Avoiding fake offers
Useful information and general guidelines well worth reading: 1. Fraudsters will always try to assure you they are legitimate. Always be suspicious of any offer to sell you goods or services over the phone, by fax or e-mail, or at your front door. 2.
Useful information and general guidelines well worth reading:
1. Fraudsters will always try to assure you they are legitimate. Always be suspicious of any offer to sell you goods or services over the phone, by fax or e-mail, or at your front door.
2. Don't trust any business person who says you don't need to check their credentials. Check things out for yourself.
3. Look closely at the product or service being offered and ask yourself 'Why is it being offered to me?' Don't buy it if you don't need it. Don't be pressured into a purchase. Sellers are in it for themselves, not you.
4. Look closely at any finance arrangements being offered. Ask yourself 'Why is this deal being offered to me?' Do the financial amounts make sense?
5. Don't respond to any spam e-mails.
6. If someone contacts you, never give them your financial details or credit card numbers. However, if you contact an organisation and you're certain about what you're doing, then it may be OK to provide these details.