TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Sun Singapore, , Singapore 2016-05-20 13:41:00 Rental Scam Gumtree |  +10 Rental scam Scammer Information 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 covering my first three months’ rent together with deposit but I
will be staying long as soon as your room is available. I will also
like you to kindly get back to me with some pictures of the room and
your address … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2016-05-20 11:31:34 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  Gumtree / moneygram scam Scammer Information 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. Money gram fee seperate. ALL THESE SCAMS SHARE THE SAMR ADDRESS JUST DIFFERENT NAMES EACH TIME, WITH MULTIPLE EXCUSES.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-18 04:37:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam Scammer Information 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 attatxhed below the further email she sent me. And then i googlef her email -_- suxxxx i seriously thought i sold it! Wahh! … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2016-05-16 10:23:09 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:28529 Scammer Information 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 the moment,that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
Regarding the payment,will be paying you via PayPal,because it the only means of payment i have on here and it linked up with my westpac bank account.K… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-16 02:47:59 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | I had a uneasy feeling Scammer Information 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, ____________ wrote:
Hi Linda
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| Sue Kingston upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom 2016-05-15 18:33:43 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | GUMTREE COURIER SCAM Scammer Information 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.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Nerang, Queensland, Australia 2016-05-15 06:57:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 macsmith202@gmail.com Scammer Information 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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-05-15 05:02:25 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:28516 Scammer Information Pretending to be an interested car buyer… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-05-15 03:10:59 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scammer! Scammer Information 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, not on text messages. Then, I emailed her. She explains that she needs the bag really urgent for her daughter who's getting married in Beijing, China. We finally made a deal, she insisted to use paypal for the payment, I d… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom 2016-05-12 11:58:55 Fake/Counterfeit Goods Gumtree | +3 Sells Fake I phones as the real thing Scammer Information 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 invoice from.
He is active on twitter here
James Bennett
@James_Space
His dating profile is here
https://www.okcupid.com/profile/james120985?cf=profile_similar,profile_you_might_like
Be warned!!!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-10 03:24:00 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:28450 Scammer Information 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,
Hi Lilian
Sorry to ask but a lot of people have been scammed over email...
and maybe one way to protect myself is to ask if you could scan your drivers licence
This way I know you are a real person!!
Hope you u… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-09 05:38:30 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam text message after details sourced from Gumtree Scammer Information 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 on the email address and bingo; a known scammer who has targeted people before claiming to be offshore in NZ. This is an oldie, ...can you pls send your PayPal details and the person wants to buy from you without any checks… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, United Kingdom 2016-05-08 21:54:58 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Mikedeann123@gmail.com Scammer Information 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... … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Ferndown, Dorset, United Kingdom 2016-05-07 19:25:19 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Gloria Joubert at it again as Steven Morris Scammer Information 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 below. Said that the money was in my PayPal account and would be released when I had transferred courier money to Gloria Joubert !!!!!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in 2016-05-06 10:23:00 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Buyer scammer Scammer Information 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 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.Kindly get back to me with your paypal details so i can… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Wigan, Wigan, United Kingdom 2016-05-05 13:57:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | gumtree scam Scammer Information 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 pay by PayPal. I eventually got an email , purporting to be from PayPal saying that he'd sent £340 and that I had to pay £260 of this to his courier via another account by clicking on the link Needless to say, PayPal … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Andy Durham, Durham, United Kingdom 2016-05-04 12:32:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Scam from an advert on Gumtree Scammer Information 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.
On 31 Jan 2016 12:21, "michelle tony" wrote: Great! please consider it sold and cancel every other appointment regarding it, I am buying it for my son who is moving to a new house and I am read to pay your full asking price… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-05-04 07:04:34 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scam Scammer Information SMSed me via Gumtree for details of my Ad listing and asked for a response via email.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Slough, Slough, United Kingdom 2016-05-03 09:35:07 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Fraudulent paying for trailer Scammer Information 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.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Somewhere in United Kingdom 2016-05-03 08:11:06 Gumtree | Untitled on Gumtree, ref:28349 Scammer Information WIll want to buy your item but only want to pay via PayPal. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2016-05-03 00:29:19 Identity Theft Gumtree | Be careful of emails that are offering to buy goods off gumtree and wanting bank details etc 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.Kindly get back to me with your paypal details so i can… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-04-30 10:23:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scam Scammer Information 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 email was stephenlyons1820@gmail.com .... a few hours later I received another text message reading exactly the same except it came from John with an email of libertyrollon2012@gmail.com
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 | Anonymous Dalrymple, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom 2016-04-30 10:16:07 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | wanting money to be sent by money gram for over payment to paypal for supposed purchase off gumtree Scammer Information 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 goods and agent to paypal . then we MUST return difference by money gram to an address in Paris France before agent would give us a date and time for collection. Started to send nasty emails when we didn't send money, as the… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-04-28 20:21:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam Scammer Information Almost scammed by upfront shipping fees. $1500 for shipping my vehicle i had for sale.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Point Cook, Victoria, Australia 2016-04-28 10:49:57 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | employee of NZOG Scammer Information
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 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… Read Full Report ⇒ |