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		addandsubtract on July 21, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Be aware of phishing at airbnb Yes. Sounds like OP's girlfriend wanted to circumvent Airbnb's escrow service to (presumably) drop the associated fees.

csbrooks on July 21, 2014 | [–]

Or maybe she hadn't used Airbnb before, and was just following the instructions that got emailed to her.

basisword on July 21, 2014 | [–]

It's stated in the post he recommended it to her so she has probably never used the service before.

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