My 36 unit apartment building has had at least 17 apartments of people move out since April. Some apartments multiple times. I have been told that people show up with the deposit and 1st month rent then stop paying and move on months later and I suspect repeat and repeat. The owners cannot sue as it costs more to recover and the people are probably out of a job.
that sounds like a very scummy scam- may the scammers themselves be scammed out of their money-