First time host - first time guest request.

[Tern77]

Hi, I am near to having my home set up and ready to host for the 1st time, with a listing in place and availability starting Feb 1st. 

I just received a request for approval for Feb 1 - Feb 14, a 14 day stay. The guest has no reviews and no picture and communicates with a language translator. I asked for a little info about them and they respond with a request for a video tour of the house. Should i be concerned? What should I do?

[Dave-and-Deb0 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Tern77 

This is a scam.  I wrote about this recently here: https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Help-with-your-business/SCAM-ALERT-Host-s-Beware-Common-Scam-Tar...

Follow those steps and the person should be removed shorty after you report it.  

[Tern77]

Dave,

Yep thats it. The name is Anne and the language is chinese. I will report this.

Thanks, Tern 

[Kia272]

@Tern77 Just so you know, you won't see a picture until a person has a confirmed booking. AirBnB does this to prevent discrimination against anyone prior to booking. 

[Tern77]

Ok @Kia272, Thanks for the info. Do you think this could be a scammer?

[Dave-and-Deb0]

Certainly a scammer.