🚨 Yes, we know Hurricane Preparedness Week was last week...

But if you’re anything like us, your emergency kit is still half full and your flashlight batteries are still... somewhere. 😅

Hurricane season starts June 1, and we’ve still got time to get our act together. Let’s get prepped together—starting now.

🗓️ Your Week-by-Week Prep Countdown:

✅ May 12-18:
– Make or review your emergency plan
– Check/update your insurance coverage
– Know your evacuation zone & route

✅ May 19-25:
– Restock your emergency kit (water, canned goods, meds, pet supplies!)
– Buy extra batteries, phone chargers, and a weather radio
– Store important documents digitally & physically

✅ May 26-31:
– Trim trees & clear gutters
– Fill extra gas tanks and test generators
– Test your hurricane shutters

Hurricane prep shouldn't just be for one week. Let’s be ready before hurricane season begins. 🌀

#HurricanePrep #BetterLateThanNever #June1Countdown

🚨 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 – DON'T GET ZELLE'D AND SWINDLED! 🚨
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𝑺𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒕. 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉…
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A local landlord listed a house for rent on Zillow (legit).
Some scammer said, “Ooooh, free pictures!” and yoinked the whole listing — photos, description, and all — and 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒.
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They then started pretending they were the landlord, created a completely fake lease (complete lease with forged signature), and acted like, “𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫!”
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🤦‍♂️ Spoiler alert: 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐬.
🤷‍♀️ And the house? 𝐀𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝.
😤 The scammer? 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥.
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We know for sure that two people have already been tricked into thinking this was real, but thankfully made contact with the actual landlord before sending any money.
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𝐒𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:
✅ Don’t send money to strangers through Zelle, Venmo, CashApp, or a carrier pigeon.
✅ Don’t rent a place you haven’t seen in person.
✅ If someone is dodging your request to meet, it’s because they’re dodging the truth.
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Remember: If it sounds too good to be true, it’s probably sitting in a Nigerian prince’s inbox next to your long-lost inheritance.
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Stay smart, folks. Share this so your meemaw doesn’t get scammed.
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#RentalRacket
#ScamSeason
#StMaryParish
#YouCantRentWhatAintAvailable
#AHouseDividedByScamsCannotStand
#PauseBeforeYouSendANYBODYmoney