PSP and Airbnb warn to increase scams with accommodation during vacation

In the note, PSP and Airbnb recommend that consumers never click on fraudulent links and attachments sent by ‘e-mail’ or message, which are

Reliability 54 · moderate46 min agoJuly 13, 2026

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In the note, PSP and Airbnb (online platform to find and book accommodation) recommend consumers who never click on fraudulent links and attachments sent by ‘e-mail’ or message, which are often used to forward users to fake pages that mimic legitimate companies. “For greater security, use the Airbnb application or directly access the official platform’s ‘website’,” says the PSP, warning that fake pages may contain grammatical, punctuation, or verbal tense errors, which indicate that translators were used. They also recommend consumers to distrust too cheap offers or high payment requests, not to make payments for direct bank transfers and to use reliable platforms to book, communicate and pay. “At Airbnb, all reservations include AirCover, which guarantees support if there is a significant problem with accommodation that the host cannot solve, including the possibility of finding a similar alternative or receiving a refund.”, is mentioned in the note. Thus, summer vacations can no longer be an experience of discovery to become defined only by price," PSP said.

Furthermore, PSP points out that with the increase in reserves, scammers are increasingly directing their schemes to travelers of all ages and profiles in Portugal. "Sensitive to price and attentive to promotions, many Portuguese travelers can become easy targets for scammers who explore the difference between what they want and what they can spend. The Public Security Police (PSP) and the electronic platform of Airbnb accommodation have today alerted the increase of scams, in summer vacation, with online accommodation, leaving recommendations for the reservations to be made safely.

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In the note, PSP and Airbnb (online platform to find and book accommodation) recommend consumers who never click on fraudulent links and attachments sent by ‘e-mail’ or message, which are often used to forward users to fake pages that mimic legitimate companies. “For greater security, use the Airbnb application or directly access the official platform’s ‘website’,” says the PSP, warning that fake pages may contain grammatical, punctuation, or verbal tense errors, which indicate that translators were used.
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They also recommend consumers to distrust too cheap offers or high payment requests, not to make payments for direct bank transfers and to use reliable platforms to book, communicate and pay. “At Airbnb, all reservations include AirCover, which guarantees support if there is a significant problem with accommodation that the host cannot solve, including the possibility of finding a similar alternative or receiving a refund.”, is mentioned in the note.
reliability low1/4 sources
Thus, summer vacations can no longer be an experience of discovery to become defined only by price," PSP said.
reliability low1/4 sources
PSP points out that with the increase in reserves, scammers are increasingly directing their schemes to travelers of all ages and profiles in Portugal.
reliability low1/4 sources
"Sensitive to price and attentive to promotions, many Portuguese travelers can become easy targets for scammers who explore the difference between what they want and what they can spend.
reliability low1/4 sources

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The Public Security Police (PSP) and the electronic platform of Airbnb accommodation have today alerted the increase of scams, in summer vacation, with online accommodation, leaving recommendations for the reservations to be made safely.
according to Jornal Económico