Home Scam? Craigslist Ad Fooled Renters

The “For Sale” sign is out at Aria Kilpatrick’s historic Hyde Park home, but she was confused when renters started calling her.

“My phone just kept ringing off the hook,” she said.

The callers said they had seen an ad on Craigslist advertising Kilpatrick’s house for rent — an ad she said she never placed.

“Well, I was really confuased at first,” said Kilpatrick. “I didn’t post an ad on Craigslist, and it’s not for rent.”

The ad said a thousand dollars a month for rent. A thousand dollars? That’s what some people in this neighborhood pay in just taxes alone.

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