Vet the other side before cash or goods change hands.
Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, Craigslist, Instagram DMs — peer-to-peer commerce means trusting a stranger with your money or your stuff. Run a TrustCheck on the buyer or seller before you meet up, ship, or pay a deposit.
The scams and surprises this use case is built for
- Buyers who no-show, bounce checks, or send fraudulent payments
- Sellers who take a deposit and disappear
- High-value listings (watches, jewelry, vehicles, electronics) used to lure scams
- Identity used by multiple known scam patterns
Common scenarios
Used cars, motorcycles, RVs
Before driving across town with cash.
Watches, jewelry, vintage
Before wiring a deposit on a $20K Rolex.
Sneakers, sports cards, TCG
Before shipping a holo Charizard to a buyer.
Concert tickets, event resales
Before paying for tickets from a stranger.
Estate sales, FSBO furniture
Before meeting at a house you've never been to.
This is what you'll see
Every TrustCheck returns a 0–100 score, a per-channel signal breakdown, and an AI-written narrative summary tailored to your scenario.
“Strong cross-channel match with established history. No scam-pattern signals. Reasonable to proceed with standard precautions — meet in public, inspect before paying.”
- Phone matchPASS
- Email matchPASS
- Digital footprintPASS
What TrustMatch tells you for this scenario
- Whether the contact info you have ties to a single real, consistent identity.
- Whether that identity matches known scam-pattern profiles in our risk graph.
- How established the identity is — a brand-new contact channel for a $5K item is a red flag.
- An AI-written summary specific to peer-to-peer commerce risk, with go / no-go recommendations.
Recommended actions for this use case
- 1For high-value items, meet at a bank or police-station 'safe trade zone.'
- 2Prefer cash or instant bank transfers; reject money orders and gift cards.
- 3Never ship before cleared payment — Zelle and Venmo are not 'cleared.'
- 4Ask for a video call holding the item before paying any deposit.
One name plus a phone or email is all you need.
Two free TrustChecks for life. No card required to start.
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