Sitting in my living room earlier and noticed a car stop in front of my house. The older couple in the car then pull their phones out and start taking pictures of my house.

I walk outside and ask what they are doing. They said their friend was looking for a place to rent, and my home appeared on Zillow yesterday for rent, so they drove over to take current pictures of my house to send to him. I politely, but firmly tell them the house is not for rent because I own it. They apologize and leave.

I get on Zillow, and sure enough, there's my house. Address was wrong by one digit (the address they used doesn't exist on this street) but it was my house. They used the listing photos from 3 years ago when I bought it. Claimed it was a fraudulent listing on the Zillow site, and it has now been taken off.

Does this happen often?

It does happen often but in my experience it has been properties that were recently sold or currently on the market. You can and should report to Zillow.

Heineken-Ashi said:

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HillCountry15 said:

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I walk outside and ask what they are doing. They said their friend was looking for a place to rent, and my home appeared on Zillow yesterday for rent, so they drove over to take current pictures of my house to send to him.

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You had the scammer right there and let them get away.

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I know. Should have grabbed my state trooper neighbor since he was home when it happened

I've seen people do that with Opendoor homes that are for sale. They'll use the app to get inside the house and take pictures. Then they'll post the house for rent on Facebook Marketplace for a low price to get people to send them a deposit.

main reason I only trust HAR. I assume everything on Zillow is a scam.

I also assume every scam is from this;
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59614595