Potential Scam?

[Theresa745]

I had a newcomer to Airbnb inquire about staying at my property for 3 months. He currently was in Italy, coming in for a work project. He asked me to send a video of my place. Stating that my pictures were grainy. My pictures were done by a professional hired by Airbnb and were loaded by Airbnb. I told him I would send a video but did not. I have not had any new request from this person nor bookings. Could this have been a scam?

[Joan2709 · Accepted solution]

@Theresa745 

Do NOT send a video. This is a common scam.

Simply reply and state Airbnb doesn't allow Hosts to send videos to guests who haven't booked, nor communicate off platform. Then click the 3 dots next to the message and choose "flag this message" I think I'm being scammed. No need to click "Decline" on an inquiry that is a scam, it counts against you:

Here is a helpful post from another Host explaining this scam in more detail:

Scam Alert

https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Help-with-your-business/SCAM-ALERT-Host-s-Beware-Common-Scam-Tar...

[Alex]

Hi @Theresa745, 

How did the story ended up? Did he ask for further details? Hopefully @Theresa745's advice help you to decide how to manage this situation. 🙂

Kind regards, 

Alex