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| Sun
Singapore, , Singapore
2016-05-20 13:41:00
Rental Scam
1 |  +10 Rental scam Let me introduce myself. I am Thao Vu,
29 years nonsmoker Vietnamese lady coming to Singapore,I am doctor on
cruise ship and I have limited time to surf the internet but I will
find time to call you. I will like you to kindly calculate the total
cost c... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
2016-05-20 11:31:34
Auction/eBay Scam
1 |  Gumtree / moneygram scam Address: 24 Rue des Dames  Â
Zip Code: 75017
City: Paris
Country: France
Offered to buy, pay asap etc. Makes excuses of being unable to travel, wheelchair ridden, partially blind. Has personal courier agent who's fees you have to cover. M... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2016-05-18 04:37:14
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Scam I am selling.my wedding dress on Gumtee and received a text message from this person through Gumtree who said they were interested in buying my dress and if the price was final and to email the email address they provided for further contact. I have attatx... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2016-05-16 10:23:09
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:28529 Thanks for getting back.I'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on your advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG),which am presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project...we do not have access to phone at th... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2016-05-16 02:47:59
Classified Ads Scam
1 | I had a uneasy feeling I advertised my caravan and this came to my Phone. its funny but she didn't go though Gumtree so got suspicious looked her up and Bingo. Trust your gut feeling always. The comprehension is the give-away
On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 6:40 PM, ____________ wr... ⇒ more |
| Sue
Kingston upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
2016-05-15 18:33:43
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | GUMTREE COURIER SCAM Claims to be disabled but can send a courier, I thought it was odd when I had 2 BMX bikes listed and he wanted to buy both, costing over £200 in total. I Googled him and found him on here before making any kind of transaction.... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Nerang, Queensland, Australia
2016-05-15 06:57:57
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 macsmith202@gmail.com Scam trying to buy from my ad on Gumtree it say is my furniture still for sale did not specify the article then a email arrived telling me to give Paypal details or my BSB and bank account details apparently they are at sea working on a gas rig... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2016-05-15 05:02:25
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:28516 Pretending to be an interested car buyer... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2016-05-15 03:10:59
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Gumtree Scammer! I put an ad on gumtree about selling an original brand of a woman bag. This person name is Samantha Smith (of course it's not his/her real name), then she texted me that she was interested in buying the bag. It says that she wanted me to reply her by email... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
2016-05-12 11:58:55
Fake/Counterfeit Goods
1 | +3 Sells Fake I phones as the real thing This Fellow sells fake Iphones on Gumtree. He charged me £400 for a fake iphone!
He is a professional scammer, a smooth talker and I now see he runs other scams as well.
The email address in the scam below is the same email address I received a fake i... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2016-05-10 03:24:00
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:28450 Like i said in my previous email,i have no phone over there...All i can do is to give you my details which is:
36 koolpinyah crescent tiwi northern territory 0810,australia
lisence number - 16723654
DOB- 29th oct,1975.
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:24 AM... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2016-05-09 05:38:30
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Scam text message after details sourced from Gumtree Sent a text message in response to an ad up on Gumtree selling some basic furniture. The message goes... "Do you still have the Gumtree Furniture for sale? kindly reply to (macsmith202@gmail.com) plz no text."
This seemed odd, so I did a little googling ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, United Kingdom
2016-05-08 21:54:58
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Mikedeann123@gmail.com Claimed to be disabled and In a wheelchair but his courier agent can collect it. He wanted me to give me addresses and personal details to him but I googled it before I sent them and discovered scamdex :) reported to police Aswell... ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Ferndown, Dorset, United Kingdom
2016-05-07 19:25:19
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 Gloria Joubert at it again as Steven Morris Got an email from 'Steven Morris' wanting to buy a motorbike I had advertised on Gumtree. Said he was working offshore etc and wanted to buy as a surprise gift for his son. The same person obviously as many others on this site. Contacted me via email see... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in
2016-05-06 10:23:00
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Buyer scammer Thanks for getting back,am okay with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Wigan, Wigan, United Kingdom
2016-05-05 13:57:08
Classified Ads Scam
1 | gumtree scam Someone attempted to scam me today. We have a number of items for sale on Gumtree. A buyer contacted me showing an interest in a item but couldn't collect as he was in a wheelchair ( apparently buying for his son ) so said he'd send a courier and could he ... ⇒ more |
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| Andy
Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
2016-05-04 12:32:08
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Scam from an advert on Gumtree I saw this on your website and I've just had exactly the same e-mail after advertising on Gumtree::
THIS EMAIL WAS RECEIVED AFTER A TEXT MESSAGE TO MY ADD ON GUMTREE. THE TEXT MESSAGE GAVE THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW. I WAS SUSPICIOUS JUST WITH THE TEXT.
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| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2016-05-04 07:04:34
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree Scam SMSed me via Gumtree for details of my Ad listing and asked for a response via email.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Slough, Slough, United Kingdom
2016-05-03 09:35:07
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Fraudulent paying for trailer Texted me to ask if my trailer was still for sale and to contact him/her on bradleyprice900@gmail.com
it runs pretty much the same as the other scams about him on here.... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Somewhere in United Kingdom
2016-05-03 08:11:06
1 | Untitled on 1, ref:28349 WIll want to buy your item but only want to pay via PayPal. ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2016-05-03 00:29:19
Identity Theft
1 | Be careful of emails that are offering to buy goods off gumtree and wanting bank details etc Thanks for getting back.I'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2016-04-30 10:23:55
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree Scam I recently posted an ad on gumtree selling my car. I was contacted via text message first asking me to contact the person through email. The strange part was that the name who sent the message came up as Scott (I don't have any in my contact list) but his ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Dalrymple, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
2016-04-30 10:16:07
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | wanting money to be sent by money gram for over payment to paypal for supposed purchase off gumtree they said wanted to buy goods we had for sale on gumtree and to remove advert immediately and ignore all other buyers. they would have to get a courier to collect goods but due to their condition could not get out to pay agent so they would send money for ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2016-04-28 20:21:46
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Scam Almost scammed by upfront shipping fees. $1500 for shipping my vehicle i had for sale.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Point Cook, Victoria, Australia
2016-04-28 10:49:57
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | employee of NZOG
From: Wendy Williams
Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎28‎ ‎April‎ ‎2016 ‎20‎:‎01
Thanks for getting back.I'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert...i work with New Zealand O... ⇒ more |
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