Australian backpacker who was conned out of nearly $8,000 by bogus letting agent on his year abroad in London has warned others not to fall for the same scam
An Australian backpacker says he now suffers from anxiety after he lost $7,500 in an elaborate rental scam.
Steven Vlamis, 32, thought he was doing everything by the book when he rented a unit on Woodseer Street, in east London.
He had not only agreed to pay $320 a week, but paid three months up front and put down a $1,920 security deposit.
Though he quickly realised that the woman he was paying was far from the person she claimed to be, 9 News reported.
An Australian backpacker (pictured, Steven Vl ..
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