Scam Tip Report #29063 - Alex Bennett scam - decided to check up before dispensing any details - thank you Scamdex
Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received
|
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2016-07-18 09:34:32 Classified Ads Scam
| +1 Alex Bennett scam - decided to check up before dispensing any details - thank you Scamdex I put some furniture on Gumtree and received the following text almost immediately:
"Is your furniture still available for sale? Please email me with your best last price"
Remarkably similar to other posts on this site. He/she(?) also mentioned in subsequent emails that he was unable to view personally but would pay more for me to secure the sale and remove from the listings. Again, all too familiar???
Many thanks to this site for bringing this character to my attention |
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-02-24 12:02:23 |
|
Contacted me by email to buy a suite I had advertised on gum tree. Offered me an additional £50 to not sell. Couldn't come see it himself as he was ' at sea'. Said he would pay the courier to collect. Said he would pay through PayPal. Got 2 emails from 'paypal' purporting to have received money for my account but holding it until I transferred to the courier-A Michael Dooley. I phoned paypal. They never sent me emails and no money pending in my account. Quite sophisticated scam
Since you’re here …
we have a small favour to ask. More people are visting Scamdex and Scamalot than ever but advertising revenues are falling fast and we have no 'product' to sell.
And unlike many informational websites, we haven’t put up a paywall or membership barrier – we want to keep our site as open as we can.
So you can see why we need to ask for your help. Scamdex/Scamalot websites takes a lot of time, money and hard work to keep running. We do this because we
hate to see our fellow humans getting scammed out of their hard-earned money by low-lives.
Consider switching off your AdBlocker (if you use one) or contributing directly by one of the links below. Thank you for reading!