scams

[Delene0]

I recently had a last minute booking. My guest had a strange experience. He arrived at his first booking and the folks had not idea what this Airbnb thing was. Someone had gotten enough information about these people (fb pictures, address, phone number) to set up a phony bank account with Airbnb. I don't know how this would work because Airbnb doesn't send funds until you check-in. How could this scam work? Has anyone heard of this ?

Dee