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Early on, most of the scams were exchange offers: PayPal or SEPA for XMR, then bait-and-switch. And bait-and-switch not even a Monero problem: Facebook Marketplace and car dealerships live on the same trick lol:))) Digital goods and “finish this on my other site” are the same family: the tell is the moment they pull you off-platform.
After the impersonation holes were closed (no name change, no profile pics for new accounts etc.) and new swappers had to bond (see swapper bond rule), the scams shifted toward physical listings: e.g. the current line is usually some version of "please pay at least part of my commute / fare first" (see latest reports on forum).
So keeping Kashilo physical until there is escrow is the right default, but it just is not a complete shield. Fckg scammers...
IMO, from my bazaar experience I came to a sad conclusion: humanity failed at its main task - producing good humans...
That shift is the useful part: once the platform holes close, the scam moves into the conversation itself, and "pay part of my fare first" is just a pre-payment ask with a human face. kashilo's answer today is thin but clear: nothing is paid up front, a meeting-point trade is pay on handover, and shipping without escrow is the buyer's risk, said plainly. What I can add cheaply is a warning in the chat the moment money is mentioned before goods. Not a shield either, but it names the tell.
Thank you for the cases, I read them. Most of the burn happens on digital goods and account sales, with the redirect to another site as the tell. That is the strongest argument I have seen today for keeping kashilo physical, at least until there is escrow.
For "this account is me elsewhere": every kashilo account already has a key pair that never leaves the device, so a signed statement you could paste into a Nostr or X profile is within reach. Not built and not promised tonight, but it moved to the top of the trust list, ahead of the chosen handle.