Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.

Advertised my car for sale and received a reply identical word for word from this character!! Thanks for posting and letting people like me know its a scam!!

I got exactly the same enquiry today. Had listed a vehicle for sale on Gumtree only hours earlier and got a SMS from "Car Inquiry" saying "Am interested in your car listed on gumtree pls get back to me with the lowest price and condition on my email address: rdickson007@yahoo.com" I emailed back with the relevant information and then I got the same email back saying he will buy the car (at full price) so consider it sold and to remove the ad, and will pay by paypal as its a safe mode of payment. Or preferred he could do direct deposit if I supply him with banking details. Because of his location and work load he would not be inspecting the car but knows it's what he wants by the ad details. He will send a courier agent to collect the vehicle once the funds were deposited. I smelt a rat straight away and worded a lengthy email back stating MY conditions of sale would be a face to face transaction and payment in cash. I also asked him for his address, phone number and drivers license number to organise roadworthy and UVP (but mainly to see if he was in fact legit). I gave him no further information such as paypal details or bank details. No further communication from him so definitely a scammer in action. One point is that my vehicle is being sold without rego or plates so I'm wondering if these are the types of vehicles he is targeting. I will now report this to gumtree as well.

This guy sent the same emails.almost word for word. Gumtree car for sale

This guy is still active....He tried same thing on me this week when I posted a car on gumtree....
The red flag was the pure Aussie name but english is clearly not his first language....