Reputable landlords do not require a deposit in advance, so you should never comply with such a request.
(Photo: IMAGO/UJ Alexander)
Frankfurt There are a few brightly colored cushions on the sofa, and a patterned rug covers the wooden floor. The sunlight falls through the balcony door and floods the room with light. It is a cozy apartment that is advertised on the property portal Immoscout. 50 square meters, fully furnished, in the middle of Berlin’s trendy Prenzlauer Berg district.
Sounds interesting, thought Anna Meier, whose real name is known to the editors. The 32-year-old project manager urgently needs an apartment in Berlin. Her old landlord has registered personal needs, she says.
That’s why she was happy when the landlady of the cozy apartment in Prenzlauer Berg wrote her an email. But later she would find out that she had accidentally uncovered a scam that is now widespread in many large cities.
Read on now
Get access to this and every other article in the
Web and in our app free of charge for 4 weeks.
Further
Read on now
Get access to this and every other article in the
web and in our app.
Further