Airbnb says it has recently introduced more stringent security features on its site. Jansen spoke to the Herald yesterday, after reading of the Auckland woman who , with her friends, also lost $4800 to scammers pretending to be Airbnb. Jansen's ordeal with the scammers began in late 2016, when she went to book a Coatesville villa, via Airbnb, for her extended family group of 25. "It could have been the last family holiday we would have," she said. "As long as you stay on the platform and only pay via Airbnb, scams simply cannot succeed.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 07, 2018 20:37 UTC