Real estate experts warn tenants who are careful with a “very convincing” rental scam.
It occurs after an interested tenant contacted his property administrator to question a false letter that urged them to send future payments to a new bank account after a change in the property of his rental property.
The letter seemed to come from Turner Real Estate, the agency for which he was renting the tenant, even with his new logo printed on the top of the page.
The executive director of the real estate of Turner, Emma Slape, said that the fraudulent letter seemed legitimate, but the main raffle was that she was addressed to the tenant by name.
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Tenants are urged to monitor a new rental scheme.
“Most real estate agencies would communicate with you by name, as they have those details,” he said.
“It is quite convincing, I think the level of sophistication in this is quite skillfully thought.”
Mrs. Slape said the scammer was probably following the recent online rental list to determine who to aim.
As soon as his agency was notified of the letter, he said they contacted all their tenants to warn them.
“Many of them returned and said thanks for the notice,” he said.
Mrs. Slape said that they also informed Scam Watch, the Real Estate Institute of Southern Australia, consumer and commercial services, the SA Police and the bank referred to in the letter.
Mrs. Splape urged those who receive similar letters to consider several factors to determine their legitimacy, including who was addressed and how the message was delivered.
Turner Real Estate executive director Emma Slape. Image: Brad Griffin
“It is strange that things come in the publication: the tenants are accustomed to receiving telephone calls, messages and emails,” he said.
Reisa’s executive director, Andrea, said they also took measures as soon as the scam was notified.
“We have sent an alert to all our members,” he said.
“It’s much better to be informed and know what to keep in mind.”
On her alert with the members, Mrs. Heading said that the letter had “very convincing in appearance and could easily deceive even the vigilant tenants.”
The executive director of Reisa, Andrea, headed.
He urged members to the informants of the official process of their agencies to change the details of the rental payment, advise the tenants to verify the changes before taking measures and ensure that the personnel were aware so that they could respond to the consultations of the tenants.
The Minister of Consumers and Commercial Affairs, Andrea Michaels, also urged the tenants to never receive letters or emails received with such requests on the nominal value.
“It is really important to be cautious about any request to change payment details, including those apparently sent by a property or owner administrator,” he said.
The Minister of Consumption and Commercial Affairs, Andrea Michaels.
“Always communicate directly with the property administrator or the owner to verify, using a contact number that you already have or one that has independently verified and not the contact data contained in the correspondence.
“Similar scams have the leg reported in the past and verifying first is the best way to protect against possible losses.”