People Are Sharing Their Horrible Airbnb Experiences After A Woman Shared Hers, And Here Are 30 Of Them

Being a victim of any scam can be horrifying. How would you react if someone showed up at your apartment, boldly claiming they rented it on Airbnb?

And you never had any intention of renting it out. Definitely, it would be weird and horrifying.

This is exactly the situation that a doctor at the Stanford Department of Medicine in California might have found herself in if she hadn't discovered her own house listed on Airbnb. Unfortunately, it is one of several Airbnb horror stories that have recently surfaced on Twitter.

When the woman reached out to the scammers, they had the audacity to ask if she wanted to lease out the place where she lives with her family. Surprisingly, bringing the case to Airbnb's customer care unit wasn’t helpful at first.

This proved that Airbnb's customer care service wasn’t up to standard. It also suggests that the managers of Airbnb are unable to monitor what transpires within the platform and points to loopholes that scammers have figured out how to exploit.

She narrated her horror on Twitter while seeking support. It appeared that such incidents are common, as many people responded with similar horror stories.

Hundreds of others have shared their own bizarre Airbnb experiences since the post. Here are just 30 of the worst ones for you to read through. ShireenNHeidari

People online rushed to share their own horror stories, and here are some of them:

#1 You can imagine the audacity

e_elenaaaa

#2 Trying to extort $700 from us for a couch

michaela_allen

#3 They refused to accept my service dog

darafieldsTX

#4 Someone is scamming them like they're scamming you

DevidyalG

#5 Needing better customer service and security protocols

feerifer

#6 Someone fraudulently listed the home I booked

ChocoTacos

#7 My house shows up as a long-term rental

jasrussell

#8 Posted an honest review and it was censored

tboynew

#9 Rented their newly bought house and it foreclosed

manup_us

#10 It happened to me too

JnikolicNikolic

#11 Such a sick thing to do

blevidorfman

#12 Hijacking pictures of a house on sale

brigett66463036

#13 It's good they caught it

ShireenNHeidari

#14 Might still be existing

MsMillanTeaches

#15 Booked a rental but it was a scam

lizzy863

#16 The Airbnb issues never end

doctorjackpine

#17 Is this the new Nigerian scam?

DJtruthteller16

#18 Me! I didn't get a full refund

Billy_Fran

#19 Some poor family just got scammed

mbtswilson

#20 Airbnb made my life miserable

ExC__Gale

#21 And a lot more people will see this

scboston888

#22 Driving everyone crazy with their constant reports to code enforcement

_SilverScimitar

#23 My own Airbnb story

SPuro88

#24 Thank you for helping

DonnaHMoeller

#25 This has happened to me once

chloemphoto

#26 Parroting a strange policy that absolved the company

will_novacek

#27 It's between you and your renter

maddpig

#28 The worst scam ever

peachyoneGCD

#29 We all should check our houses

michelefron

#30 Imagine someone entering your home without permission

nkostelic

Wherever there are opportunities and loopholes to make money, whether online or offline, people will want to exploit and profit from them. In fact, some scammers are on the lookout for such opportunities to pounce on, so we ought to be careful of them.

Have you had any experiences related to this? Do share your thoughts in the comments below.