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> They don't care if they're banned or reported. They'll just make a new fake account. Low ratings? No problem, just pay for some fake reviews.

Sorry, just a quick check - are you saying that rhetorically or do you mean it? Because as far as I know AirBNB relies on getting a genuine address in the system to work, and that is difficult to fake.

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Not hard to fake at all. Here are some of the ways

- Large friends and family network, rotate through other peoples homes

- Own a series of apartment buildings, rotate through addresses

- Unoccupied buildings with accessible mail drops (pick up mail from outside)

Similar tricks exist for non-residential address requirements.

Never underestimate the creativity of scammers.

And genuine government-issued ID, which is also difficult to fake.

If you know the right people, no it's not.

And these types of scammers are and know the "right" people.

Airbnb are not a govt agency and can not tell a genuine document image from one which has been slightly altered.

There is a reason why stolen passports are so valuable.

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