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Vienna: rental ad scam using someone else's Airbnb flat
2026-10-15 · Fraud · AT · Source: Der Standard, retrieved on 2026-10-19
A family in Vienna found its own flat advertised for rent in a listing it had never placed. The flat is up for sale and rented out on Airbnb by the day until then. According to the report, unknown persons collected deposits from interested parties.
What this means for you
Before paying a deposit, tenants should verify that the advertiser is actually entitled to let the property, for example through a current land register extract. A viewing and written contract documents should precede any transfer.
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