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Brooklyn renters allege fraud

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A scam artist has allegedly duped eight would-be Brooklyn renters in Bedford-Stuyvesant into paying him rental money and deposits on units he neither owns nor has any affiliation with, police say. The alleged con-artist advertised the units in January, according to the Wall Street Journal, and even broke into some of the apartments to show them to potential renters. The reported incidents of fraud took place during January, but authorities say the suspect may be continuing his scheme. The victims of the alleged scam say they only learned they’d been conned when they tried to move into their homes but were locked out. [WSJ]

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