GARDAÍ are warning third level students seeking accommodation in Limerick to be vigilant of rental scams.
According to Garda John Finnerty of Henry Street Garda Station, a number of Limerick students have fallen victim to rental scams because of the rental shortage and the pressure to source accommodation.
The scams, he said, usually fall into three categories — the scammer claims to be out of the country and can’t show you the accommodation and requests a deposit; the scammer is living at the property.
He shows a number of people around, requests a deposit from each and disappears with the money, or the transaction appears to be normal until the renter finds that the keys don’t work and the landlord has disappeared.
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