Avito is used data encryption and safe connection for data protection. The basic rules allowing to avoid fraudulent schemes are described in the section ""Safety"". In it recommendations for the conclusion of safe transactions are made.
Avito - one of the largest Internet sites for declarations of natural and legal entities. Every month visits the site of 35 million people. It is one of the reasons why the website involves swindlers. There are new schemes of deception as with old the issue is resolved quite quickly.
There are general rules which are used by service for protection of sellers and buyers. For example, it is possible to write to the user the message only at registration in a system. Also the phone number is not completely highlighted – for its opening it is necessary to click the corresponding line at first.
If the declaration moves the company, then about it it is possible to receive general information (date registration on the website, the address of arrangement and the main areas of work). It is quite simple to determine fly-by-night companies which prefer to work according to fraudulent schemes by this criterion.
Special attention is paid to declarations of property sale. The object undergoes testing by cadastral number. Usually rating agencies do not hide the name of the company that too is additional protection.
Sale of goods with transfer on prepayment
Many citizens got used that in online stores demand prepayment. Swindlers place emphasis that at a personal meeting to transfer goods it will not turn out. Therefore ask to place at first money. After that it is pretended that the order is successfully sent by mail. It is necessary to prick up the ears and if any valuable goods are on sale at minimum price. According to such scheme most often work at sale of the equipment, mobile phones and expensive clothes.
Avito warns that it is possible to avoid financial losses if:
- agree with the seller about payment of goods by cash on delivery;
- ask to confirm existence of goods with photos;
- study vendor data and responses on it via the website.
Use of cash cards
Swindlers often try to get access to the card. For this purpose number of a card, passport data or the confidential code can ask you. Avito warns at each user interaction not to give personal information.
The main methods of protection on Avito
On the website in the section "Safety" you can read about the most typical ways of fraud. It will allow to avoid different schemes. For protection of personal data on the website the control is constantly carried out.
In addition the portal uses the protected connection with encryption. Thanks to it malefactors when obtaining personal data will not be able to read them. As information is coded, and for decoding such persons have no password.
In conclusion we will note: users can complain of declarations which violate rules or seem suspicious. After detailed check they can be removed from the publication, and the user who does not follow rules will be blocked.