Post by High Priestess on Dec 8, 2015 18:20:27 GMT
SEe this article which describes crimes related to the sharing economY:
fusion.net/list/241225/crime-in-the-era-of-sharing/
3. The Home Invasion with an Invitation
Not all strangers can be trusted in your home. This summer, a San Francisco resident found this out the hard way. A woman who rented a home via Airbnb forced her way into a locked closet and made off with more than $35,000 in valuables. They were able to give police video of the theft, because they, like so many other people these days, had home surveillance cameras.
Luckily, after a 2011 incident in which an Airbnb guest ransacked a host’s house, Airbnb’s insurance for the most part covers this kind of thing. In response to the burglary this summer, the company said that incidents like this are incredibly rare.
6. The Airbnb Phishing Scam
By now most of us are wary of e-mails from Nigerian princes, but e-mails from fraudsters masquerading as Airbnb have generally been much more successful. To prevent fraud, Airbnb doesn’t release a person’s payment to a host until their stay is over. But in some cases, after booking, users have received e-mails from hosts asking them to verify their account details or to make payments outside of the Airbnb system. The scam has duped more than a few people. In some cases, the listings themselves have been fraudulent, too. Airbnb has advised users to be diligent when vetting e-mails that appear to come from the company.
Airbnb warns customers how to spot a scam e-mail.
fusion.net/list/241225/crime-in-the-era-of-sharing/
3. The Home Invasion with an Invitation
Not all strangers can be trusted in your home. This summer, a San Francisco resident found this out the hard way. A woman who rented a home via Airbnb forced her way into a locked closet and made off with more than $35,000 in valuables. They were able to give police video of the theft, because they, like so many other people these days, had home surveillance cameras.
Luckily, after a 2011 incident in which an Airbnb guest ransacked a host’s house, Airbnb’s insurance for the most part covers this kind of thing. In response to the burglary this summer, the company said that incidents like this are incredibly rare.
6. The Airbnb Phishing Scam
By now most of us are wary of e-mails from Nigerian princes, but e-mails from fraudsters masquerading as Airbnb have generally been much more successful. To prevent fraud, Airbnb doesn’t release a person’s payment to a host until their stay is over. But in some cases, after booking, users have received e-mails from hosts asking them to verify their account details or to make payments outside of the Airbnb system. The scam has duped more than a few people. In some cases, the listings themselves have been fraudulent, too. Airbnb has advised users to be diligent when vetting e-mails that appear to come from the company.
Airbnb warns customers how to spot a scam e-mail.
