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Safety tips: how to avoid scams when buying and selling

Most people on Kayshni are honest, but quick deals and tempting prices sometimes attract scammers. These practical rules protect you, whether you are buying or selling.

How scams on quick sales work

Most scams look alike: a price far below what you would expect, heavy pressure to hurry, and a request for money or personal details before you meet the other person or see the item. The scammer tries to move the conversation off Kayshni quickly, or to convince you that a “third party” will guarantee the deal. When these signs come together, stop and check before you do anything.

No deposit before you inspect

  • Never send money before you have seen the item yourself, and never pay a “deposit” to hold a car, apartment or device you haven't inspected, however many other buyers you are told are waiting.
  • Be wary of anyone asking for “shipping fees”, “customs clearance” or “insurance” before delivery: these are common tricks to take money without delivering anything.
  • Kayshni offers no loans or financing, and loan offers are not allowed on the site. Anyone offering you a loan or to “clear your debts” for a fee paid upfront is most likely a scammer, so don't pay them anything.

Fake transfer receipts

  • A photo of a receipt or a screenshot of a bank transfer is not proof that the money arrived: both are easy to fake.
  • Check that the money is in your own account, in your banking app or statement, before you hand over the item or its papers.
  • Don't give in to pressure such as “the transfer takes hours to show” or “hand it over now, the money is on its way”.

Phishing links and verification codes

  • Don't open links sent by someone you don't know to “receive the payment”, “confirm the deal” or “activate your listing”, and never enter your card or bank details on them.
  • Never share a verification code you receive by text message or email with anyone, even if they say they are from your bank or from Kayshni. The code is for you alone.
  • To receive money you never need to give your full card number, its PIN or any verification code.

People pretending to be Kayshni, a bank or a courier

  • A scammer may contact you posing as “Kayshni staff”, “your bank” or “the shipping company”. Kayshni never calls or messages you to ask for money, codes or card details.
  • Kayshni has no “secure payment”, escrow or delivery service, and any message saying otherwise is a scam.
  • If you doubt a message from your bank, call the bank on the number printed on your card or published on its official website, not on a number the other person sent you.

Financed cars and property: check before you pay

  • If there are installments left, ask for a balance or clearance letter from the lender, or its written approval of the transfer, and confirm it with the lender yourself.
  • Ownership normally can't be transferred while a lien is registered, so the deal is done by paying off the balance and releasing the lien first, or by moving the financing with the lender's approval.
  • Never pay installments on something that stays in the seller's name without the lender's approval, and don't rely on an informal “handover” or a power of attorney instead of a real transfer of ownership: you could lose the money and still not own the item.
  • Check that the papers are in the seller's name and that their details (such as the chassis number, or the plot number and area) match what you see.

Viewing and meeting

  • Meet the seller in a public place during the day, and take someone with you to view a property or a car.
  • Have a car checked at an approved inspection centre, test devices in person, and have gold weighed by a jeweller you trust.
  • Complete the transfer of ownership with the competent official authority, and keep a copy of the sale contract or receipt.

For sellers: payment and handover

  • Don't hand over the item or its papers until the full amount is in your account or paid to you in person.
  • Beware of “overpayment”: a scammer sends more than the price, asks you to return the difference, and the original transfer is reversed later.
  • Be careful with cheques and any deferred payment, and check them with your bank before the handover.
  • Don't send a copy of your ID or passport to a buyer you don't know: it can be used for fraud in your name. Show it only when needed during the official transfer.
  • Never send verification codes or your password to anyone. Kayshni will never ask for them.

If you have been scammed

  1. Call your bank immediately: the sooner you act, the better the chance of stopping or freezing the transfer.
  2. Report it to the police or the cybercrime authority in your country, and keep the messages, receipts and account numbers.
  3. Report the listing from its page, or contact us with the listing link if you don't have an account.
  4. Change your password straight away if you shared any code or sign-in details.

What Kayshni never does

  • We never ask for your verification code or password.
  • We never take or hold payments, and never act as a go-between for payment or delivery.
  • We never charge a fee to post or activate a listing.
  • We never offer loans or financing.

Seen something suspicious?

Sign in and tap “Report this listing” at the bottom of the listing page. Once 5 reports come in from independent accounts, the listing is hidden automatically until we review it. No account? Contact us.