Examples of fraudulent acts that have occurred in the process of looking for rental lodgings

Today, we would want to demonstrate a few real-world instances. During the process of looking for rental accommodation, these are emails that were received from con artists. 

The most common kind of correspondence is when the landlord requests payment but informs the tenant that he will not be able to display the property because he is leaving for an extended period of time.

For the purpose of obtaining money, con artists can devise whatever scheme they can think of. It's possible that they will claim that they have to leave immediately for another nation or that they live in a different city and that they need to come in order to display the apartment. In either case, they will ask for payment to be processed for the reservation. They may offer to place an order through the booking application.

They are skilled at manipulating the human psychology, they are aware of how to exert pressure on pity, and they will write "in no case send money" in order to earn your trust. However, they may ask you to fill out an apartment reservation form because there are a lot of people who are eager to do so. Students who are naive are able to believe and pay money without signing a contract after they have wasted a lot of time looking for an apartment. 

Under no circumstances should students who are seeking for accommodation submit money without first signing and checking the contract. This is something that we strongly advise against.

An additional prevalent form of communication occurs when the rental price for a residence is unreasonably low, no security deposit is required, and the proprietor refrains from discussing utility expenses.

A student who wants to save money first looks for a low-cost rental. Unfortunately, this is frequently employed by scammers, and the advertisements show a suspiciously cheap rental rate.

We recommend that students assess the rental market; before looking for homes, determine the typical rental cost. Real estate agents can provide you with information on the average cost of rooms.

Fake documents belonging to the owner and a phony contract constitute the third point. In the event that students do online searches for housing while they are in their home country, they are susceptible to being taken advantage of by con artists who take advantage of the student's absence. They demonstrate a room or an apartment to the prospective tenant via video chat, and then they inform him that there are a lot of people who are interested in this apartment, and that he is willing to make an exception and sign a contract online. A gullible student gives their consent to everything and sends money to cover the rent and a deposit for a period of two to three months. Obtains a phony contract and what are purported to be the documents belonging to the landlord. As soon as the student arrives in the city, it is discovered that the apartment in question does not exist, and the contract is deemed to be invalid.

Under no circumstances should students who are seeking for accommodation submit money without first signing and checking the contract. This is something that we strongly advise against.

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