Safety Tips

Your safety is important when communicating with people you meet through online classified advertisements. LankaAds provides the platform, but users should make their own decisions and take reasonable precautions.

Protect Your Personal Information

Do not share passwords, OTP codes, banking information, identity documents or other sensitive information with unknown people.

Be Careful With Payments

Be cautious when someone asks for an advance payment, deposit, gift card, cryptocurrency or unusual payment method.

Never send money simply because an advertiser pressures you to do so.

Meet Safely

If you decide to meet someone you discovered through an online advertisement:

• Choose a safe and appropriate location.

• Tell someone you trust about your plans.

• Keep your phone accessible.

• Consider arranging your own transportation.

• Leave if you feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

Check Advertisements Carefully

Review the advertisement information before contacting an advertiser. Be cautious if information appears inconsistent, unrealistic or deliberately misleading.

Beware of Scams

Be particularly careful with requests involving urgent payments, guaranteed returns, fake verification fees, suspicious links or requests for account credentials.

Report Suspicious Listings

If you believe an advertisement is fraudulent, misleading, abusive or violates LankaAds policies, report it to our team.

Verified Listings

A Verified label indicates that the listing has gone through the applicable LankaAds verification process. Verification should not be considered a guarantee of a transaction or service.

Trust Your Judgment

If something feels unsafe or suspicious, stop communicating and seek appropriate assistance.

In an emergency or if you believe a crime has occurred, contact the relevant local authorities.