Scam Tip Report #85421 - Gumtree Ads received response by text asking to be emailed.


Scam ReporterScam Tips Received
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
Name:
David Green
Email Address:
golemetz2003@gmail.com, dorom088@gmail.com
Scam Website:
Fax:
Country of Scam:
Australia (AU)
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) 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 buying it for my for my holiday and i want it delivered before my arrival.I won't be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my work and i would have called but our calling is restricted.Regarding the payment,pls get back to me with your final asking price and your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb and acct number if you have no paypal acct.I have also contacted my courier who will come for pick up after the whole fund has been cleared into your acct.

Await your reply ""

Now alarm bells were ringing - I work in the oil industry and have also worked in NZ - the facts are just wrong !!! Not only that, who buys furniture for their "holiday". So I decided to check the web for "Kapo project Taranaki basin" and found this website.
Thanks for the confirmation and hope the additional email addresses and mobile number of the scammer help someone else.

 Got more information on this Scam/Scammer?
 Problems with this Report? Let us know


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!
Ad Blocker Detected
Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Thanks!
Scamdex
PING