Tag: scam alert

    While looking for available affordable housing units, it is important to be aware of two similar housing scams that prey on renters who are looking to move into a unit as soon as possible. Both schemes offer immediate housing options, but require payment up front. And once the payment is made, the contact offering assistance disappears.…

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…

    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,…

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…