TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-06-12 05:17:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |   .I have also contacted my shipping agent who will come for pick up and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has Scammer Information I had a text first with a email address attached to it, as i'm trying to sell my car. see below
Pitt Ben
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) as a rig mechanic 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.Regar… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-12 01:44:36 Overpayment Scam Gumtree |  Wedding Dress Scammer Information I was selling a wedding dress on gumtree. The buyer (aka Annie Snells annelllson118@gmail.com) was hounding me for bank details and wanted me to pay for courier through Western Union BEFORE funds would be cleared and released to me for the dress. I work in IT so they picked the wrong person to scam.
I receieved a ficticious email from PayPal from accountant.com advising the steps to follow.
PAYPAL DO NOT EMAIL YOU - everything is kept on your account online.
The hyperlinks b… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Daisy Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:59:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying yes the furniture is still available.
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| Daisy Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:59:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying yes the furniture is still available.
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| Daisy Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:59:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +13 Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying yes the furniture is still available.
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 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:58:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying yes the furniture is still available.
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:58:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying yes the furniture is still available.
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:58:17 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying yes the furniture is still available.
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:57:58 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying yes the furniture is still available.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:57:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying yes the furniture is still available.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:57:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying yes the furniture is still available.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-10 08:02:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Iam interested in your vehicule please what is the firm price and cond of it. Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-06-09 18:29:58 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Gumtree | Buyer Scam from China. He says he is mike joe. Scammer Information
Name: Xiangguo Ma
Address:5 ding fu jia yuan
City: Beijing
State: Beijing
Zip Code: 100024
Country: China.
I was selling my bike on gumtree when this guy emailed me together with a lady named mellissacarly200@hotmail.com.
He said he is going to buy the bike without looking at it. Now he wants me to send him money first for the courier which at that address. He created a fake PayPal account. Then now when I googled him there's more that came up. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Miss Demeanour Somewhere in Netherlands 2014-06-09 09:24:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:19729 Scammer Information 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, that is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
I am buying this for my first son who just graduated on top of his class at Charles Darwin University in NT ,He studied Building Design & Architecture. I want it to be the perfect graduation gift for him and am making it a surprise package ,Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why ar… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-06 14:38:21 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Cheap phone scam Scammer Information Initially sent an email to Denise, but Amber responded. She gave me that cock 'n' bull story as per below to which I responded and said that I'm interested, but I checked Amazon at the same time. I then wrote another email stating that I would prefer a face-to-face trade and am willing to drive to wherever within Sydney. Within the hour, I received 2 emails from "Amazon" (fake) that requested me to do a Western Union transfer. I know for a fact that money sent via Western Uni… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | disgruntled Highett, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-06 08:26:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | car for sale on gumtree Scammer Information The exact same story as everyone else has said about this guy, works on an oil rig, courier would come and pick it up etc. Only difference was he used a different email address to the other ones listed on this sight, so I thought I'd add it so anyone getting emails from this address know it's the same guy. Seemed too good to be true, and yeah, it is. I put the price up by $5,000 to see if he'd say something and he didn't even mention it. Not a very good scammer!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-05 06:11:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Text message Scammer Information I placed an ad on Gumtree for a caravan, he contacted me on my mobile phone asking me to email him advising that he was interested in my vehicle and to advise him of the firm price and condition of it and asked me to email him back via his personal email. I then thought to google his email address and found he had been scamming recently.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-06-05 03:01:09 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +2 Wanted to buy a used car Scammer Information Ramond Jak replied to an ad for a used car - thought I would google NZOG to find out if it was genuine. Part of the email has obviously been copied and pasted.
"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 Basin on kupe project work, we do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Mount Evelyn, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-04 09:03:05 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Offer to buy a car Scammer Information
I haven't been scammed but have received an apparently common e-mail from this person who has scammed people before me.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Pete Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-03 08:26:26 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +2 Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:19601 Scammer Information Contacted me regarding a $10g car I have for sale on Gumtree Australia.
Contact was made to my phone from an internet message relay service. Request for immediate purchase of car for the full amount +$300 "just to take down the posting".
His initial message to my phone in it's entirety:
Sender: WebSMS
Hello... is ur listing on
gumtree Ad still up for
sale? Kindly reply to my
personal email
(raymondjak237(AT)gmail.co
m) with the last ONO
My response:
Pete XXXXX … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Chirnside Park, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-02 11:12:38 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Car for Sale Scammer Information Quick SMS not long after the car advertised on Gumtree. They made an instant offer, didn't use their name, and didn't ask to see the vehicle.
When I replied i almost instantly got a WebSMS message with the words: "Is your vehicle still for sale?what is the lowest price and condition of it,get back to me through my email address (seangalbraithaus@gmail.com)
Intuition told me something was suspicious, googled his email address, found this website. Made no further contact.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Dick Marquardt Doreen, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-02 02:58:06 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Promise of PayPal payment for purchase of a car and campervan as advertised in Gumtree Scammer Information I recently advertised a Toyota Prado and T Van camper trailer for sale in Gumtree and initially received an SMS message " Pitt would like to know if your caravan is till for sale if yes get back to him on pitt.ben624@gmail.com with present condition and lowest price
t which I responded
"Hi,thank you for your enquiry and interest re. the sale of my Toyota Prado, the T Van camper trailer as well as the full range of accessories. I am hoping the sell the entire package as a w… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-06-01 02:38:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 selling car gum tree Scammer Information 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 Basin on kupe project work, we do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
I am buying the item for my first son who just graduated on top of his class at Charles Darwin University in NT ,He studied Building Design & Architecture. I wa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-05-31 19:57:50 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | E-mailed regarding purchasing Jewellry Scammer Information I was contacted through gumtree regarding buying jewellry. He asked me to gift wrap the items and International Express Post them to;
Timi Ross
Chuan Mei Daxue Dingfuzhuang
Chaoyang District
Beijing
P.R. China 100024
PH: 18641695795
Once posted, contact the dummy Paypal company by e-mailing verifyprocessing@secureroot.com with the Postage Verification Code. E-mails were received from service@intel.paypal.com notifying me of payment and requesting the Verification Code. I … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Sally Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-05-30 12:38:06 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +10 mic.elliot11@gmail.com Scammer Information I had a car advertised for sale on gumtree. Micheal contacted me asking to buy the car and he would pay shipping from Victoria Australia to the norther territory. After agreeing on the price, including an extra amount If I agreed to remove the ad, he said he had spoken to his freight company and would be paying extra via PayPal for me to forward on to the freight company via western union because he works on a ship at sea. He said he wanted the car for his son who has just… Read Full Report ⇒ |