Deposit

[Shekhar0]

Hi,

I am looking for an apartment in Neu-Ulm, Germany and recently I got an email from one host to deposit the 1 month rental + security amount to Airbnb account first and then Airbnb will start the delivery for the keys and the contract to me.

Could you please guide is it correct and if yes, how to transfer the amount. As far as I knew it is deducted from the linked account to airbnb directly?

Please suggests if this is a fake email?

Thanks

Shekhar Gaur.

[David126]

A common scam.

[Quincy]

Hello @Shekhar0,

Welcome to the Community Center!

I'm sorry to hear about this. I'd advise that you have a look in the 'How do I know if an email is really from Airbnb?' topic that I was able to find in the Help Center. 

Let me know how it goes!