Would-be renters lose thousands
The slight woman with the sharp tongue and unassuming personality talked a good game.
It’s how she was able to convince four separate renters to pony up thousands of dollars each to rent houses she did not own.
But in reality, Nancy J. Burgess attempted to rent properties in The Acreage and Loxahatchee that she’d recently been evicted from. The scam cost the renters more than $10,000 and landed Burgess, 56, in jail, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Burgess has been charged with four counts of grand theft and one count of scheme to defraud, sheriff’s officials said. Using classified advertisements in The Palm Beach Post, Burgess offered potential renters a chance to grab a two-bedroom, two-bathroom house in Loxahatchee for $1,400 a month with all utilities included and free cable, for example.