Room for Rent and other rental scams
#321638 by Michelle Wed Mar 08, 2017 3:37 pm
Von: "Alexander Bria" <[email protected]>

The Villa is available during the dates you requested .
More pictures of the Villa are attached to this e-mail.

# Airbnb service fee is included;
# The security deposit is fully refundable, in the day you check-out of the Villa .
# Free Transfer Service from Airport to the Villa .

As i am a property manager with Airbnb I am processing my own bookings and in order for me to do that and issue an instant booking through Airbnb please reply with the following information:
- Number of Guests:
- Full Name:
- Country:
- Mobile Number:
- Special Requests on arrival:

Once I receive the information, I will pre-approve your booking and you will receive a instant booking request.
If everything is OK, please provide the requested information so that I can pre-approve your booking on Airbnb.
Waiting for your decision!
Best Regards,


This person asks for a deposit payment via Western Union, MoneyGram, pre-paid credit card or bank transfer with a promise that you can have the keys to a property that does not belong to him.

Sounds safe. It's not!

At other times, he will ask for proof that you are able to pay the deposit and rent due to a string of time wasters.
This proof is in the form of a Western Union or MoneyGram payment to a lawyer,a friend or family member.

In either case, if payment is made and you give this person the details, they will collect the money.
You will not hear from them again.

All the details such as names, addresses, pictures etc. that the scammer uses in order to back up his story, are stolen from elsewhere.

If you are reading this because you are looking for property to rent, and you are in contact with this thief you are probably searching Craigslist, Gumtree or similar listing sites. If you receive any requests from 'Landlords' asking for some kind of payment before viewing, then it will also be a scam. Please forward the mail to me at the address in my signature line and I will investigate and list them if necessary.

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