KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — With apartment rental costs going up and up in East Tennessee, many people are looking for a bargain, and scammers are taking advantage of this. One of the popular sites scammers place their fake ads is Facebook Marketplace.

Charetta Jones was unaware that scammers can easily lure you in with an attractive listing. The pictures that scammers post on Facebook Marketplace are often hijacked, meaning they're stolen from legitimate postings by realtors. The scammer may demand payment for an application fee and with it, your personal information. But what catches your attention and hooks you is the cost of the rental; it will be dirt cheap, a figure you can't pass up.

Jones has been looking for a new place to live. Her current apartment is too expensive. When she fou

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