Post by High Priestess on Oct 5, 2015 2:31:52 GMT
Peter shared in AUGUST 2015
New Airbnb scam dupes several Telegraph readers
"Shortly afterwards I received an email from Airbnb saying that the card
payment had been declined and I needed to arrange an international bank
transfer within the next 24 hours to secure the apartment. Stupidly, I
did as asked. I transferred the money straight away to someone I assumed
was the host as they had all the details of my reservation."
Click here bit.ly/1JcweOH for Telegraph Travel article.
My two cents: Bottom Line - NEVER send money to a "Host" outside the Airbnb platform.
New Airbnb scam dupes several Telegraph readers
"Shortly afterwards I received an email from Airbnb saying that the card
payment had been declined and I needed to arrange an international bank
transfer within the next 24 hours to secure the apartment. Stupidly, I
did as asked. I transferred the money straight away to someone I assumed
was the host as they had all the details of my reservation."
Click here bit.ly/1JcweOH for Telegraph Travel article.
My two cents: Bottom Line - NEVER send money to a "Host" outside the Airbnb platform.