GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — As college students prepare to return to campus in the coming weeks, the Better Business Bureau is issuing a warning: Beware of fake rental listings targeting students seeking last-minute housing.
Nakia Mills, a representative with the Michigan BBB, said scammers are preying on students who are desperate to secure a place to live before the school year begins.
“You’re looking online, you see this apartment, you reach out, you give a deposit, you get there, only to discover—in some cases—the place doesn’t even exist,” Mills said…