Anyone else had a similar one from Jill? Through OD received yesterday. Asking for 9 nights between 1st - 14th April but then saying she is free the whole of April. Also enquiring for 2 people in a sleeps 10 house.
Just seems a bit funny. I think I might send it to OD anyway, particularly as we've been hacked before.
UPDATE: Just spoke to OD and essentially they don't give a s**t. There is no way they can check whether it's a scam or a legit enquiry, no way they can check whether it's been sent to other people, and no way they can block the email address - OK so it may be a legit enquiry so I can see why they can't block it.
They've told me not to reply to it and that it's probably a scam, but it's so frustrating that there's a page on their website asking owners to contact them if they receive a scam but absolutely nothing they can do or are prepared to do to look into it.
AAAAARRRRRGGGHHH.
(sorry just venting a bit)
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"no way they can check whether it's been sent to other people"
I haven't had this but I share your frustration with this remark. Surely, this cannot be true?? Any other (small) website I have asked in a similar scenario, has checked and blocked if this is found to be so. How come the big ones don't have the same facility? - I simply don't believe they can't. More like can't be bothered. Your problem, not theirs, it seems.
I haven't had this but I share your frustration with this remark. Surely, this cannot be true?? Any other (small) website I have asked in a similar scenario, has checked and blocked if this is found to be so. How come the big ones don't have the same facility? - I simply don't believe they can't. More like can't be bothered. Your problem, not theirs, it seems.
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Yes - I got the same enquiry and had the same suspicions as you. I did send a reply asking for specific dates to test the water.
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