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BBB Scam Tracker has received numerous reports of a clever travel scam this summer vacation season. Con artists pretend to own a vacation rental and insist on being paid directly rather than through the official rental platform. If you book with them, you’ll be out of money and face a potentially ruined vacation.

How the scam works

You search a vacation rental site, such as VRBO or Airbnb , for a place to stay on your next trip and find a perfect rental listing. The photos are beautiful, and the price is right. Other times, you discover the rental through a social media post. The scammer may have shared it on a Facebook group, claiming to be renting “their” vacation home.

Either way, when you message

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