Safety center

Meet safe. Pay safe. Sell safe.

Buying and selling locally is mostly wonderful — but we'd rather you didn't learn lessons the hard way. Read this once.

Top 5

If you read only one section, read this one

STEP 01

Always meet in a public place

Coffee shops, metro stations, mall food courts. Most Indian metros have official "Safe Spots" outside major police stations marked on our map.

STEP 02

Bring a friend

Especially for high-value items (vehicles, jewellery, expensive phones). Two pairs of eyes catch more than one.

STEP 03

Inspect before you pay

Phones: check IMEI matches box. Vehicles: take it to a mechanic, run RTO check on Vahan. Real estate: never pay token without a registered agreement.

STEP 04

Never share OTPs, ever

No legitimate buyer or seller will ever ask for an OTP. That includes 'delivery confirmation OTPs' — those are 100% scams.

STEP 05

Pay UPI or cash. Avoid weird methods

Bank transfer is fine. Gift cards, crypto, escrow links you didn't initiate — all red flags. Walk away.

Scams we see most often

If they say any of these, run.

"I'll send a delivery agent with cash"

Real buyers pick up themselves or use known logistics. Fake delivery scams ask for a 'verification OTP' that drains your UPI.

"Click this link to receive payment"

No payment app needs you to click a link to receive money. UPI works the other way. Block and report.

"I'm abroad, paying via PayPal"

Classic. There's no PayPal email — the receipt is a fake. The "shipping fee" is the only real money that changes hands.

"Pay an advance to hold the property"

Never pay a rental token without seeing the place in person and a signed agreement. Common in PG and rental fraud.

"This price is too good to be true"

Then it isn't true. If a phone is half the going rate, it's either stolen or a bait listing. We auto-flag many of these — but trust your gut.

"I'll add you on WhatsApp / Telegram first"

Scammers want to move off-platform fast so we can't protect you. Politely decline — stay in DTClassified chat.

Use our built-in safety features

Hidden phone number

Your number stays private. Buyers chat in-app first. You decide when (or if) to share.

Verified seller badge

Sellers can verify Aadhaar, PAN, and phone. The blue tick means we've checked who they are.

In-app chat with receipts

Stays as evidence if anything goes wrong. Reports are reviewed in 4 hours.

Safe-Spot map

500+ verified safe meet-up spots across 28 cities. Use the pin filter in any listing.

One-tap report

Flag any listing, profile, or chat. Trust team reviews within 4 hours, 24×7.

Anti-fraud detection

ML models flag listings 2–3× faster than humans. We remove 200K+ bad ads each month.

See something off?

Report it once — we'll take it from there.

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