My Tip for Safe Trading
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:08 am
Before I send money (or any negotiable paper that equals money) to an individual in another place, I try to do due dilligence. Many here want a callsign. Others have no such requirement. One thing I insist on is a home phone number. I then cross reference the number with the callsign/address. If you get a callsign that doesn't match the address, there is an almost universal red flag. The same is true for the phone number. Did you know that you can put a phone number (format xxx-xxx-xxxx) into Google.com and it will return a name/address? Try it with your own number -- you'll be surprised. In addition, there is even a link to map to that location! (I find that a little scary but...) If the number, callsign, and address all match I have never been burned. The only time I got burned, I did not have a phone number and am still trying to get one!