Anti-Scam


Anti-Scam

Protect yourself against Internet fraud!

The vast majority of ads 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 meet in person.
  • Look for verifiable company email addresses.
  • Never send money by Western Union, MoneyGram or other anonymous payment systems.
  • Never send money abroad.
  • Do not accept checks.
  • Ask about the person you're dealing with another confirming source name, address and telephone number.
  • If the job comes with a salary and perks that 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 refuses to meet you in person.
  • Payment is made through Western Union, Money Gram or check.
  • The messages are in broken language (English or French or ...).
  • The deal seems to be too good to be true.