@Elena87
I am no criminal but I am pretty sure if someone has stolen bank cards, time is of the essense to use them fast and to buy products, cash or services which are untracable back to them before the cards are reported stolen.
But maybe your right "chum", that a criminal mastermind with stolen cards, takes time to set up bank accounts, Airbnb host and guests accounts, and then waits for the money to be sent to the bank account which then leaves a direct paper trail from stolen card to bank account owner.
But I am only thinking there is a million other untracable things that can be done with stolen bank cards, that require less set up and offer no risk of bieng caught.
But if this is the official Airbnb line then what can I say, only I asked them WHY? and got no answer what so ever, I also asked for an email outlining the reason for this new policy and more importantly when I can have my money as my guests already stayed in my place more than 2 weeks ago, so my service has been provide. But I still have had no such email.
Just to make it clear I have been using Airbnb since inception and its is by far the best site and always offered the best customer service, but this 30 days business is wrong, without explination and in the small print only, so was unexpected.
F.Y.I. I also opened a new acoount for another owner and added his PayPal account as method at the same time as my new account which is blocked for 30 days, and the monies went to PayPal immiendietly, so why was this new policy not implemented there?
Sorry your explinatinion does not cut it for me.