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A London rental scam unfolded last summer when 23 groups showed up with keys to a single four-bedroom flat in Poplar, all after paying £12,000 deposits—only to be left in the lurch by agents who claimed tenants wouldn’t leave. Victims, desperate for housing, were lured by online listings promising fast deals, pressured to pay off-platform, and then vanished. With rental fraud losses nearly doubling in five years—over £7 million lost in 2021—it’s a chilling reminder of how easily desperation can be exploited.

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