Is it safe? How HazzaHub checks every Hopper
Handing an errand to a stranger sounds risky. Here is exactly what makes it safe — including the one thing (a gate code) that a scammer simply cannot fake.
Bisaya: Luwas ba? Ang matag Hopper gisusi sa HazzaHub.
Tagalog: Ligtas ba? Sinusuri ng HazzaHub ang bawat Hopper.
The red flags of an errand scam
Wherever you arrange help — an app, a Facebook group, a text — the warning signs are the same: someone asks you to pay a fee “to apply” or “to release” something, pushes you to pay outside the app, asks for your OTP or PIN, or will not be properly identified. A legitimate errand needs none of those. Knowing these red flags protects you everywhere, not only here.
Every Hopper is ID-checked
Before anyone can take an errand, they pass an ID check with a liveness selfie. Risky repairs need a trade certificate.
Customers are verified too
Until a customer is verified, they can only pay by E-wallet or HazzaHub balance, up to ₱500.
Your money is held
When you pay by E-wallet, the money is held until the task is done. Your Hopper is paid only when you give the gate code at handover.
During the errand
Follow your Hopper on a live map, chat inside the app, and use the SOS button if anything feels wrong.
Rules everyone agrees to
Before posting or accepting, both sides tick short rules for that kind of task, and HazzaHub keeps the time and the exact words.
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