A pregnant mother who was desperately looking for a family home to rent was conned out of $3,000 from elaborate scammers posing as property owners.
Jessa Bryen, 22, had been looking for four months for a new home in Townsville, on Queensland s north coast.
She was coming up to the end of her current lease and even sold her car and set aside some of the money so she could afford to pay the deposit for a new home.
Ms Bryen put out a call on social media for any vacant properties when she received a response from someone claiming to be a real estate agent.