Safety Advice

At Gumtree, we want you to feel fully confident in buying or selling online, whatever goods or services you’re after. This section is designed to give you some extra guidance if you’re considering renting or hiring services on Gumtree, or making big-ticket purchases like bikes, cars or electronics. You’ll also find our general best practices for meeting buyers or sellers in person. Whatever you need, let us give you the benefit of our experience.

Trust & Safety

Detecting Fraud, Spam and Harmful Content

Gumtree is a hive of activity – with so many ads going live everyday, how do we stop harmful content getting through? Learn about our fraud-fighting efforts.

Detecting fraud, spam & harmful content

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