The home, located at 7516 147 Ave., is being fraudulently advertised for rent on Facebook Marketplace and might be on other websites too, ... Police warn of house rental scam in north Edmonton.

Edmonton police say the rental scam involving the house at 7516 147 Ave. in the Kilkenny neighbourhood has defrauded multiple would-be renters of almost $11,000.

Once money is sent out, it's hard to get back, according to Lisa Rufiange, a moderator for a Facebook page called Edmonton Apartments, Houses, Rooms For Rent.

Residents of the 110-year-old Annamoe Mansion overlooking Edmonton's river valley expected a rent increase with a new owner — but not a hike from $880 to $2,680 a month.