TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
|---|---|---|
  | Ceds Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 2015-10-09 12:05:57 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Gumtree |  +1 Email from Paypal Scammer Information 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.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Sent from my iPad
Hello Baso, i write to inform you that have just made the payment of
$415.00 USD online now and am sure PayPal must have sent you my
payment confirmation… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | No Name Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-10-09 05:02:01 Rental Scam Gumtree | zolsnabs@gmail.com Scammer Information 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 looked at the passport to see the passport number had been blanked out. At first I thought this could be for "her" own security, so I decided to google the address and found the same story on Scamdex, exactly the same. Don't kno… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Oldbury, Sandwell, United Kingdom 2015-10-08 16:23:21 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 weston union scam Scammer Information 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 on gumtree put on ebay now safer
email 1 Sorry you are new to this all you need to do is go online at the western union website, www.westernunion.co.uk and transfer the sum of £300 to my pickup agent details l sent you… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa 2015-10-07 15:57:26 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Lynzi Lauren(lynzi1200001@gmail.com) Scammer Information order something from me to post to nigeria and pay via paypal. got email looked fake, and checked and its listed on this site… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Sam Curtis Somewhere in United Kingdom 2015-10-05 11:05:49 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  jefflizzy200@gmail.com Scammer Information 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 'agent' helping with the paperwork and collection of car etc. This rang alarm bells. I googled the name and it came up as a scam - they 'transfer' funds, plus extras to cover costs, to your Paypal account and then get you to f… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jon Cairns, Queensland, Australia 2015-10-03 09:48:48 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Email scam by blocked Text message Scammer Information 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!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Cameron Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2015-10-03 04:11:04 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | southerncool10@gmail.com - responded to car ad on Gumtree Scammer Information 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 a simple message saying that the car was being inspected but I would let them know if it was going to be available after that.
I got a suspicious email reply with poor grammar / punctuation, facts that didn't quite add up… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom 2015-09-30 20:32:34 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Selling a car Scammer Information 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 a scam, a week later I advertised my car through gumtree and the first response I got was from another person at sea wanting my PayPal details and then Emily boylle sent an email asking about the car… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-09-30 15:26:31 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +4 Sale of my wedding dress Scammer Information 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 wedding dress still for sale?pls advice on ur price with present condition and email me (kattym455@gmail.com) for quick reply"
Then
"Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,i'll be coming soon from our… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom 2015-09-30 14:41:48 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:24865 Scammer Information This is the actual E/mail
_______________________________
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 satisfied with your ad as described on the site and am ready to buy it,i will not be able to come for inspection due to the nature of my work.
I have a shipper that will be coming for the pick up and deliver it to my place af… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-09-28 06:03:15 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:24779 Scammer Information Selling my car - advertised on Gumtree. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | 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 Scammer Information 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 message...? Plus the fake PayPal transaction from shipmentsupdate@consultant.com
Watch out guys. Stay safe!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jon Cairns, Queensland, Australia 2015-09-27 15:29:37 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Angelica Velez Gumtree classifieds email scam Scammer Information 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 email address. thanks On Sunday, September 27, 2015 2:45 PM, "Seller.27shs3mv5ndnz@users.gumtree.com.au" wrote: Thanks for your offer, can you send me more details about you? Where a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jon Cairns, Queensland, Australia 2015-09-27 03:01:07 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | TEXT Message scam from blocked phone number fro Gumtree advertisment Scammer Information 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 ( allphasecot8@gmail.com ) . Thanks iLker Kuyucu… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Matt Somewhere in Australia 2015-09-21 04:39:54 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 John Dean Gumtree scam Scammer Information 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:
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| dylan chester Somewhere in Australia 2015-09-20 20:18:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | email scam Scammer Information Was selling a car and he messaged me saying he was willing to pay extra money if i take the add down … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-09-20 11:00:49 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree.com.au car advert Scammer Information 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@hotmail.com) with the last ONO. "
I responded with -
"From:
Sent: Monday, 14 September 2015 8:56 AM
To: 'Emiel Felix'
Subject: RE: car
Hi – car only advertised last night – … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| 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 Scammer Information 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 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 5days… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Tom Somewhere in Australia 2015-09-16 03:58:59 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | gumtree Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | melissa Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-09-15 14:50:28 Rental Scam Gumtree | +2 Untitled Rental Scam on Gumtree, ref:24443 Scammer Information 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 to kindly transfer the mover
agent fee today because payment must be confirmed before the pick up
and delivery of my luggage. My luggage are expected to be picked up by
16th of September. which is Wednesday and i do not wa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Harlesden, Brent, United Kingdom 2015-09-15 14:39:53 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam to buy my car Scammer Information 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 post office,the extra £50 is to cover the western union fee. Paypal said they will not release the fund until you email them the western union details for verification,and also to enable my pick up agent to come for pick up… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom 2015-09-13 18:53:16 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Enquiry about item for sale on Gumtree Scammer Information 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 your bank account - which is completely dodgy.
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 | 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 Scammer Information 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 surprise package to appreciate him towards his
achievement and to be delivered before my arrival NT as my family lives in NT presently
I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranak… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-09-11 06:47:27 Generic/Unspecified Scam Gumtree | +1 Tom Brown Scammer Information 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 asked him if his girlfriend knew who Dinh Van was and if she asked for the necklace he said he didn't know...this set off alarm bells why would someone buy a necklace for over $1100 for someone who didn't know who the design… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-09-10 10:56:49 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Sale of truck Scammer Information working offshore in nz courier fees for delivery of truck for sale to Darwin be paid upfront via paypal account… Read Full Report ⇒ |