is this strange or is it just me?!!

Melissa742
Level 2
Victoria, Australia

is this strange or is it just me?!!

I had a newly verified guy (no reviews) contact me today saying that his other booking fell through because the guy didn't tell him it was a shared situation. I found that a tiny bit odd as i've noticed people comb the photo's and descriptions usually. Says he desperately wants to book my place but can't until his refund comes through on thursday...? He asked me to please hold the dates as he was legit and definitely would be going ahead. I asked him whether it was just him or if there would be someone else, to which he replied that his girlfriend might come over. The guy has texted me probably 10 times in 4 hours asking rando things  and now wants to know if he can stay in the place until 8pm (11am check out) because he's got an event that finishes in the evening. So it all sounds generally ok except his name is odd and doesn't appear in any social searches, he says he's from 6 hours away but then his girlfriend might "come over" and he can't come up with $300 for the accomm until he gets a refund.. AND i checked he stadium he's going to and the last event at that place ends at midday. So as i start to put all of these things together I'm starting to feel super weirded out... 

 

Is it me????? Is there any way to check him out further?

 

thanks and any advice hugely appreciated!

 

 

 

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@Melissa742  He sounds either crazy or hyped up on meth or something.

@Melissa742    It may be okay it may not.  But, off the bat someone asking for so many favors, even if it turns out to be bona fide, would raise a red flag.  First off I would call Airbnb, the support team will know if he had booked a previous listing and if it fell through or if it was cancelled by Airbnb for some other reason.

Except you end up waiting on hold for support for 30 mins 

Christine1522
Level 2
West Caldwell, NJ

Don’t do it! Follow your gut. If it seems like something is wrong, it probably is.  I just got totally screwed by Airbnb allowing a fraudulent guest to book and alerted me well after they checked in.  They completely trashed my house and Airbnb is not making good on all the extra costs because of their screw up.