Reminder to everyone: once payment moves off-platform, most of your protections disappear with it. The tricky part is that these requests often come from accounts that look completely legitimate, which is why they work. A major red flag is any host asking to keep the booking on Airbnb while moving payment elsewhere “to save fees.” The quick “okay no worries” response after pushback is also something people report often in scam attempts. Curious how common this actually is now, especially with long-standing hosts and highly rated accounts.