Scam warning signs: what Leasy spots and what you can notice yourself
Payment outside the platform, payment before a viewing, a landlord abroad, leaving Leasy, an IBAN sent by message: Leasy's alerts, and signs you can spot yourself.
Updated on 31 October 2026
In brief
Leasy analyses messages and shows an "Attention" banner when one of the five classic scam signs appears. Other signs show up at the viewing or when you read the listing.
Leasy's five alerts
| Sign | Leasy's message |
|---|---|
| Payment outside the platform: money order, voucher, cryptocurrency | On Leasy, no payment happens outside the platform |
| Payment before a viewing | Never send money before you have visited the home |
| A landlord "abroad" who cannot show you the place | A common sign of a scam |
| Leaving the platform: an offer to continue elsewhere | Stay on Leasy: your conversations are protected here, and we cannot help you anywhere else |
| An IBAN sent by message | Never transfer money to an IBAN sent by message: payments are made in the Leasy app |
These alerts help but do not replace your own care: a message can be dangerous without triggering one.
What you can notice yourself
- Photos, rent, size or address do not match what you see at the viewing.
- The home does not exist at the address, or the person who meets you is not the one in the listing.
- You are pushed to act fast and pay before you could check anything.
If you spot one
- Pay nothing and share neither documents nor bank details.
- Report the listing: the landlord will not know it was you.
Also read
- Avoiding rental scamsNever pay before you have seen the home, stay on Leasy and report any suspicious listing or message. Leasy's protections and good habits.
- Report a listing, a review or illegal contentReport a listing from its page: scam, false listing, discrimination, already rented. What Leasy does, and what happens to a listing reported by several people.
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