Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

"I Lived with a Cat in My Car for a Year and a half"... a 20-Something Victim of a Rental Scam Wins a Rental Home.

Summary by Daum
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Sobom Lee = A man in his 20s who was scammed into buying a jeonse (rental deposit) six years ago and bought a house in his car has won a lottery for a youth purchase-lease apartment, and can now sleep soundly. Mr. A, in his late 20s, posted a story about winning a youth purchase-lease apartment (cheongmaeip) on a cafe that shares information on buying a home and housing tips on the 20th. Mr. A said, "I was scammed into …
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

2 Articles

Scammers are operating on Immoscout, Homegate, and Flatfox. They demand deposits for apartments that are not even being rented.

(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Sobom Lee = A man in his 20s who was scammed into buying a jeonse (rental deposit) six years ago and bought a house in his car has won a lottery for a youth purchase-lease apartment, and can now sleep soundly. Mr. A, in his late 20s, posted a story about winning a youth purchase-lease apartment (cheongmaeip) on a cafe that shares information on buying a home and housing tips on the 20th. Mr. A said, "I was scammed into …

·Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Daum broke the news in Seoul, Korea, Republic of on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
For You
Search
BlindspotLocal