TipOff Reports for carsGuide (carsguide.com.au)| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-11-19 10:46:07 Overpayment Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) |  Car Buying Scam Scammer Information Enquired through carsales.com.au on a car I had posted for sale. Clearly a scammer, responded through a dodgy sms program. Requested to pay for the car and have a courier pick it up and then transfer to the other side of the country. Wanted my paypal account or my bsb and account number. Not going to happen dodgy guy! Could see what would happen. He would claim to have overpaid for something and request that I transfer the overpayment back to him blah blah. Go and get a job m… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2015-11-16 22:32:44 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) |  trying to purchase my motorbike Scammer Information micmunday@outlook.com these 2 replied to my car sales add for sale of motorbike
grantabbottau@outlook.com
Thanks for getting back,I'm fine with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,
I work on a remote mine site in New Zealand and the reception is terrible. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 10days off and 20days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-11-01 06:13:32 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Email wanting to buy car Scammer Information Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my son who just graduated on top of his class in Australia national university (ANU) ,he studied Business Law and Professional Ethics Minor and am so proud of him . I want it as a suprise package to appreciate him towards his achievement and to be delivered before my arrival NT as my family lives in NT.
I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-10-06 07:29:49 Generic/Unspecified Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car buying scam on Carsales and elsewhere Scammer Information A new and well known scam where scammer eventually tries to trick buyer into paying money for the courier cost to Darwin. First contacted by SMS from an online SMS facility asking me to email them. Also trades under TAITE WHITIKAUPEKA alias. I received identical SMS's from both these people on the same day. DO NOT DEAL WITH!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2015-09-26 09:49:02 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Bikesales Scammer Information bikesales scam - working offshore, no access to credit or bank account online, ANZ bank account linked with paypal, wants my paypal account info or my bsb and account number of my bank to 'send' me money… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2015-09-18 11:07:33 Auction/eBay Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Scammer boat sale Scammer Information 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 moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can p… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-08-25 22:54:15 Generic/Unspecified Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | +6 Selling Car Scammer Information Initially asked for details of the car. He said he works as a sailor. He would have spoken to me directly but couldnt do it as he was very very busy with his work and unable to phone. he said, his son has moved to NT. He is planning to gift a car to his son . Asked for pay pal detail or bank account details as he was going to lodge payment and then get courier to pick up the car. i spoke to VIC roads about this. i asked him for drivers licence which he mailed me photoshopped… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2015-06-16 10:00:04 Auction/eBay Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car buying scam Scammer Information i have my car listed on Gumtree, eBay and Carsguide.com.au. I received a message from an unknown number, saying:I would like to know if your car is still for sale if yes get back to me only on my email (dgold2071@gmail.com) with lowest price. I did, got the email below. I thought it was a scam and googled it. I emailed back to say I would not give out any bank details and will need to meet the buyer. I have not received another email back. I have also received another text … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Dan Doncaster East, Victoria, Australia 2015-06-13 01:51:03 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | CarsGuide - advertised a car and received an email from "Jamie Scott" saying he wanted to tfer the money into my bank account an Scammer Information I had advertised a car on CarsGuide.com.au
Received a reply from Jamie Scott requesting the final asking price.
I replied stating the price and current condition of the car.
Within minutes there was a reply saying that's fine and requested that I send him my PayPal details or BSB Acc number for tfer of the money. The email also stated that once the payment was complete, he would arrange a courier to come and collect the car.
This all sounded too good to be true so… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-06-12 09:58:31 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car sales Scammer Information Some scammer trying to buy my car. Looked up some details he sent and the company warned me of scammers.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-06-10 10:10:45 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | +3 New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) New Zealand Taranaki Basin kapo project., tried to buy car Auction/eBay Scam - carsGuide (carsgu Scammer Information I posted an ad on gumtree regarding selling a car.
Scammer contacted me saying he wanted to buy for his son who has graduated. Scammer was working offshore and didnt have access to his credit cards/phone but wanted to pay through bank deposit/paypal.
Googled NZOG and seen scammers page.
With exact same stories but using different names.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2015-06-02 02:13:37 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | trying to buy a car Scammer Information tryed to buy my car and as soon as they said they were on a oil rig but wanted to buy the car i new it was a scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Somewhere in Australia 2015-05-18 09:47:26 MalWare, Trojans, Virus payloads carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | +3 Car purchase scam Scammer Information Sean Carter Bill, 24 Kurrajong Crescent Nightcliff NT 0810 Australia
Driver Licence 051532752 … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-05-16 02:07:40 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Ramond jack scammer (ramindjack003@gmail.com) when selling car Scammer Information Received text message response to car advertised on cars guide.com.au as below:
"Is your car on carsguide still for sale? What is the lowest price and condition of it, get back to me through my email address (ramondjack003@gmail.com)"
After sending an email reply, I received this email back:
"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 Zea… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-05-13 04:04:05 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Used Car Scammer Information Advertised a car for sale, received a txt message from an internet site saying to reply to an email address this is the email that we received back. It seemed sus so we googled his name and found other reports on here with different spelling and email variations but all with the exact same email reply.
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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Somewhere in United States 2015-05-08 13:38:50 Lottery Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | CONGRATULATION'S !!!! YOUR EMAIL WON Ј450,000.00 READ THE ATTACH DOCUMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION Scammer Information Dr. Steven Sandler
General Manager, Online Division, UK
E-mail: claims_validation@163.com
MICROSOFT® CORPORATIONS
Cardinal Place
80-100 Victoria Street
London, SW1E 5JL
United Kingdom
Owen Sagness
Managing Director,
Microsoft® UK and Vice President, Microsoft International… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-04-17 04:56:57 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Text to mobile expressing interest in car Scammer Information Received text saying interested in buying vehicle I have advertised and asked I provide bank details to deposit money into my account- yeah right! … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2015-03-25 22:11:39 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Peter Clinton is still up to his old tricks buying cars online Scammer Information He initially sent a text message stating he was interested in the car ad, what was the last firm price & it's present condition. Then to kindly email him at peterclinton90@gmail.com
When we tried to send a text back it would not be delivered.
Sent a short email to Peter Clinton and received the following:
Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the condition as described on the advert and i will be paying your last asking price,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-03-16 04:53:06 Auction/eBay Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | +1 Selling a Car Scammer Information
Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my son who just graduated ontop of his class in Australia national university (ANU) ,he studied Business Law and Professional Ethics Minor and am so proud of him . I want it as a surprise package to appreciate him towards his achievement and to be delivered before my arrival NT as my family lives in NT.
I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-02-17 11:48:27 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car Scam Scammer Information I listed a car for sale on www.carsguide.com.au late on Sunday 15 Feb 2015, I received what a response on Monday 16th at 10.55am. after a few back and forth emails on Tuesday 17th Feb, he wrote the following;
Last email:
Paul Mangion
8:52 PM (1 hour ago)
to me
I was just about to pay when i had this problem with the pick up, my pick up agent says i will need to pay for the pick up before they can schedule a pick up time, they charged me $950 for pick up and delivery and p… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Cremorne, Victoria, Australia 2015-02-15 08:06:44 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | car sale scam Scammer Information the usual… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-02-06 02:39:25 Auction/eBay Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Selling my car on gumtree - email to buy unsite un seen Scammer Information Received text message from a Peter. No phone number. Saying "I'm interested in your car ad, what is your last firm price & its present condition? Kinldy email me at (peterclinton90@gmail.com)
Sent text which failed to deliver, then email and received the following:
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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2015-02-03 00:25:30 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car Purchase Scammer Information While selling a car on carsguide.com.au we received an SMS from the above wanting to know whether still for sale, the price and condition with the above gmail information. Responded to the email and the following return email was received :
From: Steve Russell [mailto:steverussell333@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, 2 February 2015 8:43 PM
To: Barb
Subject: Re: My BMW
Thanks for getting back to me at your earliest,i am satisfy with the price and the condition with all i have seen a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-01-18 03:00:42 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | +2 James Curtis car purchase Scammer Information Advertised a car for sale and receive text to purchase. But had to supply bank details and paypal details. I asked him to call me and he actually rang. Had a fake American accent and claims to be an Australian soldier based where phone does not work due to security. He asked no details aboutvthe car and when I asked him which car, he replied. How many am I selling. I said two, and offered to buy both without even knowing what kind of car it was. Red flag . Obviously a scam, b… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-01-10 12:00:46 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on carsGuide (carsguide.com.au), ref:22237 Scammer Information I put an ad on Cars guide to sell my mothers car. She is going blind and can not drive. The car is a manual which I can not drive so I was selling it for her. This guy sent a SMS saying 'is your car on carsguide still available for sale? get back to me only at (pmangion19@gmail.com) with the firm price & condition' I sent him an email with the details. He sent the email below back to me. As I do not have a paypal account and very little money in my bank account, I sent h… Read Full Report ⇒ |