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Scam artists are using San Francisco s coronavirus safety rules to trick renters looking for a good deal
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Sean McCormick (left) and Alex Westhoff pose for a portrait outside of the home they were scammed out of in San Francisco, Calif. Friday, January 8, 2021. McCormick and Westhoff were the victims of a real estate scam where they paid $13,000 to rent an apartment at 2630 Leavenworth from someone who didn t actually own it. They thought they had signed a lease to move to North Beach but lost their money instead.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
The plunge in San Francisco’s apartment market fueled by the coronavirus pandemic has been a blessing for thousands of tenants who have successfully haggled with their landlord for lower rents or moved into units that are at least 25% less expensive than they were a year ago.