Cops Bag Rent Scam Suspects, Alleged To Have Rented Vacant Home They Didn't Own; Victim Out One Month's Rent

In Southern California, The Press Enterprise reports:

• Moreno Valley police arrested two men Wednesday on suspicion of renting out a house they didn't own, and police suspect they may have scammed several other renters. After meeting with two men and touring the vacant house, the [prospective tenant] opted to rent the house and paid for the first month's rent with $1,200 cash, [Sgt. Ken] Paulson said. The next day, as she was moving in, she noticed a new "for rent" sign in the front yard with a different phone number, Paulson said. The woman called the real owner and learned she was swindled.

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• Police [...] arrested Ronnie Albert Adams, 27, and Ricky Tom, 19, on suspicion of conspiracy and theft by false pretenses, Paulson said.

For more, see Two jailed in Moreno Valley house rental scam.

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