Scammers on QL
Qatar Living should incorporate more security features in their website.
Its full of scammers like Kijiji and craiglist.
Specially Cars, Cell phones and other electronic devices.
QL should protect its Qatar based users by incorporating SMS verification on doha based cell phone numbers before posting any add in the classified section.
Any support and comment folks.
To avoid scammers coming and posting messages , Qatar living should Verify for a SMS verification code to their mobile and for persisting customers, log in can be done only by sms verification code sent to thier mobile and new creators can be registered only with sms code verification. Also while posting if there is no mobile number of qatar , do not allow to post it
Those are not scammers... they are just idiots... or in case they find other idiots who are willing to send money through WU without any confirmation of receiving their order.
Most trustworthy scammers are here in Qatar.
In any case, your idea would just reduce the number of ads and prevent posting multiple ads (like they do it now), which is still a good way to cleanup most of the mess in the Classifieds.
But before you blame it on the africans and the brits you might want to take a look in our own back yard.
I meant a self generated sms from qatar living by sending a verification code on a Qatari mobile number and once you input that code it will make the add visible over the website.
In this way any one sitting out side Qatar won't be able to post any thing until or unless they have a Qatari mobile number. Did you get that Runner1409.
Usually these scammers operate from UK or West Africa
I agree with you Prism too
How about being a bit self smart after all its ones own money and scammers are not only on QL..:)
could be an option... but SMS is very cheap... anyone can afford one SMS to post a scam advertising that might bring them 10000Qr :)