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ddh85 t1_j2zk38t wrote

Reply to comment by -ibgd in A family thought they’d rented a Philly home on Airbnb. But the owner never made the listing. by Dryheavemorning

So it's that common of an occurrence? The only time I used air bnb was when I went overseas. Can't imagine the dread if that turned out to be fake.

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-ibgd t1_j2zw6fj wrote

I don’t use it that often. In this case there were no red flags. The account had reviews and everything… all fake.

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Leviathant t1_j30m7rv wrote

When I visited London last year, I was researching Airbnbs and apparently that kind of experience is practically the norm. It's a huge problem over there. You see a listing that looks nice, and you get put up in a shabby apartment building that's been converted to 100% short term rentals.

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