An increase in crime involving online platforms has pushed Gumtree to jack up its security mechanisms.
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The online classifieds website has been acquired by Impresa Capital, the majority shareholder in the Durban-based Ignition Group.
Online transacting on classifieds sites for South Africans could become safer with the local launch of a dedicated escrow service. The service, dubbed Shepherd, is supported by Standard Bank and is designed to facilitate safer online trades as it eliminates the
Wi-Fi networks, rather than those operated by mobile communications companies, will eventually be the predominant way that South Africans connect to the Internet, according to Alan Knott-Craig, the
Online advertisements promising to rehabilitate indebted consumers’ credit records for a fee are often scams, credit bureau TransUnion said on Monday. These advertisements could be found on online classified websites such as Gumtree and OLX, fraud specialist Gayle Mower
President Jacob Zuma was put up for sale in a tongue-in-cheek advert on classifieds website Gumtree, The Star reported on Monday. The advert was posted by “Average Joe” on Thursday but disappeared soon afterwards, the publication reported. It featured Zuma’s picture, with the price set as “negotiable”
I have often warned people about free classified websites like Gumtree because they are a breeding ground for scams and fraudsters out to deprive you of your money and your possessions. I’ve never been successfully scammed on
When classified advertising specialist Junk Mail Publishing was founded in 1992, few people had heard of the Internet. Seventeen years…