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Update on Jan 2024 for this 2019 article.. https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xbbk/shray-goel-charged-airbnb-scam https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xbbk/shray-g

• koolba 2y ago
  From that updated article: > Goel would also de-list and re-list apartments so that no one would see his bad reviews and use some of his fake accounts to write glowing, positive reviews for his other fake accounts. The indictment lists 19 separate apartments where Goel carried out the alleged scheme, including ones in Austin, Nashville, Malibu, Denver, and Los Angeles. Does AirBnb do zero validation of listed properties? I vaguely remember when they first started they would come out to the property to take pictures (maybe Brian himself?). I wouldn't expect that level of high touch onboarding, but at least very least some kind of "Does this property exist?" and basic address validation.
  • imp0cat 2y ago
    Does AirBnb do zero validation of listed properties? I highly suspect that they just don't care.