Connect with potential customers solely by telephone or messenger to the platform you chose. To go to other messengers is not necessary as to fill the possible “shapes” that you can send links. The goal of the attackers can be credit cards, warns the head of research development Department application protection, Positive Technologies Arseniy Reutov.
Assume that you agreed with the buyer remained the most important is to complete the transaction. Schedule meetings should in public places and in daylight hours. However, at this stage, can in danger. For example, the buyer can assure you that you translated the money on your Bank account and they will come “here”. In no case do not give a thing, without receiving money for it. Now online payments are very fast, and you can always find another convenient method of funds transfer. If a potential buyer begins to “call the Bank”, to show an online account, to say that he’s translated and wants to get out of your thing – this is 100% a “divorce”. Do not apply a look that you have caught a cheater, but a meeting in this case, it is desirable to complete as soon as possible.
At the meeting, it is important to be extremely vigilant. If you are sure that you will be able in case of “emergency” situation to fight back, bring a relative or friend of the person you entirely trust. People are different – and lose things without getting money for it, not the worst scenario in this case.
the Representative Avito recommend to use official services of “delivery” and “Secure transaction”, do not click on banner ads, links from emails, from messages in chat rooms and social networks from strangers, and check that the lock icon in the browser and the website address which should start with https:// (the letter s (secure) indicates that the site is protected).
a Representative of another popular platform – Yula – recommended to use for communication with the internal functions of the service and not to click on links, pay attention to the ratings of both the seller and buyer, and in case of any suspicion to contact support.
