Victim of a scam that one Real Estate Broker says is easy for anyone to fall for. The hopeful renter went to check out a home he saw on craiglist. The supposed Property Owner claimed to be out of town, said the door was open so he could see the home, which it was, and asked him to wire money. Right after sending the money, he realized it was all a hoax. Kccis kim st. Onge has the story. Kim its likely one of the biggest decisions in your life, and scammers are jumping at the opportunity to make big bucks at your expense. Shane torres someones desperate and really needs a place to live so theyre falling for it. Kim shane torres is a broker at remax real estate concepts. He says this scam is nothing new. Shane they will pull our exact photos and verbage from our listings and use that and sometimes theyll actually go as far as to create fake email addresses and pretend that they are us. Kim but lately. Shane thats a legitmate one. Kim hes seeing it happen more often, to more people. Shane