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| No Name
Somewhere in Australia
2012-06-08 01:30:53
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  +4 daved1516@gmail.com EXACTLY the same wording as his other scams. "give me your paypal details so i can send payment and organise courier. i await your reply".
this was for a 6000$ motorbike i listed on gumtree. he didnt want to look at it because he was "offshore for work".
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| No Name
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2012-06-07 23:38:46
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  holden ute for sale on gumtree wanted my pay pal details when i didn't specify payment that way and promised to arrange a courier for pick up for my ute on gumtree... ⇒ more |
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| Kim Harris
Somewhere in Australia
2012-06-06 12:20:26
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 Dave Edmond Same wording as every one else. He however gave the following personal details:
when questioned about the legitimacy of the request he gave this information:
36 koolpinyah crescent tiwi northern territory 0810,Australia
lisence number - 16723654
DO... ⇒ more |
| Mark F
Somewhere in Australia
2012-06-06 09:13:22
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +10 Txt from scammer and email regarding a car I'm selling Thanks a lot for the email. I am away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,whi... ⇒ more |
| Paul
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
2012-06-02 09:30:01
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Selling motor vehicle on Classified ad Initial contact via text message to advertisement on Gumtree. Email communications followed:
"Thanks a lot for the email. I am away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Bas... ⇒ more |
| Paul
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
2012-06-02 09:28:57
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 Selling motor vehicl on Gumtree Initial contact via text message to advertisement on Gumtree. Email communications followed:
"Thanks a lot for the email. I am away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Bas... ⇒ more |
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| Ken Renew
Somewhere in Australia
2012-06-01 03:46:21
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Paypal scam I advertised a guitar for sale on Gumtree and got an immediate response. He asked for more details then sent the email below.
I checked on the net for Paypal scams. This took me to the scamdex website and there was the email reply word for word with onl... ⇒ more |
| Pokker
Somewhere in Ireland
2012-05-27 04:30:18
Classified Ads Scam
1 | tony.cason5 Text SMS Message Recieved via sms as I have seen a number of your other reporters. Offering 700 more than what I asked. Clearly a dodgy contact. Thanks for the reference.... ⇒ more |
| Michael Richards
Somewhere in United States
2012-05-22 06:17:07
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:2789 This person, Rodney Kennedy (rodneykennedy21@gmail.com, sent email advising that he wanted to purchase the car straight away and would pay via 'PayPal', exactly same text as he has sent others. In my one, he was an Engineer on a ship; to the other one, he ... ⇒ more |
| Lisa
Gnowangerup, Western Australia, Australia
2012-05-20 02:56:04
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree Ad scam Sent me an inbox about tla car I have for sale!!!... ⇒ more |
| tom
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2012-05-16 14:31:14
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +1 chrs.lowden110@gmail.com
Christopher louther
Thanks a lot for the email.I am away at sea at the moment,on the west aquarius submersible to be precise, we do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messagin... ⇒ more |
| Roy
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2012-05-16 08:20:43
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +3 Christopher Lowden I advertised a car for sale. Received text message saying send details to email address. Received reply saying he is a marine engineer working for West Aquarius Submersable NT and can not send or receive phone calls. Willing to buy car for his next holiday... ⇒ more |
| Lyshiez
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2012-05-15 09:38:03
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Car scam chrs.lowden110@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 01:45:31 +0000
Thanks for getting back to me, so sorry that i couldn't call you due to the nature of my work, we do not have access to phone calls at
the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,am a marine engi... ⇒ more |
| Caroline
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-05-15 08:21:01
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree for sale ad. Sounded suspicious so I searched Google.Same scam has happended to others This seems to be a regular scam. I received the same email response as others he has responded to. See below for details
Hi thanks for the mail,am ok with the price and the condition,am
buying it for my holiday,because i'll be coming soon from our r... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-05-14 02:25:27
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 DavEd - trying to buy our car off of www.gumtree.com.au Had an email response to our car ad on www.gumtree.com.au
We asked him to contact us and he just sent an email with the following message:
Hi thanks for the mail,am ok with the price and the condition,am
buying it for my holiday,because i'll be coming s... ⇒ more |
| Cal Nelson
South Golden Beach, New South Wales, Australia
2012-05-10 13:38:09
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Gum tree Car Sale Scam Thanks for getting back to me, so sorry that i couldn't call you due
to the nature of my work, we do not have access to phone calls at
the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,am a marine engineer am away
at sea at the moment as i work with west aquarius su... ⇒ more |
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| Natalie M
Somewhere in Australia
2012-05-10 00:41:25
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Another one Chris smith tried to scam. We are selling our car on gum tree within a few minutes we had a reply from Chris smith, 1st email replys weren't working we're he used a diffrent email, then we recieved another saying sorry I'm working on the west aquarius so no phone connection up here.... ⇒ more |
| Annette Hawkes
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2012-05-09 12:49:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 | DavEd received a text message on 31/12/2011 then received the same message again on the 9/5/2012. Same wording just different email addresses.
I would like to know the present condition and firm price for your listing. easier to contace me on: davidedmond0... ⇒ more |
| Tayla
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
2012-05-09 09:24:59
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Cristopher patrick Revived a text MSG about my car that I just posted on gumtree.com.au
- this is the MSG I recieved,Mate,is your Car still available,Please get back to me on cr.patrick231@gmail.com for the firm price as my phone line is presently scrambled.Regards..
After r... ⇒ more |
| selma price
Somewhere in Australia
2012-05-08 13:54:32
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +3 mrs price
Re: FW: re volvoâ€
7/05/2012
Reply â–¼
I received 2 very similiar emails on May 7th 2012 re the sale of my car, one from dave edmond and another from a rodney kennedy both ... ⇒ more |
| scam me? DOUBT IT!
Somewhere in Australia
2012-05-08 10:05:59
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Car buying scam Advertised our car for sale, recieved a text message only a few hours after the ad was placed. When responding to the initial text the email supplied would not work, sign number 1 i guess!
Followed on with 2 or 3 more emails which we have now found the... ⇒ more |
| Shannon
Morisset, New South Wales, Australia
2012-05-06 11:26:41
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 Gumtree Scam Janet Cool... Had item listed for 2 hours, recieved a text with no phone number just a weird name and email... was a little suss, as they didn't mention what item they were looking at as I had a few items listed, I asked them which item they were interested in and they ... ⇒ more |
| Glen McFarlane
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2012-05-05 09:21:37
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:2451
Thanks a lot for the email .I am away at sea at the moment,on the west aquarius submersible to be precise, we do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. What is... ⇒ more |
| Maree Nesbitt
Alstonville, New South Wales, Australia
2012-05-03 02:51:05
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Classified Ad reply In reply to my ad I received a text message with an email address. Once I sent an email, he responded,
"Thanks a lot for the email .I am away at sea at the moment,on the west aquarius submersible to be precise, we do not have access to phone at the mome... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2012-05-02 03:27:54
Classified Ads Scam
1 | jakecraig44@yahoo.com - gumtree Scammer is prepared to pay for goods sight unseen. Email seems generic and infact is almost similar to other I have seen on scam sights. See below
Thanks a lot.I have actually tried to get this kind of Merchandise here earlier from here but most of the o... ⇒ more |
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