Anti-Scam


Anti-Scam

Anti-Scam

 

Protect yourself against Internet fraud!

The vast majority of listings are posted by honest people and trust. So you can do excellent business. Despite this, it is important to follow a few common sense rules following to prevent any attempt to scam.

Our advices

  • Doing business with people you can contact or meet in person.
  • Never send money by Western Union, MoneyGram or other anonymous payment systems. Use secure Global Paypal payment processor system or bank transfer 
  • Never send money or products abroad without knowing the business or person 
  • Do not accept personal checks.
  • Ask about the person you're dealing with another confirming source name, address, website, WhatsApp chat and telephone number.
  • Keep copies of all correspondence (emails, listings, letters, etc.) and details of the person.
  • If a deal seems too good to be true, there is every chance that this is the case. Refrain.

Recognize attempted scam

  • The majority of scams have one or more of these characteristics:
  • The person is abroad or traveling abroad if local practice.
  • The person refuses to meet you in any way.
  • Payment is made through Western Union, Money Gram or personal check.
  • The messages are in broken language (English or French or other languages...).
  • The texts seem to be copied and pasted.
  • The deal seems to be too good to be true.