Fake guest inquiries

[Richard1867]

Hi hosts,

my brother got a clearly shady inquiry/probably fake/ few days ago n I juts got something clearly fake today.

FAKE message>>

Hello! How are you 🙂 My office sent me to your city in to open a new branch and from your photos. I see that you have excellent apartment I'm already waiting and will be very good for me! I will gladly book, but before booking, I would like to ask some Do you have a wifi, as well as a washing machine? And also there is important questions. send me a message in *sensitive information hidden*

FAKE message>>

Does anybody have any explanation for it? Why would anybody waste their time like this? What could be in for them?

Richard

[Ricardo85]

@Richard1867 

Just report him to Airbnb.

Ricardo

[Richard1867]

Yes sure, we immediately did. Just whyyyyy 😄

[Helen3]

Simple @Richard1867  it's a well know scam a) to get you to agree a booking outside of airbnb b) they want to ask you something that will break your house rules c) another type of con.

Have a look at Airbnb Help and have a look at their guidance on common scams.

[Dawn81]

@Richard1867 This is clearly a scam. Do not respond to them directly. Notify Airbnb report scammer profile. Block them. Done!

[Pat271]

This seems more sinister than just wanting to pay off-platform.  It smacks of a bigger con to me.  In any event, don’t answer, and report it.

[George2]

I experience the same problem. From 5 different "quests" so far

[Yannick197]

Is it me, or we just get those "Fake Guest" requests lately. Our listing is a Long-Term only room (28 days or more) and my policy is Long-Term... If they book, they have to pay the first month de-facto. Now, they're asking for a reimbursement outside of AirBnB (which I flagged to Airbnb right away), but now, Airbnb wants me to give money back, but I never got any payment anyways.... I think they used a stolen/fake credit card and wants money back before their transaction is declined. Anyone else has those issues?