Phishing scammers raid real estate site

Online property listing website, realestate.com.au has been hit by a phishing scam, with scammers posing as landlords offering rental properties to try to obtain personal details.

The scammers have infiltrated the accounts of real estate agents on the site and advertise properties for rent.

Once potential tenants contact the "landlord'', they are sent an email detailing the properties' attributes and giving advice on a quick way they can complete the deal.

Three different properties in Brisbane came with the exact same description stating the owner had lived there with their pet until last month but had to move to London for work and now wanted to rent it out.

Source: News.com.au