The 'Owner Is Abroad' Rental Scam: Red Flags and How to Avoid It

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0530

This is the rental scam that catches careful people, because every odd thing about it comes wrapped in a perfectly reasonable excuse. The owner is abroad, so of course they cannot show the flat. They are busy, so of course they want to move fast. They will courier the keys, so of course they need the deposit first. Each excuse, on its own, sounds fine. Together, they are a script designed to get you to pay for a flat you will never get.

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The 'Owner Is Abroad' Rental Scam: Red Flags and How to Avoid It