In the cutthroat world of new York real estate potential tenants are advised to act quickly. But the rapid decision-making under great pressure, makes desperate tenants are vulnerable to predatory scams.
Thursday, January 24, police detained the swindler who, pretending to be a real estate agent, from April to July 2018 robbed some people. According to the NYPD, 24-year-old woman Mahabbat Tournament was posing as a realtor using Facebook to make announcements about apartments in Bensonhurst and Midwood.
The first case happened on April 30, 2018 at 22:15 near Bay Parkway and 77th street. 22-year-old woman answered an online ad fraudsters on a rented apartment. Arriving at the place and after inspecting the apartment, she left the woman who introduced the real estate agent $500 as a Deposit for the apartment.
On the same day at 23:50 the con artist handed over the same apartment in Bensonhurst the other 30-year-old woman, taking with her $200. Fake realtor twice leased the apartment to which she had no relations and had no right to dispose of it. A fraud, leaving the scene, more on communication did not leave.
A few months later was another incident in Midwood. 10 July 2018 around midnight near Avenue N and Ocean Parkway 25-year-old woman left Abdualieva Deposit of $700. In the same way as the other victims, the injured are unable to contact a fraud after making a «deal».
