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Keeping Your Information Safe
Fraudulent Third Party Sites
Gumtree does not have any partnerships with third party websites that facilitate transactions. Any website claiming to have an agreement with Gumtree where they facilitate transaction and payment via their website is fraudulent. These escrow sites ...
Suspicious Emails & Phishing Scams
The biggest threat to the security of your GAIT account is fraudulent spoof and phishing emails. Spoof emails look like real Gumtree emails, include links to "phishing" websites and typically tell you that your GAIT account has been disabled, locked ...
How to Protect Your Business Account
Gumtree will never ask you to confirm your bank or credit card details. We also won't ask you to confirm your account details after you've registered by retyping your password into the site. A common strategy by fraudsters is to make it look like an ...

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Gumtree Privacy Policy
We at Gumtree take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your Personal Information. We place a high premium on the privacy of every person or organisation with whom we interact and therefore acknowledge the need for Personal ...
Gumtree Terms of Use
1. Introduction These are the Terms and Conditions (“T’s and C’s”) of use relating to the Gumtree Platform and associated Services provided by Gumtree South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Gumtree”, “we”, “us”, “our”). These T’s and C’s govern any User’s use of ...
About Us
Welcome to Gumtree - South Africa's most popular Classified Marketplace! ‘Put it on Gumtree,’ has become a favourite South African saying. Since our launch in 2005, we’ve helped millions of people buy and sell millions of things. We’re a place ...
Suspicious Emails & Phishing Scams
Please beware of the following phishing scams WhatsApp/Text messages sent to sellers, indicating that funds for the item they are selling have been paid to them through a Gumtree shipping and delivery or FedEx service. Sellers are then asked to enter ...
10 Online Safety Tips for Buying and Selling
10 ONLINE SAFETY TIPS FOR BUYING & SELLING 1. Don't do anything online that you wouldn't do in real life! 2. Use common sense. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 3. Beware of common scams and fraud. Click here for scam examples. ...

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