KSL Marketplace is taking steps to reduce scammer-induced headaches and launching its new Messages feature this week, allowing KSL Marketplace members with verified email addresses to correspond about listings within a user’s KSL account, without sharing personal contact information. (Screenshot)
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SALT LAKE CITY — For some, participating in online commerce can be an easy way to cash in on old belongings that aren’t needed anymore or score a new item that they’ve been eyeing for a while.
For others, online commerce can be a full-on headache due to one major deterrent: Scammers.
KSL Marketplace is taking steps to reduce these scammer-induced headaches, launching its new Messages feature this week, allowing KSL Marketplace members with verified email addresses to correspond about listings in a user’s KSL account without sharing personal contact information.
“Previously when you used KSL, even the app, if you wanted to communicate with a seller or a buyer, it was all done via email or text which kind of lifted it out of the KSL environment. If you’re like most people, you want to avoid sharing your personal information with anybody,” said Kirk Koenen, director of marketing at Deseret Digital Media.
With Messages, you won’t have to share a phone number or email with a potential buyer or seller, preventing spam and…
