@Matthew806- I once had a highly suspicious booking request from a man who apparently lived only about 20 minutes away. He sent a pre-booking request and, once he was able to use AirBNB messenger to communicate with me, he * demanded* to know the address of the house before booking and wanted to come by and "check it out". I advised him this was against AirBNB policy and he sent a very nasty reply about how I was hiding my address and he was "going to report me".
I called AirBNB about him, and filed an online report myself, but as far as I can tell AirBNB took no action and his profile was still active a few weeks later. A similar situation happened about a few months before this incident, where a man with no reviews, who said he lived in New York, sent extensive messages asking every possible question about my house. He sent multiple pre-booking requests, but never paid and they all expired. Then came a very bizarre message that he wanted me to tell him my exact address, he wanted to see the house, and he would pay me in cash after he stayed. I of course refused, and he abruptly broke off contact. I also reported him, and to this day he still has an active profile.
https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/240744921