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How easily is it for someone to scam on this website, saying they have a house for rent but are located out of state and will mail the keys to you after you pay the deposit? Scam or no scam?

Its a 3 bedroom 2 bath house and the guy says he is out of state, and will mail the keys to me when i give him a deposit.
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Very easily..I am dealing with a guy in DC that is trying to run the same scam. He had a very elaborate, but believable story until he asked me to send him a deposit then he would send me the keys.
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Do not put a deposit on a property that you have not inspected. You don't know what you are getting. Seems the gentlemen should have a property manager. I know some landlords don't but they exchange keys face to face, not through the mail. Your instincts are correct.
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Never send money without first seeing the place.

Please report this (listing and any other potential scams) by clicking the red envelope on the top right corner. Reporting a listing lets us know what listing you're having a problem with and what the problem is so we can deal with it as quickly as possible.
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