01 August 2008

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One of the biggest challenges we all face with online classifieds is dealing with scams and fraud. To that end, we've just added new information to the message you receive when someone responds to your posting.

We now recommend that people sign in to franglo before they respond to a posting. That way, when you get a response you'll see whether the sender is a registered franglo member or not. People don't have to sign in to respond to a posting, but we recommend it because it helps build trust.

As always, we recommend that you avoid high-risk things like wiring money, sending cashier's or bank cheques, money orders, and dealing with distant buyers/sellers. For more information about identifying and avoiding fraud, see http://www.franglo.com/fraud.

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