Online Safety Guide
Last updated: May 2026 · Read before you connect
1. Account Security
- Use a strong, unique password not shared with any other platform
- Change your password immediately if you suspect your account has been accessed by someone else
- FST staff will never ask for your password — by message, phone, or email
- Your phone number is your login identifier — keep it accurate
- It is not visible to other members on your profile
- Do not share your phone number publicly in posts or the community wall
- If your number changes, update it immediately to avoid losing access
2. Protecting Your Personal Information
The following information is never appropriate to share with other members on FST, regardless of how trusted they appear:
Your public profile shows your name, photo, job title, company, country, and city. Think carefully about how much detail you add — you control what is visible.
3. SSO & Sign-In Safety
Frican Social Talks uses Single Sign-On (SSO) from Frican Continental Listings. This means clicking the FST link on the FCL website logs you in automatically. Here is what you need to know:
- SSO tokens are valid for 120 seconds only and cannot be reused. If you are asked to "click a special link" to log into FST from an external source (WhatsApp, email, SMS), do not click it — this is not how FST works.
- The only legitimate way to access FST via SSO is through the Frican Continental Listings navigation bar while logged into FCL.
- No one can send you an SSO link via message. Any message claiming to give you "auto-login access" to FST is a phishing attempt.
- If you access FST directly (not via FCL), you log in normally with your phone number and password.
4. Connection Requests
- A clear, specific reason for connecting
- A complete profile with photo, bio, and job title
- Mutual connections or shared industry
- A professional and respectful message
- No reason given or a vague generic reason
- Blank or very new profile with no photo
- Immediately asks to move to WhatsApp or email
- Mentions money, investment, or urgent opportunity
You are never obligated to accept any connection request. Decline without explanation at any time. If a request is inappropriate, use the Report option on their profile.
5. Private Messages
- Private messages are only between you and your accepted connections. No one else can see them.
- Be cautious of connections who rapidly push towards financial arrangements, romantic involvement, or requests to help "move funds."
- Do not send money to anyone you have only met on FST — even after extended conversation.
- If someone's tone suddenly changes, becomes aggressive, or makes demands — block and report immediately.
- Unsolicited promotional messages from connections are a violation of our Terms. Report them.
- Blocking a user prevents them from seeing your profile and messaging you. Use it freely.
6. Scams & Fraud to Watch For
7. Product Listings
FST allows members to display up to 10 products on their profile. No financial transactions take place on FST. All product enquiries must be handled directly between parties outside the platform.
- Never pay for a product listed on FST without meeting and verifying the item in person first.
- For a full, safer marketplace experience with buyer protections, use Frican Continental Listings — the official FCL marketplace.
- Report any listing that appears fraudulent or promotes illegal goods via the Feedback page.
8. News Feed & Misinformation
The FST Feed aggregates news from third-party sources. FST does not verify, endorse, or take responsibility for the accuracy of external news articles.
- Always verify important news with primary, authoritative sources before sharing or acting on it.
- Do not share news articles on the Wall without reading them — headlines can be misleading.
- If you see content in the Feed that is clearly false, harmful, or dangerous, report it via Feedback.
9. Acceptable Conduct
You must be at least 18 years of age to use this platform.
10. Reporting Concerns
We take every report seriously. You can report concerns in two ways:
Visit the member's profile page and click the Report option. Select the reason and submit. The member will not be notified that you reported them.
For general safety concerns, account issues, suspicious messages, or anything not covered by the profile report — use the Feedback page.
All reports are reviewed by the moderation team. Action taken may include a warning, temporary suspension, or permanent removal depending on severity. False reports submitted in bad faith may result in action against the reporter.