West suburban woman loses thousands in scam that targeted son’s apartment sublease listing

A Lombard woman says she lost thousands of dollars in a scam that targeted her son’s apartment sublease listing, highlighting what consumer advocates describe as a growing threat to landlords and people subleasing their properties.

Tracey Lemke said she posted her son’s apartment sublease on a legitimate subleasing platform and quickly heard from a woman in Texas who expressed interest in renting the unit…

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