Scammers Are Targeting Vancouver’s Summer Soccer Surge: liv.rent Launches Verified Short-Term Rental Licence Visibility (opens original article in a new tab)

Scammers are exploiting Vancouver's summer soccer event with fake rental listings, prompting liv.rent to launch a verified licence visibility feature to help renters identify legitimate options.

• Scammers are targeting Vancouver's summer soccer event by creating fake short-term rental listings.
• Liv.rent introduces a verified licence badge to help renters identify legitimate City of Vancouver-licensed rentals.
• The feature checks if a rental licence number is registered with the city and displays a badge on qualifying listings.