{"id":33154,"date":"2022-04-12T11:45:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/?p=33154"},"modified":"2022-04-12T11:45:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:45:29","slug":"how-to-navigate-small-ad-platforms-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/en\/2022\/04\/how-to-navigate-small-ad-platforms-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"How to navigate small ad platforms safely"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"av_section_1\" class=\"avia-section av-3osj-8edf3c5c57d6f444e32a620ab19c7a5a main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize\"><div class=\"container av-section-cont-open\"><main role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\" class=\"template-page content  av-content-full alpha units\"><div class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-33154\"><div class=\"entry-content-wrapper clearfix\">\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-r558jo-89bffe74bde1859469f9c51b48bb8cd8\">\n.flex_column.av-r558jo-89bffe74bde1859469f9c51b48bb8cd8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-r558jo-89bffe74bde1859469f9c51b48bb8cd8 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  \"><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kj04vgvy-8c93f0e64226af59a4ea69c0b99c7788 \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p><strong>Small ad platforms are a favourite for use in fraudulent activities. Use them with caution, and make sure to observe our rules of conduct below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shopping and paying online has been the norm for a while and is now considered safe, too, in particular when dealing with well-known online shops or payment providers. Particular caution should be exercised still though with small ad platforms, since the business partners you deal with here are private individuals, not always with honest intentions.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on online fraud, in particular on the topic of delivery service advance payment fraud, can be found on this page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skppsc.ch\/online-betrug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.skppsc.ch\/online-betrug<\/a> (Schweizerische Kriminalpr&auml;vention, SKP).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HkwMhWBeo1w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You should also observe the following rules of conduct:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When looking for any items, limit your search to offers from your own region only. This way, many fraudulent offers (which aim to reach as many people as possible) are not displayed in the first place.<\/li>\n<li>Check reviews and other offers by potential business partners before considering a deal.<\/li>\n<li>Before every purchase, carefully read the description of the offer involved. Ensure that all information about a product relevant to you is included. In case of doubt, ask.<\/li>\n<li>Only ever buy and sell collection-only and against cash. Fraudsters are generally located abroad and try to avoid any personal contact with their victims.<\/li>\n<li>Check every message you receive in connection with small ad platforms, for <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Phishing&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;This term is made up from the words &amp;quot;password&rdquo; and &amp;quot;fishing&rdquo;. Attackers use &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/en\/phishing\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;phishing&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt; to obtain confidential data from unsuspecting Internet users. These might for instance involve access data for your e-banking facility or account information of online shops. Perpetrators abuse their victims&rsquo; good faith and helpfulness by purporting to be, say, an employee of a trustworthy financial institution.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;There are a variety of other variations such as Vishing (voice phishing or phone phishing), Smishing (SMS \/ text phishing) and QR phishing in addition to classic phishing via e-mail.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>phishing<\/span> characteristics. Fraudsters often try to entice you to disclose your log-in or credit card details by sending you faked messages, purportedly by financial institutions or courier services.<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Never send any copy of your ID documentation to persons unknown. Conversely, don&rsquo;t get deceived by any ID card image sent to you either. Quite often, these have been stolen or faked.<\/li>\n<li>Never pay any potential insurance, handling or shipping charges in advance.<\/li>\n<li>Don&rsquo;t get involved in any unconventional or new payment methods you are not familiar with.<\/li>\n<li>Be wary if your counterpart would like to move to a different channel of communication.<\/li>\n<li>Stop all contact with your counterpart if he or she tries to push or pressurise you.<\/li>\n<li>Don&rsquo;t fall for unrealistic offers, use your common sense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small ad platforms are a favourite for use in fraudulent activities. 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