OLX has responded to one of the major problems that customers and sellers posting ads on this growing website have experienced. This happened with some people creating fake ads to con people.
This is the how OLX has responded to their esteemed customers.
It
must have been disappointing dealing with such people on our site. We apologize for that experience. We have blocked the accounts and
telephone numbers of the people you have identified as conducting
fraudulent activities. OLX is a free online classifieds site that
connects Buyers with Sellers and your safety and protection is very
important to us. Before any ad is published on our site, it goes through
a number of quality checks including the Seller's credibility. Like any
other market place, whether it is online or offline, we always need to
take precaution when dealing with both buyers and sellers.
Certain “buyers” and “sellers” will always keep trying to come up with
new ways of cheating the system. That is why we give consumers
fundamental principles of buying and selling as tips on how to safely
transact on OLX. We
communicate these tips through our Help Page on the site, social media
and radio. For example in this particular instance, we always advise our
users not to transfer money until they have viewed the item and are
happy with it.
They have given help links here as they continue helping their customers
31/07/2013