There are some dodgy sellers (and buyers) out there trying to rip you off, so be aware of:
- Selling or buying anything with a WebAd on Splash Ads is the same as putting a classified or free ad in the local paper. The purpose of Splash Ads is to encourage face-to-face, local, trading. For personal ease and safety, always ensure you have someone with you. If you're answering a home service ad, ask the poster to produce identity and proof of qualification before inviting them into your home.
- Splash Ads is not an intermediary and does not arrange any payments or transactions. If you are contacted by someone who claims to be from Splash Ads and asks you to transfer money for an item for sale the email WILL be fraudulent. Do NOT follow any of the instructions contained in the email.
- Be careful when buying expensive items like mobile phones, laptops, plasma / LCD televisions.
- When buying airline tickets we suggest you take the seller's name and ticket number, check the ticket exists and take responsibility yourself for changing the names.
- When buying tickets for events please be aware that some tickets may have terms printed on them that limit the ability of the original buyer to sell them to someone else. Some event tickets may also feature a photograph of the original buyer which may mean that anyone other than the original buyer may be refused entry to the event.
- Never provide your personal or banking information (e.g. credit card number) to others over the Internet.
- 99.9% of fraud is carried out by people who won't meet you. Splash Ads is local, so buyers can meet the seller, check the goods & pay cash.....This is the safest way to conduct the transaction.
- We advise only buying and selling with people you can meet. Fraudsters don’t meet people, that's how they get caught!
- Splash Ads would advise its advertisers & buyers to not get involved in any postal / transfer type transactions. But if you do...
- Never transfer money without having first received the goods.
- Be wary of sending money by Western Union to people you don’t know.
- Never pay in part for goods that are supposed to be in transit.
- Be careful when dealing with overseas sellers and you only have an email address.
- Remember it's BUYER BEWARE and if it seems too good to be true, it usually is.
If you think you have been a victim of a advertiser on SplashAds, please let us know: admin@splashads.co.uk
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