I had a slightly odd email yesterday regarding my listing. It was a well written email, with bullet points, and wording similar to how people from those countries tend to write . Last night I thought it was just someone (a girl) who wanted some reassurance before their stay.
Even though all the information is in the listing and booking, they email asked that I confirm the price per one night stay, how many people were staying in the flat, and whether any deposit was payable in advance or on arrival. They also provided all these alternative contact means (which were blacked out by AirBNB of course) and asked me to use those means to reply.
This morning I got to thinking that maybe it was some organisation doing a secret survey, maybe a precursor to a scam, or council/strata doing some sort of checkup?