Le linn dom an scam a tharla i Chicago a rianĂș, fuair mĂ© amach cĂ© chomh hĂ©asca is atĂĄ sĂ© dâĂșsĂĄideoirĂ ardĂĄn cĂosa gearrthĂ©armach titim don scam.
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ThĂĄinig an glao 10 nĂłimĂ©ad sula raibh sĂ© beartaithe againn seiceĂĄil isteach san ĂĄrasĂĄn a fuaireamar ar Airbnb. BhĂ mĂ© i mo shuĂ i bpoll uisce dĂreach timpeall an chĂșinne Ăł mâĂĄrasĂĄn ar cĂos ar North Wood Street i Chicago nuair a dĂșirt duine atĂĄ ag glaoch nach mbeadh an bogadh isteach beartaithe. MhĂnigh sĂ© gur shruth an t-aoi roimhe seo rud Ă©igin mĂcheart isteach sa leithreas, agus go raibh an t-ĂĄrasĂĄn ar fad faoi uisce. Ghabh sĂ© a leithscĂ©al agus gheall sĂ© sinn a chur ina ĂĄrasĂĄn eile go dtĂ gur ghlaoigh sĂ© ar phluimĂ©ir.
D'eitil mĂ© fĂ©in agus beirt chairde go dtĂ an chathair seo le sĂșil a scĂth a ligean ar eireaball an tsamhraidh a chuaigh thart. Cheannaigh muid ticĂ©id chun dul chuig fĂ©ile ceoil Riot Fest i mĂ MheĂĄn FĂłmhair ĂĄit a raibh Blink-182 agus Taking Back Sunday sceidealta le taibhiĂș. Ach nĂor oibrigh an turas amach fiĂș roimh an nglao seo. Thart ar mhĂ roimhe sin, chuir an t-Ăłstach bunaidh Airbnb ĂĄr n-ĂĄirithint ar ceal cheana fĂ©in, rud a d'fhĂĄg nach raibh mĂłrĂĄn ama againn le hathsholĂĄthar a dhĂ©anamh. Agus mĂ© ag iarraidh rud Ă©igin eile a fhĂĄil, fuair mĂ© ĂĄrasĂĄn liostaithe ag lĂĄnĂșin, Becky agus Andrew. Sea, sna grianghraif d'fhĂ©ach an teach simplĂ, ach go leor deas, go hĂĄirithe ag smaoineamh go raibh an t-am ag rith amach - bhĂ sĂ© lĂonta le solas, fairsing, agus suite in aice leis an lĂne meitreo gorm.
Anois bhĂomar ag tabhairt aghaidh ar an dara tubaiste ionchasach atĂĄ againn i 30 lĂĄ, agus nĂorbh fhĂ©idir liom mo chuid amhrais a chroitheadh ââââfaoin fhear a bhĂ ar an lĂne ag glaoch orm Ăł uimhir le cĂłd ceantair Los Angeles. BhĂ sĂșil agam labhairt leis go pearsanta agus dâfhiafraigh mĂ© an raibh sĂ© in aice lĂĄimhe. DĂșirt sĂ© go bhfuil sĂ© ag obair anois agus nach bhfuil aon am aige labhairt. DĂșirt sĂ© ansin go gcaithfidh mĂ© cinneadh a dhĂ©anamh lĂĄithreach an bhfuil mĂ© ag iarraidh an forchoimeĂĄdas a athrĂș.
Ba chosĂșil gur chuala sĂ© na smaointe ag luascadh thart i mo cheann faoi cĂ© acu an mbeadh sĂ© nĂos fusa ĂłstĂĄn a fhĂĄil in aice lĂĄimhe, agus chuir sĂ© rud Ă©igin eile lena chur ina luĂ orm.
âTĂĄ an teach thart ar thrĂ oiread nĂos mĂł, agus is dea-scĂ©al Ă© sin.â
Ba Ă© an drochscĂ©al nĂĄr inis sĂ© dom nĂĄ gur thĂĄinig mĂ© go neamhaireach ar scam nĂĄisiĂșnta a bhain le hocht gcathracha agus 100 liostĂș â camscĂ©im gan rĂ©iteach a chruthaigh duine nĂł eagraĂocht amhĂĄin a dâaimsigh cĂ© chomh hĂ©asca agus a bhĂ sĂ© brabĂșs a bhaint as rialacha nĂĄr ceapadh go dona. . Airbnb, agus dĂ©an na mĂlte dollar Ăł liostaĂ falsa, athbhreithnithe falsa, agus uaireanta imeaglĂș. I bhfianaise fhorfheidhmiĂș lax an tsuĂmh ar a rialacha fĂ©in, cĂ© atĂĄ in ann an milleĂĄn a chur ar scammers as leas a bhaint as saol nua cĂosanna gearrthĂ©armacha? BhĂ gach cĂșis acu lena chreidiĂșint go rachfaidĂs gan phĂonĂłs.
Seo mar a dâfhĂłgair Becky agus Andrew a dteach ĂĄit ar chaith mĂ© dhĂĄ oĂche
BhĂ cuma mhaith ar na grianghraif Ăł mo ghuthĂĄn agus arĂs dâaontaigh mĂ© go drogallach leis an tairiscint ag an nĂłimĂ©ad deireanach. BhĂ mĂ© ach coinnĂoll amhĂĄin - go bhfuil an t-ĂșinĂ©ir
Chuamar isteach seoladh nua isteach i Uber agus thiomĂĄin muid, ach nuair a shroicheamar ĂĄr gceann scrĂbe, thugamar faoi deara rud Ă©igin aisteach: nĂ raibh an seoladh a tugadh dĂșinn ann. Tar Ă©is siĂșl ar feadh Ascaill Cheann MhĂłir Thuaidh, fuaireamar teach aĂochta i bhfolach in alley le glas comhcheangail ar an doras. Taobh istigh chonaiceamar rud a bhĂ nĂos cosĂșla le foscadh nĂĄ mar theach duine. BhĂ sĂ© mĂłr go leor, trĂ scĂ©al ar airde, ach d'fhĂ©ach gach rud eile mĂcheart. BhĂ buidĂ©al amhĂĄin soy sauce sa pantry. NĂ raibh cuma ar an tolg mar a rinne sĂ© san fhĂłgra. LĂonadh na seomraĂ codlata le braon leapacha corracha. BhĂ an ĂĄit salach go leor agus bhĂ poll sa bhalla. Ba iad na maisiĂșchĂĄin amhĂĄin nĂĄ crois adhmaid ollmhĂłr agus roinnt pictiĂșir de radharcanna Chicago.
BhĂ sĂ© cheana fĂ©in ar an dara leath den lĂĄ. Cailleadh an chĂ©ad lĂĄ saoire go praiticiĂșil, agus chinn mĂ© gach rud a fhĂĄgĂĄil mar a bhĂ. An lĂĄ dĂĄr gcionn fuair muid teachtaireacht Ăł dhuine a dĂșirt nach raibh siad in ann an sĂ©arachas sa chĂ©ad teach a rĂ©iteach, agus gur cheart do chĂłnaitheoirĂ nua bogadh isteach inĂĄr bhfoscadh an lĂĄ dĂĄr gcionn. NĂ raibh a fhios againn cad ba cheart a dhĂ©anamh, mar sin chuireamar seomra ĂłstĂĄin in ĂĄirithe, ag socrĂș an aisĂocaĂocht a rĂ©iteach nĂos dĂ©anaĂ.
An ceann deireanach a fuair mé trà Airbnb
âIarraim le meas go dtuairisceofĂĄ aon cheisteanna a bhĂonn agat maidir le mo mhaoin dom sa snĂĄithe teachtaireachta seo agus nach dtabharfaidh tĂș lĂ©irmheas 4 rĂ©alta dom,â a scrĂobh siad.
Nuair a chuir mĂ© ceisteanna faoi aisĂocaĂocht, dâimigh siad as radharc agus bhĂ orm dul i dteagmhĂĄil le Airbnb. CĂ© gur bhog mĂ© isteach i dteach flapach agus go raibh orm imeacht lĂĄithreach ansin, nĂor thug Becky agus Andrew ach $399 den $1221,20 ar ais dom, agus go dtĂ gur chuir mĂ© isteach ar bhainisteoirĂ Airbnb Ă©agsĂșla ar feadh roinnt laethanta. NĂor chuir an $399 sin san ĂĄireamh fiĂș an tĂĄille seirbhĂse a ghearr Airbnb orm as an sĂĄsamh a bhain mĂ© amach ar an tsrĂĄid. Mar sin fĂ©in, bhĂ mo chumais measartha i gcomparĂĄid le cumais cuideachta le caipitliĂș
BhĂ ĂĄthas orm gur chuir mĂ© an comhaontĂș i scrĂbhinn ag an nĂłimĂ©ad deireanach, ach nâfheadar cad a tharla i Chicago i ndĂĄirĂre. NĂorbh fhĂ©idir liom an mhothĂș a bhĂ i gceist leis seo nĂĄ dĂreach tiarna talĂșn fĂor-olc, agus thosaigh mĂ© ag lorg comharthaĂ droch-imirt a dâfhĂ©adfadh a bheith caillte agam nĂos luaithe. Agus nĂor ghlac sĂ© i bhfad. Ar dtĂșs, chuir an t-ĂșinĂ©ir glaoch orm via
Fuarthas grianghraf Ăł chuntas Beca agus Andrew ar lĂne
BhĂ cuma aisteach ar roinnt de na hathbhreithnithe dearfacha ar a gcĂosanna i Chicago, go hĂĄirithe iad siĂșd Ăł lĂĄnĂșineacha Ăłstacha eile. Mar shampla, dĂșirt Kelsey agus Jean gur âaĂonna iontacha agus amachâ iad Becky agus Andrew. Mar sin fĂ©in, siad iad fĂ©in
N'fheadar an raibh an rud "Becky and Andrew" agus "Kelsey and Jean" ann fiĂș.
BhĂ mĂ© ag iarraidh a fhĂĄil amach freisin an raibh an dĂĄ lĂĄnĂșin seo
BhĂ sĂ© mar a bheadh ââroinnt cuntas falsa cruthaithe ag duine nĂł grĂșpa agus ag cur camscĂ©im mhĂłr bunaithe ar Airbnb ar siĂșl. MĂĄ tĂĄ sĂ© seo fĂor, ansin rialaĂonn na daoine seo, a bhainistigh na cĂșig chuntas a fuair mĂ©, ar a laghad 94 ĂĄrasĂĄn in ocht gcathracha Ă©agsĂșla. CĂ© mhĂ©ad duine a chaill a gcuid airgid dĂreach cosĂșil liomsa? Bâfhacthas dom go bhfuair mĂ© fĂ©in tromluĂ de shaghas Ă©igin, agus sheol mĂ© chuig Airbnb
Mar sin féin, Airbnb, a pleananna chun
Theastaigh uaim a fhĂĄil amach cĂ© leis an teach a raibh muid ag fanacht ann sa deireadh, ach nĂ raibh mĂ© in ann mĂłrĂĄn eolais a fhĂĄil Ăł shuĂomh GrĂ©asĂĄin na clĂĄrlainne talĂșn ach amhĂĄin go raibh an chuideachta ar leis an teach ceangailte le dlĂodĂłirĂ i Chicago agus Nua-Eabhrac. Chinn mĂ© go gcaithfĂ seoltaĂ maoine eile a aimsiĂș chun a thuiscint cĂ© leis iad, agus chun Ă© seo a dhĂ©anamh bhĂ orm teacht ar dhaoine eile a d'fhĂĄg lĂ©irmheasanna diĂșltacha faoi Becky agus Andrew.
Rinne mĂ© teagmhĂĄil le Jane Patterson Ăł Michigan ar dtĂșs. Chuir sĂ glaoch ar ais orm beagnach lĂĄithreach agus dĂșirt sĂ liom go raibh calaois faighte aici Ăł Beca agus Andrew an bhliain chĂ©anna sin, agus nach raibh sĂ in ann dearmad a dhĂ©anamh air Ăł shin i leith.
NĂ raibh mĂłrĂĄn taithĂ aici le Airbnb nuair a shocraigh sĂ fĂ©in agus a hinĂon ĂĄit a chur in ĂĄirithe i Marina del Rey, California, an t-earrach seo. Mar sin fĂ©in, chreid sĂ, mar dhlĂodĂłir cosanta coiriĂșla, go mbeadh sĂ in ann sĂșgradh brĂ©agach a aithint.
Fuair ââPatterson glaoch dĂreach roimh an rĂĄs freisin, agus chuaigh gach rud beagnach mar a chĂ©ile leis an mĂ©id a tharla liom. DĂșirt an tĂ© atĂĄ ag glaoch go raibh fadhb draein ag an ĂĄrasĂĄn, ach go raibh sĂ© in ann suĂomh i bhfad nĂos mĂł a aimsiĂș go dtĂ go bhfĂ©adfadh pluimĂ©ir an fhadhb a rĂ©iteach. BhĂ sĂ© deacair, ach Ăłn tuairisc, tugadh cuireadh dĂłibh fanacht i dteach Ă©igin i gceann de na hĂĄiteanna is eisiach sa stĂĄt.
âAgus shocraigh muid - cad Ă© an ifreann, tĂĄ sĂ© seo fĂłs i Malibu? MeabhraĂonn Patterson. âDâfhĂ©achamar ar na grianghraif agus shocraigh muid go mbeadh sĂ© iontach.â
Ach, ar shroichint na hĂĄite dĂłibh, thuigeadar go raibh dul amĂș orthu. BhĂ an doras tosaigh oscailte go ginearĂĄlta, rud a chuir eagla ar Patterson beagĂĄn. BhĂ an teach salach agus lĂonadh le troscĂĄn a bhĂ cosĂșil go raibh sĂ© piocadh suas as an tsrĂĄid. BhĂ couches
DĂșirt Patterson gur fhĂĄg sĂ teachtaireacht ag uimhir theagmhĂĄla Becky agus Andrew ag rĂĄ nach mbeadh sĂ ag fanacht san ĂĄit sin. Agus cĂ© go ndĂșirt an tĂ© a dâfhreagair an fĂłn go ndĂ©anfaĂ teagmhĂĄil lĂ©i faoi na fadhbanna ar chuir sĂ sĂos orthu, nĂ dheachaigh aon duine i dteagmhĂĄil lĂ©i riamh. TrĂ chomhtharlĂș, bhĂ duine dĂĄ cairde ina cĂłnaĂ in aice leis an ĂĄit seo, lena raibh siad in ann fanacht, agus thosaigh sĂ beagnach lĂĄithreach ar an bprĂłiseas chun aisĂocaĂocht a iarraidh. Chreid sĂ go dtabharfadh a gairm buntĂĄiste mĂłr di maidir le filleadh.
TĂĄ polasaĂ aisĂocaĂochta Airbnb bunaithe ar
DĂșirt Patterson go ndearna ionadaĂ cuideachta athbhreithniĂș ar a grianghraif agus dĂșirt sĂ© lĂ©i go raibh an ceart ag Becky agus Andrew freagra a thabhairt ar an ngearĂĄn. CĂșpla lĂĄ ina dhiaidh sin, thairg Airbnb aisĂocaĂocht phĂĄirteach di. Bheadh ââdrogall ar go leor daoine imeacht, tar Ă©is dĂłibh ar a laghad roinnt airgid a fhĂĄil agus gan a bheith ag iarraidh troid ar a son ar feadh i bhfad. Tar Ă©is an tsaoil, tĂĄ cĂłras rĂĄtĂĄla ag Airbnb ina bhfĂĄgann Ăłstach agus aĂonna araon athbhreithnithe poiblĂ ar a chĂ©ile, agus ar a mbonn is fĂ©idir leo a n-iontaofacht a chruthĂș sa todhchaĂ. Spreagann an cĂłras mar sin seachaint achrann, rud a mhĂnĂonn cĂ©n fĂĄth go bhfaigheann Ăłstaigh Airbnb rĂĄtĂĄlacha nĂos airde go comhsheasmhach nĂĄ na hĂłstĂĄin ar TripAdvisor, de rĂ©ir
Ach nĂ raibh Patterson cĂșram. BhĂ a fhios aici go raibh sĂ ĂĄ mealladh agus nach raibh sĂ© chun dul ar ais sĂos go dtĂ go bhfuair sĂ gach pingin ar ais. âIs dlĂodĂłir mĂ© agus is breĂĄ liom a bheith ag argĂłint,â a dĂșirt sĂ. âNĂor stop mĂ© ag glaoch.â
Sa deireadh, fuair sĂ a haisĂocaĂocht, ach leis sin thĂĄinig aiseolas crua Ăł Beca agus Andrew. âNĂ thabharfaimid cuireadh nĂĄ Ă a mholadh do phobal airbnb!â - scrĂobh siad. Dâfhiafraigh Patterson cad a dhĂ©anfadh daoine gan acmhainnĂ cosĂșil lĂ©i fĂ©in nĂł tithĂocht mhalartach ina cĂĄs.
âCaithfidh tĂș smaoineamh ar na daoine seo go lĂ©ir a dâfhĂ©adfadh sĂ© mhĂ a chaitheamh ag coigilt suas le haghaidh turas cĂșig lĂĄ go Marina del Rey agus nach bhfuil aon ĂĄit le fanacht acu,â a dĂșirt Patterson. âIs fĂ©idir liom a shamhlĂș go bhfuil siad ag gabhĂĄil do dhaoine ĂĄirithe sa tithĂocht scanrĂșil seo.â
Sin go dĂreach a tharla do Juan David Garrido, mac lĂ©inn Ăł St. Paul, Minnesota, a chuir ĂĄrasĂĄn in ĂĄirithe le Chris agus Becky i Milwaukee. BhĂ Garrido sa bhaile le dul chuig fĂ©ile ceoil le cairde, ach chuir a chuid Ăłstaigh a ĂĄirithint ar ceal ag an nĂłimĂ©ad deireanach. Ach ba chosĂșil go raibh fonn ar Chris cuidiĂș leis agus dĂșirt go raibh lĂłistĂn aige a dâfhĂ©adfadh freastal go hĂ©asca ar sheachtar aoi. Is cuimhin le Garrido, agus Ă© i gcruachĂĄs, go raibh sĂ© an-bhuĂoch as an tairiscint, agus gur chuir sĂ© ĂĄit nua in ĂĄirithe go tapa - chomh gasta sin nĂĄr thuig sĂ© fiĂș cĂ© mhĂ©ad a chosnĂłdh sĂ©. Mar gheall ar chuideachta mhĂłr Garrido, bhilleĂĄil Chris agus Becky $1800 air ar feadh trĂ oĂcheâthart ar leath den mhĂ©id a rinne sĂ© don seimeastar.
Chealaigh Garrido an ĂĄirithint ach nĂor lĂ©igh sĂ© an clĂł breĂĄ ar dtĂșs, rud a dâfhĂĄg gur gearradh tĂĄille chealaithe $950 air. Chuir sĂ© glaoch ar Chris agus dĂșirt sĂ© go bhfanfadh sĂ© fĂłs leis dĂĄ gcealĂłdh sĂ© an fhĂneĂĄil, agus dĂșirt sĂ© liom gur aontaigh Chris.
Ach go tapa go leor, thuig Garrido nach bhfaigheadh ââsĂ© a chuid airgid ar ais, agus nĂ raibh Chris chomh toilteanach cuidiĂș leis agus a cheap sĂ© ar dtĂșs. âBhĂ an t-ĂĄitreabh neamhchĂłnaitheach,â a dĂșirt sĂ© liom. NĂ raibh ann ach leapacha."
Rinne Garrido iarracht an t-airgead a fhĂĄil ar ais trĂ thacaĂocht Airbnb le breis agus seachtain (thaispeĂĄin sĂ© a chomhfhreagras dom). Mar gheall ar na fadhbanna, dâaisĂoc ionadaĂ na cuideachta thart ar $700 do Garrido den $1800 a chaith sĂ© ar an teach, ach mhĂnigh sĂ© go raibh an lĂĄnĂșin i dteideal an tĂĄille chealaithe a choinneĂĄil toisc nach raibh toiliĂș scrĂofa faighte ag Garrido leis an tĂĄille a tharscaoileadh.
Nà raibh an t-ådh céanna ar Maria Lasota, 29 bliain d'aois.
Agus Ă ag taisteal Ăł Milwaukee go Chicago chun 60Ăș breithlĂĄ a mĂĄthar a cheiliĂșradh i mĂ IĂșil, chuir sĂ ĂĄit in ĂĄirithe freisin le Chris agus Beca. I gcomhrĂĄ teileafĂłin liom, mheabhraigh sĂ mar a ghlaoigh fear a d'aithin Ă© fĂ©in mar Chris uirthi dĂreach sular bhog sĂ© isteach agus dĂșirt sĂ© go raibh an rĂ©admhaoin ar cĂos acu trĂ thimpiste do bheirt chliaint ag an am cĂ©anna. Thairg sĂ© a cuideachta a aistriĂș go dtĂ ĂĄrasĂĄn nĂos mĂł atĂĄ suite ar an tsrĂĄid chĂ©anna. Mhothaigh Lasota nach raibh aon rogha aici. Deireadh seachtaine gnĂłthach a bhĂ ann ar an mbaile leis na Chicago Cubs ag seinm na Milwaukee Brewers agus fĂ©ile bhliantĂșil ceoil Summerfest ar siĂșl.
CosĂșil le teaghaisĂ comhchosĂșla eile, bhĂ an t-ĂĄrasĂĄn inar ar athraĂodh a ionad Lasota mĂshĂĄsta. BhĂ sĂ© clĂșdaithe le min sĂĄibh agus nĂ raibh aon uirlisĂ simplĂ cosĂșil le corkscrew chun an buidĂ©al fĂona a thug siad leo chun an ĂłcĂĄid ââa cheiliĂșradh a oscailt. âBa lĂ©ir gur le haghaidh grianghraf amhĂĄin a cuireadh an t-ĂĄrasĂĄn ar fĂĄil,â a dĂșirt sĂ. ThĂĄinig an leaba mĂ©id rĂ le piliĂșir maisiĂșil amhĂĄin agus bileoga feistithe. NĂ raibh an sorn gĂĄis ceangailte. NĂ raibh aon aerchĂłiriĂș ann agus nĂorbh fhĂ©idir na fuinneoga a oscailt mar gheall ar easpa dallĂłga. NĂ raibh aon cuirtĂnĂ, mar sin d'fhĂ©adfadh aon choisithe a fheiceĂĄil gach rud a bhĂ ag tarlĂș taobh istigh. Mar sin fĂ©in, nĂ raibh aon ĂĄit eile acu le dul, mar sin d'fhan siad ar aon nĂłs.
Ag beĂĄr ĂĄitiĂșil, bhuail sĂ le daoine a luaigh go raibh ĂĄit ar cĂos acu freisin trĂ Airbnb agus go raibh cĂłnaĂ orthu sa teach cĂ©anna. âIompaigh sĂ© amach gur tharla an rud cĂ©anna dĂłibh,â a dĂșirt Lasota. âAr dtĂșs bhĂ siad ceaptha chun fanacht inĂĄr n-ĂĄrasĂĄn, ach bhĂ oibrithe tĂłgĂĄla fĂłs ag obair ann, mar sin bogadh go dtĂ ĂĄrasĂĄn nĂos airde iad, ach bhĂ sĂ© nĂos lĂș agus nĂ raibh gach ball dĂĄ ngrĂșpa in ann freastal ann.â
âAgus ghlaoigh siad 10 nĂłimĂ©ad roimh theacht dĂłibh,â a dĂșirt sĂ.
An tseachtain ina dhiaidh sin, fuair Lasota glaoch ag gabhĂĄil buĂochais di as a bheith ina haoi chomh maith. Chuir an duine ar an taobh eile Ă© fĂ©in in aithne mar Chris, ach dar lĂ©i, ba lĂ©ir nĂĄrbh Ă© seo an tĂ© ar labhair sĂ leis roimhe seo. Tar Ă©is do Lasota tosĂș ag cur sĂos ar fhadhbanna leis an ĂĄrasĂĄn, dĂșirt an fear nĂĄr thuig sĂ© agus gur cheart dĂł glaoch ar a bhean chĂ©ile.
âAn ndĂșirt mĂ© le mo bhean chĂ©ile, nĂł le bean an fhir eile? - A dĂșirt Lasota. âToisc gur chuir an duine a ghlaoigh orm an tseachtain seo caite Ă© fĂ©in in aithne mar Chris, ach tĂĄ tuinairde agus blasanna gutha go hiomlĂĄn difriĂșil agat fĂ©in agus aige.â
Ansin chroch an fear suas agus nĂor ghlaoigh sĂ© uirthi arĂs. Mar sin fĂ©in, d'fhĂĄg "Chris agus Becky" athbhreithniĂș ar a son go luath, ag gearĂĄn gur fhĂĄg sĂ braon buidĂ©il ar fud an tĂ agus go raibh sĂ ag cur brĂș ar dhaoine. âBhĂ siad ag iarraidh a chruthĂș gur chaith mĂ© cĂłisir fiĂĄin ann,â a dĂșirt Lasota. âAch bhĂ cĂłnaĂ orm ann le ceathrar ban 60 bliain dâaois.â DâĂ©irigh sĂ trĂna chĂ©ile agus
DeimhnĂonn an mĂ©id atĂĄ feicthe agam ar lĂne scĂ©al Lasoth. Nuair a scrĂobh daoine droch-athbhreithnithe faoi Becky agus Andrew san am atĂĄ caite, thosaigh siad fĂ©in ag Ă©ileamh gur scammers nĂł taistealaithe gan taithĂ a bhĂ sna haĂonna seo.
Mar sin fĂ©in, bhĂ rud Ă©igin eile faoi stair Lasota a mheall mĂ©. Ăs rud Ă© go raibh na hĂșinĂ©irĂ in ann an teaghlach Lasota agus grĂșpa daoine a bhogadh Ăł bheĂĄr laistigh den fhoirgneamh cĂ©anna d'fhĂ©adfadh go gciallĂłdh sĂ© go bhfuil an foirgneamh iomlĂĄn acu, rud a mhĂ©adĂłdh an seans go bhfuil ainm an scamĂĄlaĂ sna taifid phoiblĂ. Tar Ă©is dom seoladh an tĂ seo a chuardach, fuair mĂ© ainm cuideachta eile dliteanais theoranta ar bhrabĂșs agus d'fhĂ©ach mĂ© suas Ă© ar shuĂomh GrĂ©asĂĄin Roinn Airgeadais Wisconsin. Is fĂ©idir leat teacht ar ainm an ghnĂomhaire chlĂĄraithe nĂł an duine a lĂĄimhseĂĄlann taifid na cuideachta ansin. De ghnĂĄth bĂonn ainm an dlĂodĂłir ann, nach gceanglaĂtear air ainmneacha na gcliant a nochtadh do thuairisceoirĂ a ghlaonn air ar an bhfĂłn.
An uair seo, ĂĄfach, nĂor bhain an phrĂłifĂl a fuarthas le dlĂodĂłir, ach le duine aonair darb ainm Shray Goel.
Tar Ă©is dom cuardach a dhĂ©anamh ar Goel ar LinkedIn, fuair mĂ© amach go n-oibrĂonn sĂ© i Los Angeles, agus
Tar Ă©is breathnĂș trĂ shean-athbhreithnithe faoin lĂĄnĂșin seo arĂs, fuair mĂ© amach rud Ă©igin nĂĄr thug mĂ© faoi deara roimhe seo. I 2012, d'fhĂĄg fear amhĂĄin athbhreithniĂș ar leathanach Kelsey agus Jean, ach d'iarr an lĂĄnĂșin ainm amhĂĄin: Shrey.
âIs cĂșis ĂĄthais do Shreya a ĂłstĂĄil,â a scrĂobh an fear in athbhreithniĂș in 2012. - RĂ©idh chun Ă© a ghlacadh arĂs ag am ar bith! TĂĄ sĂ© nĂ©ata agus neamhspleĂĄch."
Seo é. Bhà mé cinnte go raibh scammer aimsithe agam.
BhĂ mĂ© Ă©adĂłchasach faisnĂ©is a fhĂĄil Ăł Goel agus rinne mĂ© iarracht glaoch a chur air go minic, ach nĂor bhain mĂ© leas as. Chinn mĂ© glaoch ar an gcuideachta a ritheann sĂ©, Abbot Pacific. NĂor liostaigh lĂĄithreĂĄn grĂ©asĂĄin na cuideachta ach uimhir Google Voice, a ghlaoigh mĂ© arĂs agus arĂs eile i mĂ Dheireadh FĂłmhair agus ansin d'fhĂĄg sĂ© teachtaireacht ag mĂniĂș go raibh gĂĄ dom labhairt le Goel. An lĂĄ dĂĄr gcionn chuir mĂ© rĂomhphost chuige chuig a bhosca poist pearsanta. NĂos lĂș nĂĄ dhĂĄ uair an chloig ina dhiaidh sin, chuir duine Ă©igin glaoch ar ais orm ar deireadh, ach d'Ă©iligh an fear nach Ă© an ceann a bhĂ ĂĄ lorg agam. DĂșirt sĂ© gurbh Ă© PĂĄdraig an t-ainm a bhĂ air.
DĂșirt sĂ©, âDĂ©ileĂĄilim le glaonna isteach ar Aba an AigĂ©in ChiĂșin.â
DĂșirt PĂĄdraig liom gur ceannaĂodh an chuideachta Ăł Goel naoi mĂ Ăł shin. bombarded sĂ© mĂ© ansin le ceisteanna faoi mo alt. âThug mĂ© Google duit agus is cosĂșil gur mhaith leat rudaĂ diĂșltacha a scrĂobh agus ba mhaith liom a fheiceĂĄil conas is fĂ©idir liom cabhrĂș." Chuir sĂ© ceist orm faoi mo spreagadh agus d'iarr orm na daoine ar labhair mĂ© leo a ainmniĂș. D'fhreagair mĂ© gur mhaith liom labhairt le Goel, agus dĂșirt sĂ© go ndĂ©anfadh sĂ© iarracht mĂ© a cheangal leis, ach nĂor tharla sĂ© sin riamh.
Stop suĂomh GrĂ©asĂĄin Abbot Pacific nĂłimĂ©ad oibre tar Ă©is dom labhairt leis an bhfear.
Thart ar leathuair tar Ă©is an ghlao, rinne mĂ© iarracht logĂĄil isteach arĂs.
Nuair a dĂșirt mĂ© gur thug mĂ© cuairt ar an suĂomh go gairid roimh ĂĄr gcĂ©ad chomhrĂĄ agus gur shĂl mĂ© go raibh sĂ© aisteach gur imigh an suĂomh go tobann dĂreach ina dhiaidh sin, dâaontaigh sĂ© go raibh sĂ© âaisteach.â
Dâfhiafraigh mĂ© de PhĂĄdraig cad a rinne sĂ© sular ceapadh Ă© ina rĂșnaĂ ar Abbot Pacific agus dĂșirt sĂ© gur bhainisteoir rĂ©admhaoine Ă©. D'fhiafraigh mĂ© an raibh cuntas LinkedIn aige agus dĂșirt sĂ© go raibh, ach nach dtabharfadh sĂ© a ainm deiridh dom. NĂ raibh mĂ© in ann teacht ar Patrick, a oibrĂonn ag Abbot Pacific. Thairg mĂ© freisin rĂomhphost a sheoladh chuige le naisc chuig na cuntais Airbnb a luaigh mĂ©, ach nĂor thug sĂ© a r-phost dom riamh, ag rĂĄ go raibh pĂĄipĂ©ar agus peann aige agus go bhfĂ©adfadh sĂ© iad a scrĂobh sĂos - agus gur dĂłcha gurb Ă© seo an chĂ©ad uair i saol an duine. staire. DĂșirt mĂ© leis faoi na suirbhĂ©anna a rinne mĂ© cheana fĂ©in.
Agus ansin chuir mĂ© rud Ă©igin eile leis. âĂ, agus caithfidh mĂ© a insint duit fĂłs faoi cad a tharla dom,â a dĂșirt mĂ©. CĂșpla soicind ciĂșnais ina dhiaidh sin, dâfhreagair Patrick: âAnois Ă©irĂonn gach rud nĂos soilĂ©ire.â
DĂșirt Patrick nach bhfuil suĂomh ag Abbot Pacific ar an tsrĂĄid ina raibh Garrido agus Lasota ina gcĂłnaĂ, ach dĂșirt sĂ© nach raibh baint ar leith aige le comhphĂĄirtĂocht na cuideachta le Airbnb agus go raibh an gnĂł âfadingâ. âLig dom roinnt glaonna a dhĂ©anamh agus fĂĄil amach cĂĄr cailleadh an t-eolas,â a dĂșirt sĂ©.
Tar Ă©is dom a bheith crochta, chuir mĂ© teachtaireachtaĂ chuig cuntas KIB agus dâiarr mĂ© ar Goel glaoch a chur orm faoin alt a bhĂ ĂĄ scrĂobh agam. BhĂ sĂ© 3 a.m. am Nua-Eabhrac.
âHey Ellie - sĂlim go bhfuil tĂș mĂcheart,â chuir siad tĂ©acs chugam ceithre huaire nĂos dĂ©anaĂ. âB'fhĂ©idir go gcaithfidh tĂș lĂłistĂn a chur in ĂĄirithe?â
SĂ© huaire an chloig ina dhiaidh sin an costas
TĂĄ roinnt seachtainĂ ann anois agus nĂl an suĂomh GrĂ©asĂĄin Abbot Pacific imithe suas go fĂłill. NĂor ghlaoigh an fear a dâaithin Ă© fĂ©in mar PhĂĄdraig ar ais orm nĂł nĂor chuir sĂ© i dteagmhĂĄil le Goel mĂ© mar a gheall sĂ©. Chuir mĂ© rĂomhphost chuig Goel arĂs agus ghlaoigh mĂ© air. Chuir mĂ© teachtaireachtaĂ chuige, scrĂobh mĂ© ar Facebook, agus freisin ar an bhfĂłram infheisteora eastĂĄt rĂ©adach BiggerPockets, ach nĂ bhfuair mĂ© freagra riamh. Ach is cosĂșil go bhfuil a fhios aige gur mhaith liom labhairt leis. An lĂĄ tar Ă©is an chomhrĂĄ le Patrick, d'imigh leathanach LinkedIn Goel go hiomlĂĄn as an ĂĄireamh go lĂ©ir a lua ar an AigĂ©an CiĂșin.
Tharla sĂ© gur thĂĄinig mĂ© ar seachrĂĄn trĂ thimpiste ar leagan nĂos mĂł agus nĂos cuimsithĂ den mĂ©id a d'aimsigh eagraĂocht abhcĂłideachta poiblĂ atĂĄ bunaithe i Los Angeles roinnt blianta Ăł shin mar chuid dĂĄ taighde Airbnb. In 2015, an Los Angeles Alliance for a New Geilleagar (LAANE)
TĂ©armaĂ ĂsĂĄide Airbnb
DĂșirt James Elmendorf, prĂomh-anailĂsĂ beartais ag LAANE, liom gur chruthaigh prĂłiseas fĂoraithe lag Airbnb deiseanna do gach cineĂĄl daoine mĂ-ĂșsĂĄid a bhaint as an ardĂĄn trĂ chuntais bhrĂ©ige a chruthĂș.
âNĂ dhĂ©anann Airbnb na cineĂĄlacha seiceĂĄlacha seo ar chor ar bith,â a dĂșirt Elmendorf. âTĂĄ sĂ© seo ar cheann de na cuideachtaĂ is sofaisticiĂșla ar domhan, agus tĂĄ tĂș ag rĂĄ liom nach fĂ©idir leo teacht ar chĂłras chun cosc ââa chur ar rudaĂ mar seo tarlĂș?â TĂĄ Airbnb ag sĂ©anadh go simplĂ Ă©, cosĂșil le cuideachtaĂ teicneolaĂochta eile, ag rĂĄ, 'TĂĄ sĂ© as ĂĄr smacht.' DĂĄ mba mhian leo an fhadhb seo a rĂ©iteach, bheadh âârud Ă©igin dĂ©anta acu.â
TĂ©ann an fhadhb thar mo scammer agus nĂos faide nĂĄ Los Angeles. TĂĄ thart ar 200 gearĂĄn faighte ag an Better Business Bureau faoi Airbnb trĂna fhoirm âscamfhaireâ le trĂ bliana anuas, agus bhain thart ar leath acu cuntais chalaoiseacha, a dĂșirt urlabhraĂ an bhiĂșrĂł Catherine Hutt liom. NĂ i gcĂłnaĂ gur droch-eispĂ©ireas ĂșsĂĄideora Ă© cuntais bhrĂ©ige a ĂșsĂĄid. Is cuma le go leor daoine cĂ©n teach ina bhfanann siad - nĂl uathu ach rud Ă©igin nĂos saoire nĂĄ ĂłstĂĄn. Ach trĂ ligean d'Ăłstach oibriĂș go hĂ©asca faoi ainmneacha brĂ©agacha, chruthaigh Airbnb cĂłras a ligeann do scammers a bheith rathĂșil.
Agus cinneadh ĂĄ dhĂ©anamh agam go raibh an fhianaise ar fad a bhĂ ag teastĂĄil uaim le cur ina luĂ ar Airbnb, chuir mĂ© teachtaireacht fhada chuig preasoifig na cuideachta, ag fiafraĂ dĂobh, go pĂĄirteach, conas a dâfhĂ©adfaidĂs a chinntiĂș go mbeadh ionadaĂocht chruinn ag daoine ina gcuntais, agus conas ba cheart dĂ©ileĂĄil le seirbhĂs do chustaimĂ©irĂ. le lĂomhaintĂ calaoise.
BeagĂĄn nĂos lĂș nĂĄ lĂĄ ina dhiaidh sin, d'fhreagair an chuideachta dom leis an mĂ©id seo a leanas:
SĂĄraĂonn iompar mealltach, amhail abairt amhĂĄin a chur in ionad abairt eile, ĂĄr gcaighdeĂĄin phobail. TĂĄimid ag baint na tairiscintĂ seo den suĂomh agus muid ag fiosrĂș.
Sin Ă© an mĂ©id. NĂor aontaigh aon duine dâionadaithe na cuideachta labhairt faoi aon sonraĂ faoin scĂ©im a nocht mĂ©. NĂor fhreagair aon duine mo cheisteanna faoin bprĂłiseas fĂoraithe Ăłstach. Maidir le tiomantas na cuideachta do dhaoine a bhĂ ina n-Ăospartaigh calaoise, nĂ dĂșirt an chuideachta ach go solĂĄthraĂonn sĂ© "tacaĂocht 24 uair an chloig le haghaidh athruithe a chur in ĂĄirithe, chomh maith le haisĂocaĂochtaĂ iomlĂĄna agus pĂĄirteacha" i gcĂĄsanna calaoise nĂł mĂthuisceana. Seans nach raibh Airbnb in ann mionsonrĂș a dhĂ©anamh faoina phrĂłiseas fĂoraithe toisc nach bhfuil ceann aige. Chuir mĂ© ceisteanna orthu faoi thrĂ chuntas - Annie and Chase, Becky agus Andrew, agus KIB. TĂĄ cuntas Annie agus Chase scriosta, agus nĂl aon tairiscintĂ ag an dĂĄ cheann eile a thuilleadh, rud a chiallaĂonn nach fĂ©idir liom ceisteanna a chur chucu mar gheall ar an mbealach a oibrĂonn cĂłras teachtaireachtaĂ Airbnb. As na sĂ© chuntas eile a cheangail mĂ© leis an scĂ©im seo, tĂĄ cĂșig cinn fĂłs ag obair. NĂl ach Kelsey agus Jean imithe Ăłn suĂomh.
FiĂș dĂĄ mbeadh pleananna mo scammers beagĂĄn trĂna chĂ©ile, nĂl aon rĂĄthaĂocht ann nach bhfĂ©adfadh siad tosĂș ag obair Ăłn tĂșs. TĂĄ an cĂłras fĂłs ag obair. Chruthaigh Airbnb lĂonra de
DĂșirt Kellen Zale, ollamh le hOllscoil Houston a dhĂ©anann staidĂ©ar ar eastĂĄt rĂ©adach agus dlĂ cĂosa gearrthĂ©armach, liom nach ndearna aon stĂĄt nĂł polaiteoir feidearĂĄlach a leithĂ©id de fuss faoi Airbnb. Titeann sĂ© seo ar fad ar ghualainn na n-oifigeach ĂĄitiĂșil, cuid acu atĂĄ rĂł-theoranta dâacmhainnĂ chun an troid a chomhrac i ndĂĄirĂre.
In 2015, chaith Airbnb ar a laghad
Agus nĂ mĂłr dĂșinn go lĂ©ir dĂ©ileĂĄil leis na hiarmhairtĂ. BhĂ taithĂ nĂos lĂș nĂĄ an-taitneamhach ag Zale le Airbnb cĂșpla bliain Ăł shin. Thug a tiarna talĂșn an cĂłd mĂcheart di chun an doras a oscailt don ĂĄrasĂĄn a fuair sĂ ar cĂos i Texas, agus bhĂ uirthi seomra a chur in ĂĄirithe in ĂłstĂĄn daor ag an nĂłimĂ©ad deireanach. DĂșirt sĂ, cĂ© nĂĄr thug Airbnb aisĂocaĂocht costas an tseomra ĂłstĂĄin, nĂor fhĂĄg sĂ an t-ardĂĄn. Is breĂĄ lĂ©i âna buntĂĄistĂ a bhaineann le bheith in ann maireachtĂĄil mar dhuine ĂĄitiĂșil ar feadh cĂșpla oĂche.â
TĂĄ easaontas cognaĂoch den chineĂĄl cĂ©anna ag daoine eile ar labhair mĂ© leo freisin. TĂĄ a fhios acu go bhfuil siad ag imirt sĂĄbhĂĄilte trĂ ghnĂłlachtaĂ tosaithe a ĂșsĂĄid le haghaidh cĂosanna gearrthĂ©armacha, ach nĂl aon rogha eile acu. DĂșirt Patterson go bhfĂ©adfadh sĂ athrĂș chuig ĂșsĂĄid
âDĂĄ mbeadh rogha agam, nĂ bhainfinn ĂșsĂĄid as Airbnb a thuilleadh,â a dĂșirt sĂ© liom. âTĂĄ mĂ© an-trĂna chĂ©ile faoin chalaois seo.â Ach faoi lĂĄthair tuigim mĂĄs mian liom taisteal, nach bhfuil aon roghanna eile agam.â
Tar Ă©is dĂł mĂ iomlĂĄn a chaitheamh ag sciĂșradh taifead poiblĂ, ag sciĂșradh an idirlĂn le haghaidh leideanna, ag glaoch de shĂor ag Airbnb, agus ag argĂłint le fear a ghlaonn PĂĄdraig air fĂ©in, nĂ fĂ©idir liom a rĂĄ go n-Ă©ireoidh mĂ© as an ardĂĄn seo. TĂĄ cĂłras Ă©asca le mĂ-ĂșsĂĄid Airbnb nĂos saoire fĂłs nĂĄ fanacht in ĂłstĂĄin.
Tar Ă©is an tsaoil, nĂl lĂ©irmheas fĂĄgtha agam do Becky agus Andrew.
Foinse: will.com