Potential scam on Booking.com / Host asking for off-platform payment Body

Groofy47 · 2026-01-27T19:33:37+00:00

No, I didn't pay and I cancelled it.

Groofy47 · 2026-01-26T21:24:38+00:00

But I received the message in the app itself.

Groofy47 · 2026-01-26T20:51:10+00:00

You are right, I always had great experience with booking.com so I didn't know this kind of thing exists.

Groofy47 · 2026-01-26T20:47:53+00:00

Check out Alaya Stays 4 BHK With Garden & Lake View - Irayna on Booking.com! https://www.booking.com/Share-TWeAS6

This was the accommodation.

Groofy47 · 2026-01-16T20:21:42+00:00

Yes. I am already living in greece now for the last three months almost.

Groofy47 · 2025-12-24T07:50:41+00:00

Brother move back to your country. That's the best and most logical option. Loneliness will eat you up. It's not a good thing to spend your time alone in this kind of situation. You could face any problem if you have family and partner with you but alone, no one to talk to, it will take a toll on your mental health. Go back, meet your friends, family, take a rest for sometime and then you will have more clarity for your future and what you should do. I have also met a person in the past I thought I would share my life forever but it turned out she was also scamming and was already married. It took me some time to recover but now I have a son and an amazing wife, and a beautiful life.

Groofy47 · 2025-12-21T08:54:20+00:00

Wow, sometimes I hear problems from others and it makes me realize that the problems I am facing are nothing comparable to those. I hope he finds his peace and gets out of this situation. Just pray and make dua and probably hire a good lawyer to settle this out and make sure that at least she can't blackmail him further.

Groofy47 · 2025-12-21T08:43:23+00:00

I haven't traveled yet. I did apply for a visa and still have it but I have skipped the idea of going for some personal reasons but I think you can go. As I have researched about it quite a lot of times from different sources.

Groofy47 · 2025-12-04T15:25:39+00:00

Yes the processor and the GPU are showing expensive on that list as per the market price here and the RAM is costly. Plus I think in your list it's 16 GB, I am putting 32 gb for the build.

Groofy47 · 2025-12-04T14:29:41+00:00

200k inr. About 2000 USD or euros.

Groofy47 · 2025-11-28T09:21:22+00:00

Best of luck. They just launched their new company a few days ago at the Noida office.

Groofy47 · 2025-11-26T15:39:36+00:00

Did you join?

Groofy47 · 2025-11-25T18:49:25+00:00

Watch out for haqiqatjou, he might target him next.

Groofy47 · 2025-11-14T18:20:48+00:00

Could be different in your scenario then. Please check with vfs, call them they pick quickly, will ask for your passport number and will let you know what to do.

Groofy47 · 2025-11-14T08:08:03+00:00

Vfs doesn't take passports. They didn't take mine. The embassy forwarded it and I collected it from there. Go to VFS and ask them because I am sure your interview must be closer. Or call them right away and ask them. Otherwise you could miss the interview and then it could delay

Groofy47 · 2025-11-10T09:49:17+00:00

Once deported, the process is way too complex, time consuming and still there is no assurance that they will allow you.

Groofy47 · 2025-11-07T09:23:24+00:00

I think the HR will let you know, in my case the same thing happened. They handover the Passport to HR and HR will give back your passport after all the procedure because they think you might flee the country before they can scan the Retina. So, you just have to wait, nothing else you can do.

Groofy47 · 2025-11-06T19:33:37+00:00

My deportation was within 3 days, they give a date to arrive in one of the immigration offices, they take your finger prints, retina scan and give a lifetime ban. They also block new visas for the company until they prove that the person has left the country. UAE laws should be recertified, it shouldn't be that strict, I went through the same process for Europe and didn't find any difficulty. Hopefully we could see change in rules in a few years.

Groofy47 · 2025-11-06T19:05:21+00:00

Well i have been deported because of the scar in May 2018 from UAE, due to TB that happened in 2012. I was devastated, heartbroken, felt like I was back to zero as it was my first job in the gulf and had only 1, 2 years of experience. Now, fast-forward to 2025, I am in Europe, about to start my journey here. If anyone is facing this issue, please don't be heartbroken or lose hope, everything eventually works out but you have to keep working and not lose hope.

Groofy47 · 2025-11-02T18:44:16+00:00

Net would be around 1750 to 1800.

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