Fraud Warning: Safety Tips on Purchasing Camping Gears

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Fraud Warning Safety Tips on Purchasing Camping
Gears
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• Planning a camping adventure for first timers
  can be very frustrating at first. You maybe
  unsure as to what you should bring along with you
  and if you have the rights tools. Although a
  camping vacation can be fun and exciting, it can
  sometimes be stressful to plan. But dont worry,
  like they say the first time is always the
  hardest. And again dont worry because it is not
  as hard as you think.
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• When it comes to camping you will have to bring
  multiple items with you because you will be in
  the wilderness and convenience will be provided
  for you rather you must bring it with you. It is
  your first time so what you need to know is how
  to purchase the right tools and how to avoid
  fraud while buying.

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• These are your fraud warnings and safety tips 
• Meeting the buyer- whether youre going to meet
  up or the buyer would go to your place make sure
  that you have someone with you. Never go alone
  or never allow him inside your house alone.
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• Meeting the seller- same goes in meeting the
  seller. It is best if you meet them at their
  home addresses where the item for sale is placed.
  At least no matter what happens you know where
  the seller is situated.
• Accepting and paying money- if the item is worth
  only a few bucks then it is easier and more
  convenient to pay in cash but if it involves
  larger amount of money it is safer to carry a
  check rather than cash.

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• Purchasing online- Only buy from a legitimate
  site, research information about the site first
  and read reviews about it. Also you can ask
  friends who bought items online and go for the
  same site. If the advertiser wants you to send
  cash up front you shouldnt do it. Remember not
  to sent cash or cheques through the post, or
  place money directly into a sellers bank
  account, in advance of receiving goods.
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• Ask for the warranty or receipt of the product-
  once you bought an item from a private seller you
  will have no legal comeback if it turns out to be
  faulty so better check it thoroughly before
  handling the money.
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• And always keeps records about the transactions
  made.

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• Fraud warning Scam ads
• Adverts that contain very poor grammar/spelling
  errors
• Anyone requesting money in advance of you
  receiving the goods
• Anyone who says they are in a different town/
  area of the country than the postcode entered on
  the advert
• Anyone offering expensive items for free, or at a
  discounted rate, on the condition that you pay
  large sums of money to cover travel, postage or
  courier cost
• Anyone offering to buy you an item for a higher
  cost than you advertising it at to include
  shipping to them
• Anyone asking you to remove your item
• Anyone offering something that is too good to be
  true
• Anyone who wants payment via money transfer
• Anyone who only corresponds by an email and is
  unavailable on phone
• As many kinds of investment, the chances of
  buying camping gears ending up to a fraud is more
  likely to happen as well. And a scam can be
  devastating for you physically, financially and
  emotionally. Hope this served as a fraud warning
  for you.