Hi ddjanderson,

I'm glad that you weren't harmed by this scam.

For the record....

Be very aware:  some crooks do a good job of scamming over the telephone pretending to be the property owner. They carry their scam very far...sometimes speaking several times with their victim  in particular with phishing scenarios. Use "Search For Answers:" above for "phishing".

I'm with Anja. I'd love to see VRBO/HA offer tutorials to NEW owners entering the VR business regarding scams such as this. ( maybe they do). There should be a BIG flag that directs new VR owners to read basic info- like in the old VRBO days, before they advertise.

These are old type scams (this 1 is almost too funny). I'd never have given my contract or mailing address to such an obvious scammer, but I think I get the reason why ddjanderson did...

I used VRBO's information ( back then we had Karpisnki's info) before I ever put a contract together, etc. After educating myself as well as I could, only THEN did I buy advertsing on any site.   I think it took me about 4 months before I ever felt comfortable enough to have my ducks in a row and do my 1st rental.

I always shudder when I see owners new to the process post questions in the Community about problems that come from no contract, or a standard down loaded one.

Love this Community to help address issues. I just wish there was a way to get to the New folks before they make big mistakes.

Deb J