It reserves vacation on a rental site, the villa does not exist

Thinking of making a good deal by renting a villa with swimming pool and views of the port of Balearic on the HomeExchange platform, a woman came across a crook that acted outside the platform. She lost more than 2,500 euros.

© Engine Akyurt/Pixabay – She thinks she rents a villa with swimming pool and gets scammed (illustration image). Save save Receive the alerts rental The platforms will never repeat it enough: you have to be vigilant before renting a good for your vacation. Because unfortunately, many crooks are rampant. A Gironde resident learned at his expense, says Bordeaux Actu. The case dates back to last summer. To celebrate the birthday of her companion, the Bordeaux finds a good plan on the HomeExchange platform which allows you to travel and unleash your house between individuals. But this time, no need to exchange hers. The villa she spotted in Balearics is available with “guest points”. This system has indeed been set up by the reservation platform to stay with another member (without exchanging). Note that upon registration, a new user is granted it up to 1,550, recall our colleagues. The villa on which it is Lorgne has a swimming pool and especially “a breathtaking view of the port, the summer residence of the royal family, on the mountain and on the ocean”. The dream for the holidays in the middle of summer. For the sole cost of annual membership (160 euros), head to the Balearic. She therefore decides to contact the owner of the villa. Read also: Rental on Airbnb: “I lost 2,400 euros because of a scam” a deposit which costs it to be sought that Homeexchange recommends, it will exchange with it by email outside the platform. At the same time, it will receive an automatic HomeExchange message specifying that the advertisement is removed as a result of reports from other users. But the young woman will be ripped off by the same man who will change her identity and pretend to be a woman who works in society, and whose identity has also been usurped. She therefore receives a false email signed by “assistance to members”. Having him believe that the crook account has been deleted, the same sourfin reassures the Bordeaux: “Do not worry, as soon as possible, we will find you a house that meets all the conditions in the same district.” According to Actu Bordeaux, she has nothing to do, except paying a deposit, which had never been asked before. Letting herself have, she accepts and pays 2,500 euros. Read also: Real estate: the tips for identifying scams with false rental announcements of the savings, obviously soared, this money, she will never see him again since the alleged Elisa was none other than the departure crook. Confident by “crying”, she knows that she will never see the amount spent. For his part, the fraud expert at Homeexchange, Stéphane Dose, reminds him of Actu Bordeaux: “We ask our customers not to communicate outside the platform and to share no personal information to other members. It is written black on white in our conditions of use. ” According to him, a prevention email was sent in May 2024 concerning these potential cases of fraud. If she had not left the site, she would not have been scammed … Receive our latest news every day, the selection of the main news of the day. (tagstotranslate) Rental

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