Is this a scam?

Is this a scam?

Email from a place I would like to rent in Frankfurt.  It's an excelent price for a great location.... is this legit or are they scamming me?

 

I will explain exactly how this will work: I will send you the link to my listing on airbnb and you must book the apartment for minimum 2 Months.
You will have to fill up the booking page with your details. After you complete it, you will receive per email the booking confirmation and payment details( from this moment you have 24 hours to complete the payment).
After you solve the payment, you must send me the proof, so I can confirm with airbnb that you made the payment and won the apartment.
When the payment is confirmed by airbnb, in maximum 48 hours, but usually it takes around 24 hours, they will contact you to establish a meeting so you can see the apartment.
When you will go to see the apartment you must decide if you want to stay there or not.
If you want to stay, they will transfer the payment to me and give you the keys with contract for the entire period that you want to stay.
If you don't want to stay, you will get a full refund from airbnb, directly to your bank account.
Let me know if you understand and also if agree so I can send you the link and solve everything.
Also make sure that you have the entire amount in your bank account, for minimum 2 months + deposit (that will be 630 X 2 + 600 = 1860 euro).
After this first 2 months you will send the rent directly to my bank account, month by month.

4 Replies 4
Emiel1
Level 10
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

@Elizabeth1167,

Yes, it is known scam, you will find same text-examples in this community.

Do not continue with these people !

Elena87
Level 10
СПБ, Russia

@Elizabeth1167

 

https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Help/Rental-scam-using-Airbnb-How-should-I-go-forward-if-at-all/...

 

Check the above link for the previous form.

 

Sounds plausable but the very juicy apartment doesn't exist - the bad guys are buttering you up and using airbnb method as a false veneer for credibility - but all they want to do is for you to wire them money and leave you high and dry.

 

 

Ugh I knew there was no such thing as two full bathrooms in Frankfurt! Haha.

 

Thanks everyone for your help.

Elizabeth

Quincy
Community Manager
Community Manager
London, United Kingdom

Welcome to the Community Center @Elizabeth1167!

 

Perhaps this could also be helpful in the future: https://www.airbnb.co.uk/help/article/971/how-do-i-know-if-an-email-is-really-from-airbnb. 

 

Stay safe out there!

 

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