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| No Name
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-08-06 21:55:55
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree |  +1 sale of a vehicle 7/8/13 he attempted to scam me but i caught onto him when he started talking about me sending money to china so that i could sell my car to him... sorry but if you do fall for that than you pretty stupid...... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
2013-08-06 13:07:11
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree |  add in gumtree for mobile phone offered to buy my iphone, wanted my paypal dedails to make payment
asked what price i wanted for phone (£180) then offered me (£240) plus shipping
informed them I had no paypal account, then asked me to open one? ... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-08-06 11:00:12
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree reply to car for sale Received SMS in response to car ad on gumtree. Claim to be Paul Jason. Wanted to know what firm price was and current condition of email. Requested reply by email only to pljason443@gmail.com. Immediately suspicious he didn't want to see vehicle and wanted... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-08-05 09:02:32
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree contact asking to post overseas Posted an ad on gumtree.
Received a text on the phone number I had listed as a contact number. It read:
"Hi mate, I found your post on Gumtree. Please write me back on nswmarsarno at gmail.com if you still have the...."
I emailed them asking what they wan... ⇒ more |
| John D
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-08-05 07:43:01
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +1 Offer to buy bike accessories on GumTree Responded to a for sale item (motor bike Panniers)
Same story as others have reported on this site Said she had deposited additional money (more than the cost of the goods)in a pay pall account and want me to sent the difference to a contact in China($950)... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2013-08-04 13:58:18
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | I was firstly contacted via sms with a question about my vehicle, then asked to respond to an email address "Patrick" sms'd me to ask about my vehicle for sale on gumtree. He asked that I respond to him via email, which I did. His response was as follows:
Thank you for the mail,i am okay with the condition Likewise your
asking price is quite reasonable and affo... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-08-04 02:58:13
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | advert for rv Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my son who just graduated ontop of his class in Autralia national university (ANU) ,he studied Business Law and Professional Ethics Minor and am so proud of him . I want it as a suprise package to appreciate him... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-08-04 00:58:57
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:11386 Hi I'm waiting for your mail for me to proceed with the payment
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Michael Seay wrote:
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... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Buderim, Queensland, Australia
2013-08-02 12:45:47
Fake/Counterfeit Goods
Gumtree | Wanting to pay extra for shipping costs. On the day I posted an item for sale on gumtree I received a text from this person saying she was interested in the item. I tried to SMS her back and noticed the SMS failed, in the same SMS they sent their email which was nsamarsarno@gmail and asked me to ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2013-08-02 00:10:05
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | selling of boat on gumtree we have been advertising the selling of our boat on Gumtree when I get a text from some one saying they were interested in the add and could get back to them on lisapatrick90@gmail.com , next night another contact from Patrick Mitchell James his email belo... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
2013-08-01 18:15:54
Fake/Counterfeit Goods
Gumtree | gumtree, olx classifieds scam by advelect (advanced electronics) advertise led tvs on sites such as gumtree and olx. sends the inquirer/interested party an advelect company proforma with fnb banking details. once the money is deposited you are contacted by mango logistics requesting you deposit customs and delivery mone... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-08-01 02:08:51
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Email from lisapatrick90@gmail.com Received emails from lisapatrick90@gamil.com shortly after listing boat for sale on gumtree. He/she stated they worked off shore in New Zealand but asked for paypal or bank account details to transfer payment. Also said they would organise for someone to c... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia
2013-08-01 00:30:06
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | +1 Gumtree furniture sale Scammer replied to gumtree advert for furniture. He replied saying he wanted to buy the whole lot of furniture for his son who had recently finished university. He said he would arrange a removals company to come and pick up the furniture. He made a PayPal... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
2013-07-31 02:30:07
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | car sale Hi Neil.
That is okay - I am located on the Sunshine Coast Queensland 4551.
I am only selling the lancer as i have recently upgraded after having the lancer since 2008.
It has just had a service - and had the brakes replaced - everything else is perfe... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-07-30 06:05:12
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | +1 Gunmtree - SMS contact wanting email reply. Scammer
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Simon Gibbins | Email Address:
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Posted ad on Gumtree. Within 3 hours had txt from scammer asking for contact via email.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Seaforth, New South Wales, Australia
2013-07-30 04:33:27
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree Car Ad Scam These scams are so stupid!! but watch out.
here is what this guy said
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 th... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-07-29 12:47:40
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | gumtree boat for sale didnt go very far with it sounded sus from the start.
working offshore for nz gas, would have a courier pick up when i give my bank and paypal details... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia
2013-07-29 06:15:58
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | gumtree car sale put my car up for sale on gumtree, 10 minutes later get a txt saying
"Sent from: QPCXMM hi mate, is your car still for sales? pls advise on your firm price and get back to me through my email (kimstuart56@live.com)"
I fell for it and emailed back my firm... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-07-28 12:20:13
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +1 Gumtree PayPal scam Received text message asking to reply to personal email address with final price. Sent email and got an almost instant reply back asking for PayPal detail. Replied saying no paypal. Got a reply back asking for my account details and a .jpeg attachment of a... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-07-28 09:10:49
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Scam to purchase motorcycle via gumtree auction site Request to purchase motorcycle via email.
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
BA... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-07-28 09:07:20
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +1 Request to buy motorcycle off Gumtree without looking for high price via paypal. Scammer responded to Gumtree ad for motorcycle.
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 p... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-07-28 09:07:06
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Request to buy motorcycle off Gumtree without looking for high price via paypal. Scammer responded to Gumtree ad for motorcycle.
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 p... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-07-26 12:51:44
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Came as a text message replying to our ad on gumtree We are selling an item on gumtree and had a text message saying
Hi, what is your final price and present condition of your ad please kindly get back to me via email kennymorgan843@ymail.com... ⇒ more |
| C.SMITH
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-07-25 03:09:57
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree Ad Contacted via gumtree from a text message asking for return email. Message didn't make sense. googled the gmail address and found to be bogus.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-07-22 05:27:54
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | lisapatrick@gmail.com Scammer
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Advertised a car on gumtree. Within minutes sms requesting lowest price. Felt that something was wrong so checked email address given. I was right.... ⇒ more |
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