Deception 1: Defrauding house rent

Some unscrupulous intermediary companies use the name of house rental agency to defraud the house keys and one-month vacancy period from the owners with various preferential conditions. , pay the rent by monthly payment, and at the same time publish low-price rental advertisements to attract renters. If the lessee likes this house, he must at least pay the rent by depositing one and paying three, and more often adopt the method of half-year payment, annual payment, etc. Pay to pay rent. By using this method, illegal intermediaries can accumulate a large amount of cash in a short period of time, and then wait for an opportunity to flee with the money, thus causing huge property losses to owners and renters.

Fraud 2: Huge Price Difference

Unscrupulous intermediaries use various preferential means to defraud the owners' trust, then agent the owners' houses at very low prices and resell them without charging intermediary fees. Rent it at market price and earn a high profit margin. A rough calculation shows that the total value of the vacant property plus the balance should be at least 3,000 yuan.

Scam three: Pretend to be a landlord to defraud intermediary fees

The unscrupulous intermediary in this scam must first rent a suitable house to use as props, and then find a salesperson from the company Pretending to be a landlord, the rental prices quoted to all customers were far lower than the market price. Whenever a customer is satisfied with the property and signs a contract with the fake landlord and pays the agency fee, the fake landlord will find various reasons to refuse to rent the property. When the customer asked the company to refund the money, the company said that both parties had signed a lease contract, the intermediary service had been completed, the landlord had unilaterally breached the contract, and the intermediary fee would not be refunded.

Trick 4: Use illegal means to defraud fees in various names

One of them is the "house viewing fee". The process of this scam is that after the customer pays a "house viewing fee" of 300-500 yuan, salesperson A takes the customer to see "a house" (of course, this house does not exist at all). Salesperson B calls on the way. Impersonating the landlord and saying that he is unable to go due to something unexpected, and making an appointment to view the house at another time or asking the customer to write down the phone number of the "owner". At this time, salesperson A will say: "You have contacted the landlord. According to the contract, the house viewing fee is not refundable." .”

The second is the “information fee”. The so-called information fee means that when the renter and the intermediary company do not agree on the leasing agency fee, the intermediary company will propose a preferential method, that is, after the renter pays a small fee, usually 300-500 yuan, the intermediary company will provide The renter provides several pieces of housing information, and it is up to the renter to contact them themselves.

Trick Five: Contract Trap

When both the landlord and the tenant entrust an agency to rent or rent a house for them, they must sign an entrustment contract with them. If you are not serious, If you read the terms and conditions, you may fall into the trap dug by the intermediary company.

-Zhumadian Real Estate Network