You can avoid would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules:

• DEAL LOCALLY WITH PEOPLE YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON -Never agree to ship an item if they want to pay you more than what you ask for.
• ADOPTIONS ARE ALWAYS A SCAM!  Pets or Babies we are not an adoption agency nor do we allow anyone to post adoptions.
• NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.
• FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.
• Hoosier Free Ads IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TRANSACTION, and does not handle payments, guarantee transactions, provide escrow services, or offer "buyer protection" or "seller certification" so if someone says they are a registered seller with us they are scamming.
• NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
• AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION, or will want to go through a Proxy.
• Brazil Times Story on Adoption Scam
• REMEMBER IF IT SEEMS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT PROBABLY IS.

Who should I notify about fraud or scam attempts?

• FTC toll free hotline: 877-FTC-HELP (877-382-4357)
• FTC online complaint form (www.ftc.gov)
• Indiana Attorney General  www.ai.org
• If you have nasty emails from someone forward those to Us so we can have their ISP delete them.