Ottawa police warn residents to avoid Facebook Marketplace when looking for a place to rent
CTV
Ottawa police are going as far as to tell people to stay away from Facebook Marketplace altogether when looking for a place to rent because of the prevalence of scams.
CTV News continues to hear from residents who fall victim to rental scams in Ottawa, with scammers creating elaborate schemes to steal people's money.
One local mother is out $13,000.
"It was absolutely everything I wanted for my family," said Ottawa resident Lesley Estabrook.
When Estabrook's application was accepted to rent a home in Barrhaven in March, she was thrilled.
The mom of three had taken her son to see the property in-person after speaking with who she thought was the listing agent named Sherry.
"She was standing on the driveway the front door was already open there were other people already inside the place," said Estabrook.
But when it came time to getting the keys, that's when she found out it was all a scam.
