TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Somewhere in South Africa 2013-02-01 10:47:10 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |   scammed out of R30 000 as deposit for a car Scammer Information We paid two deposits of R15 000 each via money gram. Car suppose to be deliver 31 january 2013.
Till now nothing. This Nicholas not replying to any of my mails and so is this fake google check out.
I have to get this money back! It will destroy my marriage. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand 2013-01-25 00:43:12 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  Gumtree/Paypal Scam Scammer Information The following is a text I received yesterday in regards to my "Toyota Townace" Ad on Gumtree:
"I want to buy your Toyota Townace on Gumtree, how much is the lowest price? Pls reply to kellydiana54@yahoo.com. Await your urgent reply, Diana."
Upon my email that it is $2.500, and that all the information is in the ad, I received following email:
"Hi,
How are you? Thanks for your response. I will be paying you $2,500 via my PayPal account,if my offer is accepted please send m… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia 2013-01-23 08:39:20 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:7603 Scammer Information Thanks for your swift reply. I am interested and I would have loved to come for viewing and inspection but i am currently overseas at the moment and i want this item picked up before i get back. Due to my inability to make a bank deposit, I would be paying via PayPal which is safer for me. Kindly send me a paypal payment invoice or create an account at www.paypal.com.au if you dont have one. I will make a concrete pick up arrangement with my transport agent who will be co… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-01-22 05:47:52 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:7573 Scammer Information i have a add on gumtree selling a laptop including condition and price.
scammer text me asking current condition and "firm" price with email adress attatched but was written strangely and that name (geaneykm) came up instead of theyre number in the message. get that filthy scammer!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Crafers, South Australia, Australia 2013-01-20 22:52:44 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Australia Scammer Information Wanted to buy a CNC router off Machines for you but slipped up and said vehicle in another email...
glad i found this site and info on this loser!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-01-17 05:02:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +9 SMS Scammer Information invite to send details already on Gumtree by email not SMS reply… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Dan Castleknock, Leinster, Ireland 2013-01-16 18:20:32 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +3 Scam text from 82646 brouderdeclan1@yahoo.com Scammer Information Got a text asking about my add, he asked me to reply to brouderdeclan1@yahoo.com so i googled the number and this site popped up.
If anyone is taking a payment from a buyer with paypal make sure to log into your paypay account and make sure the payment is there!
Paypal are very helpful if you think it may be a fake email from them send it to spoof@paypal.com
I don't work for them :-P
Good Job on this site!
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 | Bill London, England, United Kingdom 2013-01-15 12:33:51 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Jane Miles Scammer Information See below. I contacted the shipping agent and they don't use Western Union.
Yes, the car will be picked up from you, and that's why i was asked to put an extra $3,550 for the shipping cost, If you carefully read the message that was sent to you from Paypal, they should have informed you that the total amount has been debited from my account, the $3550 is for shipping fees that paypal wants you to pay to the shipping agent via Western Union before they can release the full a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Glenorie, New South Wales, Australia 2013-01-08 11:47:06 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree ad Scammer Information Both scammers sent text messages asking me to email them regarding the item for sale. Jayopel did not reply again but Anne William offered to buy the item and asked me to send them my Paypal details or my bank account details. She even gave me a link for PayPal. Thankfully I had an account so did not use the link. I was still stupid enough to send a request for payment, only becoming suss after PayPal request gave the name Molly william. It was then I googled her name and di… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2013-01-08 09:31:26 Overpayment Scam Gumtree | Gumtree iPad scam Scammer Information Received an email from mariambryan22@hotmail.com with enquiry as to firm price for iPad listed on Gumtree.
Replied saying they would pay the listed price (even after I had offered to sell for lower price), and to forward PayPal details and additional photos. Also said they would make payment immediately (before emails could be sent) and that when I received payment confirmation to forward details for their pick-agent to arrange pick up.
Received following email regarding p… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom 2012-12-29 11:54:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Gumtree car or auto payment using google checkout or amazon payments Scammer Information Advert on Gumtree for an expensive vehicle or caravan at a "too good to be true" price.
The picture on Gumtree contains the email address - no other contact details used.
The scammer replies to an inquiry saying that he will use "Google checkout" or "Amazon payments" to protect the seller and buyer. He tries to convince you that this gives some sort of escrow-type service or a cooling off period before payment is really taken.
He will ask for the buyer's name, address and pho… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Andrea Strauss London, England, United Kingdom 2012-12-27 17:38:53 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +8 Mike Devlin/Preston - car scam - please share your information so that we can compile a detailed case against Barclays Scammer Information Mike has scammed over 6 of us so far and is still operating.
Barclays have failed to take action BUT if you can provide some details of your case I will be taking this further - to Barclays, The Financial Ombudsman, Watchdog and if necessary to the Press!
Please advise the dates that you reported the account below to Barclays and if you too have received a 'standard response' which states that you are entitled to take this to the Ombudsman to resolve (but Barclays will do… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2012-12-23 03:22:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | We were trying to sell our car Scammer Information Listed the address he has at 36 Koolpinyah Crescent Tiwi NT 0810 and wanted to pay full price for our car. Wanted our paypal account. Said he was working out of town and the weather was bad so the phone wouldn't work.
Why don't the police get involved with this?
You don't have Gumtree listed but I think it came through Gumtree.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom 2012-12-19 11:49:40 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | GUMTREE CARAVAN SALE Scammer Information My partner Carl actually transfered £2,500, through BARCLAYS BANK, to buy a caravan advertised supposed to have been covered by Ebay insurance, to an account in name of G. Bicioc, a valid UK BARCLAYS account,the caravan was a scam, and BARCLAYS will do nothing, so my partner has lost all his money!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | M Parker Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2012-12-17 05:47:14 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Car being sold on Gumtree - approached by a scammer trying to 'buy' it. Scammer Information These are the sequence of emails this person sent me in relation to a car I was selling on the Gumtree website: -
Email 1: Is your car still for sale what is the present condition and the final price? do email me more pictures on my email to finalize the sales doget back to me asap
Email 2:
Thanks for mailing back.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.i won'… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Michael Parker Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2012-12-16 17:57:56 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | From selling my car on Gumtree Scammer Information Thankfully I did a Google search on "kapo project" and got your excellent site ... and the shock that it was a clear scam! Here it is: -
"Thanks for mailing back.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.i won't be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my work and i would have called but our calling is restricted.Regarding the payment,pls get back … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No name Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 2012-12-11 22:42:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Paypal Scammer Information Same MO as the others reported. Thanks for your existence and diligence.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in 2012-12-09 08:41:42 Job Scam Gumtree | Untitled Job Scam on Gumtree, ref:6703 Scammer Information they advertised a job, and i applied. And the got 5different replies requesting me to fax my cv. Photo, documents, cover letter to 086 697 1188. I then google the company and i find nothing of it. And i get emails everyday requesting me to fax documents and they give different086 fax number. And the more ignore the emails the more i get reminders that they stil waiting for my faxed documents.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| nomvula mokhosi Somewhere in 2012-12-09 08:39:28 Job Scam Gumtree | Untitled Job Scam on Gumtree, ref:6702 Scammer Information they advertised a job, and i applied. And the got 5different replies requesting me to fax my cv. Photo, documents, cover letter to 086 697 1188. I then google the company and i find nothing of it. And i get emails everyday requesting me to fax documents and they give different086 fax number. And the more ignore the emails the more i get reminders that they stil waiting for my faxed documents.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2012-12-08 12:37:36 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scammer Information Wanting to purchase my advertised item for sale in a hurry yet I have to send $300 to get the total funds into my paypal account. Legal action paypal emails requesting said funds immediately or legal action will be taken. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Basil Stephens Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom 2012-12-08 10:21:45 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Car sale scam on Gumtree. Scammer Information Car Ad on Gumtree.
No phone number so had to send email via Gumtree to seller.
Received this email from Gumtree:
Replying to this email sends your reply via Gumtree mail for your safety and privacy. Be wary of users who encourage you away from using Gumtree mail.
Forward this email to safety@gumtree.com if you suspect this message to be spam, fraud or inappropriate.
What's your mobile number?
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Gumtree Mail … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United Kingdom 2012-12-08 06:07:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | scamster who targets 2nd hand electronics sellers Scammer Information This individual searches for electronics like hifi, laptop, phones etc.
In my case he replied to my ad willing to buy my hifi and gym equipment
He asked for my bank details and emailed me 'proof of payment'
I went to my bank and the bank official just looked at the incoming sms number and said that that specific number does in fack come from another bank, naming the bank's name.
I felt at ease and arranged to drop the goods of. Later the evening, I googled the buyer's name an… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Ballymahon, Co Longford, Ireland 2012-12-05 23:44:38 Generic/Unspecified Scam Gumtree | Mike Preston Now using the name Micheal Torres Scammer Information He is at it again ....… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom 2012-12-05 22:26:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | SCAMMED BY MIKE PRESTON ON GUMTREE Scammer Information I have been scammed by this conman on 30 Nov 2012 for a vauxhall corsa advertised in GUMTREE Gloucs, same kiinda scenario, divorced but the car is in Scotland, he works on a oil rig etc.....the car would be delivered to me today after 5pm. i paid £2000 + £100 for delivery.... No car has arrived MIKE PRESTON is not responding to emails. I shall contact Barclays and the police tomorrow, as I shall try and get my money back. Please contact me if anyone else has fallen foul… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Mark Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2012-12-04 23:12:10 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Craig A Sultan Scammer Information We had a car for sale on the local Gumtree website and received the below reply:
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 th… Read Full Report ⇒ |