Young family scammed into paying $800 as a bond for a rental property that never existed

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Updated April 14 2021 - 11:53pm, first published September 15 2020 - 5:30am
SCAMMED: Kayla Steadman, 19, sitting on the front steps of her mum's home with her sons Donovan and Logan. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
SCAMMED: Kayla Steadman, 19, sitting on the front steps of her mum's home with her sons Donovan and Logan. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

A young couple desperate to secure a rental property says they were scammed out of $800 that they believed they were paying for a bond on their new family home.

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Max McKinney

Journalist at Newcastle Herald

Max McKinney is a sports reporter with the Newcastle Herald. He previously worked in news, covering mainly local government and transport. Max mostly reports on the Newcastle Knights, but also covers a mix of local sport.

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