'I'm a bit lost for words really': Nation-wide rental scam hits Thirroul

Shannon Tonkin
Updated October 5 2020 - 8:44am, first published 8:00am
Scamwatch: Fraudsters targeted homes on Lawrence Hargrave Drive (main); some of the messages sent to Jackie Smith by the would-be scammer (inset); Christine Boyden speaks out after her home was used in the scam.
Scamwatch: Fraudsters targeted homes on Lawrence Hargrave Drive (main); some of the messages sent to Jackie Smith by the would-be scammer (inset); Christine Boyden speaks out after her home was used in the scam.

Two Illawarra, NSW, women have taken to social media to warn others about an online scam involving would-be fraudsters trying to lure unsuspecting home hunters into paying bonds for rental properties that don't exist.

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Shannon Tonkin

Shannon Tonkin

Court reporter

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