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| Jasmine
Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
2012-12-04 20:52:54
Classified Ads Scam
1 |   Mike Preston Hi Everyone Could you please email me if you have done anything reported this Mike preston to the police i will not rest until this crook is caught i have informed the police barclays banks and the fraud agency in london of you could please email me jasmin... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Thamesmead, Greenwich, United Kingdom
2012-12-04 13:07:32
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Mike Preston of Invernes lives in Inverness, unable to deliver nor pick up car because he works in an oil rig, recently divorced etc..
banks with Barclay but the bank would not do anything about it even if you report that he is committing fraudulent activities and possibly money l... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2012-12-04 04:15:21
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Henry Edward, again. I'd found out about Henry Edward on this site, when I looked him up after a suspicious conversation about my listing.
Henry:
Do you still have the listing for sale?Let me know the present
condition of it and why you are selling it.
Me:
Yes, I still have... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2012-12-04 04:15:18
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Henry Edward, again. I'd found out about Henry Edward on this site, when I looked him up after a suspicious conversation about my listing.
Henry:
Do you still have the listing for sale?Let me know the present
condition of it and why you are selling it.
Me:
Yes, I still have... ⇒ more |
| BETH
Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
2012-12-03 17:54:44
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | 2008 HONDA CR-V 2.2 CTDI EX DIESEL 4X4 (1983746465) READ FROM BOTTOM UPWARDS NOTE: I DID NOT REALLY TRANSFER THE MONEY I WAS ABOUT TO UNTIL I WENT INTO THE BANK AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, I COPY AND PASTED HIS EMAIL AND THIS WEBSITE CAME UP, I WAS VERY LUCKY!!!... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United Kingdom
2012-12-01 08:50:57
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Gumtree Car Scam Mike Preston Mike is at it again, trying to sell me a Audi TT 1.8 TFSI for £6600, whom he says had been well looked after by his daughter. Thank god I thought it was too good to be true and googled his email address first and found out that he had tried to scam all... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Wigan, Wigan, United Kingdom
2012-11-29 22:42:56
Classified Ads Scam
1 | 2005 facelift range rover td6 for sale
On 27 Nov 2012, at 23:07, Mike Preston wrote:
Thank you for your email. This 2005 FACELIFT RANGE ROVER TD6 SILVER is currently located in Invernes because I just finished the divorce with my wife and I have moved here. My car... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-11-29 00:56:54
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  +1 Email received by me after placing an advertisment for a motor vehicle on Gumtree Thanks a lot for getting back i really appreciate , My name is joe and am working at sea at the moment,on the west Aquarius submersible to be precise.I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work we do not have access to phone at... ⇒ more |
| Dvaid Hoy
Somewhere in Australia
2012-11-29 00:18:16
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Gumtree Scam Selling a motorbike on Gumtree and he asked about the price and I got this response.
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition.I'm at sea at the moment as petroleum engineer on a rig offshore,i won't be able to come for the inspecti... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Uplyme, Devon, United Kingdom
2012-11-28 09:30:21
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +13 Mike Preston Inverness Gumtree advert Another occurence of this previously reported scam
Response from 'seller' of vehicle supposedly in Exeter below
Thank you for your email. This 2000 MERCEDES ML 270 CDI is currently located in Invernes because I just finished the divorce with my wife and ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Beckenham, Bromley, United Kingdom
2012-11-27 23:52:13
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Gum tree car sale scam BMW 2007 530d m sport estate automatic , the car is in Inverness I'm working on rowan gorilla oil platform have just split up from his wife bollacks don't get sucked in by this scamming bastard . Advertised in gum tree ... ⇒ more |
| P Potter
Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom
2012-11-26 13:45:11
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Gumtree Ad for Hi-Lux Invincible Auto Reg 77 SD by Michael Preston payment to D ARBAUGH Advertised on Gumtree Toyota Hilux Invicible, payment through Ebay Payment Protection (which is a scam website linked to the invoice number he sends you) this claims Payments are protected up to £20,000 by Ebay. IT ISN'T!!!
Seeems he uses the Same sto... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Point Cook, Victoria, Australia
2012-11-25 08:42:10
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 classified ad scam Daved Edmond this person try to buy my truck through car sales .
I have just completed the payment and i expected paypal to have
notified you to this effect.check your mail folders(inbox,spam and junk
mail) i sent $17,600 in all.i added $1,600 but $1,500... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2012-11-25 08:32:47
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Selling a bike "Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition.I'm at sea at the moment as petroleum engineer on a rig offshore,i won't be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my work and i would have called but our calling is restricted,a... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Eton, Queensland, Australia
2012-11-20 01:22:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree scam posing to buy a car from us in a hurry, not able to view it, payment via paypal, asking for Account details, transport by courier...... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Mitcham, Victoria, Australia
2012-11-14 04:38:55
Business Venture Scam
1 | Offer to buy items Asks to email you details of goods for sale to williamskunes@yahoo.com. Offers to buy whatever you have for sale with no negotiation. He will deposit money directly into PayPal and have a courier pick up the goods, asks for home address. He has moved to En... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales, Australia
2012-11-13 11:04:57
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Scammer on Gumtree burkejim82@gmail.com Was contacted my mobile text asking me to email him more details to burkejim82@gmail.com. Was interested in sale, sent paypal invoice in which he requested me to change the paypal invoice to a 'Western Union' account and that he would reemburse me for deli... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Glenola, New South Wales, Australia
2012-11-08 02:47:22
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Jim Burke via Gumtree website I received the following email in response to a number of adds I had placed -
Alright Mate,
I am interested in buying your item. I wish i could come for viewing and inspection as am currently out of the country at the moment and i want it picked up befo... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2012-11-07 08:08:41
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Car Purchase Scam Email also jayopel@hotmail.com.
Received a txt requesting my "last price" on the car I was selling, requesting that it be sent to the hotmail address. Received a response from the gmail address which follows:
Solex Jay jaycool1970@gmail.com
6:05 PM (1 ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-11-05 06:50:24
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Miss Just letting you all know it happened to me today I was selling my car on gumtree and was contacted by him mentioning exactly the same emails luckily I did a google search first and found out how this person was a scammer thank goodness we are doing sites ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
2012-10-31 10:46:15
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +7 motorhome scam I enquired after this motorhome, supposedly in Crawley, West Sussex and was sent a message via Gumtree from *Mike* asking me to email him my telephone number on preston8910@gmail.com. I did so and recieved this email.....
***Thank you for your email. As y... ⇒ more |
| simon sterritt
Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom
2012-10-28 11:14:14
Classified Ads Scam
1 | oil rig scam I had a vauxhall royale for sale on gumtree belfast and next morning i received a text message form a man calling himself stephen rehman saying he is interested in my car and asking me to reply to his email i did this and he requested more pics of car and ... ⇒ more |
| Paul hammer
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
2012-10-27 14:17:01
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree T5 camper scam VW T5 Campervan Gumtree advert Ad ref 1002169907 was reported on 26 October to Gumtree as a scam along with all the other recent T5 camper vans unrealistically priced as of today. The adverts are easy to spot as pointed out several months back to Gumtree b... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-10-25 08:56:43
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Buying a car scam Hi
I had my car listed on multiple car websites but Gumtree was the dodgy one!!!
This guy contacted me first via text and advised to contact him via email address: daved1516@gmail.com
He said he wanted to by my car and he would pay the asking price. He al... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Southport, Queensland, Australia
2012-10-24 21:13:43
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +6 burkejim82@yahoo.com - gumtree
Thanks a lot.I have actually tried to get this kind of Merchandise here earlier from here but most of the ones I got either have one huge mechanical fault or the other and some have even had accidents in the past while some are extremely exorbitant. As to... ⇒ more |
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