Spam and scam awareness

Treat urgency, off-platform payment requests and requests for sensitive personal data as warning signs.

This article is part of the ASBL SQWEER support center and is connected to the relevant policy, safety and support flows.

What this article covers

Typical warning signs

Pressure to move immediately to another app, crypto wallet or direct bank transfer.
Requests for money, gift cards, login codes or identity documents.
Profiles that avoid live verification while escalating intimacy very quickly.

Use photo verification, trust your instincts, meet in public and avoid oversharing exact location or financial details.

Sqweer is designed around approximate location and city-level discovery rather than exact public coordinates.

Use profile visibility and sharing settings to reduce resharing surfaces where available.

Sqweer can support voluntary health-status disclosure, testing reminders and trusted educational content where enabled.

Reduce visible profile data, use discreet photos, disable precise discovery and avoid linking personal identity across platforms.

Keep boundaries clear, avoid oversharing early and use blocking and reporting tools as soon as something feels off.