Beware scammers asking you to text them

We've seen a recent increase in scammers sending private messages to BikeList sellers. They usually provide their phone number and ask for the seller to text them. This is a marketplace scam used to dupe sellers into helping the scammers get a Google Voice number set up using the seller's identity.

More information can be found from this local Boston news station's article or directly from the FTC.

If you receive one of these messages, contact us ASAP and we'll disable the user's account. If you see an account with the word "scam" in it, we've already disabled it and put that label on it. :)