SCOTTSDALE (AZFamily) — A Valley woman says she was caught in the middle of an elaborate scam, nearly paying more than $1,000 as a security deposit to someone she believed was a real estate agent to rent a home in Scottsdale. It turned out the home was never for rent.
Renting a home is already stressful — finding a property, filling out applications, getting approved and providing personal information. In this case, instead of dealing with a verified seller, a scammer gained access to nearly all of her personal information.
It all came down to the details for Alexis Bogiatzis…