Beware of scams that occur in the industry. From the agent’s point of view:
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you should not to give bank details if you suspect it is not a genuine booking, makes no sense and talks about an apartment when you are letting a four bedroom villa, or
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if he just wants to rent a room and even bring his own furniture, or
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if he wants to contact the owner of the property directly.
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Never accept payment from one who wants you to arrange additional services like purchase a bike or pay airfare.
- Never accept payment in excess of cost to stay and do not return balance before the original payment has been finally cleared.
From the holidaymakers’ point of view, you can fall for an international scam, losing money or find that the villa does not even exist. Some holiday home rentals sites have put in place an optional insurance cover to get back at least some of the money if you are a victim of a scam. The best is to avoid such happening in the first place.
When doing an online booking for self catering accommodation hartbeespoort it is best to follow trusted and cautious route, like a proven travel website for the region. It is no guarantee but at least the chances of disappointment of a ruined holiday are less.