Anti-Scam

Protect yourself against Internet fraud!

The vast majority of listings are posted by honest people and trust. So you can do excellent business. Despite this, it is important to follow a few common sense rules following to prevent any attempt to scam.

Our advices

• Do receive a copy or original copy of CNIC.
•  In case of no CNIC, take someone else’s CNIC or License copy.
• Do receive any important verification document to be on the safe side.
• Call CPLC and get details of the person/business before renting out.
• Try to take their latest pictures with their consent.
• For your safety, get an agreement signed and/or stamped.
• Do not share original ownership documents with the party.
• Keep copies of all correspondence (emails, letter, whatsapp chats etc).
• Doing business with the people you can meet in person.
• Never send money or products abroad.

Recognize attempted scam

The majority of scams have one or more of these characteristics:

• The person is abroad or traveling abroad.
• The person refuses to meet you in person.
• Payment is made through Western Union, Money Gram, cheque etc.
• The messages are in broken language (English or French or ...).
• The texts seem to be copied and pasted.