How to Spot Scams and Fake or Fraudulent Postings

At RentWhiz we take safety and security very seriously, so we do everything we can to make sure our community is a safe space and a safe place. In this week's blog we wanted to discuss various ways to identify postings that may be scams, fake or fraudulent. If you ever needed to read one of our blogs to the very end, this is probably the one. If you ever notice a posting that meets any of the criteria below, please flag it and report it as soon as possible so we can protect other people in the community. To report a posting, click on the 3 dots in the top right hand corner of the listing and click on “report post” or “report to group admins. To report a comment, tap and hold on the comment and click on “report post” or “report to group admins, you can find more details at this link. We will then block these individuals from all our groups and report them to Facebook, so they cannot cause any more harm. We also recommend reporting it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC).

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How to Spot Scams and Fake or Fraudulent Postings

At RentWhiz we take safety and security very seriously, so we do everything we can to make sure our community is a safe space and a safe place. In this week's blog we wanted to discuss various ways to identify postings that may be scams, fake or fraudulent. If you ever needed to read one of our blogs to the very end, this is probably the one. If you ever notice a posting that meets any of the criteria below, please flag it and report it as soon as possible so we can protect other people in the community. We will then block these individuals from all our groups and report them to Facebook, so they cannot cause any more harm. We also recommend reporting it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC).

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A Conversation With Student Legal Services Part Two

In our previous blog we shared part one of our question and answer session with Student Legal Services of Edmonton. In this blog we, continue and conclude our QnA session. A special thanks to Student Legal Services for taking the time to do this interview.

Note: Due to Covid-19 Student Legal Services is no longer taking walk-ins until future notice; however, we still wanted to share the details of the QnA session in case it could help a student or tenant immediately. A special thanks to Student Legal Services for taking the time to do this interview.

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A Conversation With Student Legal Services Part One

A few weeks ago, one of our community members reached out to us about recurring problems and issues he was having with his roommate that were making his living situation unbearable. We advised him to reach out to student legal services at his campus, but we decided to have a question and answer session with Student Legal Services of Edmonton just in case there are any other students who could use their services but aren't aware of it.

Note: Due to Covid-19 Student Legal Services is no longer taking walk-ins until future notice; however, we still wanted to share the details of the QnA session in case it could help a student or tenant immediately. A special thanks to Student Legal Services for taking the time to do this interview.

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How to Spot Scams and Fake or Fraudulent Postings

At RentWhiz we take safety and security very seriously, so we do everything we can to make sure our community is a safe space and a safe place. In this week's blog we wanted to discuss various ways to identify postings that may be scams, fake or fraudulent. If you ever needed to read one of our blogs to the very end, this is probably the one. If you ever notice a posting that meets any of the criteria below, please flag it and report it as soon as possible so we can protect other people in the community. We will then block these individuals from all our groups and report them to Facebook, so they cannot cause any more harm. We also recommend reporting it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC).