Scam Tip Report #19526 - mic.elliot11@gmail.com
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| Sally
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2014-05-30 12:38:06
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree |  +10 mic.elliot11@gmail.com I had a car advertised for sale on gumtree. Micheal contacted me asking to buy the car and he would pay shipping from Victoria Australia to the norther territory. After agreeing on the price, including an extra amount If I agreed to remove the ad, he said he had spoken to his freight company and would be paying extra via PayPal for me to forward on to the freight company via western union because he works on a ship at sea. He said he wanted the car for his son who has just graduated uni.
When he emailed me to say he had made payment he said PayPal was holding the funds until I had paid the $800 to his freight agent in china via Western Union.
It was then that I googled his email address as the emails in my junk folder, supposedly from PayPal, had a few grammatical errors. When I googled his email address I found this site among others.
Be ware of this person! |
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2019-07-14 16:39:29 |
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I also was selling a sofa on Gumtree, rcieved a text asking me to email mic.elliot12@gmail.com about the sofa. Got the following back......
"The price is a good buy for me... please remove the advert and consider it sold as i am paying your full asking price i have done thorough check on the advert and i'm fine with it,sadly i would not be able to come personally to view or collect it due to house bound went through throat cancer surgery and couldn't talk more but will be ok soon but i have an agent that would help me to pick it up at your preferred location after you have received your money and i'll pay you via PayPal and pick up will start after you have cash your money ..if that is ok with you.
Where is the pick up location so that i can inform the agent about it now and send me your registered paypal email and name,so i can make arrangement for payment. I can also transfer from my paypal to your bank account. Kindly get back to me with your Sort code, Account number and Account name .
Regards
Michael"
The moment it asked for my account details alarm bells went off but I emailed back and got this response,
"Thanks for your prompt reply....how much is the exact amount you want to sell?"
So I asked where he was as my advert offered to deliver and I got a further response,
"County down. No worries i have already arranged how it will be picked up at your preferred address"
This is when I decided to check out the email address. The rest is on this page!
Scam Email
| Adam (Bognor Regis, West Sussex, United Kingdom) Added the following extra information on :2018-09-29 15:02:29 |
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Gumtree ad email response
Hello
Thanks for the response! The price is a good buy for me... please remove the advert and consider it sold as i am paying your full asking price i have done thorough check on the advert and i'm fine with it,sadly i would not be able to come personally to view or collect it due to house bound went through throat cancer surgery and couldn't talk more but will be ok soon but i have an agent that would help me to pick it up at your preferred location after you have received your money and i'll pay you via PayPal and pick up will start after you have cash your money ..if that is ok with you.
Where is the pick up location so that i can inform the agent about it now and send me your registered paypal email and name,so i can make arrangement for payment. I can also transfer from my paypal to your bank account. Kindly get back to me with your Sort code, Account number and Account name .
Regards
Michael
Scam EmailRespose to selling sofa on gumtree
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-05-08 07:04:02 |
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I listed an item on gumtree and received a text asking if the listed item was still for sale and for me to reply to his email address which I did, explaining yes it was still for sale. He emailed back “thanks for your prompt reply I have read the advert and I’m totally satisfied with it..will like to have it...how much is the exact amount you want to sell?”
Something didn’t seem right so I googled his email address and found this site
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-11-10 12:50:36 |
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I am trying to sell my car on Gumtree (London) and this guy is offering full price. I believe is the same guy we are all talking about.
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| PPatel (Upper Norwood, Croydon, United Kingdom) Added the following extra information on :2017-07-09 14:37:33 |
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received the following text from gum tree -
Hello,is the vehicle listed on gum tree still for sale? Kindlly email me back with the total asking price on mic.elliot12@gmail.com
Told him it was via email and he replied, After reading it, my first thought was, who pays for something without seeing it, so I Googled his email address and low and behold, "scam alert"
Scam EmailHello,
Thanks for getting back to me, i will like to make a deal with you so I m just asking about it to make sure its in perfect condition, Hope i will not be disappointed? and in regards to the delivery there is no shipment involved from your end as i have a freight agent that will come for it. I can only pay you via one of the fastest and secure way to pay online which is via paypal and on the contrary i can transfer from my paypal directly to your bank account. You need to get back to me with your bank details such as account name, account number and the sort code.
kindly let me know asap so i can arrange the payment through PP
Many Thanks
Mic
| Furfeet (Carlton, Victoria, Australia) Added the following extra information on :2017-05-01 06:14:21 |
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He is using multiple similar email addresses:
Thanks
I am interested in buying asap , Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking. I don't mind adding an extra $300.00 for you to take down the ads and cease negotiations/sales communications with others . I am already in talks with freighters that will handle the pickup and delivery .I will really appreciate if you can email more information
I am very busy working all day, i am a sailor am presently on-board, i don't have access to my bank account online as am not with my credit card details here but i have my bank account link up with my PayPal account so I will be paying you through PayPal to your nominated bank account or better still is if you have a PayPal account ,please get back to me with your BSB and account details or PayPal account so i can proceed with the payment and contact the courier agent who will come to pick it up and deliver at my address
Await your reply
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-02-23 13:24:52 |
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Sent us an email from out car add on Gumtree. Usual about his son graduating and he was away on ship. Complete and utterly scan. They asked us to pay the courier and they would transfer the money. These people are not stupid and are getting away with it unfortunately.
Scam EmailHello
I am buying this for my son who graduated ,I want it to be the perfect graduation gift for him and am making it a surprise package ,Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking. I don't mind adding an extra funds for you just to take down the ads. I am already in talks with freighters that will handle the pickup and delivery .I will really appreciate if you can email more details
I am presently on-board, i don't have access to my bank account online as am not with my credit card details here but i have my bank account linked up with my PayPal account so I will be paying you through PayPal to your nominated bank account or if you have a PayPal account ,please get back to me with your Sort code and account details or PayPal account so i can proceed with the payment and contact the courier agent who will come to pick it up and deliver it for my son.
Await your reply
| AndyM (Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom) Added the following extra information on :2016-12-09 09:18:59 |
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Usual email about being on board a ship and buying the car for his son who had graduated.
Scam EmailHello
I am buying this for my son who graduated ,I want it to be the perfect graduation gift for him and am making it a surprise package ,Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking. I don't mind adding an extra funds for you just to take down the ads. I am already in talks with freighters that will handle the pickup and delivery .I will really appreciate if you can email more details
I am presently on-board, i don't have access to my bank account online as am not with my credit card details here but i have my bank account linked up with my PayPal account so I will be paying you through PayPal to your nominated bank account or if you have a PayPal account ,please get back to me with your Sort code and account details or PayPal account so i can proceed with the payment and contact the courier agent who will come to pick it up and deliver it for my son.
Await your reply
| mic elliot (Herne Bay, Kent, United Kingdom) Added the following extra information on :2016-11-29 10:48:27 |
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received text message from this person in the uk that contained this email address after i advertised my vehicle for sale..i didn't bother replying as i had seen the above.
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| Debbie (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) Added the following extra information on :2016-11-17 03:27:40 |
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He also said he wanted to buy my car for his son and that his son graduated and that he is at sea and paypal ask for detail as well
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