Online safety
None of this is expert advice. It's what people worked out for themselves, usually the hard way — what actually helped, and what they'd tell someone standing where you are. Take what fits and leave the rest.
Do not meet buyers at your home or share your personal address when selling items online.
Buyers may want your address to burglarize or rob you, knowing you have desirable items.
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Avoid selling gift cards online due to high fraud risk.
Selling gift cards is very ripe for fraud.
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Threaten to contact law enforcement in the buyer's city to investigate theft if they file a fraudulent claim.
This might get the buyer to drop the claim.
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If you realize someone is scamming you, do not reveal how you know; instead, play along to waste their time.
Revealing knowledge helps them refine their story for future victims; wasting their time reduces their availability for others.
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Be wary of requests to deviate from standard platform procedures, such as paying via alternative methods.
Requests to change payment methods are likely scams.
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Check the sender's actual email address and hover over links in suspicious emails to verify they are legitimate before interacting.
Links may redirect to fake domains instead of the official site.
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Always verify the sender's email address when receiving messages about money or personal information.
Scammers may send fake emails to addresses you have shared with them rather than the secure ones known only to the platform.
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Regularly check your cryptocurrency funds and transactions.
This helps you steer clear of problematic situations.
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