NFL draft rental scam warning to football fans

STAY IN GREEN BAY IS NOT EASY. AND SCAMMERS KNOW THAT. AND THAT’S WHY THE STATE IS PUTTING OUT THIS WARNING. WISCONSIN’S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION SAYS THEY TALKED TO OFFICIALS IN DETROIT, WHERE THE DRAFT WAS LAST YEAR, ABOUT SCAMS, TO LOOK OUT FOR. AND OUR FEAR IS THAT WE’LL FIND OUT IN THE MOMENT THAT CONSUMERS SHOW UP TO THE PROPERTY LISTING THAT THEY THINK IS LEGITIMATE. MICHELLE RYAN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION IS PUTTING OUT A WARNING TO FOOTBALL FANS AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED IN GREEN BAY FOR THE NFL DRAFT. THEY SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR SCAMS. ONE BEING WHERE YOU STAY, AS MANY PREFER TO RENT A HOUSE INSTEAD OF STAYING AT A HOTEL. THESE LISTINGS MAY BE REAL UNITS THAT THE SCAMMER DOES NOT OWN, OR THEY COULD BE ENTIRELY FICTIONAL IN THEIR PRESENTATIONS. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF. RUN A SEARCH ONLINE TO MAKE SURE THE PROPERTY IS REAL. THERE’S A HOUSE THERE, NOT AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. DO A REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH, MAKING SURE THERE AREN’T MULTIPLE POSTINGS OF THE SAME PROPERTY, BUT WITH DIFFERENT DETAILS. AVOID NONTRADITIONAL FORMS OF PAYMENT, LIKE WIRING MONEY, CRYPTOCURRENCY, OR USING A PREPAID GIFT CARD. AND BE CAUTIOUS OF SOME LISTINGS THAT MAY SEEM WAY CHEAPER THAN YOU’D EXPECT. WE PLANNED. I MEAN, THE CLOSER YOU GET TO THE EVENT VENUE, THE MORE LIKELY THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TRULY WILL BE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. IF PEOPLE DON’T ALREADY HAVE THEIR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS MADE, AND IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE BEEN SCAMMED, YOU CAN CONTACT THE BOOKING PLATFORM RIGHT AWAY. FILE A DISPUTE WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANY AND CONTACT CONSUMER PROTECTION IN ORDER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. YOU CAN ALSO LOOK FO

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