The Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefecture announces that it has alerted the Bayonne public prosecutor's office, after being seized "of the report of an attempted rental scam that took place in the Basque Country.
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"In return for a large sum of money, paid by a cash transfer via Transcash for a so-called security deposit, the scammer operates on an online ad platform like Le bon coin and pretends to be a landlord offering a property for rent, ”explains the prefecture.
“There are several kinds of rental scams that you should be aware of to protect yourself, continues the prefecture: scams related to cash mandate, list merchants, incomplete diagnoses.
In the majority of cases, the false owner requires the transfer of the sum in cash and the contact is made only by email.
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To protect yourself from this type of scam, “it is recommended not to make any payment of money before signing the lease.
If you are a victim, "you are invited to contact the police station or the gendarmerie brigade".
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