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01 Jun 2023

Beware of Home Rental scams!

My family and I were searching for a new house to rent, and I came across a posting on Carousel. Without hesitation, I reached out to the person via WhatsApp to express interest, and he promptly called…...

21 May 2023

Always check the CEA website to ensure that you are dealing with a legit real estate agent

I came across a listing on Carousell for a rental unit posted by a Carousell account named Keaen Lim (@K3A3NL1M-82601). After inquiring about the availability of the unit, I received a call from an agent.…...

11 Apr 2023

We were told to pay $9,000 to view the unit

An Indian scammer impersonated Propnex agent Andy Ang and advertised on Carousell with the username Swetha's குடில்@ilavarasid41347 and email andy-ang@propnexrea??-sg.com . We transferred 9000 SGD before…...

17 Jun 2022

Scammer impersonated another licensed real estate agent to cheat

My husband was liaising with a property agent from ERA called Eddy through Whatsapp (88085047, 88145202) with regards to renting a property at 208a and 208b Clementi gateway. My husband got eddy's contact…...

21 May 2022

I got impersonated by a scammer

Scammer used my CEA license, my name, my photo, fake email and fake hp number to scam people through rental scam. he will ask for a deposit in order to view a property and i know of 3 victims that fell…...

20 May 2022

Never pay to secure a viewing!

Given the current supply-demand in home rentals, it is very hard to even get a viewing appointment, seems to be a norm for tenants to pay a deposit to secure a unit right away. After having lost quite…...