A very troubling unfolding scam

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Originally Posted by dickiej

It should be fairly easy to confirm the owner of a rental property...real estate ownership is public information and all cities and towns have on line data bases of ownership. Renters should get the name of the owner, and check ownership on line. Of course, this isn’t 100% ( trusts for example) but it can help confirm that a rental is in fact owned by the renter in a majority of instances. This happens a lot with long term apartment rentals. Some dirt bag will list an apartment for rent, with pictures of a totally different apartment, and claim they can’t show it because it is currently occupied. Renters are so desperate, they will mail a check for first month and deposit, and get scammed. Out our way, some guy pocketed ten deposits on the same non existent apartment.

Additionally, you can look up a trust or company name on the NH business registration page and get the legal representative and often direct contact info for the owner or trustee.