Over the past two weeks, five people have been victims of fraud with renting apartments.

Three victims are residents of Kherson, others are from Novaya Kakhovka and village. Calanchak. In all cases, the scheme of committing crimes was the same. About this KHERSON. City reported in the police of the Kherson region.

The victims on the sites found ads about renting apartments. Obligatory condition of rent of habitation was entering of an advance payment with transfer of money on the account of ostensibly owners of apartments. The victims listed from 1300 to 5000 hryvnia. After that, ads were removed from the site, and landlords no longer contacted.

On all facts of fraud, criminal proceedings have been instituted.

In order not to become victims of scams When renting a home, you need to personally meet the owner of an apartment or house, a realtor,.

It is also necessary for the landlord to show you a passport, identification code, a document confirming the ownership of the apartment.

If you choose an apartment on one of the sites, there should be feedback on the housing from previous clients. Real landlords place advertisements on renting housing on many resources. In many cases, scammers place false photos and addresses of apartments that are leased. If possible, it's best to check the addresses yourself.