![]() ![]() I found two homes in Bolingbrook, Ill., which is a suburb of Chicago. I decided to test how scammers are taking advantage of this easy-access feature with my colleague, Jason Knowles at ABC 7 in Chicago. I got to check out this 5600 square foot Raleigh home that includes a huge theater room. Rent right activation key code#I was again instantly texted a code to the lockbox, got the key and went right into the home. I went through the same process as before, by clicking the "Let Yourself In" feature on the company's website. I then went to this Brier Creek home just down the street that was also listed on American Homes 4 Rent's website. Once I was done, I locked the door and put the key back in the lockbox and checked out of the home on Rently's website. There was no pressure to hurry, I could explore the home at my leisure. Once inside, I was able to check out the 7100 square foot home that includes five bedrooms and a finished basement with a bar. On the lockbox there is a barcode, I typed that barcode in, and within seconds was texted the code to open the lockbox. I was then directed to Rently's website where I had to entered my account information. Once at the home, I clicked the "Let Yourself In" button on American Homes 4 Rents' website on my phone so I could enter the property myself. It was pretty easy to get access into the home. The first home is valued at close to $900,000. I checked out the homes in Raleigh's Brier Creek community. The "let yourself in" feature on the website allows you to get into homes whenever you are ready. On Rently, I did have to enter a credit card number and pay 99 cents to access up to 20 homes. I signed up for an account and in order to get inside of the homes, American Homes 4 Rent uses an online lockbox company called, Rently. The company has a feature on their website called, "Let Yourself In." When you click on this, you are able to get instant access into the homes. I clicked on homes I wanted to see in the Raleigh area. I was able to see homes for rent here in the Triangle and across the country. I went to the American Homes 4 Rent website to see just how something like this could happen. Valerie never learned that until after she had been scammed. American Homes 4 Rent is a legitimate company and the real owner of the home and the property management company. As it turns out, the supposed owner Valerie was dealing with was a scammer. Valerie admits she did see the sign when she first looked at the home, but says the supposed owner told her that was just the property management company. "The company said 'well this has happened so many times before.' I said 'well what are you guys are doing about it, to prevent other people from getting scammed? Because if you don't make any changes, it is going to keep happening,'" she said. ![]() Valerie called the number on the American Homes 4 Rent sign that was in the yard and learned Williams was not the real owner, instead she had been scammed. The next day, she went to the house to get the keys, but noticed something was wrong. Valerie wired the first month rent and a security deposit of $1,700 to Darelle T. She thought she was about to get her dream home so she paid all that she had to secure the house. ![]() Valerie says the supposed owner even contacted her landlord to get a reference. ![]()
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