Guest with lots of priors

[Tami1]

I know this is a high risk business and accept that fully, however I also  ASSUMED Airbnb did  background checks on new people signing up as guests, do they not??    You know that gut feeling you get, the bad one,  after chatting with a new guest who's set off a dozen red flags? I had that feeling with my last guest who did ended up screwing me royally,  but what really concerns me most  is  that I did a simple google  search using this guests name and found an impressive criminal history of arrests for shoplifting,  theft  and drug (meth) charges.  Going back about 3-4 years she's been arrested over a dozen times!   The last was  a week ago for theft!  I truly am shocked that she's able to book and I'm  also thankful that she took me for less than $500!  My confidence in our company is shattered today.     It's quite  shocking that she's not in prison, I have no doubt that's where she's headed.  Did you think airbnb screened and did background checks?   I know, never assume!