What are the scams in Portugal, a European country, and how to prevent them?

In the past year, the gold residence in Portugal has been extremely hot, and there are more and more intermediary companies and agencies specializing in gold residence. What are the scams and risks of Portuguese immigrants?

1, the price difference of the food.

This is one of the biggest risks encountered by Portuguese immigrants. Many small and medium-sized immigration agents with different qualifications cheat immigrant friends by raising house prices in order to obtain high profits. The 200,000 euro house is sold to you for 500,000 euros, and the difference is 300,000 euros. I want to cry when I know. Therefore, the vast number of immigrant friends should not believe the one-sided words of small intermediaries, but should look more and compare more. In addition, you can also find a professional organization to issue a real estate professional report. Report the value of your property clearly, guide the rent, etc.

Some immigrants from China are eager to apply for gold residence, but they don't know Portuguese and are not familiar with the local situation in Portugal. They blindly trust the intermediary and are most likely to fall into the trap of poor housing prices. Another part of the immigrants from China willingly jumped into the "pit" knowing that they would be cheated by the intermediary, because their money was easy to come by and most of them were greedy, and they didn't care that hundreds of thousands of euros were cheated.

Finally, a small number of China immigrants are trapped by their own lack of analytical skills. After repeated comparisons, I still chose the bad intermediary by mistake, causing my own losses. Such a person deserves no sympathy. Of course, we don't support the behavior of bad intermediaries.

2. False lease.

This is the latest Portuguese real estate scam. The immigration agent recommends you a so-called high-return long lease with an annual return of 8% and a lease term of more than 5 years. You should pay attention to this property. Bad intermediaries collude with tenants to sign unreasonable leases, and the rental return on the leases can be 6-8%, even exceeding 10%. 1-2 After you buy a house, the tenant will cancel the contract with you. Be more cautious about properties with high rental returns. Compare the surrounding rent level and carefully look at the lease termination clause.

This behavior of attracting immigrants with false "high return" rents is pure fraud, but the deceived should also be vigilant. In today's economic downturn in Portugal, how can there be such a high rental return? Obviously, the deceived person is greedy and cheap, and falls into the "trick" of the intermediary. The intermediary is unscrupulous and the deceived are greedy. Everyone plays 50 boards.

Of course, there are still many phenomena worth analyzing in this scam. Landlords and tenants, landlords and intermediaries may all commit fraud in partnership. Therefore, immigrants who buy a house must read the contract clearly and understand the authenticity of the lease. It is really difficult for an immigrant from China who is not familiar with Portuguese situation to judge the truth. Therefore, it is very important to find a conscientious intermediary! If there is no such judgment, you don't want others to suffer.

Many immigrants from China met many intermediaries online before they came to Portugal. After coming to Portugal, I frequently contacted intermediaries and looked around. The result is dazzling and self-assertion. Spoiled by greed and petty gain, I fell into a trap. Serve you right! Of course, we still don't support the behavior of bad intermediaries.

3. High immigration agency fees.

To immigrate to Portugal, you should shop around through an intermediary to find out the immigration fees you need to pay. Many intermediary companies charge a wide range of fees, such as lawyer's fees, local escort fees, accommodation fees, and immigration service fees. And the charge of 100 is not negotiable.

This is not a trap or a "pit". Many immigration agencies clearly mark the price, and those who wish to take the bait. The city, location and network environment of China immigrants limit the vision of some immigrants. Cannot filter in more mediations. First, I was confused by the gorgeous packaging of intermediary agencies, such as working in high-end office buildings, with a long history of immigration and many successful cases. Second, I was confused by the introduction of the intermediary, such as rhetoric, expanding facts, commitment conditions and so on. Third, I was confused by the trap designed by the intermediary, such as inexplicable promises, false contracts, free services and so on. There is no free dinner in the world. The wool is on the sheep, and the intermediary receives it free of charge, including food and shelter. It is because of these expenses that the intermediary wants to get it back from you. The high agency fee is generated by you, and you are willing! Serve you right!

In this regard, China immigrants must keep their eyes open, understand all the costs of immigration, and don't be fooled by any rhetoric.

4. Blacklist real estate and auction scam

Never buy a problem property. The problem real estate is mainly a scam created by Portuguese real estate developers. They deliberately concealed the real situation of the real estate, which led to the delay in obtaining the real estate license after the immigrants paid the house price, and they could not go through the immigration residence procedures. The main responsibility of the intermediary agency is that it fails to help immigrants verify the authenticity of the problem property, which leads to the passive situation of immigrants or forced to enter the slow litigation stage.

The main reason is that intermediaries do not have the strength and ability to see through the authenticity of the problem property in the early stage. Although the intermediary did not intentionally cheat, it actually played the role of "cheat" and "accomplice". Unforgettable In addition, the possibility that a few intermediaries directly participate in fraud is not ruled out.

How can we really avoid these scams?

1. After you decide to immigrate to Portugal, you should consult and compare with several intermediaries, but you must be smart to distinguish between true and false.

2. After determining the intermediary, we should also consult and compare the houses, prices and rents they provide. You must be very calculating!

3, don't rush to sign a contract or pay a deposit with the intermediary, so it is easy to get stuck. Be a free man forever until you pay for the house.

4. After visiting a house in Portugal, after comparing a large number of houses and prices, you already know which intermediary you want. You should have judgment and decision-making power! Don't be fooled by the "scam".

5, to ensure the correct source of information, have the ability to identify the authenticity of information, have the ability to identify the authenticity of the intermediary.