Scams

Ukash/Courier Scam:

This scam involves the offer of an attractive item (TV, games console, white goods), then there is a delay on response to requests eventually leading to an acceptance which explains the delay was due to the moderators not approving it and also that the offerer has moved. But they can courier the item, so give details for this with a request for payment of courier charges via Ukash vouchers. The outcome is no item and money paid via Ukash lost.

To help counteract this long running (it first appeared on Freegle late 2013) and upsetting courier/Ukash scam, why not put a footer on each of your group messages:

Please do not pay courier fees for any item offered via Freegle. It will be a scam!

You can put it in your settings at http://direct.ilovefreegle. org/republisher_group_ settings.php?groupname= the footer is at the bottom when you click on the group description. On Yahoo it is under management>control panel> and email templates.

This scam usually includes the use of 070 telephone numbers which will rack up even more money scammed if used to contact the scammers.

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