With all the students starting uni education very soon and looking at shifting closer to uni etc,be cautious of any rental opportunity that sound too good to be true.
My son went looking around on internet,and 'found' a property at spring hill Brisbane for $100 a week which included amenities.He asked the chap about it,only to find in his reply he claimed to be in U.S on business,and need to get it sorted 'quickly'-this could be done by paying deposit into a WESTERN UNION BANKING account,which had me thinking this is not good-its the same ones used in those Nigera scamers.After deposit a courier would deliver a key from Brisbane airport DHL safe box.......(the 'Will Robertson robot' inside my head was really singing its famous saying!)
A few emails sent by the hoaxer,made me feel,that some poor people would get stung by these bogus rental properties,that appear targeted at students.
My son went crook at me,saying I lived in the eighties- (oh how I wish I could go back to the future
).But I feel I made the right call,and a bit disappointed he nearly got hood winked by a two legged dingo.Thankfully no deposits made,just a few emails.
So any students out there heading off to find accom in inner city areas-beware!-