While most individuals who use Flairbo have successful experiences, from time to time we do receive reports of people attempting to scam or defraud the community. We have found that one of the best ways to stay safe is to ensure that all transactions take place locally and in-person. Remember that Flairbo is a local classifieds web site and all ads are not reviewed before going live on the site.
Kindly take the following precautions while using Flairbo:
• When buying or selling, you should meet in-person to thoroughly inspect the product and then exchange funds. Meet in a public place with many people around, such as an eatery shop.
• As a safe alternative to carrying cash, consider choosing your preferred third party cashless payment method (at your own discretion). Secure cashless payment methods include electronic money transfers. It’s best to avoid them entirely and keep things local!
• Be wary of emails asking you to confirm your account or a password or email address change that was not requested. These are very often phishing emails by scammers trying to gain access to your account. Any emails we send requiring you to log in will bring you directly to our site. The Flairbo sign in page should always show up as being secure in your web browser.
• Inform Flairbo of any attempted fraud or suspicious emails, ads, or other activity by community members. In the case of fraud, file a police report and contact us at support@flairbo.com.
• Use common sense. If something sounds too good to be true- it probably is.