I am writing this to warn other travelers about a fraudulent listing on FeWo-direkt (Vrbo) for a property in Todtnau, Germany (Object #5681240).
I received a booking confirmation that appears to be official, using FeWo-direkt branding and a Reservation ID . However, after cross-checking with other platforms, I discovered that the legitimate owner of this property lists exclusively on Airbnb and has no connection to FeWo-direkt.
The fraudulent "host" (using the name Patrick Jupp and an @outlook.de email) provided a professional-looking PDF confirmation, but the booking does not appear in the official "My Trips" section of the website. This suggests a major security gap where either fraudulent listings are not being properly vetted or the platform's layout is being easily spoofed to deceive customers into making external payments.
I have already contacted my bank to initiate a fraud report and a payment recall. I expect FeWo-direkt to take responsibility for allowing their branding to be used in such scams and to improve their verification protocols for new listings.
Stay away from any host that asks for communication or payment details outside the official platform's secure checkout.
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FeWo-direkt ist seit mehr als 20 Jahren Experte für Ferienhausurlaub und ein Teil des Netzwerks von HomeAway, Inc. (www.homeaway.com), einem der führenden Unternehmen im Bereich der Online-Ferienhausvermietung. Im HomeAway-Netzwerk stehen mehr als zwei Millionen einzigartige Unterkünfte in 190 Ländern weltweit zur Auswahl.