Consumer Affairs has a warning  this year directed at vacation and home rental scams.  Ripoff companies or people run ads in Craig’s List or some online classified site advertising a home or vacation rental at a greatly reduced price, often stealing the photos and amenity listings from legitimate rental companies or real estate agencies online. 

One version of the scam involves the fake owner claiming to be out of the country or on vacation himself, offering his home or condo for rent. The victim sends money to the scammer out of the country, which makes it almost impossible to trace or prosecute.

Craig’s List in particular is full of scams of all kinds, and we here at Condolux urge any vacationer who hopes to book a condo rental in Myrtle Beach to go ONLY to websites that are legitimate, and forget about trying to get “something for nothing” by contacting and sending money to someone you know nothing about, promising a too good to be true deal.

CondoLux has been in the Myrtle Beach vacation rental  business for over 20 years now.  We are members of the Better Business Bureau and the Chamber of Commerces. Any rental company who isn’t governed by one of these consumer protection agencies represents a gamble if you even respond or contact them.  Join our mailing list and we’ll notify you of our special savings and last minute deals.  And you can be sure that booking a condo through us will assure you of getting one of the finest vacation condos in Myrtle Beach.

Put your trust in a company who has a proven track record and you won’t go wrong! Join Our Mailing List Now!  You might even win a free vacation!

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