Police said victims would visit the online listing in-person, pay to secure it through e-transfer and as they arrived to move in, would find it was no longer available.
Peel police have issued arrest warrants for two individuals wanted in a rental scam totalling more than $30,000 in financial losses, with at least eight victims that authorities are aware of in Mississauga.
Police said that between January and February of last year, the suspects would advertise rental opportunities through social media. When victims visited the listed apartment, they met with people who posed as current tenants and ended up signing rental agreements online.
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