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Safety Tips

1. Collect the maximum of information about your contract partner and the job:

Check whether name, address and telephone number of your contract partner are correct. You might want to check his/her statements and details by asking for a reference.
Do not hesitate to ask many questions;
Before coming to an appointment, try to be sure about the seriousness of the person you deal with ; notify your friends or family and leave the contact details of the person you will meet (name, address, telephone number)

2. Personal contact details

Be cautious when sending personal information to a person or a known or unknown company
Never provide your personal or banking information (e.g. social insurance number, credit card number) to other members over the Internet
Never give out your SoCompetent password, even if asked to do so in an email supposedly sent by SoCompetent employees

3. Doubtful emails and/or ads

Be particularly vigilant with regards to e-mails in very approximate English, Spanish or French
If you receive an e-mail that offers you extraordinary returns on investment, exaggerated wages or benefits, be vigilant, chances are it is a fraud
If a private individual contacts you for a reason other than your ad, it may be a fraudulent e-mail, do not answer to it and please contact SoCompetent
If you have the impression that an advertisement on the site is not in conformity or is fraudulent, thank you for contacting us

4. Be wary of payments to people you don’t know:

Avoid sending money via Western Union, MoneyGram, PayPal or other online payments systems if you deal with a person for the first time and to unconfirmed addresses.
If you accept payment by check, check with the issuing bank its validity. Be cautious and verify the bank details.

5. SoCompetent never intervenes in transactions between members.:

SoCompetent is not an intermediary and does not arrange any payments or transactions
If you are contacted by someone who claims to be from SoCompetent and asks you to transfer money for a service the email is fraudulent – the use of SoCompetent is free. Do not follow any of the exposed instructions.

6. If you are the victim of fraud, inform SoCompetent and your local police service

If you detect an ad that you suspect to be Spam, illegal, or otherwise in violation of SoCompetent’s policies, please use the "Report abuse" link at the bottom of the related ad. This will bring the ad to our attention. We will review it and can take it down quickly if appropriate

If you have any other security questions that aren't answered above, then please contact us.

Common scams and fraud:

Brand name

You may receive an e-mail apparently from SoCompetent or another Brand name which offers an online payment system and asks for money or personal and banking details. Please note that SoCompetent and most other companies will never send out such emails. If you send money via these sites you are likely sending money to fraudsters

False bank drafts

An individual might send you a check of a higher value than agreed, and then asks you to return him/her the difference. Be cautious, the check might be not covered.

"Pyramid schemes"

Many work from home offers are "pyramid schemes" which require you to recruit other members in order to get paid. For example, an ad may say that you can make $100 an hour by stuffing envelopes. But to make that money, you need to sell the system to others.

419 Scams:

You get an email saying that your help is needed to help take money out of a country and that you will be paid a commission for your help. Eventually they will ask you for money to help them take the large amount of money out of the country and once you pay you will never hear from them again.

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Disclaimer: SoCompetent is a private to private jobsite. SoCompetent never intervenes in a transaction between members. SoCompetent is not an intermediary and does not arrange any payments or transactions.

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