Safety tips
Simple habits that keep every deal safe — from a phone to an apartment.
Pick a topic
Meet in a busy public place, in daylight.A café, a mall, a fuel station. For high-value items, bring a friend.
Never invite a stranger home for a first meeting.And never go alone to an isolated address.
Inspect the item in person before any money changes hands.Photos can be old, edited, or someone else's.
Agree on the price before you travel.A price that suddenly changes at the meeting is a bad sign.
Scam or safe?
Six real situations. Pick an answer to flip the card.
The seller asks for a $200 deposit to "reserve" the car before you see it.
You meet at a busy café, check the phone, then pay.
A buyer sends more than the price and asks for the difference back.
Someone offers "Vivadoo delivery" if you pay online first.
The agent shows you the owner's mandate and the title deed.
A buyer asks for the code you just received by SMS.
Before-you-meet checklist
Tick each one before you go. Your ticks stay on this device.
Red flags
- Too-good price
- Deposit request
- Refuses calls
- Foreign number pushing chat apps
- Asks for codes
- "Vivadoo payment" or "delivery"