Former Vancouver detective warns against rental scams after home listed online without his knowledge

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When Paul McNamara’s friend was looking for a New Westminster, B.C., home to rent on Rentals.ca, the friend was surprised to see a house he had visited before — McNamara’s.

The friend called to ask why, but McNamara was equally shocked.

The listing featured 30 photos of the former Vancouver Police Department officer’s two-level, three-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot heritage home, just 25 kilometres east of Vancouver — including photos of his teenage daughter’s bedroom.

“It really feels like you’ve had an intruder in your house,” said McNamara, also a former detective with the VPD’s financial crimes unit.

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“Short of a break-and-enter … when you see your personal space advertised without your permission and

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