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

[Dawn655]

Thank you. I’ve been emailing with them back and forth was nervous because the address was blurred on google maps

[Sarah977]

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[Graham371]

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/43157146?check_in=2021-07-15&check_out=2021-08-15&display_extensions%5B...

real or fake ? thanks y'all 

[Mike-And-Jane0]

@Graham371 It is really not difficult. If it is on the Airbnb website then 99.9% it is real. If it isn't then when you arrive and contact Airbnb to tell them it doesn't exist then the host will not be paid and will have gained nothing by the scam.

Do you have a particular concern with this listing?

[Giancarlo185]

Good day

My parents were sent the below link for a long term lease in Bristol. I cannot find the same directly through the App.

Do you think it's a scam/fake..?

https://airbnb-rooms.6743789264uk478472.xyz/rooms/template.php?kode=SP642UH176&ukode=47995668

Best Regards

Giancarlo 

[Ute42]

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@Giancarlo185 

This is not a genuine airbnb internet adress. Pretty sure this is a scam.

[Paelys0]

https://abnb.me/i5vFFt6lZgb

[Paelys0]

This a new listing... No reveiws... Seems a bit weird... When I first clicked it was a super host named Tatiana who had been a member since 2016 with a bunch of reveiws... An hour later the host changed to Monica a member since May 2021 with no reveiws... Also, the price dropped from the first time I seen the listing (when Tatiana was the host) to the second time (now Monica is the host).  Any thoughts?

[Sarah977]

@Paelys0  That does sound a bit odd. Are you aware that you can send an inquiry message to the host? Just click on the "Contact Host" button you'll see when scrolling down on tne listing page. Sending an Inquiry doesn't obligate you in any way. Just tell the host what you posted here and ask for an explanation.

I'm not sure why guests seem to think they have to just take a chance on booking a place that they have doubts about instead of communicating with the host. There could be a perfectly logical explanation- Tatiana may have just sold the place, removed her listing, and the new owners put up a fresh listing. Airbnb listings aren't transferrable, so when there is new ownership, it will show as a new listing, with no reviews. But for that to change from one hour to the next is what is really weird.

[Frank1396]

Hi, thank you for The platform and for helping others here.

Thinking of booking this place but I am not sure. Starting to get a weird feeling. Is there anyway to confirm that this is a legit listing on Airbnb.

https://abnb.me/Zwc5YO7VPhb

I’ve run into situations where the host name is real but the photos are not, or vice versa.

What do you think?

[Mike-And-Jane0]

@Frank1396 it looks ok but weird. How will you fit all those airbeds into 1 room?

[April386]

@Cynthia-and-Chris1 

Spacious Beach Dreams-Gulf Coast Getaways view - Houses for Rent in Pensacola Beach, Florida, United...

is this to good to be true?

[Bartosz14]

https://www.airbnb.go.uk-928192719878.tech/trips/YS827280

Could you check this link? 

[Sarah977]

@Bartosz14  That isn't an Airbnb URL.

[Leigha25]

Can someone help me does it look like a legit stay? There’s only one review and it’s been a host for over a year.

https://abnb.me/Woq38Ic4xkb