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A man was arrested in Utah after allegedly charging thousands of dollars for a fake vacation rental in Hawaii.

HOUSTON — With spring rental season heating up, scammers are finding new ways to target apartment hunters, and one man says he lost $1,500 to a fake listing on Facebook Marketplace.

Of course, that's not the only travel scam we've seen lately. Scammers will also lure victims by posting fake ads on vacation rental sites using stolen or AI-generated media. The ads often show ...