hour the rental listing was removed. She advises homeowners, real estate agents and buyers alike to beware and keep an eye on the Internet.
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“They need to check, especially if it’s someone they meet and they ask for cash only. Check to see if they claim to be a real estate agent. Check to see on the Kentucky Real estate Website,” advises Craft.
