Evicted from their Homestead home, they now live with family in a one bedroom in Kendall. Either this fla a homeless shelter. Mendoza said, "I knew before that click had gotten scammed on Craigslist. But I never thought that it would happen to me.

The scam is classic fraud typically done in Nigeria. You wire money to them in exchange for something but they never follow through. The scam is getting more sophisticated. The criminals are stealing images of a real houses for rent and using an email address with the owners name in it. Suzie told us "That's all we had. The keys never came. Realtor Janie Coffey blogged about this scam in August on smartypantsmama. Caroline Murphy fla recently blogged about the scam.

But even with some basic research you still would craigslist fallen for this. In front just click for source reporter David Sutta, Murphy called the scam artist in Nigeria who claimed he owned her house.

She asked him "What is your name?

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Coffey has seen the scam across Miami-Dade County. They move from house to house as people catch on. Typically there is little or no recourse if you get caught by this scam because the money has left the country.

The best advice besides if it sounds too good to be true don't follow it, is to hire a Realtor. It's a free service for renters. Featured Local Savings. More from CBS News. Abortion rights advocates rally voters to say "yes" craigslist Amendment 4. South Florida voters come out early to cast their ballots.

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