Irish J1 students scammed out of $5,000 in US online fraud

J1 students wire deposit on bogus house rental in Los Angeles

EOIN REYNOLDS,

IrishCentral Contributing Writer

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 7:40 AM

Updated Friday, June 15, 2012, 2:17 PM

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Irish J1 students robbed of $5,000 by online fraudulent house rental deal

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It is possible that the con artist managed to hack into the account of a genuine landlord or letting agency, giving him access to all the relevant information and making it look as though he was offering a legitimate deal.

Leah has reported the fraud to the gardai (police) who are investigating.

She added: "I want to make sure that nobody else gets caught out like this. If someone asks you to wire money, just don't do it."

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Johnnyclash | May 25, 2012, 11:11 AM EDT

Bog side you haven't a clue.San Fran. Is one of the greatest cities in the world and safest. You can be guareented the time of your life in SF along with the hundreds of other Irish students. Cash back guareented . LA is to big with no Irish community to look out for you.

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BrianO | May 24, 2012, 09:19 AM EDT

Good advice Bogside. As with any big city you need to take precautions and watch out for each other. That being said a nice drive through wine country makes for a pleasant stay.

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bogsidebunny | May 24, 2012, 08:42 AM EDT

Leah, if you and your friends wind up in San Francisco watch your backs. Although the uber-Liberal city has some beautiful sights and wonderful things to do there are lots of people waiting to prey on innocents from abroad. San Francisco is a "sanctuary city", meaning they don't arrest the illegal aliens from Mexico. Many are serious criminals and drug dealers.

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Bythebay | May 23, 2012, 06:08 PM EDT

ProudCanadian, yes indeed Canada is a fantastic place with an infinite variety of things to do and things to see. I enjoyed Tornonto very much as well as Quebec and Nova Scotia. But there are many, many more great places to spend a summer.

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ProudCanadian | May 23, 2012, 03:53 PM EDT

Aother reason to come to Canada instead of the States. There is less corruption and fraud. Come on Paddy come to a good country, Canada.

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irishcoffeekid | May 23, 2012, 10:41 AM EDT

its sad that this continues to happen every year. If they google on this topic, irish students should be learning the rules of the road. Its not unusual and if they do their homework right, half of these messes can be avoided. if you're seriously going to rent from someone you dont even know, try to get a local housing agency/realtor to verify it. Students need to do more homework before handing over cash!!

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