TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-10-22 10:35:33 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |   response from Gumtree advertisment Scammer Information original message off gumtree via mobile phone
Sent from: Daniel
Hello, will like to know the price of the car and if still available to my mail here (purset@live.com) Please e-mail only, Thanks. Dan
2nd message via email
can't find
3rd message
Thanks for the swift response and do as well advise on the lest amount you will like to give it away as i am buy8ng this for dad and due to the nature of my job and location.....i will not be able to come for inspection, am a very busy … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Penshurst, New South Wales, Australia 2013-10-21 02:59:13 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  car sale Scammer Information Thanks for mailing back,am okay with the price and i will appreciate if you can state any present service history of it,because am presenting it as a surprise birthday gift for my husband in Darwin,so i wont let him know about it, untill it been delivered to him.i would have come for the check up,but i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.Trying to contact you on phone but we do not have access … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-10-18 21:58:25 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +61428465117 Scammer Information Advertised Holden VN in Gumtree. Within 12 hours (12am) received the following message by text:
"Sent from:cambel
Hello...is ur listing on gumtree Ad still up for sale?Kindly reply to my personal email cambelluck@gmail.com with the last ONO
On checking the phone umber on Google, discovered similar response to different advertisements.
Best to ignore than respond, as these types are sickos, therefore best left to vegetate in their own simplicity, making them more frustrated!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Gemma Somewhere in Australia 2013-10-18 12:28:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer with buying cars Scammer Information Really eager to purchase my car when he hadn't seen it. Also was pushy to get the sale completed and told me to take my add down so he could do payment now. Couldn't call me because his work wouldn't allow it not could he come visit the vehicle I was selling. It was all a load of shit really. Didn't scam me but was pretty obvious. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-10-14 11:23:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Private car sell 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,which 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 Somewhere in Australia 2013-10-13 22:51:16 Nigerian/419 Scam Gumtree | +1 Lisa Patrick (NZCOG) gumtree car for sale Scammer Information Listed a car for sale on gumtree.com.au and they offered to buy it. Because they worked offshore they required an agent to pick it up and freight it to Darwin (I live in Adelaide). They then asked for an upfront payment of $1000 to Western Union because the funds had to be confirmed before a booking would be made. Was then assured that the agreed sum plus the extra $1000 would be transferred to me. Details of transfer asked: SHUOJIA ZHANG, 5 ding fu jia , Beijing, China. Also… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-10-13 00:38:44 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:12753 Scammer Information From: Sierra Jeannetta
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: Emailing: IMG_9265, IMG_9266, IMG_9267, IMG_9268, IMG_9269, IMG_9270, IMG_9271, IMG_9272, IMG_9273, IMG_9274, IMG_9275
It's nice to read back from you and i am now satisfy with all i have seen.I'm ready to offer you the said asking price as listed but if Can you assure me that i will not be disappointed with this because i won't be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my work.I work … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom 2013-10-12 19:39:49 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Car Scam Gumtree UK - car being sold but can contact the seller via email mainly Scammer Information Car was for sale on Gumtree - seems like a low-ish price. Gumtree advert has no contact number. 'Seller' already reported by another scamdex user so saved me for falling for it (I was dubious anyway as on Autotrader there are several adverts with email addresses only - to me it is VERY strange if I cannot speak on phone to a car seller)!!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-10-11 12:53:34 Rental Scam Gumtree | want to rent a room, same form as other renting scam Scammer Information same form as the other renting scam, such as http://www.scamdex.com/ScamTipsAnal/more_full_name/mary
I think they use a program to auto grab the email address in Gumtree then send out a standard email asking if the room is available or not. As whenever I put my email in gumtree in the form of *****(at)****.***, I will receive the same email from different people. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Steven Huonville, Tasmania, Australia 2013-10-08 08:46:42 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scam Scammer Information Wanting my bank account details and pay pay email address so that allegedly he can send me the money for the purchase and then once cleared he will send his pickup agent to come and collect the goods.
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 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-10-07 01:09:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Lisa Patrick - Bit sus buying my $23K van unseen Scammer Information Stage 1 - The Setup... fancy buying a $23K van sight unseen - was going to play along with this scam right up until the scammer asked for some $$$ but decided it was better to just let it go - I did however ask for her address in Darwin... no reply as yet ???
Lisa's 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 acces… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-10-06 13:24:39 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | gumtree Scammer Information BUYER wants to buy car through paypal and saying they are in TARANAKI BASIN on KUPE project.
Sending courier to pick car up to be delivered to darwin.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-10-06 10:10:48 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Buying a Car without due diligence Scammer Information I advertise a car and get a response within minutes of publication. He offers to buy it without seeing it and sending somebody else to pick it up. He offers payment to PayPal or bank account. After checking the scamdex database, I see the same email address and text already turning up from other scam reporters. I don't pursue it any further. Thank you for maintaining this database!
Vern… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-10-06 02:11:23 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +5 Car sale on Gumtree. Seller is in a hurry going to Afghanistan for military duty. Scammer Information
Here is a kind of spiel I got when I was about to purchase the Hyundai Accent Coupe 2006 from Richard James Wilson calling himself R D
Previous message
RE: Someone replied to your ad "2006 Hyundai Accent Coupe"â€
R D
Edit contact 4/10/2013
To: My email
Picture of R D
Hi,
This is my first time selling a car over the Internet and I think the best way is to use a third party company that protects buyers and sellers. One of my friends here bought a car four months ago … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 2013-10-03 09:23:23 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:12504 Scammer Information James contacted me through my ad on gumtree, saying the following:
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 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 surpris… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-10-03 08:47:50 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Car Sales. Wants to pay for car they've never seen, full price, no questions asked via paypal Scammer Information Had listed my car for sale on gumtree.
I received a message stating they were interested in the car and to reply with further details and a firm price via the email ryan_brooks011@gmail.com.
After emailing a response stating I was very open to any offer they had as the price was fairly negotiable, they replied via email stating the listed price was fine and that they would pay via paypal. If I didn't have paypal, they wanted my bank details.
They claimed to work for NZ Oil an… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom 2013-10-02 21:18:40 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | car scam owner on the oil rig but can email within 5 mins would not allow me to see car and give over actual monet Scammer Information orginal advert only mentioned all the toys no substance ie mot tax service history etc. Price seemed very cheap for a car like this in prefect condition. Would not allow me to phone only contact via email strange email address see email trail and judge for yourself
my questions
Can you tell me a bit about your car and why you are selling?
When is the MOT and road tax expiry?
How much is the road tax,
How many owners has the car
Has the car been involved in any accidents … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom 2013-10-02 21:10:21 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +4 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:12493 Scammer Information orginal advert only mentioned all the toys no substance ie mot tax service history etc. Price seemed very cheap for a car like this in pefect condition. Would not allow me to phone only contact via email strange email address see email trail and judge for yourself
my questions
Can you tell me a bit about your car and why you are selling?
When is the MOT and road tax expiry?
How much is the road tax,
How many owners has the car
Has the car been involved in any accidents b… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom 2013-10-02 21:04:27 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree expensive watch scam Scammer Information I advertised a ladies Gucci watch on gum tree, he contacted me offering £40 on top of the price for postage, it was a ladies watch, but he said he wanted it for his son, then asked for my PayPal details. Alarm bells all over.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand 2013-10-02 14:25:04 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Scammed after advertising a car for sale on Gumtree Scammer Information Same "MO" - Lisa Patrick - wanting to buy my son's car. Emailed him the following message:
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,its 15 days off and 15 days on and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,please g… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-10-02 06:27:43 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Gumtree | +1 sent an email saying he would deposit money on paypal, had two texts from different names same number, then two emails exact sam Scammer Information Hi first I received From
a text from both of the above mentioned asking for information on the caravan that i'm selling on Gumtree, I sent an email to both outling cost and condition, they then sent emails back both saying the same thing… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jordan Mitchell Somewhere in Australia 2013-10-01 13:15:49 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | I added scam to google search AWE New Zealand PTY LTD Scammer Information Nothing yet, They just email answered (exactly like the email you have posted from Kim Stuart) to enquire about a camera I'm selling on Gumtree. There's another one who answered the add as well called "Rayan Dove" He wants it as a present for his cousin who apparently just graduated from uni in the Northern Territory!
His email address is rayandove04@gmail.com
In both cases, they asked for my bank account details for their respective deposits or alternatively requested I… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Gab Kirrawee, New South Wales, Australia 2013-09-30 09:45:11 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | helvisdatford@gmail.com Scammer Information Pretty much the same as others . Made first contact via SMS asking to be contacted via email . We became suspicious by the response.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-09-30 00:36:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree - trying to get bank details Scammer Information Asked for firm price/condition of car. Then wanted bank details and a courier would take to Darwin. Same as many others on this site through same email address.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-09-29 15:29:39 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Pay with paypal collect goods via courier and reverse payment Scammer Information First contacted me via mobile with link to email address interested in my Motor bike.He said the following in his email ,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 momement and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your … Read Full Report ⇒ |