Single moms get scammed in fake rental scheme
KAMLOOPS — Crammed into a two-bedroom basement apartment with six children, roommates Shasta Mitchell and Patricia Nelson are searching for a larger home, but the single moms were left hung out to dry after a scammer took them for more than $600.
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Mitchell and Nelson had been searching online for a suitable rental unit, so when a woman texted them about their search they assumed she was a landlord they had already spoken to.