SCAM ALERT

On-lineDepot.com strives to create a useful and friendly environment in which members are honest and trustworthy. To help promote smooth transactions, we would like to highlight some steps you can take to ensure that your experiences with us are enjoyable and hassle free.

The Internet holds great potential for all sorts of legitimate activity and commerce. However, as in any medium, the Internet can be abused by scammers. New Internet scams have sprouted up, and older mail and phone scams have found their way online.

Here are some tips to keep in mind. These tips are not designed to scare you, but to encourage you to be vigilant and to use common sense in all transactions.

If it sounds too good to be true..It probably is!

-If you receive a reply from someone in Africa/Nigeria/Abidjan who claims to have millions of dollars from a dead husband/father/brother and wants you to help get the money out of their country - it just sounds too good to be true! This is commonly known as the Nigerian 419 scam, and is named after the corresponding penal code of Nigeria.

-If a buyer promises a cashiers check/money order/Western Union that overpays you, and then requests that you wire the difference to them after keeping some for yourself, beware! Scammers who adopt this method typically use forged or bogus checks, and it's not difficult to realize who's overpaying who.

-If a seller offers his goods at an unbelievably low price, you should ascertain if he's credible. Some scammers take your money and run, leaving you with nothing but a lighter wallet. Pay by credit card where possible. In most cases, you can dispute credit card charges for non-delivery of goods.

-You should arrange to complete the transaction in person, or you can use an intermediary service such as escrow. An escrow service holds the payment, forwarding it to the seller only when the buyer has received the goods in working order. An escrow service will also act as a mediator in times of dispute. Always practice caution dealing with buyers or sellers just as you would in real life.

-If you do use an escrow service, please note that there are scammers who set up fake escrow sites to facilitate their scams. If someone suggests using an escrow service other escrow.com then it is probably fake.

What to do if you spot a Scam?

On-lineDepot.com does not tolerate abuse of our service or any kind of fraudulent or criminal activity. Any user suspected of such will be immediately removed from our service. However in common with all other similar sites, we cannot possibly prevent all occurrences. It is our whole community that comes together to fend off those who abuse our service.

If you do come across something suspicious, please alert us immediately by using our contact form below.