TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Blondiech Mirfield, Kirklees, United Kingdom 2017-03-29 22:31:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |   mamaxtian06@gmail.com <mamaxtian06@gmail.com>; Scammer Information Gum tree collect and paypal… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Graham Roe Clapham, Lambeth, United Kingdom 2017-03-28 16:01:53 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  +1 Scam on Gumtree/Paypal payment Scammer Information Wanted to buy furniture on gumtree.
Willing to pay full price without seeing as was working off shore on an oil rig.
Would transfer money to pay pall and get a courier to collect the furniture.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2017-03-22 22:44:30 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | the scammer replied to my advertisement Scammer Information I advertised a McCullock mowcart 66 for $950.00 on Gumtree & the Trading Post
I received the following scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2017-03-21 23:07:59 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | gumtree / paypal scammer Scammer Information response to a Gumtree ad for a camera for sale - the initial contact was an sms but from a private number not displayed, they ask you to email sayahdiana8@gmail.com to reply. the sory is that it will be a present for the cousins graduation and they will be happy to pay $100 for postage (!)
They urge you to join Paypal and I suspect the following sms purporting to be from Paypal was from the scammer too.
The sms gives you a mobile number to check your Paypal balance, Payp… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Breej Somewhere in Australia 2017-03-16 00:45:10 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +14 Katty Moore gumtree Scammer Information posted add on gumtree selling camera was contacted outside of gumtree direct mail by Katty Moore mkatty201@gmail.com with the below:
Omd
D
Dan Moodie
Yes it's still available, 850 are you interested? This is a great deal on an essentially brand new camera and two lenses
K
Katty Moore
mkatty201@gmail.com
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To:
D
Dan Moodie
Date:
March 16, 2017, 10:56 AM
Thanks for the reply, I will like to buy it for my kid who is getting married very soon.I am int… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2017-03-10 08:26:16 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  +1 Gumtree Scam - Offered to buy car via Paypal Scammer Information Scammer sent a very detailed email informing me that he was interested in my car for sale on Gumtree.
He wanted all information as he would not be available to view the car himself.
Once I gave the response he quickly replied with a further email saying he definitely wanted the vehicle and he would pay via Paypal and to send him my bank details.
I responded with, of course, please send me your full details, name, address, driving licence number etc etc.
Of course - no re… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| SAM Box Hill South, Victoria, Australia 2017-03-09 21:55:29 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | scammer Scammer Information KATTY MOORE, i have put a adv on gumtree regarding the sale of my camera. and i got a mail saying the they are interested in buying it. and i was happy in the start and they told me they can't call me due to weather conditions which is a lil suspicious. and i received the text from gumtree user not even normal mobile no. and they say he wanted to buy the camera for his son's birthday and wanted me to ship to china. and would happily pay the postal charges as well. he didn't e… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2017-03-08 01:21:52 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | I put an ad in gumtree and morekatt202@gmail.com responded with request for my email adress immediately Scammer Information I posted an ad on gumtree with specific info of item such as: double bed, cost $650, area, etc.
Withing a matter of minutes of the ad going live I got a TEXT MESSAGE from "Gumtre" (no number) saying:
"is your furniture still available, get back to me with the price via email to morekatt202@gmail.com"
This looked odd, considering the price is the first thing you see with the ad.
Secondly, I checked my email and saw that I received no email from Gumtree at all -which is wha… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2017-03-07 15:21:20 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree scam- wanted to buy a caravan. Scammer Information wanting to buy caravan off us after we posted on Gumtree, found exact wording to other reported scams from Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. Darwin… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2017-03-02 12:32:22 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | New Zealand taranaki Basin Scammer Information From: David Green
Date: 2 March 2017 at 16:35:43 AEDT
To:
Subject: Re: Gumtree furniture
Thanks a lot for the email. 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. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 5days off and 25days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?
I am buy… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2017-02-28 15:34:34 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +12 Gumtree car buying scam Scammer Information contacted me via text message through Gumtree classifieds in response to a motor vehicle I advertised for sale.
Asked I reply to the email address rezarez2017@gmail.com and state whether vehicle was still available.
replied with an email in broken english that he wanted to buy the car for his son who had graduated from ANU as a graduation gift. Said he could not inspect vehicle as he was in "a military" and his family are based in the Northern Territory, and asked for my … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| muzdog1 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2017-02-22 06:50:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Car for sale on Gumtree Scammer Information
Attempt to get bank details
to me
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2017-02-15 14:15:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | New Zealand gas teramki basin Scammer Information reply to caravan advertised on Gumtree asked final price and for more photos, offered to pay and have van collected after money cleared. Same as others claiming to be working for New Zealand Oil and Gas on taranaki project.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Sam Somewhere in Australia 2017-02-12 09:52:09 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree Scammer Information Received the email below in response to my Gumtree ad- a friend looked it up and tah dah! BIG SCAMMER! Thank goodness for Google! BUYERS BEWARE OF DANIEL BRENT!
>> -------- Original message --------From: Daniel Brent
>> Date: 11/02/2017 2:51 PM (GMT+10:00) To: XXXX
>> Subject: Re: Re bike
>> Thanks for getting back,i'm pleased with the price and the condition
>> as described on the advert,I work on a remote mine site, Energy
>> Resources of Aus… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2017-02-11 00:50:14 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Caravan sale scam Scammer Information Was happy with the caravan I had for sale wanted my PayPal details to transfer funds and she would organise a courier to pick it up. Stated she works at energy resources of Australia was in a remote mine with no phone access… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Irvine, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom 2017-02-09 14:09:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Scammer Information Advertised sale of sofa on gumtree, received a text from kjustinmark asking if items were
still for sale. I emailed him saying that were still for sale.
Received a reply saying he was a marine engineer currently offshore but he wanted to buy the
goods for his son, will arrange a courier to pick up the goods and to provide him with my bank details account No and Sort Code so he could send payment via paypal. Checked his address online and came across this site.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Thomastown, Victoria, Australia 2017-02-08 06:46:28 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 buyer search Scammer Information BEWARE - They changed their mobile to now read Bec. Initial contact via txt message re. Gumtree Ad & gave email address. Email stated they work on Oil Rig, wanted to send gift to 'someone special' o/seas. Asked them twice to provide the full name, address & contact of the special someone. They did not give their name at all. Rec'd several FAKE Paypal emails & the following from Bec:
Hello,
I have sent the payment from my account.....and i must say this transaction is OK.Ple… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Samadhi Sam Somewhere in Australia 2017-01-30 03:47:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Suspected Email scam re item for sale at Gumtree Scammer Information I offered a vehicle for sale on Gumtree last night. This morning I received a text message:
Leesha likes to know if your listed car is still on for sale? If so kindly get back to her on lgeorgeastrid@gmail.com with the final price.
I emailed advising the vehicle was still for sale and the final price is $17,500.
Shortly afterwards I received an email as follows:
Thank you for the mail, I'm interested in buying this and i will be paying you the asking price so consider it … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Mackay, Queensland, Australia 2017-01-30 01:37:12 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree sale Scammer Information Advertised some camera gear for sale on Gumtree (Gold Coast Australia) and received an sms message two days after listing (shown below). They sent the email address I was to contact them on, rather that go through Gumtree. I responded, but declined their offer unless they could come and pick up my gear COD. Still waiting a response. In the meantime my gear is still on the market.
See the email under Email Scam Source.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2017-01-26 19:09:17 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Rebecca Scott using Gumtree to steal - Fake Buyer Scammer Information Contacted me via email stating she was interested in my rings. She was persistent about having me set up a PayPal account. As the time I was selling was very expensive, i google her name and saw this page. All her emails seem to be the same:
Thanks for your reply and am glad to know that it is still available for sale.However i have few questions on the item you are selling.
1,I would like to know the reason why you are selling it?
2,Do you have the original box for i… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Cliff View Llannon, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom 2017-01-26 12:45:06 Rental Scam Gumtree | Response to Room to Let advert posted on Gumtree Scammer Information This person responded to an advert on Gumtree for a room to let, asking for further details. Further details were sent and she said she wanted the room, and would pay via paypal. Then she asked us to pay a shipping company $435 so she could ship her belongings - which of course she would refund us! . We were already suspicious - so this was not really a surprise, just confirmation it was a scam. A quick google of the email address threw up other instances of the scam, surpris… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2017-01-24 17:02:33 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +2 gumtree car selling Scammer Information texted me saying 'hello,i will like to know if your car is still avail for sale and your firm price?reply to my email person email(nicolblablag@gmail)' then as being a first time seller not knowing went with it and sounded convincing. This was the most fishy email "I was just about to pay when i had this little problem with the picking up,my pick up agent says i will need to pay for the pick up before they can schedule a pick up time to Northern Territory,Australia,they char… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2017-01-19 20:52:48 Rental Scam Gumtree | Annie josh Scammer Information Found me on gumtree and said wanted to move in my unit, then she said she was gonna transfer the money but needed me to transfer some money on behalf of her then i can obtain the money from paypal. The email address of paypal was @accountant.com, rest of the email looks as if the email is really from paypal. I refused the money transfer through western union for shipment and delivery from the USA, nevertheless she became very insistent until i said i knew she was scam..… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2017-01-17 10:53:21 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Emal from Sayahdiana8@gmail.com Scammer Information Message recieved via sms for gumtree ad:
is your computer still available, get back to me with the price via email to (sayahdiana8@gmail.com)… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2017-01-16 14:11:00 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Ads received response by text asking to be emailed. Scammer Information After I reposted an ad for furniture on Gumtree, which I included my mobile number in the text, I received a SMS message asking if the furniture was still available and if I could "kindly" email dorom088@gmail.com. I was a bit suspicious but emailed briefly saying yes. Below is the response I received from a "David Green" with email "golemetz2003@gmail.com":
"" Thanks a lot for the email. I am away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) a… Read Full Report ⇒ |