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As you communicate with other HX members, you may come across some nefarious people who require electronic pre-pay in order to meet in person.
To protect yourself, do not ever agree to send someone Cash App, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, FX Points, etc., until you have reached out to people in their network to verify they are legit. Make sure the person vouching for them has a trustworthy network. Personally, I would never send this kind of payment to anyone I had not met in person many times and built up mutual trust with.
This is a particularly important warning to heed in the case of:- New profiles with very little network
- They ask for your location/zip code and are magically at a specific location very close by
- They refuse to deal in cash
- The people they have networked have all networked each other and very few others
- If their details/photos look too good to be true, they probably are.
If there are people you trust who have been here awhile, ask them if something sounds fishy. Or post here (either in this blog or a new blog in Townhall).
Stay safe out there.
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