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How a traveler foiled the scam of a host on Airbnb
A Briton was billed for fictitious damage in his rental. The platform reacted after the publication of an article in “The Guardian”.
The stay in New York of a Briton who has rented accommodation on Airbnb was not easy.
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The stay in New York of this Briton was not easy. This Londonian, who had spent a few days in the United States as part of her studies, had decided to rent accommodation on the Airbnb platform, relays “Watson» This Tuesday, August 5, citing “The Guardian». But believing that the rental did not comply with what she had reserved and not feeling safe, she preferred to shorten her trip.
It is on his return to London that things take an unexpected turn: the host of the accommodation, however superhosta guarantee of confidence on Airbnb, sends him a complaint for damage noted in the rental. The latter reports that the mattress is covered with urine, a table is cracked, or that the air conditioning is broken, all photos in support. The amount of the repairs is more than 12,000 francs and the platform flows to it nearly 6000.
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However, when she left, the Briton and one of her friends, who had led her to cleaning, had not noted any damage in the rental. But his disputes are rejected.
This is where the photos of the degradations attract the attention of the woman. Indeed, these seem unnatural. The Londonian hypothesizes that these images could have been generated or modified by an artificial intelligence, which she signals to the rental platform. But Airbnb does not want to hear anything.
The victim then turned to “The Guardian”, which recounts his mishap in an article in early August. And that seems to have drawn the attention of Airbnb, since the platform finally accepted its dispute five days after the publication of the article. The Londonian recovered her money and received a credit from the platform. The host received only one warning and is still able to rent his accommodation. He will still be definitively banished if he does it again.
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