“Some people were very aggressive towards us. Some people were crying on the doorstep.” yyc
A Calgary family is warning others to be careful of rental scams after being hijacked by fraudsters pretending to be the owners of their home.
Danielle and Ian Haberlack told Global News their home has seen a steady stream of visitors — most of them uninvited — over the past six years. The strangers ring the doorbell, peek in their windows and even wander about their property.When asked what the visitors are doing, Danielle Haberlack said she’s been told they have a right to because they’ve paid a deposit to rent the place. Haberlack then has to break the news that she is the landlord and the home is not for rent.
The Haberlacks told Global News they have even been accused of being part of the scam, which they call outrageous.“We’re not scamming people. We’re not getting your money. Our house is not for rent.” The couple said they have spent years getting the ads blocked and removed from the various rental listing sites, all to no avail.rentfaster.caGlobal News reached out to the site and shortly afterwards the listing was removed. We have not heard back from the site’s administrators.
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