Scam Tip Report #22066 - Peter Clinton text re: car for sale on Gumtree
Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-12-17 10:45:37 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +5 Peter Clinton text re: car for sale on Gumtree I received the following text:
'I'm interested in your listed car ad, what is your last firm price & its present condition?Kindly E-mail me at (peterclinton90@gmail.com)'
I replied by email that my car was still for sale, and received the following email in reply:
'Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,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 momement and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so I can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb acct name and number if you have no PayPal acct.I have also contacted my courier who will come for pick up and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your acct.
Await your reply'
Besides this reply being almost identical to a reply I had received about 5 minutes earlier from Matthew Grick, who had been reported as a scammer to this site on numerous occasions, I also found it a bit odd. |
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-07-12 14:49:47 |
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Similar to the above entries, I received an text followed by an email as per the below. When asking this individual for further details he avoided supplying these. Called off the sale as a result of a google search of his email address.
"I really appreciate your response to my text message, i am presently working on the sea as a marine engineer which enable me not make a call that is the reason i try to send a text message to you via the sms web.i am satisfied with your ad as it was listed on the site and am ready to buy for my Son,i will not be able to come take a look due to my work. I will have the shipper to come pick it up from you and delivered to my son after i have made the payment to your account.i will make the payment to you via paypal and i hope you have a paypal account so that you can be able to received the payment, If you are not a paypal user you can set up a paypal with your bank account you will just go on www.paypal.co.uk and attached your bank account to your email using paypal so that you can be able to get the money on your bank account .After the payment has been cleared,i will have my shipper to pick it up to deliver to my son.I will be waiting to have the necessary details to make the payment to you.
Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
PayPal Account Holder's Name:
Price Amount...
You Phone number.."
Scam EmailI really appreciate your response to my text message, i am presently working on the sea as a marine engineer which enable me not make a call that is the reason i try to send a text message to you via the sms web.i am satisfied with your ad as it was listed on the site and am ready to buy for my Son,i will not be able to come take a look due to my work. I will have the shipper to come pick it up from you and delivered to my son after i have made the payment to your account.i will make the payment to you via paypal and i hope you have a paypal account so that you can be able to received the payment, If you are not a paypal user you can set up a paypal with your bank account you will just go on www.paypal.co.uk and attached your bank account to your email using paypal so that you can be able to get the money on your bank account .After the payment has been cleared,i will have my shipper to pick it up to deliver to my son.I will be waiting to have the necessary details to make the payment to you.
Your PayPal e-Mail Address :
PayPal Account Holder's Name:
Price Amount...
You Phone number..
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2015-03-23 03:57:41 |
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Wants us to courier a car from perth to Darwin."Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the condition as described on the advert and i will be paying your last asking price,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 momement and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your PayPal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb acct name and number if you have no PayPal acct.I have also contacted my courier who will come for pick up and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your acct.
>> Await your reply"
Scam Email
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2015-01-14 03:55:27 |
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Contacted me from a carsguide ad I listed with the following msg copied below - identical to what he's sent to others.
Luckily I checked scamdex before replying!
"I'm interested in your listed car ad,what is your last firm price & its present condition?Kindly E-mail
me at (peterclinton90@gmail.com)"
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2015-01-09 07:17:15 |
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Message from an internet provider, then email:
"Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,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 momement and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb acct name and number if you have no PayPal acct.I have also contacted my courier who will come for pick up and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your acct. Await your reply"
Said it would be fine, but needed his photo ID and a person to see the car. Their response:
"i would have called or come to see it in person but due to the nature of my work.my courier will come for the collection after the whole fund is cleared into your account and also do the signing of the necessary paper work if at all there is.Get back to me with your bsb,account name and number so that i can proceed with the payment asap as i will like it delivered to my place before my arrival in couple of days and below is my details."
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2015-01-04 03:59:32 |
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Wanting to buy my car and wanting my bsb number ect.