Two different fake accounts ?

[Lincoln6]

First, I am new to hosting.  I literally registered less than a week ago. I have accepted booking, but I have not hosted yet.

Yesterday, a girl from Taiwan contacted me for two nights.  She had three vertication(email, phone and facebook).  She asked me some regular questions.  I answered her and pre-approved her. Twenty-four hours later, she did not book and it expired.  Again, she asked me a single question soon after it expired.

Meanwhile, at the same time,  another girl contacted me for the same dates.  She also had three vertication(email, phone and facebook) and for three adult guests.  Then, this got a bit weird.  Her name was listed in Chinese. Her name meant "Big Brother", usually a term we address for a male with  respected.  I examined herprofile photo.  Her profile photo is similar to the one from first girl.  Both wore a similar shoulder blouse.... revealing a tattoo below their necks.  I immedaiely turned down both bookings.

Is this weird? And what can they achieve by doing this?

[Marzena4]

If you keep rejecting bookings, your ratings will suffer, @Lincoln6. Maybe it's an unfair competitor?

[Lincoln6]

Thanks for the tip.

[Rene-and-Zac0]

@Lincoln6 I think you are missing out on a great opportunity. I had a single Chinese National book my place maybe 4 months ago. She left me a review in Mandarin on my page. Now every Mandarin speaking guest searching Airbnb sees my reviews in Mandarin FIRST! From that first guest, I have now booked about 6 groups of Chinese nationals. Airbnb sorts your listings reviews by language. So what I’m saying is, it would be in your best interest to book travelers from Taiwan because if they leave you a great review, every traveler from Taiwan will see you first. My Chinese guest are usually passing through to Las Vegas or the come to shop at the Desert Hills design outlet Mall. 

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