Fake Camps Bay villa listing allegedly tricks holidaymakers and targets estate agents

Holidaymakers allegedly paid for accommodation they never received after a fake online listing used photographs of Lion’s View, a villa in Camps Bay. Manager Elize Sewell said people also presented estate agents with allegedly falsified ownership documents in an attempt to market the property. The supposed sellers offered agents a sole mandate and then asked for petrol money, while agents visiting the villa for valuations disrupted guests. Management said the owner’s private documents, including a municipal account, were shared by an agent and later altered.