Scam alert! How can I make sure a listing is real?

[Kim207]

This will be my first time using Airbnb so I'm a bit weary about listings being fake.

What can I do to make sure a listing is real and not a scam?

What should I be looking out for?

Thanks

[Caleb105]

My friends and I are looking for a place for spring break. We have come across a listing that has the location slightly off from where it is actually at. I have been in communication with the host and seems legit as of now. However, The pictures are pretty bad, only one review, and the location part is throwing me off. Could any of y’all help me out 

[Caleb105]

https://abnb.me/aVfUl50ir3

[Gustavo657]

https://www.airbnb.pt/rooms/41557724?location=Upper%20East%20Side%2C%20New%20York%2C%20NY%2C%20Unite...

[Mariana678]

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/41542140?adults=2&check_in=2020-02-06&check_out=2020-02-09&source_imp...

[Jeanette219]

Can anyone tell me if this link is actually legit please....

airbnb.rooms-reservation.com

Also the web page is not secure 

[Sarah977]

@Jeanette219  Fake scam. Not Airbnb URL.

[Milly36]

Hello can anyone tell me if this is a legit listing, it seems a bit too good to be true! https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/41827618?adults=10&check_in=2020-04-30&check_out=2020-05-03&source_im...

Many thanks

[Zoe268]

Any thoughts?

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/41827618?adults=10&check_in=2020-04-30&check_out=2020-05-03&source_im...

[Biljana29]

Hi. Is it suspicious if the host has provided only phone number as verification? Everything else seems fine. Superhost, has 32 reviews (since last june), price is much like other rooms... I just want to be sure. There are a lot of scamers out there.

[Sarah977]

@Biljana29  With the reviews, and Superhost, no, it's not suspicious. When I first listed, over 3 years ago, I only provided a phone number and email address and I've never added any other verifications. And I can assure you I'm a legitimate host 🙂  Whenever a guest posts here with some doubts about the legitimacy of a listing, I always suggest that they just message the host- you'll usually get a nice, friendly response, answering any questions you might have, that will set your mind at ease.

[Biljana29]

Thank you so much.

[Marcia431]

https://abnb.me/ThQcQmnrC3 can you tell me if this is fake please?

[Daniel7006]

We saw a listing where in the pictures the host asks to contact him directly via e-mail.  He then sent us a link that led to a website that was not airbnb.com but airbnb.rooms... 

Once we contacted him, the listing was not accessible via airbnb.

When I tried entering from work, the network identified it as a Phishing website, or spam.  Now I am pretty sure he is not legit, but how do I report him to airbnb?

[Channing2]

https://abnb.me/JYUwhKr1E3.       Trying to see if this is legit listing it's on the air bnb app

[Sarah977]

@Channing2  Why do you have doubts about it being legit? If you find things on the official Airbnb site, you can assume it's legit. Almost all the scams people write in here about are places they found via some other site, which don't have legitimate Airbnb URLs and where the person asks them for all kinds of personal info and communicates by email or text or phone. 

How would anyone on this forum know if every one of the millions of listings on the Airbnb app or website are legit or not? Do your own research- read the reviews, if there are any, message the host.