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Fake listings on accommodation platforms, including Booking.com

CHOICE has identified fake listings as one of multiple ways people are being targeted by scammers when booking accommodation online, across both Booking.com and Airbnb. 

Published: 7 September 2024
  • national
  • 7 September 2024
  • ABC News

Check the National Anti-Scam Centre's tips to stay safe:

  • independently verify emails with a link or attachment asking you to sign in or to enter personal information

  • contact the organisation on a phone number that you have located yourself, never one provided in an email or text

  • use the organisation's app to securely access your account and verify messages and implement two factor authentication

  • be aware customer service representatives will not ask for your account password or credit card information over the phone