Fraudulent Airbnb listings increasing, with $88,000 lost to consumers last year

By Lucy Cormack
Updated February 19 2017 - 1:13am, first published 12:15am
Bondi or Florida? An image taken from the fraudulent Airbnb listing, which has been removed.
Bondi or Florida? An image taken from the fraudulent Airbnb listing, which has been removed.
There was something not quite right about this Airbnb listing for a "luxury villa" in Bondi. Photo: Airbnb
There was something not quite right about this Airbnb listing for a "luxury villa" in Bondi. Photo: Airbnb
The same property listed at its true location in Florida on US real estate site realtor.com. Photo: realtor.com
The same property listed at its true location in Florida on US real estate site realtor.com. Photo: realtor.com
Bondi or Florida? Another listing for the Florida house which was used in a fraudulent Airbnb listing.
Bondi or Florida? Another listing for the Florida house which was used in a fraudulent Airbnb listing.

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