TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
|---|---|---|
  | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-12-01 02:47:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |   Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:14400 Scammer Information Thanks for mailing back,please let me know 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 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 online as am not with my credit card details here but i have my ANZ bank account… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Mango Hill, Queensland, Australia 2013-11-30 10:29:06 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  Gumtree Scammer Information Thanks for mailing back,please let me know 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 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 online as am not with my credit card details here but i have my ANZ bank account… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-11-30 04:15:06 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Car classified add Scammer Information Answered a classified add with SMS asking to Email more details . Then says he wants to buy the car - to forward PAYPAL details - then he says - ON AN OIL RIG JOB OFF NZ AND FORGOT HIS CREDIT CARD SO COULD I PAY THE $550 courier fee THEN HE WILL PAY MY PAYPAL account . HELLO.!!!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-11-30 04:06:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Selling car on gumtree Scammer Information Sends text asking to email. Wants to buy your car but is in offshore oil rig and forgot his credit card so asks you to pay a courier for him . HELLO!!!!.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | keith Walton on Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom 2013-11-28 16:49:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | RE CAR Scammer Information trying to buy my car that is not for sale… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Johan Somewhere in South Africa 2013-11-28 08:18:12 Nigerian/419 Scam Gumtree | +2 Personal loan scam via sms Scammer Information LOAN APPROVAL LETTER
26TH NOVEMBER, 2013.
DEAR JOHAN DEDNAM,
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF ASSET GLOBAL FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY WILL LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE
APPROVAL OF PERSONAL LOAN APPLICATION. WE AS THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE REVIEWED AND WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO ISSUE THIS LETTER OF APPROVAL BASED ON THE FINAL REPORT/INVESTIGATIONS FROM OUR ANALYSIS
DEPARTMENT. WE FURTHER AGREED ON THE LOAN AMOUNT, MONTHLY INTEREST RATE, START DATE OF THE LOAN AND
PERIODS IN MO… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia 2013-11-27 06:37:01 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Trying to get bank details when your trying to sell a car Scammer Information 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 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 online as am not with my credit card details here but i have my ANZ bank account lin… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia 2013-11-27 06:34:21 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Trying to get bank/paypal details when advertising a car for sale Scammer Information This was the email exchange between this scammer Michael Seay and myself regarding a car for sale on Gumtree.
Michael Seay 12:51 PM (1 hour ago)
Thanks for mailing back, I'm ok with the price and the condition i work on a rig as a mechanical engineer i would have love to call but We do not have access to phone at the moment that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility,I'm buying it for my vacation
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,plea… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-11-26 03:48:31 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Formemma@gmail.com gumtree scammer Scammer Information Answered a add on classified add gumtree for diamond ring
Sent me his email address and asked me to request money then told me to send item without payment cleared
Sent fake emails from PayPal telling me it was cleared .
Scammer !
Thank god I didn't send ! $ 5000 loss !… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 2013-11-25 13:23:35 Rental Scam Gumtree | gumtree room rental scam Scammer Information I live in a shared house and i put an ad on gumtree i got a text from this number saying that they wanted to move in it was too fast so i google the number this site told me that is was a scam. I responed to the message that they asked for my paypal email address to make payment. i asked for i.d. i got a passport picture send and a driving send. i am currently in processes of asking for move information and why she wants my paypal address. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Woodford, Queensland, Australia 2013-11-25 12:23:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Suspected scam re caravan for sale Scammer Information Hayden Jurs responded to caravan sale advert on Gumtree, asked if caravan was still for sale and requested answer via email only...I advised him that was still available and that he should ring me to arrange inspection, I received the following email in return;
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 t… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Mitch Somewhere in Australia 2013-11-24 22:25:22 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | +1 gumtree dirtbike scammer Scammer Information Says that he is living in NZ but returning to Darwin and wants to buy my dirtbike sight-unseen.
Would prefer to talk via email as he is at work.
Received multiple messages trying to negotiate, after I replied to the first message where he offered $7,500 for my bike, I got another message from him offering more which lead me to google his phone number.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Greenwich, Greenwich, United Kingdom 2013-11-24 22:10:20 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer pretending to come as house sharer Scammer Information She texted msg on my cell phone asking to send her details of advertised room over her email address, that I did. Following conversation over email, soon i realised her scam. thx for this website, this website just confirmed my doubt.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Dublin, Leinster, Ireland 2013-11-24 09:45:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Kathy Scammer Information I advertised vw van for sale on gumtree northern Ireland and got text message asking me to contact
them at e-mail address, not by text.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia 2013-11-21 23:06:41 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | shane the scammer Scammer Information from the scammer...
Thanks for the mail..I will like to know few things about this sales? What is the reason for selling it? when last was it serviced as well.Am ok with the price and the condition,am buying it for my vacation,because i'll be coming soon from our rig.I'm a petroleum project engineer on a rig offshore..I am indeed ok with the purchase and i would have asked my courier agent to come and help me pay in cash,but due to the terms and condition of there services t… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia 2013-11-21 22:16:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | car scammer Scammer Information got an sms from this guy 1o mins after I posted a car for sale on gumtree.
he wanted to know what condition my car is in, and asked my final price.
my husband and I googled the phone number and email address he provided....and found this page.
people need to call the police I think.
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 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-11-21 12:21:16 Nigerian/419 Scam Gumtree | Gumtree car ad - New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) - courier to pick up car after you give them PayPal details Scammer Information This scammer sent me a SMS and then an email after I replied to his sms. BEWARE of this scam!!!!!
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 | Anonymous Wombourne, Staffordshire, United Kingdom 2013-11-20 20:37:30 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | Oceanographer buying car for Dad- Courier to pick up car after you senend paypal details Scammer Information This is the same scam as the Hayden Jurs New Zealand oil and gas with a different name and job description.
Hi there, Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that the vehicle is in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it.I'm ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i wanted to buy this for my Dad as a surprise gift for this coming Christmas, but the issue is I'm an Oceanographer and i do have a contract to go for which start and am leaving a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-11-20 04:09:06 Identity Theft Gumtree | by gumtree Scammer Information " ", let me know if the price is negotiable, and I can see that
you are not local so I will just give you my daughter address to send
it to her directly since I work during the week she just got
transferred to China with her fiance. My only option right now will be
paypal because I prefer to use paypal for most online transactions.
You can easily get money in your paypal and transfer it into your bank
account let me know how much you want me to pay for it I mean whats… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-11-18 23:56:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree car ad - New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) - courier to pick up car after you give them PayPal details Scammer Information This scammer emailed and then a second one emailed with a very similar email prompting me to google the email address.
The email read: Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price but would be glad if you could state any issues with the present condition and service history,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,due to bad mobile network, and that's… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-11-17 05:00:40 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree Scam Scammer Information
Thanks for mailing back, I'm ok with the price and the condition i work on a rig as a mechanical engineer i would have love to call but We do not have access to phone at the moment that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility,I'm buying it for my vacation
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,OR you can alternatively send your bsb and account number if you have no … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-11-14 10:05:58 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | sharonhair001@yahoo.com Scammer Information I advertised an item for sale Three scammers replied giving email address's to contact. Received sms from jonesdavid694@gmail.com early in the day. later in the day on the same phone number came an sms from sharon hair trying a slightly different scam approach.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-11-13 05:37:39 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree scam when selling a watch to the email formemma@gmail.com Scammer Information I just sent the money. A total of $1,800 will be credited into your account. The receipt I got for the payment says a confirmation will be sent to your email to finish transaction. Please make sure you check both your bulk and inbox folder since most of your earlier messages landed in my bulk folder. It was really nice dealing with a person like you. Please include any paper work or appraisal or the receipt along with the parcel if it is available. The postal address is the s… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia 2013-11-12 11:14:06 Rental Scam Gumtree | Gumtree house rental advertisement Scammer Information I advertised a room for rent on Gumtree and i received a text message asking me to reply to a 'Katie coope' via email only, Which i did, On the 2nd email she/he/they asked for my full home address which i did not supply, 3rd email they asked for full bank details which i didn't not supply.
The excuse as to why 'Katie' couldn't ring was because she works as a chef on a cruise boat with next to no reception, so she had someone helping her find a place and organise her funds.
T… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-11-12 01:17:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | AWE New Zealand - Taranaki Basin on kapo project. Scammer Information This started with an SMS query in response to an ad we placed on gumtree to sell a motor vehicle:
Hi mate my
name is Micheal
I am from NSW,I
saw your listing
on Ad,
please do let me
know if it's still
available And
reply to
michealwalsh10
2@live.com
We thought this was a bit strange but contacted him anyway. The following emails were then exchanged (I have blanked out our names and email addresses for our own privacy, these are the only alterations I have made):
From: x… Read Full Report ⇒ |