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Types of rental scams and how to avoid them
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The police urged the public not to make any payment prior to viewing a property.
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SINGAPORE - There are three known variants of rental scams, according to the National Crime Prevention Council’s Scam Alert website.
In the first, victims are offered a room or unit for rent, and pressured into paying the rent in advance to “secure the unit”.
