You’ve done it. You’ve finally bought that new sofa you wanted so much. The old one is still perfectly good to sit on, so you jump online to try and get a little bit of cash for it. Every day, thousands of Australians list their unwanted things on online trading sites such as Facebook Marketplace […] … learn more→
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‘My brother will pick it up, what’s your PayID?’ How to avoid this scam when selling stuff online
The Gumtree PayPal Scam: Spotting Internet scammers is harder than you think
In the UK, the Office of Fair Trading estimated that in 2006, 3.2 million adults fell prey to mass marketed scams and lost 3.5 billion GBP. In Australia, consumers are estimated to have lost $1b in 2008. It is easy to believe that society is becoming more sophisticated in identifying the ways of Internet scammers […] … learn more→