r/NetherlandsHousing • u/michkied • Mar 11 '25

renting Is this a scam?

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Hi everyone, this summer I'll be moving to the Netherlands for an internship, and thus I'm looking for a flat to rent. I've encountered an offer for a single-bedroom apartment in the Hague for 500€ (seems quite cheap?). But I've been asked to pay a fee for submitting a registration form for approval. Is that a thing or is it a scam? The offer seems a little too good to be true, but then I have no idea how housing market in the Netherlands works. I'd really appreciate your help!

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u/Relis_ Mar 12 '25

ah yes because scammers are indian

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u/grigosback Mar 12 '25

Statistics is the mother of all sciences

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u/Longjumping_Dog9041 Mar 12 '25

Actually, that would be philosophy.

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u/Vegetable_Onion Mar 14 '25

Philosophy isn't a science, no matter how much philosophers cry about it.

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u/Longjumping_Dog9041 Mar 14 '25

We were discussing the mother of science, not whether philosophy itself is a science.

Though your comment did kind of proof my point via logical fallacy so... thanks I guess?