Andorra la VellaThe French press has echoed the warning to tourists who want to rent a tourist apartment in Andorra this winter. Having detected cases of fraud in advertisements, including complaints, some recommendations have been made public to avoid fraud. Ads are found on buy, sell or rent property pages and also on social networks.
The communication from the Andorran police is included, indicating that the fraudsters use photos of real apartments to create the fake ads. The point of attraction lies in the fact that the rental price of the tourist apartment is clearly lower than the standard market.
Other elements
The detected scams have several elements in common. There are only photographs of the interior of the apartments, as they are obtained via the internet. There is no possibility to see the house before making the payments. And scammers are in a hurry to finish the whole process and get paid. They also ask for a payment and sign which is often fraud.
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Theoretically, contact with the owner via whatsapp is derived. You can’t get to see the flat with excuses like it’s outside or it’s still occupied by the current tourist tenants. The whole process is thinking to quickly get a transfer and then disappear. These practices are linked to the fact that it is increasingly difficult to find a tourist apartment for rent in Andorra due to the problem of access to housing.