While most individuals who use YKTrader have success with buying, selling, renting or connecting with others, from time to time we do receive reports of people attempting to scam or defraud our users. We have found that one of the best ways to address this problem is to ensure that all transactions take place locally and in-person. Remember that YKTrader is a local classifieds web site and Ads are not reviewed before they go live on the site.

Please take the following precautions while using YKTrader:

• When buying or selling, you should meet in-person to see the product and exchange funds. Meet in a public place with many people around, such as a coffee shop.
• Never send or wire money to sellers or buyers. This includes never mailing a cheque or using payment services like PayPal, eBay Motors Purchase Protection Program, Bidpay, Western Union or Money Gram to pay for items found on YKTrader. YKTrader Classifieds Ltd., eBay, PayPal or any other company does not offer any sort of protection programs or secure payment systems for YKTrader items. Any emails or web sites that talk about such systems are scams, even if they may have the YKTrader logo. If you receive any emails promoting these services, please forward the message to us.
• Never enter your YKTrader password on a web page that shows up after you click on a link in an email. The YKTrader sign in page should always show up as being secure in your web browser.
• Make yourself aware of the signs of a scam. Do not believe the promise of large sums of money for your help in any task.
• Do not give out personal or banking information (e.g. social insurance number, bank account number) over the Internet.
• Inform YKTrader of any attempted fraud or suspicious emails, Ads, or other activity by community members. In case of fraud, file a police report and contact us.

Use common sense. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.