News National Police provide tips on how to avoid being blown on the contract.
Seems too good to be true then it probably false. A “good deal” is pretty rare.
A fraudster can look like anyone. Proper attire, grooming and eloquence means nothing.
If you suffered a blow, or if you suspect something. Call the police on 114 14th
Send to tips@nyheter24.se .
Autumn is coming, whether we like it or not, and for many this means a new start in the form of new jobs in the city, studying or moving away from home.
Apartment market is booming and rogue actors want to make money by being tricked. On his site tells police of high-profile cases and tips on how to avoid being scammed.
Anders Olofsson , crime prevention officer on the Police National Fraud Center, tells of a case in which 30 persons of same person duped into paying advance rent was trying to move into the same apartment – on the same day.
– The classic is that you get to see the apartment, but promised the key until you have paid the rent in three advances. Then you never hear more of them, he says to the police website.
Here is the police tips on how to avoid being blown:
first Never pay in advance
Serious players rarely ask for advance payment.
2nd Never pay cash
Cash is easy to disappear with and difficult to trace.
third Never pay money via payment services
The money can not be traced to such payments.
4th Require answers to your questions
To be “troublesome” shows that you are a serious tenant.
5th Require ID
and check the name. Googling, checking public records, addresses, emails and anything else that may be useful to know.
6th Check with the housing association
Lives person who pretends to be the lessor at the address
7th Require visit
There is a greater chance that it is “for real” if you actually watched the apartment.
8th Write contract
Make sure you have everything on paper. Handshakes and verbal agreements are considerably fuzzy.
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