At the moment, more than 40 families from different parts of Spain, a figure that is constantly increasing, have been affected by fraudulent advertisements of holiday rental homes located in Dénia, Xàbia and Oliva. As RTVE has broadcast on its program The morning, victims are organizing through online platforms to file a joint complaint.
El modus operandi of the alleged scammer, according to those affected, after posting several housing advertisements on famous websites for this type of promotions, he asked customers for an advance on the rental reservation. Amount that did not exceed 400 euros so that it was not considered a crime. Subsequently, when there were few days left before the stay, he contacted the clients and indicated that his property had been seized, ensuring that in the future he would return the delivered signal.
Given this fact, the victims verified that they had been scammed and were more affected. The sum of the scam could reach 24.000 euros.
