Scam Tip Report #85464 - gumtree car selling
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| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2017-01-24 17:02:33
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree |  +2 gumtree car selling texted me saying 'hello,i will like to know if your car is still avail for sale and your firm price?reply to my email person email(nicolblablag@gmail)' then as being a first time seller not knowing went with it and sounded convincing. This was the most fishy email "I was just about to pay when i had this little problem with the picking up,my pick up agent says i will need to pay for the pick up before they can schedule a pick up time to Northern Territory,Australia,they charged me $950 for pick up and delivery,and payments for pick up made through them is made to their corporate international headquarters which is in China and the payments is made through western union money transfer,i will add the $950 to the money i will send through the transfer as soon as i have made the payments,i will email you and let you know and please i will need you to help me send the money to my pick up agent Headquarters in China through western union money transfer,this can be done at any western union section at the post office or online by logging on to www.westernunion.com.au,there is always western union money transfer section in most post offices." read up it's a massive scam going around accept cash only really? |
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| Buddy (Perth, Western Australia, Australia) Added the following extra information on :2017-03-21 15:49:14 |
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Same thing word by word!
Thanks for getting back,i'm pleased with the price and the condition as described on the advert,I work on a remote mine site, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) Darwin NT.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility,Does it have any history I should be aware of and why are you selling?
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your BSB,Acct name & Number so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your PayPal payment details as i can also pay into your Paypal acct.
I've 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
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Sebastian Ruh wrote:
| Steve (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Added the following extra information on :2017-03-07 05:30:02 |
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Selling a Caravan on Gumtree and got a text message on my phone:
"Is your Van still for sale?what's your firm price and present condition?reply to my email(nicolflynn007@gmail.com)
Did this and got the following reply:
Thanks for getting back,i'm pleased with the price and the condition as described on the advert,I work on a remote mine site, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) Darwin NT.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility,Does it have any history I should be aware of and why are you selling?
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your BSB,Acct name & Number so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your PayPal payment details as i can also pay into your Paypal acct.
I've 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
SMELLED FISHY TO ME AND SURE ENOUGH AFTER FINDING THIS SITE IT IS A SCAM!!
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