Rental scams rampant in Toronto's tight market

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Prospective renters with their sights set on living in Toronto might want to meet the landlord or view the unit before paying any rent, as two people are speaking out about how they were scammed out of a place to live.

It took Jenna Mercer, of Georgetown, Ont., more than a year to find an apartment that seemed perfect for her and her cats.

Dawid Grad just moved from Ireland to Toronto and thought he had secured an apartment to rent, which he found on Rentals.ca. But, when he showed up at the address, someone else was living there, and he was scammed out of $3,600. Geordie Dent, executive director of the Federation of Metro Tenants Association, urges renters to beware of fraud no matter what website they use to find a place to live.

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