{"id":24942,"date":"2020-04-28T14:31:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T02:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=24942"},"modified":"2020-04-28T14:31:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T02:31:26","slug":"homeowners-shocked-to-find-properties-used-for-gumtree-rental-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/homeowners-shocked-to-find-properties-used-for-gumtree-rental-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeowners Shocked To Find Properties Used For Gumtree Rental Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PHOTO: The true owners of the Freshwater property said their home was claimed to be up for rent via Gumtree when it wasn’t and scammers were using fake images of its interior to lure lookers. Image: Supplied<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aussie homeowners have been left distraught after learning ruthless scammers have been using their addresses for a Gumtree rental scam.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

An elderly couple claimed they were shocked to discover a scammer had been using the online marketplace to advertise their home and invite people over for ‘inspections’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pair, who requested to remain anonymous, have been living in their home in Freshwater on Sydney’s northern beaches for 26 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They confirmed to 10 daily that photos sent to a prospective renter of the inside of the house were not images of their property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In messages seen by 10 daily, the scammer claimed they were unable to accompany people while inspecting the Freshwater home as they were “currently in the United Kingdom due to a work transfer”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is $500 per week and the bond is $1600 negotiable. You can go and inspect the premises and get back to me if you are interested. [I’m] not currently around,” they wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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