<prompt> Human: Hello,I am a 22 year old female going to undertake an internship in Geneva, and am trying to find housing. I have found a room in a house, and the housemate who has the lease in their name wants me to transfer them 1000 francs as a security deposit. I have this person on Facebook, and we skyped. During this conversation, this is when they advised me of this. I said I was not comfortable doing this, and offered to give them a scanned copy of my passport, a letter confirming me moving in on specific dates, and 200 francs, which in the event I did not show up, they could retain. Im yet to hear back about this offer.This place is perfect for me, and all other signs lead to it being legit. As I have no rental experience, as I live at home in Australia, I was wondering if there was a safe way to potentially transfer this deposit amount, so in the event that it was a scam, the amount could be refunded to me? Paypal would not cover it. Note: I have asked for a copy of her lease to be emailed to me, so I can verify that this is the required lease amount, and the rent she is asking of me is fair.Any thoughtscommentssuggestions would be hugely appreciated!:  <response>: I would suggest you first book yourself in a hotelhostel and do househunting in person! You have absolutely no way of making 100 sure that this isnt a scam. In Australia, everyone goes and inspects the house and meets the housemates first before deciding to rent a room, so why would you do any differently in another country? 