Scam Alert - HighJacking Ads on Trulia

[Brian Gibbons]

MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) -

A Middletown mother thought she found a home for an irresistible price on a trusted real estate website, but she wound up losing $800 in a scam.

Lisa Garcia, who is a mother of three, had been sifting through ads on the real estate website Trulia for weeks until she found the perfect listing. A rental house that was larger than hers with utilities for less money than she was paying.

“It was supposed to be $900, everything included. It would have helped us out a lot to be able to save extra money,” Garcia said.

Read more: http://www.wfsb.com/story/28602838/ct-woman-falls-victim-to-real-estate-website-scam#ixzz3VtaICCqR

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