‘I just started crying’: Family loses everything to home rental scam


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ORLANDO, Fla. — A local family is now homeless after losing their entire savings to a rental-home scam. When Action 9 arrived, the couple only had 10 minutes left to take their stuff and get off the property. The home is a rental, but its real owner is Progress Residential. According to the FBI, nearly $400,000,000 were lost in 2022 to frauds involving real estate, including rental scams. If you think you’ve been taken by an online rental con, contact the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center right away.