Toronto police have three arrest warrants out for a long-time scam artist who appears to be back in business in the city, bilking would-be apartment renters out of thousands of dollars. Miranda was looking for a short-term rental for his father, who is visiting from Nicaragua, for the month of September. "I was willing to believe it," Miranda said, noting that he had been looking for a short-term rental for his father somewhere downtown for weeks. has been to list an apartment he has secured for a short-term rental online and agree to lease it to numerous people. "So by the time one, two, three, four victims turn up, he's long gone, he's out of the picture,"Ghuman said.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2016 23:03 UTC