{"id":14126,"date":"2025-02-25T11:53:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/?p=14126"},"modified":"2025-02-27T11:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:38:58","slug":"scams-targeting-landlords-dont-fall-for-the-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/scams-targeting-landlords-dont-fall-for-the-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"Scams Targeting Landlords: Don\u2019t Fall for the Trap!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Femme<\/a><\/figure>\n\n
<\/div>\n\n

In the world of property rentals, landlords must stay vigilant against the various schemes used by fraudsters. One particularly concerning scam involves fake driver\u2019s licenses, which can lead to unpleasant consequences. Fortunately, there are simple and effective ways to protect yourself and verify that your potential tenant\u2019s identity is legitimate. Here\u2019s how to avoid falling into the trap.<\/p>\n\n

<\/div>\n\n

How Does It Work?<\/h2>\n\n

A potential tenant presents an ID (often a driver\u2019s license) to finalize the rental agreement. You take a quick look, everything seems fine, and just like that, you sign the lease. Everything\u2019s great\u2026 until the tenant disappears, leaving your property in a disastrous state. You try to track them down using the copy of the provided license, only to discover that the person named on the ID has never even set foot in your rental! You\u2019ve just been duped by an imposter, and by now, it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n\n

<\/div>\n\n

How to Avoid Falling for This Scam?<\/h2>\n\n

Don\u2019t worry! There are simple steps you can take to outsmart this fraud and sleep soundly at night.<\/p>\n\n

    \n
  1. Regardez la photo… mais vraiment!<\/strong>Ne vous contentez pas d’un coup d’\u0153il rapide sur le permis de conduire. Comparez attentivement la photo \u00e0 la personne en face de vous. Un bon moyen d’\u00eatre certain que c’est bien la m\u00eame personne? Demandez au candidat de se prendre en photo en tenant son permis pr\u00e8s de son visage. En r\u00e8gle g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, les images parleront d\u2019elles-m\u00eames!<\/li>\n\n
  2. La technologie \u00e0 votre rescousse!<\/strong>Faites un appel vid\u00e9o avec votre futur locataire et demandez-lui de vous montrer son permis en direct. Cela vous permet non seulement de v\u00e9rifier que la photo correspond bien, mais aussi de vous assurer que l’identit\u00e9 n’est pas usurp\u00e9e.<\/li>\n\n
  3. Attention aux vieux permis!<\/strong>La SAAQ a mis \u00e0 jour les permis de conduire en 2015. Si on vous pr\u00e9sente un permis datant d’avant cette date, redoublez de vigilance. Ces anciens mod\u00e8les sont les favoris des fraudeurs parce qu’ils sont plus faciles \u00e0 falsifier. Vous pouvez comparer le permis aux mod\u00e8les indiqu\u00e9s dans ce document de la SAAQ<\/a> pour rep\u00e9rer d’\u00e9ventuelles incoh\u00e9rences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
    <\/div>\n\n

    In Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n

    In this game of cat and mouse between landlords and scammers, knowledge and vigilance are your best weapons. Don\u2019t let a fake ID ruin your rental experience. Taking precautions today can save you from major headaches tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n

    And remember: a slightly annoyed applicant is a far better problem than a tenant who vanishes, leaving you with a hefty bill! \n \n<\/p>\n\n

    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In the world of property rentals, landlords must stay vigilant against the various schemes used by fraudsters. One particularly concerning scam involves fake driver\u2019s licenses, which can lead to unpleasant consequences. Fortunately, there are simple and effective ways to protect yourself and verify that your potential tenant\u2019s identity is legitimate. Here\u2019s how to avoid falling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":14120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2808],"yst_prominent_words":[2501,1634,2499],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14126"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14126"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14151,"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14126\/revisions\/14151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14126"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kangalou.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=14126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}