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| Anonymous
Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia
2015-01-10 04:57:33
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree |   He wanted to buy my car off Gumtrees Sent this SMS to my phone "I'm interested in your Vehicle,please what is your firm price& condt of it.Email me back ONLY at (stevemark846 (at) gmail.com)".
Once email has been sent gave story that he was currently working in a FIFO position for a pipeline... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
2015-01-09 13:17:03
Overpayment Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree Buyer will pay top dollar if you can pass on the shipping fee out of your own pocket. Gumtree buyer willing to pay top dollar for vehicle.
Says he's sending the money via paypal whereupon you receive a fake email from PayPal. (The name says paypal but the email address was not from paypal's domain.
service@paypal.com® ... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-01-08 05:47:57
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Fraud Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work we do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
I am buying this for my first son who just graduat... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2015-01-07 23:58:42
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree |  Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:22214 tried to buy my car... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2015-01-07 00:08:13
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree enquiry Asked if the item listed on Gumtree was still for sale and requested response by email emphasising that it was to be email only. Used Dear Seller when my name was on the ad and asked if the listed item was still for sale when the details of the car were cl... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
2015-01-06 10:59:17
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:22195 Received the following SMS via Gumtree about 1 hour after putting up an ad for a motorcycle: "Phillip will like to know if your listed Motorcycle is still on for sale if yes kindly get back to him on(philcodward0015@gmail.com) with the final asking price"
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| David Bowker
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-01-05 12:32:14
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree scammer Fucker texted and asked for lowest price. Does not leave a phone number.
Text read like a form letter. He rejigs it to fit whatever item he is scamming.
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-01-05 06:19:16
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | gumtree scam Sends text message saying "hi seller, is the listed item on gumtree still for sale? Pls get back to me via harriscollins1@gmail.com email only, them when he emails you its says he works for nzog in new Zealand and its the same email as the one posted on he... ⇒ more |
| Jenny Farlow
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-01-02 02:00:30
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Reply to Vehicle for Sale This is the email received for my car advertised on Gumtree recently;
Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Bas... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-01-02 01:57:42
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +1 Gumtree scam - matthewgrick@gmail.com Within an hour of posting add on Gumtree - Matthew returned email saying that he wanted goods immediately - once we said no to supplying Account info - we haven't heard back.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-31 11:00:39
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Phone message received about boat I had for sale on gumtree I had my boat advertised and received phone message from mariaclinton@hotmail.com - she wanted to purchase boat and asked me to reply by email only - she asked for my bsb no and name or paypal account to put $ in for boat - then was going to send a courier... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2014-12-31 19:53:40
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree |  Bus For Sale We advertised 2 Buses for sale on Free Classifields on Gumtree 2 weeks ago, he gave me the story about working in NZ on Kapo out at sea, no phone connection. Story about son doing so well at uni, buses would be a big surprise. Said he would buy both buses ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2014-12-31 05:44:17
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | georgebenson90@gmail.com Scammer
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wanted bank account details and was sending a courier for the goods. Initial contact by phone then by email.
Stopped contact as soon as we told him it was a cash transaction only.... ⇒ more |
| Nicholas Gibb
Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom
2014-12-29 12:38:41
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | +1 GUMTREE ENQUIRY I advertised my car for sale on Gumtree & tradeit late at night on 28-12-14 and got a text at 7.30am the following day from richard who said:
"I'm interested in ur Vehicle. Whats ur last asking price & condition? Kindly email & send the photos (richyaman0... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-29 10:21:22
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:22142 I'm interested in your Vehicle,please what is your firm price& condt of it.Email me back ONLY at (stevemark846 (at) gmail.com)... ⇒ more |
| Mike
Somewhere in Myanmar
2014-12-29 09:09:52
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Reply to car for sale on gumtree Scammer emailing from remote location to purchase car for son in Northern Territory. See email content below.... ⇒ more |
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| David Kendall
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2014-12-29 07:25:06
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Scam to purchase camper trailer listed on GumTree used a messaging service to contact me about camper trailer on gumtree and then emails going back and forward about price. When we agreed to price asked for my banking details. These were sent.
I made some requests to try and authenticate the bone fides... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-29 07:09:47
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Motor Bike GUMTREE Perth Western Australia
Wanting to buy motor bike. Says works on Oil Rig so can't phone. Unfortunately my husband sent our bank account details through, but that'll be tough luck for this scammer as there's no money in it and hardly ever is... T... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2014-12-28 12:21:09
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Txt & email about an item for sale 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 off and 25dayson,which... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-28 10:22:16
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:22135
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 ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2014-12-27 12:31:48
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree - Paul Oliver purchasing a Bianca Spender dress I was sent a text asking to contact through email and he put his email in the text. I then started emailing him. He said that he was unable to pick up the item as he was working all around the country and out of town (thought it was a bit weird as it was C... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2014-12-27 00:11:21
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +3 ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE FROM GUMTREE It is the same scam as you have recorded on your website involving suzanjenkins611@gmail.com
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| Anonymous
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
2014-12-20 07:44:43
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Furniture gumtree I had some furniture for sale on Gumtree. This scumbag had a very similar story about working offshore and then followed up with the story about wanting help to do a western union money transfer !! I then looked it up and found this site!... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
North Berwick, East Lothian, United Kingdom
2014-12-18 18:14:45
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | gumtree scam Tried to buy something from me and advised worked abroad and was a present, cudt pik up as working at sea, a courier would collect and i had to pay fees.
thought this wron.
B E W A R E !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-18 08:33:11
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | marialuv1901@gmail.com I have a car for sale on gumtree and thanks to this website I never got scammed thought it was sus cause all they kept asking for was my bank details ... ⇒ more |
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