Seattle family loses thousands of dollars to apartment scam when looking for home for disabled son

The Seattle mom is out $3,700 after being scammed through a Craigslist apartment ad. The property was never available for rent.

SEATTLE — A Seattle mom is out $3,700 after she says she was scammed through a Craigslist apartment ad. Allison Simon was trying to find an apartment for her 33-year-old disabled son. She found an apartment in Belltown that was listed as available to rent.

“I saw this advertisement on Craigslist advertising a one-bedroom, one-bath, and sublease, and it has a beautiful view of the Space Needle,” Simon said. 

She reached out to the person via email and got a response. The person

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