If you're booking a Northwest Florida vacation on Craigslist - Be Careful

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for fake vacation rental property listings located in the northwest Florida area.  

The group recently became aware of a “business” called Oasis Eva Homes, advertising vacation rentals available in Florida.

The company tends to post its ads on craigslist and feature too-good-to-be-true offers to rent five and six bedroom homes in Destin and Pensacola Beach for $300 a week.

The Craigslist ad includes photos “borrowed” from a legitimate ad from an owner renting the properties.

They also found Oasis Eva Homes’ website originated in Lagos, Nigeria and was created in May of 2014.

The Better Business Bureau recommends that when searching for deals on Craigslist, try to deal with local buyers and sellers and never wire funds.

Never give out your personal financial information.

Home rentals should be thoroughly checked out and inspected in person before money is put down.

And you should always be concerned if the buyer, seller or property manager will not meet with you and will only communicate via e-mail.

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