Category: Housing News
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Report Section 8 Scammers to the FTC and BBB
As we continue to raise awareness of online scams that take advantage of people looking for affordable housing assistance, in this installment of our scam series, we provide a step-by-step tutorial for submitting reports to the Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau. We again ask our users to help the fight against these scammers by following these…
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Section 8 Scammer, Hiram Lewis, Defrauds Low-Income People
Last week, we covered the least harmful online Section 8 scammers, who target those looking for affordable housing assistance and collect your information to sell it to spammers. Their actions are immoral, but at least the worst possible result of falling for this scam is having your email inbox full of spam. Yet,…
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How to Avoid and Report Section 8 Google Scams
Update: This article was updated on February 25, 2022 Recently, the Federal Trade Commission published a warning about scam websites that target low-income persons seeking Section 8 affordable housing assistance. These scammers are looking to sell your information to advertisers, make you pay for free information or even worse, steal your identity. The deceptive websites that…
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5 Ways Housing Assistance Improves Lives
Recently I asked our 300,000 email subscribers and Facebook fans a simple question. How does housing assistance improve the lives of those who receive it? Here’s the post on Facebook. Now, I know we have an engaging group of social media followers that aren’t afraid to ask questions, share their opinions or help…
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Online Section 8 Application Software Provider Not Responsible for Damages in Case of Data Breach
2017 Editor’s Note: Since the publishing of this article in April 2015, we are not aware of any waiting list information breaches on WaitListCheck or any other online waiting list provider. If you have applied to any online Section 8 waiting lists lately, odds are you have used a website called WaitListCheck by HAPPY Software. They…