Woman Scamming Apartment Hunters Out of Hundreds of Dollars: NYPD
Woman Scamming Apartment Hunters in Brooklyn, NYPD Says
By Aria Collins
Published Jan 23, 2019 at 9:48 PM | Updated at 11:15 AM EST on Jan 24, 2019
Police say they’re looking for a woman who allegedly scammed other women out of hundreds of dollars by pretending to be a real estate agent for apartment in Brooklyn.
The alleged scams began in April, when a 22-year-old woman answered an online ad for an apartment to rent in Bensonhurst, according to police. The victim met with the fake real estate agent and gave her $500 as security deposit for what she thought was the apartment she'd be getting.
After the two parted ways, the suspect, identified by police as 24-year-old Mahabbat Abdualieva, couldn't be reached again.
That same night, another 30-year-old woman answered the same online ad and for the apartment, and gave Abdualieva $200 to secure the apartment, police said. Abdualieva again left and was never able to be reached after taking the money.
Woman Scamming Apartment Hunters in Brooklyn, NYPD Says
By Aria Collins
Published Jan 23, 2019 at 9:48 PM | Updated at 11:15 AM EST on Jan 24, 2019
Police say they’re looking for a woman who allegedly scammed other women out of hundreds of dollars by pretending to be a real estate agent for apartment in Brooklyn.
The alleged scams began in April, when a 22-year-old woman answered an online ad for an apartment to rent in Bensonhurst, according to police. The victim met with the fake real estate agent and gave her $500 as security deposit for what she thought was the apartment she'd be getting.
After the two parted ways, the suspect, identified by police as 24-year-old Mahabbat Abdualieva, couldn't be reached again.
That same night, another 30-year-old woman answered the same online ad and for the apartment, and gave Abdualieva $200 to secure the apartment, police said. Abdualieva again left and was never able to be reached after taking the money.
