{"id":54034,"date":"2017-05-08T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-was-conned-by-a-fraudster-pretending-to-be-an-airbnb-host\/"},"modified":"2017-05-08T13:09:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T06:09:11","slug":"i-was-conned-by-a-fraudster-pretending-to-be-an-airbnb-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-was-conned-by-a-fraudster-pretending-to-be-an-airbnb-host\/","title":{"rendered":"I was conned by a fraudster pretending to be an Airbnb host"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI used the website for a trip to Amsterdam but didn\u2019t use its payment systemI used the Airbnb website for the first time a month ago to look for accommodation for a family trip to Amsterdam. The first listing in the search results looked promising, and I clicked on a link to contact the \u201chost\u201d and inquire about availability.The ensuing email exchange led to my agreeing to pay \u20ac1,400 (\u00a31,182.23) for a five-night stay plus deposit by bank transfer, and a plausible confirmation email complete with Airbnb logos arrived. In the days before our flight I had no response to emails sent to the host, and discovered Airbnb had no record of the booking. I booked a hotel instead and started a complaint to Airbnb. Its response was that I should have known it was a scam and it was nothing to do with them. It also declined my invitation to make a goodwill gesture. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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