TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Blackburn, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-09 04:59:43 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  +4 Lisa riediger wanting $950 to be transfered to western union before 'she' would buy our car for her 'son' Scammer Information Lisa claims she wants to buy your car for her 'son' she told us that she had put $5000 into our account and then said we wouldn't be able to access the money until we had paid out of our own pockets $950 to western union for the pick up of the car to some Chinese idiot in china. Obviously we didn't pay this but it seems that these horrible Chinese people are trying to scam lots of people when it comes to buying cars. Please spreading word about these Chinese criminals, we don… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Peter Gort Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2013-04-08 06:08:16 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Classified Add Scammer Information I put my caravan up for sale on Gumtree and received an SMS response to my mobile:
Hello, am interested in your caravan advert, Pls is it still available and wahts the firm price, contact me on michal.sayers.111@gmail.com . Thanks.
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I emailed that address with the firm price, and that it was still available. I got this reply.
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Thanks a lot for the email, i really appreciate your response , I am away at sea at the moment, I work with AWE New Zealand… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-08 02:08:50 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | "Private Shipping Company" Fee Scam - Motorbike Scammer Information Person used email to offer full price on my motorbike which I had advertised on Gumtree, and then said he had "already sent" an extra $950 to my Paypal account to cover payment to his "private shipping company" but that Paypal was holding the funds until I gave proof that I had sent the $950 to the shipping company via Western Union. I told him to cancel the transaction and that I would refuse any transfer from him (of course, there is no transfer). Obviously a scam, but it i… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom 2013-04-07 16:16:19 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  Thought number and email were dodgey, googled it and other people been scammed by similar emails Scammer Information I have items advertised for sale on gumtree for local collections, had a text of the person named above, thought it was a bit dodgey because of the number not being anything like ive seen before, google the email address and turns out they are part of a scam. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 2013-04-07 13:21:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Paypal scam Scammer Information I posted a flute for sale on Gumtree in Australia. I receive an sms on my mobile phone saying she/he was interested by my ad and that I should contact him/her by email. I did and received the following reply:
"Thanks for the response,i am very satisfied with your advert,i will like you to get back to me with is present condition and your final price,i will be requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal,so the PayPal charges is on me,kindly send me your PayPal email … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-07 11:14:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:8982 Scammer Information I was selling a car on Gumtree and received an SMS from this number and Paul Datford. I thought it was suspicious that he didnt reply via email through Gumtree and wanted me to email him at his gmail address. So I did and then I received the following reply that I then knew was a scam and then doubled checked by google and found this great website that reports scams. Keep up the good work.
From: paul datford
Date: April 7, 2013 2:37:14 PM GMT+10:00… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Aldgate, South Australia, Australia 2013-04-07 10:10:33 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +3 PayPal purchase of car on gumtree Scammer Information I was selling my car on gumtree. First I got an text message saying "is your Ad still available for sale,easier to contact me on kimlucas2013@yahoo.com. What's the condition and firm price". I emailed the condition and price and got this response..."...buying it for my vacation,because I'll be coming soon from our rig as am a petroleum engineer on a rig offshore,I won't be able to come for the inspection...I would love to call in person but our satellite server has been down … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-04 05:56:47 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Selling Scammer Information I received the following emails in response to my Scooter Sale ad on Gumtree:-
Response 1:
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 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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Doncaster East, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-04 02:09:59 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | andrewbarry67@yahoo.com Scammer Information please me paypal and bank account info and will deposit money into your account… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-04-03 04:45:37 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 I advertised "caravan for sale" Scammer Information Lisa Said she would buy me caravan that I had advertised on Gumtree and so after a few emails Lisa asked to pay via Paypal so I sent her an invoice. She then said that she needed my email address that is linked to my paypal account so as to link it to my account. I contacted Paypal and they looked up the invoice sad that her email address was not linked to any Paypal account and advised me that she was a scammer and seller beware. Told her and she hasnt contacted me again.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Cockatoo, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-01 10:57:58 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Bike sale on Gumtree Scammer Information Hi,
I advertised to sell my bike in Gumtree and few mins later got message from Simon Gibbins that he is interested in buying my bike but would like me to send some pics and final price.
Please see below trail of my emails.
Thanks
Gagan Sethi
From: Simon Gibbins
To: Gagan sethi
Sent: Monday, 1 April 2013 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: Honda VT 400
am going to transfer the total amount.
On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 3:4… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-03-31 23:43:19 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Item for sale on Gumtree Scammer Information He wanted to buy my camper trailer, said he was not onshore Australia, due to his job. He would deposit funds into my bank account, and also extra money for me, so I could arrange transport of my trailer to Darwin.The transport company that he wants me to use is based in China. and I was to pay them by Western Union money transfer.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Abbotsford, New South Wales, Australia 2013-03-31 02:56:45 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +2 I AM A MARINE ENGINEER Scammer Information Hi thanks for reply, i am a marine engineer, i am at sea right now. I
am buying this for my son as a surprise gift. I can only pay through
paypal at the moment as i don't have access to my bank account online(i
dont have internet banking with it), but i have it attached to my
paypal account, and this is why i insisted on using paypal to pay,all
i will need is your paypal email address to make the payment, and if
you dont have a paypal account yet, you can set one it cant ta… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-03-30 13:26:29 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 selling anything on Gumtree.com.au Scammer Information Thanks for getting back to me, 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 offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 21days off and 10days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
Where is it located at the moment? Does it have any history I should be aware of ? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-03-30 00:17:51 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Motorbike scam Scammer Information Wanted to buy my bike after advertising on Gumtree, Ebay and Bikenut. Short SMS asking if bike was available and to contact him on wil.scott110@gmail.com. Follow up email read like War & Peace. A long, convoluted message explaining that he worked 20 on and 10 off on an oil rig off New Zealand for AWE. That he was very proud of his son who was about to graduate from Charles Darwin University and that the bike was for him as a gift. He even said he had a courier coming to pick … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Salt Lake City, UT, United States 2013-03-29 16:37:10 Nigerian/419 Scam Gumtree | FAX Scammer Information SCAN THAT THERE WAS MONEY THAT WAS LEFT. STATING THAT HE IS AN ATTY. THIS CAME IN A FAX. PLEASE ADVISED SCAM.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 2013-03-28 12:42:39 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Vehicle take-over installments, rent-to-own or assistance for bank declined clients Scammer Information His details are below:
Gerald in Johannesburg & Gauteng | Cars, Bakkies, Motorbikes and ...
Blacklisted clients welcome.Must be permanently employed longer than 3 months.Call Gerald on 0842176843. contact for price. Pretoria / Tshwane; 18/03/2013 ...
He pretends to be able to assist you if you are a vehicle finance bank declined client. He then sends an application form and requests you send all your personal details. He makes everything seem really legitimate. he calls… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-03-27 21:55:37 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | captaincraig11@gmail.com Scammer Information I am selling a car on gumtree and received an email from "Craig" requesting my lowest price that I would sell the car. Once I replied, he emailed back asking for my paypal details and that an agent would collect the car. I found it strange that someone would purchase a car without viewing it, so we typed his details into google and discovered this site showing the exact same email he sent me.
Email copy and pasted below;
Hi thanks for reply, i am a marine engineer, i am… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-03-27 21:41:35 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +2 Gumtree car overseas buyer. Pick up fee to be sent through Western union. Scammer Information "Lisa" was very keen to buy my car for her "son". Because of her work she could not call.
She then sent an email saying she had paid for the vehicle and approx. $950 more. She had an an overseas address:
Yujiao Yue
Address: 12 gongti bei lu Sanlintu
City: Beijing
State: Beijing
Zip Code: 100021
Country: China.
Where I was to send $950 to then "release" my payment. I received a couple of emails through "paypal" about this as well. When I looked at the actual email address… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Ripley, Derbyshire, United Kingdom 2013-03-25 10:46:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Classified Ad Scam Scammer Information Contacted by text mobile number was 82646, by a Jeff Hibbs saying he wanted to purchase an expensive item I had listed on Gumtree. He asked I send the price and pictures to an email address HibbsJeff@bluemail.org.
The price was clearly listed on Gumtree and all photographs of the item.
I fear this is an attempted scam of some kind, if I had actually replied to the text message received.
The spoken English and wording of the text was also very dubious… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-03-25 06:42:01 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | reply to a gumtree add from James Wayne Scammer Information I saw your listing on gumtree Ad. reply to my personal email if it's still available And Ur ONE reply to jameswayne355@yahoo.com.au.....that was the first email to which I stupidly replied and gave my mob number too;-
then he said he wanted to buy it of me (not specifying what it was ) and asked some queations and wrote that he is working for AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project ...that he has no phone connection… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-03-25 00:43:19 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree paypal Scammer Information Gumtree ad replier.. Asked what was condition and final price. I asked car or bike.. Have neither for sale! Car was response lol… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Lawnton, Queensland, Australia 2013-03-24 12:04:22 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | perieraj50@gmail.com - Gumtree sale Scammer Information Hello, I have been trying to sell my vehicle and I received a email from a gentleman saying he would buy it sight unseen from a ad on gumtree, I received a number of emails asking about the car and that he was away, I told him he could collect once the monies cleared in my account. Well he then said that I had to pay a courier fee of $1850 and he would transfer the money for the vehicle as well as the courier fee, I told him I would do so once the funds had cleared into my ba… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-03-22 01:26:26 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | brian daniel Scammer Information within hours of listing my motorbike for sale on gumtree i recieved a text message stating they wanted to buy it and to reply now with lowest price and an email address to reply to. the text message did not come through with a mobile number attached it simply said "bikeinquir" instead of a phone number. I thought this a bit odd so i googled the email address and found it had been used in a similar scam for a caravan sale on this site. I will not be replying to the text/emai… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-03-21 05:05:29 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +2 Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:8723 Scammer Information It would appear that Helvis Datford has changed his/her name now to Kim Lucas. I received a txt this morning in regard to my car I have advertised on Gumtree. I got a txt almost straight away saying 'Is your ad still availabke for sale, easier to contact me on kimlucas2013@yahoo.com what's the condition and firm price'. I emailed more information back to Kim and received this email back 'Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,am
buying it for my vacat… Read Full Report ⇒ |