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==Ukash/Paysafe/courier scam== | |||
' | This scam involves the offer of an attractive item (TV, games console, white goods), followed by a delay in responding to requests, eventually leading to an acceptance which explains the delay was because the moderators hadn't approved it yet, and that the offerer has since moved. They offer to courier the item instead, giving details and asking for payment of courier charges via Ukash vouchers. If "hooked", the requester is then asked for carriage charges, then insurance, then possibly a release charge because the package has got held up. The outcome is no item, and money paid via Ukash or Paysafe lost. | ||
This scam has been running since it first appeared on Freegle in late 2013. To help counter it, consider adding a footer to your community's messages: | |||
''"Please do not pay courier fees for any item offered via Freegle. It will be a scam!"'' | |||
[[ | This scam usually also involves the use of [[070 telephone numbers]], which will rack up even more money scammed if a victim uses them to contact the scammers. | ||
If a member reports this scam, please let info@ilovefreegle.org know, record it in ModTools so the scammer is removed from communities, and advise the member to report it online to the police if they've lost money: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk | |||
==Telephone numbers== | |||
See [[070 telephone numbers]] for information on how 070-prefixed phone numbers are used for scams. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Specific Problems]] | |||
[[Category:Difficult Situations & Problems]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026
Ukash/Paysafe/courier scam
This scam involves the offer of an attractive item (TV, games console, white goods), followed by a delay in responding to requests, eventually leading to an acceptance which explains the delay was because the moderators hadn't approved it yet, and that the offerer has since moved. They offer to courier the item instead, giving details and asking for payment of courier charges via Ukash vouchers. If "hooked", the requester is then asked for carriage charges, then insurance, then possibly a release charge because the package has got held up. The outcome is no item, and money paid via Ukash or Paysafe lost.
This scam has been running since it first appeared on Freegle in late 2013. To help counter it, consider adding a footer to your community's messages:
"Please do not pay courier fees for any item offered via Freegle. It will be a scam!"
This scam usually also involves the use of 070 telephone numbers, which will rack up even more money scammed if a victim uses them to contact the scammers.
If a member reports this scam, please let info@ilovefreegle.org know, record it in ModTools so the scammer is removed from communities, and advise the member to report it online to the police if they've lost money: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk
Telephone numbers
See 070 telephone numbers for information on how 070-prefixed phone numbers are used for scams.
