A number of defrauded tenants have contacted the NLA about a new wave of scams on the online classifieds website, Gumtree. Unsuspecting potential tenants, usually from overseas, reply to ...

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UK households are being warned over rental fraud as Facebook and Gumtree scams target desperate tenants. Posing as a landlord, fraudsters post adverts for affordable properties to lure victims into ...

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Australians selling unwanted or used items on Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree and other online websites are “being urged to remain vigilant as new data reveals a spike in scams.” Customer reports of ...

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