For those who are going to take advantage of the vacation period to travel, there is no lack of platform options specializing in rental services for vacation homes or lodging.
Precisely for the amount of offers, the traveler must be careful to avoid annoyances or blows with more serious damages. Observing the rules and conditions of the reservation, confirming information and checking addresses and some data are among the measures to travel safely.
A common scam that has become popular is the “gluing” of ads, for example. The scammer copies an ad seen on the internet and advertises it himself. He often even visits the site as a potential renter to get more information about the property. The unsuspecting consumer, seeing the ad, ends up negotiating – and transferring the value of the reservation – to the scammer responsible for the cloning.
“Any type of ad can be duplicated by the scammer and we are realizing this practice that often catches those who want to escape the commission value for those who do the intermediation, be it real estate, the platform or application, and ends up paying a scammer” , warns Daniel Feitosa Naruto, from Ernesto Borges Advogados’ office.
“If you realize that you were really the victim of a scam, the first thing to do is to register a police report online and if you have made the payment, contact your bank or credit card company to report the fraud”, advises Walberto Laurindo Oliveira Filho , by Ernesto Borges Advogados.
A good sign that something could be wrong is a price well below the market average. Even so, it is worth researching the chosen region. “There is no such thing as a miracle. Be wary when the price is far below what has been practiced. If the average is R$ 100 and they are trading for R$ 50, for example, look for more information”, says Raquel Castegnaro Trevisan, marketing manager at Imóveis Crédito Real.
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Reference: CNN Brasil
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