A real-estate agent's ritzy Hamptons beach home was used in a fake Airbnb scam

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 07:05

The shadow of a hand holding a key in front of a group of Airbnb logos. — The 51-year-old man was sentenced to prison time for stalking a former guest in his mother's Airbnb.
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A real estate agent who rents her Hamptons home got caught up in an Airbnb scam.
Photos of her property were used for a fake listing, The Real Deal reports.
The agent only learned about the scam when a prospective renter called her.

A Corcoran real-estate agent and East Hamptons homeowner was caught up in an Airbnb scam when a fake listing for her property showed on the rental platform, The Real Deal reports.