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Fake Rentals Ruin Beachgoers' Vacations

OCEAN CITY, Md. -- Some Marylanders saving for a beach vacation have ultimately learned the rental they secured doesn't really exist or was never available to rent.

Getting burned at the ocean has taken on a whole new meaning. Becky Ray, of Parkville, told the WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team that she had her eye on a three-bedroom Ocean City condominium that she found on Craigslist. She said she quickly contacted the individual who posted the ad.

"The price was good. The picture looked beautiful. It was oceanfront, right in the location.It was everything we wanted, "said Becky Ray, Parkville.

In an email to Ray, a woman posing as Lisa said she was "the agent for the rightful owner of the house," and despite the short time of only a few days, the house was still "available".

Ray said she thought it was a bargain at $ 150 a night for the spacious, beachfront condominium.

"I was like, 'How on earth can be cheap this place?" She said.

Caution signs

Consider the low cost red flag No. 1. The authorities said they found red flag No. 2 in the grammar and spelling of the emails from Lisa, who wrote, "I have been working with them -- the owners -- for good 4years now."

She also wrote, pay a "refundable security fee of $200 to enable me hold the house for you."

Ray never spoke to Lisa -- she only received emails, often at odd hours.

Then, came red flag No. 3: How to pay.

"The way that they wanted me to pay was through Western Union, which is wiring money, and I knew right then it was a scam because once you wire money, it is gone," Ray said.

Suspicious, Ray began to search property records and said she found the real owner of the house, Susan Hardy, of Virginia. She learned the home wasn't available for rent and no one named Lisa was the real estate agent.

WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team reporter Deborah Weiner spoke by phone with Hardy.

"Somebody downloaded our pictures and was using our pictures on the Craigslist site," Hardy said.

When asked if she felt scammed, too, Hardy said to Weiner, referring to Ray, "Not as much as she did."

One Ocean City property owner who asked not to be identified told the 11 News I-Team that potential renters of his home have been scammed nearly 10 times.

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– Do you feel tired of your activities and need vacation? Ocean City can be one of your destinations to get relax. Go there and find the uniqueness of beach resort. Everyone knows that it has been becoming the number one East Coast resort for years.  The chilly weather will blow your mind and make you feel like you are in heaven. The sound of splashing wave on the beach brings peacefulness to your heart; instead of the sounds of vehicles you hear every day. Besides, there are many entertaining excitement you can find here. This is why it is highly recommended.

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