Safer online decisions
Choose the situation closest to yours. Each guide explains the warning signs, safer steps before payment and the evidence that can make a risk check more useful.
Online shopping safety
A fraudulent shop rarely reveals itself through one clue. Risk rises when an unclear operator, a recently created domain, unrealistic prices, inconsistent contact details and irreversible payment appear together.
Open guideFacebook Marketplace
Common Marketplace scams move the conversation away from the platform, create urgency and introduce a payment or courier link that imitates a trusted company.
Open guideVinted
A legitimate transaction stays within the official platform. An external link that says you must enter card or bank details to receive a payment is a major warning sign.
Open guideCourier phishing
A scammer may send a page that copies a known delivery company and claim it is needed to receive payment, book collection or release a parcel. The real aim is often to capture financial credentials.
Open guideAdvance payment
A bank transfer can be difficult to reverse. Before paying, verify the seller, the item, the payment recipient and whether a safer transaction method is available.
Open guideInvoice fraud
A new account can be legitimate, but it can also indicate an altered invoice or compromised email. Confirm the change through a channel independent of the message that requested it.
Open guideInstagram shopping
A polished profile and a large follower count are not proof of legitimacy. Accounts can be new, compromised or supported by purchased reactions and advertising.
Open guideMoving a sale to WhatsApp is not automatically fraudulent, but it removes platform context and often precedes an urgent payment request, identity impersonation or a fake delivery link.
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