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[–] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 15 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

So is this legally different than making a photocopy of your passport? Since that is supposedly not allowed but in the moment you are asked you are obviously going to comply as you really need a place to stay. If it is not I hope this company gets into the legal drama they deserve.

[–] mokey@therock.fraggle-rock.org 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago

My Nigerian scammer has a copy of my passport. Nbd