Never pay down a deposit in a bank account until you have met the seller, seen signed a purchase agreement.
No serious private advertisers ask for a down payment before you meet.
Receiving an email with an in-scanned ID does not mean that you have identified the sender. You do this on the spot, when you sign a purchase agreement.
A beautiful apartment in Stari Grad (https://maps.app.goo.gl/iFY2AEGsX8eKPYca9), where we spent 2 years, is looking for new tenants. The location is ideal: 5-7 minutes walk to Kalemegdan Fortress / Rajceva Shopping Center / Trg Republike, 2-3 minutes to the main pedestrian street Knez Mihailova. The apartment itself is on the 7th floor, the windows overlook ...