TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-01-07 00:55:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |   TO BUY MOBIL HOME Scammer Information EXACTLY THE SAME LOT OF SHIT AS THAT DEON THOMAS,BOTH OFFSHORE THEY MUST BE WORKING TOGETHER.
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| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-01-07 00:43:59 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | TOO MUCH INFORMATION,BEEN DONE ONCE BEFORE Scammer Information TO BUY MOBILE HOME DID THE EXACT SAME TO SELLER ON THE 5TH JAN 2014.SAME LOT OF BULLSHIT HIS LIFE STORY… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| michelle Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-01-05 22:35:22 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree scam Name Matt Gramha Scammer Information 06/01/2014 GramhaEmail Attached paypal paypal.com first ended contact account deposit payment response service package pty ltd internet access transfer sent buy sell online fund bank direct bank instant bank your bank surprise died will (following my response to a te... [art because of the excessive ... ($100) gumtree west aquarius submersible Classified Ads Scam - Gumtree Scammer Source was emailScammer Information Name Matt Gramha More Like This Email Address mattgramha@ho… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-01-05 00:17:32 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Caravan sale Scammer Information texted me at midnight asking if the van was still for sale. I noted it is the same email address as melissa carly another scam address melissacarly200@hotmail.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Wellington Point, Queensland, Australia 2014-01-03 10:43:32 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scammer Scammer Information I'm selling my elec guitar amps on Gumtree and received 2 scam buyers. This is the second, the other was from 'Patricia Kempton':
i will take it all for $1,400 including PayPal surcharges since i am interested in the immediate purchase,i've seen lately, I'll have it for the listed price, please kindly send me your paypal payment email and name to set up purchase or send me your bank account details to make payment paypal to your account to your bank account,i will arrange f… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Wellington Point, Queensland, Australia 2014-01-03 10:38:00 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | 12 Reed Place,Rapid Creek,Northern Territory,Australia 0880 Scammer Information I'm selling my elec guitar amps on Gumtree and received this scam email. This website helped me to confirm it was a scam:
Thank you for the mail,i am okay with the condition Likewise your
asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others
I've seen lately, I'll have it for the listed price,please kindly send me your
BANK details or pay pal payment email and name to set up purchase,as
i don't have access to my bank account online as am not with my credit car… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-01-03 05:30:50 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Joy in West Australia Scammer Information Text message sent to my mobile phone asking more info re caravan for sale on Gumtree. The reply was to be by email to kurace@live.com
I sent confirmation of price and availability of van. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Robert Gosford Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-01-02 08:58:29 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree - Matt Gramha Scammer Information I received the following email seeking to buy items advertised on the Gumtree Australian sales site (following my response to a text message):
"Thanks for the reply and so sorry that i couldn't call you due to the nature of my work,I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently on rig at the moment,on the west aquarius submersible to be precise.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,its … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-12-29 12:35:01 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:15211 Scammer Information I am selling a bike on Gumtree and I receive this email from the scammer:
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition of ,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 because i don't have access to my bank account onlin… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Somewhere in Australia 2013-12-28 02:00:00 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  +8 Annie Snels (annelllson118@gmail.com) Scammer Information I got an SMS from 'Annie' as soon as I posted an advert on Gumtree, asking me to email them. I got the following response, which rang alarm bells in my head. I emailed 'Annie' and told 'her' to f*ck off and get a job like the rest of us! Then blocked the arseh*le.
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 … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Gus Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-12-26 05:01:32 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | asked to answer email from gumtree ad Scammer Information Advertising my motorcycle for sale on Gumtree, my cell phone was text messaged asking me to email contacter.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa 2013-12-24 07:56:01 Defective Products/Services Gumtree | Online purchase on cameragear.wozaonline and never receive goods Scammer Information I contacted Desmond of Camera Gear on 16/12/2013 to purchase a camera I saw on Gumtree. I paid Desmond R7000 into an absa account and was said that my package will be delivered before 12h00 the following day. After many calls and emails I only receive the tracking number (1387272101) the following day. It was said that he did not have the camera in stock and had to deliver directly from the supplier whom is in the UK. The package was promised to be at my house the following d… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-12-24 02:09:34 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:15106 Scammer Information Wanted best price and other details of a bike priced at $16,900
Stated low -mid 16s and provided some details
Stated email only and when answer given came back with a very detailed well scripted blurb about ease of PAYPAL, OFFERED $22K & stated it was for an uncle in Darwin (Heard that before)
Working on a Rig as an Oceanogropher - hence the reason for limited contact.
No one could type that fast with email response and level of detail in the letter.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom 2013-12-23 00:46:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Phone scam on gumtree Nigerian lying about pupal payment Scammer Information Nigerian guy stating paid through paypal then asking to send to address my phone..
Engr. Steven Bazuaye
8 Eleganza Lane, Benin City
Nigeria, +23452
Was the address..
Claimed to have paid though paypal sending fake emails checked paypal nothing there..
Then stated I needed to contact paypal and tell them to send him the amount he has paid as a refund..
I obviously not been stupid told him I have recieved nothing and that paypal will deal with any problems has he sent mone… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom 2013-12-22 17:33:54 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree paypal request Scammer Information Sent the following generic email for an item I had posted for sale attempting to pay me via paypal.
Hello ,
Thanks for mailing,i am very motivated to purchase item from you.There are few details i will like to know...What's the present condition,Do you have any offer yet,Do you have any pictures available to show me,I am ready to pay you £650 GBP for the item added with the p+p to my son for Xmas gift...I will be paying you through PAYPAL because i have a verified acco… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom 2013-12-22 17:07:00 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Paypal reqests Scammer Information Googled the seller as thought it strange that they wanted to pay by paypal. Wording and telephone number exactly the same as a previous posting just the name different:
Hello ,
Thanks for mailing,i am very motivated to purchase item from you.There are few details i will like to know...What's the present condition,Do you have any offer yet,Do you have any pictures available to show me,I am ready to pay you £240 GBP for the item added with the p+p to my son for Xmas gift...… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-12-22 03:08:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Replied to my Gumtree ad. Tractor and a Hospital Bed Scammer Information I offered two items on Gumtree.
1 hospital bed
1 tractor
Annie Snels 1st reply : Okay kindly get back to me with your item listing and your price asap.
Annie Snels 2nd reply : I am away at sea.. 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 15days off and 15days on, which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at t… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Hackney, Hackney, United Kingdom 2013-12-21 22:27:17 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | BEWARE Janice Cullen - Paypal scam! Scammer Information A previous poster to this website alerted me to this scammer, after I became suspicious. I was selling an instrument on Gumtree and became suspicious after the "buyer" seemed to insist that I use Paypal for the transaction, and ignored my responses to their questions.
Exactly as in the case reported by the other poster, I initially received a text reading: "I am interested in your music and instruments", and advised me to e-mail to "Janice Cullen janicullen@hotmail.com".
Th… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-12-19 08:12:07 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Kayak for Sale Scammer Information Contacted by Melissa Carly with following text:
Is your BOAT still for sale etc.
When we replied, we received the following email:
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,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 that's why Icontacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal be… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-12-19 01:52:18 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Sale of Item on Guntree Scammer Information 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 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?
am very satisfied with your advert,i will like you to get back to me with is present condition and i want it delivered before … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-12-18 11:13:43 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:14954 Scammer Information Asking about a gumtree item I have for sale. Came through via txt, asked not to txt back but send an email to the above email address. Wanted an item number and cost of item. When that information is already on gumtree. Just googled that name, and it came up on Scamdes… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Scott Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-12-17 01:03:41 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 CAR SCAMMER - GUMTREE AUSTRALIA Scammer Information Contacted me via email to buy a car to be shipped to a different state.
Received a fake Paypal receipt for $16,000 ($1000.00 of to be past on by me to a transport company)
Name of person to pay was
Names:Feng He
Address: Dongba Zhong lu
City: Beijing
State:Beijing
Zip code:100027
China.
Reason for buying the car was for his Son who lives in the Northern Territory, for his 21st Birthday.
Fake details given to me as follows...
Paul J Oliver
28 koolpinyah crescent tiwi nort… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom 2013-12-16 20:17:53 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Thanks for mailing,i am very motivated to purchase item from you Scammer Information buy your bike
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| Anonymous Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom 2013-12-15 20:40:42 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:14876 Scammer Information advertised a defender on gumtree for a really good price, contacted me extremely fast and told me the defender was in aberdeen. He then told me about some ebay buyer protection scheme. Googled his name and found this site... … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Hampstead, Camden, United Kingdom 2013-12-12 16:15:43 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 UK Gumtree Scam - Purporting to buy an advertised item. Scammer Information I got an email like this for an ad placed on UK Gumtree:
Hello, Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,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 15days off and 15days on and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,please get back to me with your paypal d… Read Full Report ⇒ |