TipOff Reports for carsGuide (carsguide.com.au)| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
|---|---|---|
  | Anonymous Hampton, Victoria, Australia 2014-12-23 22:13:57 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) |  carsguide asking for bank details Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-12-20 09:21:17 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Tried to scam me via carsguide.com.au Scammer Information I have advertised a ad on carsguiede.com.au to sell my car, and this scammer send me a text saying i should get back to him via email. so stupid, thought i would fall for this old trick… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-12-16 12:37:00 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Our VW EOS Scammer Information We first received an SMS very shortly after putting our vehicle up for sale on Cars Guide dot com dot au.
His 'patter' goes like this: 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 paym… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-12-06 05:18:13 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Advertised car on Carsguide. Got any enquiry from Jamie Chris010@gmail.com Scammer Information
Got this email after initial reply to the first SMS. I simply said "Please make an offer and I will
consider it
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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-12-05 09:26:48 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Jamie <jamie.chris010@gmail.com> - carsguide 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 Roseville, New South Wales, Australia 2014-12-04 01:15:12 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Advance Fee Fraud Car Buyer Scammer Information Advance fee fraud scam; Claims to be overseas, will pay via paypal and have courier pick up car.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-12-01 21:05:07 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) |  jamie.chris010@gmail.com Scammer Information Similar scenario to person before and I've rejected him.
Email:
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 … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous West End, Queensland, Australia 2014-11-24 07:55:23 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on carsGuide (carsguide.com.au), ref:21848 Scammer Information trying to buy a car and extract bank account details .told them i needed to have paperwork signed.and only dealt in cash. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Somewhere in Singapore 2014-11-09 04:04:51 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | New Zaealand Oil and Gas Kapo project Scammer Information Got no further than an enquiry. Text in message very similar to those already posted. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Warrington, PA, United States 2014-11-05 18:46:34 Lottery Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Audi promotions Scammer Information Almost scammed saying my email was selected n I was 1 out of 5 lucky people who was randomly chosen to win a check for $750,000.00 and a brand new 2014 Audi Q5! Then was asked to send a certified check for delivery n courier services before I was able to claim my check prize n my new audi ! New right away when they asked for check to b sent to India!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-10-13 22:52:53 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car for sale? Scammer Information Thank you for the mail, am okay with the little details have read in the advert compare to the others have seen recently ,Pleas does it have any more history I should be aware of. I work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently on a mine site, 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.
I am buying this for my first son who just graduated ontop of his class at Charle… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-09-09 23:25:51 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | 2004 TOYOTA ECHO NCP10R Scammer Information Looking to purchase a car on Carsguide, not quite sure how this scam works but obviously they prey on people being naïve and hope that people will just forward the money to them.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Lisa Harrison Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-08-24 21:03:17 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on carsGuide (carsguide.com.au), ref:20871 Scammer Information Asking to buy my car for son who is on Darwin. Saying he is in mines so can only send me money by e mail cannot see vehicle. Now asking me to make a western money union transfer for him with the extra cash he will send as he cannot do in mines… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-07-04 04:23:34 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | NZOG "Away at sea and cant call you" 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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-07-01 23:57:31 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | desmountney07@gmail.com Scammer Information My car is for sale, "Des" contacted me via sms and advised to only email back rather than phone wanting to know more details and the lowest price I would take for the car. My text reply does not send. I sent an email with my lowest price and received a reply of a bs storey about buying it for his son who graduated from NT university etc. I am well aware of these type of scams and alarm bells raised as soon as my text would not send back. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-07-01 06:35:37 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | whant to buy my car nad have it shipped to NT Scammer Information whant to buy my car and have it shipped in NT for his son as a gift.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Kerri Cliff Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-26 07:59:37 Auction/eBay Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Desmond Mountney <desmountney07@gmail.com> Scammer Information Text received from DESMOND
with his email address to send more information too
Then got this
Thank you for the mail,i am okay with the little details have read in the advert compare to the others have seen recently and please Does it have any more history I should be aware of.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,which is… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | angelo bof Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 23:26:29 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | angelo bof Scammer Information i have advertised m/v on carsales.com and believe this to be a scam. wants to buy car without seeing it and wants paypal details etc… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-04-29 21:33:05 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | seangalbraith@gmail.com Scammer Information Vehicle advertised on CarSales.com. Negotiations done and and he agreed to pay asking price.
FAKE PAYPAL :
From: "service@paypal.com.au"
Date: 29 April 2014 11:52:26 am AEST
Subject: Western Union Details Needed For Accreditation Of Your Account
ALARM BELLS!!!!!!!!ok mate kindly help me remove the listing and tell other inquiry about it that is sold ok,i will let you know when the payment has been made and also contact my pick up agent.he wi… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia 2014-04-18 08:10:11 Auction/eBay Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Moss Ball purchase Scammer Information We are a online aquarium shop based in Malaysia, we have made a total of two purchase from the www.mossball.eu. We managed to receive our first shipment in around two weeks time. But, the second shipment never arrived to us and the owner refuse to reply any of our email. We have now wait more than a month for the shipment to arrive but it never arrive until now, we have send countless emails to the owner and he does not reply any of it. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-04-13 07:53:34 Auction/eBay Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on carsGuide (carsguide.com.au), ref:18282 Scammer Information Hi, please am making enquiry if your car advert is still available for sale and what is your last price?Please email me on desmdgan87@gmail.com .… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-04-11 08:49:38 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | car sale Scammer Information will claim to be in defence force and leaving overseas. will have no reply to you when you tell him you can meet him. car does not match plate numbers. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-04-07 11:14:07 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | 2008 PEUGEOT 207 XT Scammer Information Advertisement states that the car is located in Victoria. When contacted about checking the car out we are informed that the car is actually in Western Australia and Ian Cameron is in the Armed Forces and he is about to be deployed overseas and needs a quick sale. He also states that this is the first time he has sold a car over the internet and directs the buyer to a website called Automobile Escrow. Beware, most likely run by Russian criminal gangs. Also, he is offering to … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-03-30 08:03:20 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Dodgy ad for Honda Accord on www.carsguide.com.au Scammer Information Offered Honda Accord for sale at half the value on carsguide.com.au asking if I had the cash and he could ship the car anywhere in Australia.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-03-29 11:45:16 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car Sales Scammer Information Offering a great price on a used Prado gxl landcruiser worth more than double the price. Too good to be true.… Read Full Report ⇒ |