TL/DR: applying for a very cheap apartment in Germany and have been in correspondence with the “house owners” who have moved to London.
by mylinh2
TL/DR: applying for a very cheap apartment in Germany and have been in correspondence with the “house owners” who have moved to London.
by mylinh2
17 comments
Yes
yes
Indications to look for: The family does not live in the country that they own the house.
They hire “international agents”
They need **only** ID. Usually legit emails ask you for 3 months salary or Schupfa thingy.
They keys are in custody in London.
yes
Rule of thumb: If they are telling you their whole livestory, it is a scam.
Scam. They will use the copy of your ID to scam other people.
There is a lot of competition for a flat. If the landlord doesn’t want to see you in person to make a selection among candidates (because they want low-maintenance tenants), it’s a scam. If you need to pay money before you have the key in your hand, it’s a scam.
New rule of Thomb: if it feels Like Scam, it is propably a Scam! When something feels to good to be true… you can bet your pelvis that it isn‘t true!
100% scam. Also doesn’t make sense: „We don’t have time for this, so we hired a company to manage *the entire* process for us. This is why *we* write you this long email and ask you to send *us* all information that we then have to process.“
It’s definitely a scam.
If there’s an Ad Hominem appeal, it’s usually a massive scam
!housing
Read these Wiki pages, particularly the second one.
Yes
Without any doubt!
honestly, i never saw one if those “we’re currently not in the country and will rent to a total stranger without ever meeting them” essays connected to anything legit
after reading only the first line: YES.
based move: tell the scammers to fax you their id.
Yes, I was in the same situation a few years ago. It was too good to be true.
Yes I’ve gotten this email before. It’s a complete scam