FAKE HOSTS: VICE Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb (my thoughts)
Summary
Richard Fertig discusses a nationwide Airbnb scam uncovered by VICE, where hosts bait and switch guests to inferior properties. He stresses that all transactions should occur on the Airbnb platform and that guests should not follow hosts off the platform to a different property. Richard also criticizes Airbnb's delayed action to increase host screening.
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