Parkson Aim Realtors - Do Not fall for their rental ****s!

I am seeking a rental apartment in Cape Town and 2 Realtors came up with RED FLAGS. They advertise apartments, and then approve people for the listing. Then, they say that NO one can view the apartment until the deposit is paid, and 1st months rental……what a ****!!

Info reported to PPRA as below:

Parkson Aim Realtors - Apparent Certificatr Number: 2023740779 https://parksonaimrealtors.co.za/ 078 5455 942 info@parksonaimrealtors.co.za parksonaimrealtors@gmail.com

I couldn’t find Parkson Aim Realtors in the PPRA (Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority) public resources by name. I asked to verify any agent/firm directly via the PPRA search tool and helpline, but they cannot be found.. I asked for a valid Fidelity Fund Certificate (FFC) for both the firm and the individual agent which is legally required in SA but they cannot provide this.

I have asked for them to independently verify: PPRA registry (firm + agent name or FFC number).

I have asked for them to independently verify: Company registration on CIPC

Further to this - they have a sister website called uniqueonerealtors.co.za 0785455942 info@uniqueonerealtors.co.za rental@uniqueonerealtors.co.za sales@uniqueonerealtors.co.za The site copy for both have multiple template red flags (e.g., generic blog post with a random Gmail listed as “info.contact@gmail.com” and “Sunday: Clossed”). on both websites.