Miami Scammers Blog

Scammers know the Small Claims Court limit is $8,000 — and they keep amounts just below it on purpose. Learn why contracts with LLCs can be worthless, why you need a home address before you sign, and the 9-step checklist that protects you.

They spend weeks building your trust — then a crisis appears and they need money. Learn how to spot the playbook, what pig butchering is, and the one rule that prevents 100% of romance scams before it's too late.

Unauthorized sublets, squatters collecting deposits, landlords pocketing security money they have no right to keep. The most common rental scams in Miami — and a step-by-step checklist to protect yourself before you sign or pay anything.

Florida's Sunshine Law makes an enormous amount of information public — criminal history, court records, business filings, property ownership, and professional licenses. Here is every free database and exactly how to use it before you hand over money or sign anything.

Most people who get scammed never report it — which means the same person moves on to the next victim. Every place to report fraud in Miami, what each agency does with your report, and how to write one that gets investigated instead of filed away.

Fake rental listings, overpayment checks, counterfeit cash, bait-and-switch electronics, stolen vehicle schemes, and the "verify my identity" code trap. The most common scams targeting Miami buyers and sellers on peer-to-peer platforms — and how to avoid every one of them.