Personal Safety
The overwhelming majority of naijabazaar users are trustworthy and well-meaning.
With billions of human interactions, the incidence of violent crime related to naijabazaar is extremely low.
Millions of violent crimes occur in the U.S. each year: 10,000+ homicides, 600,000+ robberies, 5 million assaults.
Nevertheless, please take the same common sense precautions online as you would offline.
When meeting someone for the first time, please remember to:
- Insist on a public meeting place like a cafe, bank, or shopping center.
- Do not meet in a secluded place, or invite strangers into your home.
- Be especially careful buying/selling high value items.
- Tell a friend or family member where you’re going.
- Take your cell phone along if you have one.
- Consider having a friend accompany you.
- Trust your instincts.
Taking these simple precautions helps make naijabazaar safer for everyone.
For more information about personal safety online, check out these resources:
- http://www.staysafeonline.org/
- http://www.onguardonline.gov/
- http://getsafeonline.org
- http://wiredsafety.org
Please review our avoiding scams page as well.