Personal Safety Tips
The overwhelming majority of our users are trustworthy and well-intentioned. Nevertheless, it's very important to take the same precautions online as you would offline.
When meeting someone for the first time, please remember to:
- - Insist on a public meeting place like a cafe
- - Tell a friend or family member where you're going
- - Take your cell phone along if you have one
- - Consider having a friend accompany you
- - Trust your instincts
Avoiding scams and fraud
You can avoid would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules:
- - DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts on fundooads.
- - FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.
- - FUNDOOADS IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TRANSACTION, and does not handle payments, guarantee transactions, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification"
- - NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
- - Avoid phrases which could be interpreted as discriminating by race/color/origin , religion , age / familial status , disability, or sexual orientation
