Online buying and selling
If a platform permits external chat, consider a temporary link for practical questions about an item or collection. Keep payment and transaction protection within the marketplace itself.
New contacts · Personal boundaries
Talk about the details. Not your private details.
Sometimes you need a quick conversation with someone you do not know well. Keeping your personal telephone number private can be a sensible boundary.
START A 1-ON-1 CHAT ↗Why keep the conversation separate?
Local clubs and community events
People organising a handover or meeting can communicate without automatically exchanging personal numbers. Make sure both parties trust the invitation source.
One-time coordination
A delivery handoff, small event or quick question does not always require a new lifelong contact in your messaging app.
How to use GHOST CHAT
STEP 1
Verify who you are talking to
Use the original platform to confirm the other person and check whether its rules allow moving the conversation elsewhere.
STEP 2
Start a short private room
Choose 1-on-1 chat and share your private invite through a trusted channel. Do not post the room code publicly.
STEP 3
Keep transactions separate
Never move payments, verification codes or account-recovery steps into a new chat to avoid marketplace protections. End the chat when it is no longer needed.