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Accommodation scam: what you need to know

1. Beware of low price
Our advice: check the rental prices in your city and neighborhood.
Discover this rent price simulator
2. Check the photos
Forget the accommodation ads without photos
Try a reverse search on Google by dragging the photo of the ad into the search bar here
3. Do not send your rental file before the visit and do not provide confidential documents
Photo
Vital card
Medical file
Certificate of good maintenance of your bank account
Copy of your bank account statements
Certificate of absence of credit
Direct debit authorization
Marriage contract, PACS or cohabitation certificate
Extract from your criminal record
4. Do not send money until you have signed the lease
Refuse the reservation check
Refuse to send money by Western Union, Toneo First or Mandat Cash
⚠️ You can report a scam on the government website