Platforms and applications focused on the second-hand purchase and sales market are becoming very important. We could say that they are an important part of current electronic commerce, something that is clearly growing, as is the case with Wallapop.
This is an application that has been with us for a while and is gaining more and more followers and users. It is enough that we download the corresponding application to our mobile or access it through a web browser. In this way and just by creating a free account, any of us can become a buyer or seller through Wallapop. In addition, one of the advantages that this application offers us is that we can meet people who live nearby to exchange products directly.
But how could it be otherwise, we can also make use of the sending and receiving systems, it is also something that Wallapop proposes to us in its application. Here the most usual thing is to establish contact, either with the buyer or with the seller, through the internal chat of the program to reach an agreement that suits both. From there and depending on the distance between the two people, delivery and payment can be made in one way or another.
But as it happens in many other similar platforms, the scams are there. This means that there are some users who try to take advantage of this buying / selling system to get data or money from others. Hence, we have to take certain measures to avoid being deceived in this second-hand trading system.
Be careful with the data you expose in the Wallapop chat
As we mentioned before, if we use Wallapop, we have the possibility of sending and receiving money in several ways. We can meet the seller on site and pay by hand, or use the payment platform that the application offers us. However, there are people who say they distrust this virtual system of Wallapop itself, which is why they propose other alternatives when it comes to receiving these payments.
In the event that we find ourselves in this situation, we should never accept such a proposal. And it is that some sellers are going to make us request some personal information to make the payment that we should never give. These are some of the information that you can request from us on Wallapop and that under no circumstances should we expose in the platform’s chats:
- ID.
- Bank card number.
- Phone number.
- Bank account.
- bizum.
- Paypal account.
Although at first some of this personal data does not seem dangerous if we provide it on this platform, scams related to it have been detected. Therefore, it is data that we should never provide, since sometimes we may be talking to professional attackers who can use these accounts and information for their benefit. In short, to avoid deception here, the best we can do is stick to using the platform’s chat and the functionality of Wallapop Shipping for payments, without more.
