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The overwhelming majority of adcentre.ca users are trustworthy and well-intentioned.

With billions of human interactions facilitated through adcentre.ca, the incidence of violent crime has been extremely low.

Nevertheless, it's very important to take the same common sense precautions online as you would offline.

When meeting someone for the first time, please remember to:

* Insist on a public meeting place like a cafe

* Do not meet in a secluded place, or invite strangers into your home

* Be especially careful when buying/selling high value items

* Tell a friend or family member where you're going

* Take your cell phone along if you have one

* Consider having a friend accompany you

* Trust your instincts

Taking these simple precautions helps make adcentre.ca safer for everyone.

For more information about personal safety online, check out these resources:

* http://getsafeonline.org * http://wiredsafety.org

avoiding scams:

You can sidestep would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules whenever using adcentre.ca:

* DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one rule and avoid 99% of scam attempts.

* NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is likely a scammer.

* FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.

* NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)

* AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION.

* DO NOT RENT HOUSING WITHOUT SEEING THE INTERIOR, OR PURCHASE EXPENSIVE ITEMS SIGHT-UNSEEN - in all likelihood that housing unit is not actually for rent and that cheap item does not exist.

* DO NOT SUBMIT TO CREDIT CHECKS OR BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR A JOB OR FOR HOUSING UNTIL YOU HAVE MET THE INTERVIEWER OR LANDLORD/AGENT IN PERSON.

Who should I notify about fraud or scam attempts?

Canada

* Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre or 888-495-8501 (toll-free)

* RCMP

Still have questions? post and image and start discussion forum. [?] You can also send us a note; to admin@adcentre.ca