Sawa+ — Safety
Sawa+ Safety Guide
Sawa+ helps you connect with other members, but your safety stays in your hands once an exchange moves off the platform. Follow these rules whether you meet someone for a coffee, hire a skill or join a project.
- Publisher
- SawaLife Ltd
- Registered address
- 128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom
- Privacy contact
- [email protected]
- Effective date
- 2026-11-07
Stay on the platform first
Keep the conversation in Sawa+ messaging for as long as possible before moving to another app or a phone number. It gives you time to get to know the person and keeps our report and block tools within reach.
Never send money
Never transfer money, cryptocurrency or gift cards, or give access to your accounts, to someone met on Sawa+, however urgent or convincing the story. A request for an upfront "fee" to join a project or get an assignment is a classic scam.
Protect your documents and data
Do not share your passport, ID card, home address or bank details by message. For a collaboration, share only what the work requires, and only once you trust the person.
Meet in a public place
For a first meeting (social or professional), choose a busy public place such as a café or a coworking space, ideally in daytime. Avoid private homes and isolated places.
Tell someone you trust
Before a meeting, tell a friend where you are going, with whom and when you expect to be back, and agree on a check-in message. Arrange your own transport so you can leave at any time.
Put collaborations in writing
Before starting work, agree in writing on the scope, deadlines, payment, ownership of the work and confidentiality. SawaLife is not a party to the agreement and does not handle payments: prefer traceable payment methods and milestone payments.
Check what the law requires
Working in Thailand may require a work permit or a registered business, depending on your situation and the work. Check the rules before accepting or offering paid work; SawaLife does not verify it for you.
Trust your instincts
Inconsistent stories, pressure to move fast, a refusal to video call, a job that sounds too good to be true or inappropriate requests are warning signs. You can end any conversation, meeting or collaboration at any time, without justification.
Report any dangerous behaviour
Report threats, blackmail, money requests, sexual content, fake offers, or any suspicion of a minor or of exploitation. If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services first (191 police, 1155 Tourist Police), then report to SawaLife. Scams can also be shared with others on Scam watch.
