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U-M warns of off-campus housing scams on social media
Read full article: U-M warns of off-campus housing scams on social mediaANN ARBOR โ The University of Michigan Division of Public Safety & Security warned Tuesday afternoon of subletting scams in Facebook groups for off-campus housing. In a Facebook post on its page, DPSS said that scammers typically create fake ads, or hijack existing ones. โIf you canโt meet in person, see the rental or sign a lease before you pay, keep looking,โ reads the post. There have been reports of subletting scams in off-campus housing Facebook groups. For more information and to spot signs of a scam, DPSS recommends visiting the Federal Trade Commissionโs Rental Listing Scam website.