This makes me wonder where you get your word from? Booking is well established since a very long time, if a host is problematic you'll see it in the reviews. If

This makes me wonder where you get your word from? Booking is well established since a very long time, if a host is problematic you'll see it in the reviews. If they're scams they get removed from booking. For clients there is no way for them to scam a host.