How to avoid scams selling goods online
Yesterday, I was contacted by two people who wanted to buy my 2017 MacBook Air that I’m selling. At first, I advertised it on Facebook Marketplace and later on Gumtree, the leading classifieds website in South Africa. I’ve been using the Internet since 1993 and learned the tricks and trade of selling online, and how […]
Avoid Job Scams on Gumtree
This article has been adapted from the original posted by the Better Business Bureau. Craiglist is the biggest classified website worldwide and Gumtree is the equivalent in South Africa. As the economy recovers worldwide, more and more jobs are becoming available on sites such as Gumtree and plethora of other new job aggregation sites like […]
Online classified job application results in rape and death
Recently there has been a number of reports about a woman who died after being gang raped after she applied for a job at a local Pick-n-Pay via Gumtree. Gumtree is the most popular online classified ad website in South Africa. When comparing it to Junkmail and Vottle.com using Alexa.com rankings you’ll notice they get more traffic […]