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| Ceds
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
2015-10-09 12:05:57
Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam
Gumtree |  +1 Email from Paypal Alright thanks for your quick response,I want it shipped to my friend
as a gift and i will be paying you additional R2000 for the shipping
fee via South Africa Post Office(SAPO) so do let me know if you can
ship it out so i can make the payment ASAP.... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2015-10-09 05:02:01
Rental Scam
Gumtree | zolsnabs@gmail.com Same story, tried to offer me 3 months rent in advance, but I had to set up a paypal account. I became suspicious when I received information from two email addresses, zolsnab@gmail.com and zolsnabs@gmail.com I found this to be very suspicious, then I look... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Oldbury, Sandwell, United Kingdom
2015-10-08 16:23:21
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | +1 weston union scam Tell you they will pay for item but you have to pay money for transport for them fun though tell you they only have use of PayPal and want u to pay for shipping for them address is on here under Weston union scam thought give everyone a heads up item was o... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
2015-10-07 15:57:26
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Lynzi Lauren(lynzi1200001@gmail.com) order something from me to post to nigeria and pay via paypal. got email looked fake, and checked and its listed on this site... ⇒ more |
| Sam Curtis
Somewhere in United Kingdom
2015-10-05 11:05:49
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree |  jefflizzy200@gmail.com I am selling my car on Gumtree and was offered the full asking amount within hours of posting the ad. They hadn't even seen the car. The name on the e-mail was 'Marcus Denis' who was at sea so unable to pay cash and offered to buy via Paypal with an 'age... ⇒ more |
| Jon
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
2015-10-03 09:48:48
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Email scam by blocked Text message Asks to send email only from a text message which is blocked:
"Evening, ur Camera/Lense still on sale? pls (email me only) on Lynnkors11@gmail.com Tqs"
They try to get you to email you so they have your real email address. Beware!... ⇒ more |
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| Cameron
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2015-10-03 04:11:04
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | southerncool10@gmail.com - responded to car ad on Gumtree I put my car on Gumtree for sale. Got a text message from the Gumtree web service saying:
"Hi seller, is the listed car on Gumtree still for sale? If yes kindly get back to me on (southerncool10@gmail.com) with your final asking price."
I replied with ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
2015-09-30 20:32:34
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +1 Selling a car Sold a van on gumtree, Emily boylle was intersted, wanted PayPal information, then wanted me to pay for carriage through Western Union as they were at sea and couldn't do it, showed the emails to my bank, they told me not to go ahead as they thought it was... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-09-30 15:26:31
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | +4 Sale of my wedding dress I posted my wedding dress on Gumtree.com and was happy to see interest from someone, it turned out to be a scammer. I could tell the person wasn't local so asked many questions over a couple of days.
This was her first email to me.
"hi is ur weddin... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
2015-09-30 14:41:48
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:24865 This is the actual E/mail
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Thanks for getting back,am a marine engineer and presently working on the sea,we do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility,i am sat... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-09-28 06:03:15
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:24779 Selling my car - advertised on Gumtree. ... ⇒ more |
| M
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-09-27 17:54:10
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Trying to get items for free/fake "PayPal" transaction Just check the email scam source below... I have their full name and address which is in VIC. Anyway the issue is that legit PayPal emails have never arrived in the junk mail folder... and why couldn't they have sent it as an attachment or a forwarded mess... ⇒ more |
| Jon
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
2015-09-27 15:29:37
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Angelica Velez Gumtree classifieds email scam A person calling themselves "Angelica Velez" suddenly makes an offer on the Gumtree classifieds website.
No details, just "Hi there, I'd like to offer $12200"
Then I ask immediately for more details.
3 hours later, I get this reply:
ok, send me your em... ⇒ more |
| Jon
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
2015-09-27 03:01:07
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | TEXT Message scam from blocked phone number fro Gumtree advertisment A text message is sent by a person who claims to be of name "iLker Kuyucu"
It is from a blocked number so no number can be traced.
Asking for "What's the FIRM price & present condition for your camera Advert on gumtree, best way to get me is via email ( ... ⇒ more |
| Matt
Somewhere in Australia
2015-09-21 04:39:54
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | +1 John Dean Gumtree scam Thanks to Scamdex I found out that this person offering to buy my car was a scammer. He has the same name and message, but it was a slightly different email address, hence I'm reposting:
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| dylan chester
Somewhere in Australia
2015-09-20 20:18:02
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | email scam Was selling a car and he messaged me saying he was willing to pay extra money if i take the add down ... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2015-09-20 11:00:49
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +1 Gumtree.com.au car advert Received email as follows -
"From: Emiel Felix [mailto:emiel.fem.felix@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, 14 September 2015 1:23 AM
To:
Subject:
Hello, Is ur listing on gumtree Ad still up for sale? Kindly reply to my personal email (emiel.fem.felix@hot... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-09-17 05:53:16
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | +6 Gumtree Advert - Scam Response from NZ Oil and Gas I placed an advert on Gumtree.
Soon after I received a text message from the phone number 0409 793 748, requesting me to email them back regarding the furniture I had online.
I did so and asked some questions, I then received this response;
"Thanks a ... ⇒ more |
| Tom
Somewhere in Australia
2015-09-16 03:58:59
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | gumtree ... ⇒ more |
| melissa
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2015-09-15 14:50:28
Rental Scam
Gumtree | +2 Untitled Rental Scam on Gumtree, ref:24443 Hello,
I would like to inform you that i have completed the payment for the
rent and the funds has been deducted from my account, kindly check
your email address Inbox or Junk folder for the payment notification
receipt from PayPal. I will like you t... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Harlesden, Brent, United Kingdom
2015-09-15 14:39:53
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Scam to buy my car 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 £16,950 in all.i added £450 but £400 will be sent to my agent in China through western union at pos... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
2015-09-13 18:53:16
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Enquiry about item for sale on Gumtree The exact same scam as the above user only with a name change. The email i received was almost exactly the same scenario and the scammer uses Netbank to confirm funds have been sent but you must first enter the tracking number before the funds will go into... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-09-13 02:08:37
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | I am selling a caravan, the buyer also works for AWE New Zealand Thanks and reply asap..Thanks a lot for the email. I 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 sur... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-09-11 06:47:27
Generic/Unspecified Scam
Gumtree | +1 Tom Brown Tom Brown approached me to buy a necklace I had advertised on Gum Tree , he said it was a birthday gift for his friend and to send into an address in China and he was an "Aussie working on an oil rig in China)
The necklace is very unusual and rare when I ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-09-10 10:56:49
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Sale of truck working offshore in nz courier fees for delivery of truck for sale to Darwin be paid upfront via paypal account... ⇒ more |
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