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Posted: 2017-10-11T17:18:09Z | Updated: 2017-10-11T17:18:09Z

It was an Airbnb nightmare for a couple vacationing in Florida after they say they found their rental unit rigged with hidden cameras something experts tell HuffPost is happening more often, but there are ways to detect.

Derek Starnes said he and his wife had already spent a full night at the Longboat Key home listed by Wayne Natt last month when he noticed a small hole on the side of the bedrooms smoke detector, he told Tampa-based station WFTS.

Being employed in the tech industry, Starnes took the device down and inspected it, only to find a camera inside. Reviews of an SD memory card taken from the device, as well as a second in the living room, revealed footage of them, as well as other suspected victims, according to police.

My wife and I are distressed by this situation. I hope more victims will come forward, Starnes said.