Ghost Listing: NMSU student loses months of savings to fake apartment listing

Ghost Listing: NMSU student loses months of savings to fake apartment listing

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- With college classes returning this fall, some students scramble to secure an apartment. For one New Mexico State University nursing student, apartment hunting became a financial nightmare. Marie's parents and friends pressured her to find an apartment before they all filled up. As a first step, she searched "apartments near me." Her mom helped her finance and sign off on an apartment. Through common rental platforms l…