An Aurora woman's home was listed on Zillow rentals by scammers without her knowledge and permission, and some would-be renters lost thousands.
An Aurora woman would like to be very clear: Her home is NOT for rent. It was listed as on Zillow rentals by a scammer.A woman in Aurora said her home was listed for rent without her knowledge or permission, leading to people showing up at her house and trying to get inside. She said some have even paid thousands of dollars to rent her home.Donna has asked ABC7 not use her last name because so many people have been stopping by to inquire about her home.
Donna called the police and was hoping that would be the end of it. But, she said, the next morning someone else showed up/ The woman said it wasn't until she visited the home and met Donna that she realized she'd been scammed.Lisa Kuersten also saw the Aurora home listed for rent on Zillow.Kuersten said the home was perfect, so she applied on Zillow and heard back from the so-called owner shortly after.
"That's a red flag. Why are we sending the money to a different person than we've been communicating with?" she said. Johnson said homeowners should search their own address online regularly just to make sure there aren't any fake listings. And renters should be careful when wiring money to reserve a property. Wiring money is like handing over cash.Donna said just last week she saw another person drive by her home to take pictures. She's fed up and just wants it to stop.
Donna said she hopes this story serves as clear warning she isn't going anywhere, and her home is not for rent."Zillow strives to provide a safe online community on our platform, and we go to great lengths to monitor activity and fully inform our users of the existence of scams and how to protect themselves. Our customer support team monitors activity on the site in a number of different ways, actively screening for possible fraud or scams and preventing them from getting posted.
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