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Re:Airbnb Failed – Illegal Host, Electric Shocks, Slugs, Lea... by roenxi on Friday October 21, 2022 @08:42AM (#33287391)
> They don't care if they're banned or reported. They'll just make a new fake account. Low ratings? No problem, just pay for some fake reviews.

Sorry, just a quick check - are you saying that rhetorically or do you mean it? Because as far as I know AirBNB relies on getting a genuine address in the system to work, and that is difficult to fake.

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Re:Airbnb Failed – Illegal Host, Electric Shocks, Slugs, Lea... by iandanforth on Friday October 21, 2022 @09:18AM (#33287691)
Not hard to fake at all. Here are some of the ways

- Large friends and family network, rotate through other peoples homes

- Own a series of apartment buildings, rotate through addresses

- Unoccupied buildings with accessible mail drops (pick up mail from outside)

Similar tricks exist for non-residential address requirements.

Never underestimate the creativity of scammers.

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Re:Airbnb Failed – Illegal Host, Electric Shocks, Slugs, Lea... by sofixa on Friday October 21, 2022 @09:15AM (#33287666)
And genuine government-issued ID, which is also difficult to fake.
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Re:Airbnb Failed – Illegal Host, Electric Shocks, Slugs, Lea... by noasaservice on Friday October 21, 2022 @09:23AM (#33287733)
If you know the right people, no it's not.

And these types of scammers are and know the "right" people.

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Re:Airbnb Failed – Illegal Host, Electric Shocks, Slugs, Lea... by dazc on Friday October 21, 2022 @12:48PM (#33290168)
Airbnb are not a govt agency and can not tell a genuine document image from one which has been slightly altered.

There is a reason why stolen passports are so valuable.

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