Comments on: Fake Host Tries to Use Airbnb for Rental Scam

By: Joyce

Joyce — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:47:06 +0000

It just happened to me as well. It’s exactly the same words they used. It’s too good to be true. But anyway, I was a fool ! Didn’t check well as I was very excited to move in . But then after sending the payment through wire transfer I was a bit confused as I didn’t receive a payment confirmation but infact she asked me the confirmation that I have made. So I took a screenshot and sent to her. So then I changed my mind and I cancelled it. She said that’s fine I will request a cancellation for you. Then She said cancellation is been made. So then 4days later I haven’t heard from her and didn’t receive my refund. I am really really upset. Are you interested to get the passport photo of the person I was dealing with? Please let me know.
I’m so mad the fact that I won’t get my money back. Hope that bitch will pay million times the money she scammed has anyone paid and get their money back? Please let me know what to do next?

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:21:17 +0000

Phil – we know you either work for Airbnb or are a troll.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 23:04:48 +0000

yep, clearly a scammer……

By: Mina Radoycheva

Mina Radoycheva — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 08:01:05 +0000

This happened to us as well. Except we were in Germany, looking for a German flat and the landlord supposedly was in England. It was also a very nice apartment, fully furnished for very cheap. He first communicated in German and even to us (basic level German) his correspondence was suspicious. We thought that maybe he’s English but then his English correspondence was also full of mistakes. We reported his ad eventually and kept an eye out on the rental app. An ad kept coming back for the same address with different pictures. I kept on reporting them. It has made me really paranoid and I am about to go stay at an Airbnb place next week that’s making me a bit worried. Stay sharp out there people. Crooks are everywhere.