Detect Facebook Housing Scams
By Housing Rocket
Facebook has neglected fake profiles, putting thousands of us at risk while searching for housing. Many people are reporting the problem to Facebook, but Facebook has closed their ears 🙉. Facebook has a responsibility to protect its community and is letting us down.
The URL Doesn't Match The Name
Look at the name of the user and compare it to their URL. If they don't match, this is a huge red flag and is the most obvious signal. Surprisingly, this happens a lot.
Likes and Other Activity Don't Match the Profile
Look at who likes the user's picture. Scammers want to show likes but struggle to get high quality ones. As a result, many of their likes are either other scammers, or other people 'overseas.'
User is in Many, Many Groups
A large indicator for scammers is to look for people that join housing groups in any major US city. The only rhyme or reason for this is to hunt for victims.