The municipal team of Châtel (Haute-Savoie) and the managers of the Châtel Tourisme reservation center want to put a stop to the scams of false tourist rentals.
This scam consists in offering properties for the holidays which are not in fact available, or even which do not exist.
In Châtel, the phenomenon remains limited, indicates
Le Dauphiné Libéré
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About five of his frauds are to be deplored each year in the station.
Each time, those in charge struggle to find replacement accommodation for families who find themselves without a rental after having sometimes traveled a long way to their holiday resort.
A system has nevertheless been put in place to deter scammers.
Châtel is the first mountain resort to apply it.
This is an identification assigned to each rented property, in the form of a 13-digit number registered with the municipality.
If he is not sure of the validity of a proposal, the tenant can ask for this number and check the existence of the accommodation.
It now remains to inform tourists of this security made available to them.
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