I had the exact same last week. I found an apartment in Ghent, Belgium somewhere on another site. This is the e-mail I received from her after I sent an e-mail to the website where I first found it.
"Hello!
Nice to hear from you! Let me introduce myself, my name is Anna , I am an architect, I moved to the Faroe Islands, I have a project here that will take 2-3 years. Airbnb charge some fees for services that they offer, to avoid taxes we reserve the apartment only for the first 2 months through their system + security deposit ,you will receive the security deposit after 2 months by Airbnb. After you see the apartment we will do the lease agreement for the period that you want. In order to book the apartment, you will have to do the payment to Airbnb with your credit card. Airbnb will hold your payment until you move in , the lease agreement and you have seen the apartment. After you see the apartment, you will have to take your decision, if you wish to rent it or not. I will receive the money 7 days after you move into my apartment. If the apartment is not as I have presented it, you have the right to refuse it. Airbnb will refund your money to your account in 12 hours from your decision. After the first 2 months,if you want to rent more, you will pay the rent monthly directly to my personal bank account. If you require any further information, feel free to contact me."
We had contact via Whatsapp, she was using this phone number: +31 6 86434270. Everytime I asked her to call me to discuss the details, she didn't reply. She asked me all those personal questions, like what my occupation is, if I have animals, if I wanted to bring some furniture, etc. Eventually she sent me a link that lead me to Airbnb. Everything seemed normal and I paid. I had to transfer the money to a ING bank in Madrid, under the name Carlos Mosquera Lozano. IBAN number: ES17 1465 0100 9817 4044 3512, but after the payment, the link wasn't working anymore. She told me she couldn't make it to our appointment to see the apartment, we rescheduled and on Saturday, she didn't show up. Said it was because of COVID-19. I immediately reported it to the police. I lost more than a thousand euros. I don't know if I will ever get it back. I'm giving all these details so that if they use a different name, maybe they will use the same bank account. How come this happens so many times and it's not known to other people?
Did somebody ever got their money back?