Comments on: Scammed by bastards… Airbnb does nothing.

By: Wanda

Wanda — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 21:04:22 +0000

Dude that was clearly NOT Airbnb – you can never normally exchange personal e-mails with anyone via Airbnb’s normal website until the people pay the bill using the Airbnb platform. The app didn’t work – DUH – because it was not even Airbnb at all !!! It’s written in so many places on Airbnb to NEVER do wire transfers and to never contact people off of the Airbnb platform for THAT EXACT REASON – it’s your fault for not listening to that simple advice !!! Airbnb can’t control the world and every hacker or scammer out there – you have to use your brain sometimes too.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:50:55 +0000

Hi, I am checking out this site trying to verify a listing in NYC. Glad I saw your post as that’s the very same picture! Again they requested I connect them with a personal email stating they are unable to update the calendar. Air bnb has already removed the listing. Luckily no money was exchanged!

By: Louise MT

Louise MT — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 23:23:51 +0000

That’s really unfortunate but you are not alone. My ad on airbnb has also been hacked with someone adding an email address and offering -20%. As I don’t see the ad, I had no idea until a future tenant asked for the proposed discount. Airbnb’s defence regarding the hacker, was that I had not checked that it was a secure site before entering the site. I would keep pushing airbnb to do something about it.