Scam Tip Report #85699 - Gumtree car buying scam
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| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2017-02-28 15:34:34 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +12 Gumtree car buying scam contacted me via text message through Gumtree classifieds in response to a motor vehicle I advertised for sale.
Asked I reply to the email address rezarez2017@gmail.com and state whether vehicle was still available.
replied with an email in broken english that he wanted to buy the car for his son who had graduated from ANU as a graduation gift. Said he could not inspect vehicle as he was in "a military" and his family are based in the Northern Territory, and asked for my bank details and that he was already arranging a freight company to pick up the vehicle. Stated he could not be contacted because he worked "15 days on - 15 days off" and were not allowed mobile phones.
Replied that there were too many red flags and his email was suspicious.
He then forwarded a NSW Drivers Licence in the name of
Reza Farhady
Unit 402
3 Avenue of Europe
Newington NSW 2127
Lic No 13517618
DOB 21 Jan 1969
Card No 2035967843
Expiry 07 Oct 2020
I then contacted NSW Police and gave them the licence details who stated that they were the details they had for this person on their licensing checking system. They took a report of the incident.
I replied in an email stating the car was sold as I had accepted another offer |
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-05-22 08:34:14 |
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Sent thru gumtree car ad.
on Gumtree.
Is still available
Please contact him through razafahardy022@gmail.com directly
Thanks!
wrote:
Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work, I work with the The Australian Army Corps. we do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
i am buying this for my first son who just graduated on top of his class at Aviation University ,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 $200.00 for you just to take down the posting..I am already in talks with freighters that will handle the pickup and delivery .I will really appreciate if you can email more info
Due to the nature of my work i am a very busy man working all day, am a (Operating officer) 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 ANZ bank account link up with my PayPal account so I will be paying you through Account 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 it in NT for my son .Await your reply
| Ben (Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia) Added the following extra information on :2018-02-07 01:57:02 |
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Hi,
I got the same thing the past 2 days after posting an ad for a vehicle for sell. I got contacted by "his wife" with the same phone number +61407506724 with this message:
"My husband like to know if your Vehicle still for sale? if yes Pls email him on farhadyreza090@gmail.com with final price."
So did I. The next day I get from that address:
"Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work, I work with the The Australian Army Corps. we do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
i am buying this for my first son who just graduated on top of his class at Aviation University ,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 $200.00 for you just to take down the posting..I am already in talks with freighters that will handle the pickup and delivery .I will really appreciate if you can email more info
Due to the nature of my work i am a very busy man working all day, am a (Operating officer) 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 ANZ bank account link up with my PayPal account so I will be paying you through Account 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 it in NT for my son .Await your reply"
Is there any proper way to report this person to authorities?
Scam Email
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-01-24 04:45:28 |
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Received a text message from someone claiming that their husband would like to know if the vehicle was still for sale and to please send him an email on razafarhady001@gmail.com. It seemed suspect as I had never communicated with someone on Gumtree in that manner, checked online to see it was a scam.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-01-11 23:21:09 |
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Text Message from +61407506724 "+61407506724:Its your listed car on gumtree still for sale?pls get back to me on (andgrick@gmail.com) with final asking price email only"
then When reply to email address following in email.
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Thanks for getting back to me,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work we do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility
Does it have any faults I should be aware of?
Why are you selling it?
I'll ad an extra $200 if you take the ad down.
I am organizing a courier now,
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 nd contact the courier agent who will come to pick it up and deliver it in NT for me .Await your reply
"
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| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-01-10 06:50:33 |
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Same modus operandi. January 2018. Exactly as others have described.
Scam EmailText of his email;" Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work, I work with the The Australian Army Corps. we do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
i am buying this for my first son who just graduated on top of his class at Aviation University ,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 $200.00 for you just to take down the posting..I am already in talks with freighters that will handle the pickup and delivery .I will really appreciate if you can email more info
Due to the nature of my work i am a very busy man working all day, am a (Operating officer) 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 ANZ bank account link up with my PayPal account so I will be paying you through Account 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 it in NT for my son .Await your reply
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-01-10 02:58:21 |
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Reza contacted me about a car I had for sale on GumTree. Stating he is in the military so cannot use his mobile. his son has just graduated top of his Aviation class and this would be the perfect present for him.
He lives in NT and would transfer money into PayPal, but would pay an extra $1000 for me to pass onto his courier via "Moneygram"
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-01-08 22:30:48 |
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Contacted via text from car ad on gumtree, to contact buyer via email
Be aware of text messages from +61407506724 & emails from rezafarhady@gmail.com
Details of email received
Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work, I work with the The Australian Army Corps. we do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
i am buying this for my first son who just graduated on top of his class at Aviation University ,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 $200.00 for you just to take down the posting..I am already in talks with freighters that will handle the pickup and delivery .I will really appreciate if you can email more info
Due to the nature of my work i am a very busy man working all day, am a (Operating officer) 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 ANZ bank account link up with my PayPal account so I will be paying you through Account 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 it in NT for my son .Await your reply
| Manuela (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Added the following extra information on :2017-10-16 10:35:39 |
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Received a text message from a "Brooksy"... asking if the car was still for sale and to email her husband at rezafarhazy090@gmail.com and let him know the best price. (btw tried to reply to the text but it doesn't work)
This is the email I received later:
Thanks a lot for the email. I am buying it for my son who just graduated on top of his class in Australia national university (ANU) .He studied Business Law and Professional Ethics Minor and am so proud of him .i want it as a surprise package to appreciate him towards his achievement and to be delivered before my arrival NT as my family lives in NT presently
I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.I am already in talks with the courier that will handle the pick-up and delivery it in NT.
As regards the payment, I can pay you through direct bank deposit,using ppal instant bank wire transfer service as i have my N.A.B account attached to my ppal account, I will need your bank details to the transfer EFT and If you are not comfortable with that, you can set up a paypal account proper at www.paypal.com.au and I will make the payment through paypal, this way, all I will need is your paypal email address.
Cheers!!
I replied that I would only accept cash.... I suspect I'll never hear from him again...
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-09-09 20:21:32 |
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Asked me to email him stating if car was available and got this back.
Scam EmailThanks for the prompt response,I'm satisfied with the condition of what am buying as advertised in the ad,i will like to add you £50 to the final offered for you to keep it off from all other offer and consider it sold to me alone as i am serious with with the purchasing,I would have come for the inspection and make the transaction done in person but due to the nature of my work i couldn't.I am making the use of a shipping company to have this picked up from your residential home address...i need some pictures as soon as possible since i can't make an attempt to see the item.i'll like to know the following:
(1)how long have you had it?
(2) i will like to know the reason why you are selling it..
(3)hope i'll enjoy it?
Note that i'll be responsible for shipping and handling. I have decided to use the program "Buyer and Seller Protection" offered by PayPal Inc. I want only legit transactions! Giving the nature of this transaction please note that PayPal will protect us. If you are not aware of how they work you should know that they will give both of us proper protection and also if you don't have an account yet you can simply set up one via www.paypal.com after payment is confirmed to you by PayPal, you'll receive terms and conditions that will protect both of us. Inspections will be done by the moving company as soon as payment is verified.If you wish to proceed selling this to me,please provide me your full name, address(street,city,postal,state) and your PayPal email address so that I can initiate the payment as soon as i can.
Thanks and reply asap
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-08-18 06:36:52 |
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contacted me via text message through Gumtree classifieds in response to a motor vehicle I advertised for sale.
Asked I reply to the email address farhardyreza090@gmail.com and state whether vehicle was still available and the last price.
he replied as follows
Thanks a lot for the email. I am buying it for my son who just graduated on top of his class in Australia national university (ANU) .He studied Business Law and Professional Ethics Minor and am so proud of him .i want it as a surprise package to appreciate him towards his achievement and to be delivered before my arrival NT as my family lives in NT presently
I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.I am already in talks with the courier that will handle the pick-up and delivery it in NT.
As regards the payment, I can pay you through direct bank deposit,using ppal instant bank wire transfer service as i have my N.A.B account attached to my ppal account, I will need your bank details to the transfer EFT and If you are not comfortable with that, you can set up a paypal account proper at www.paypal.com.au and I will make the payment through paypal, this way, all I will need is your paypal email address.
Cheers!!
Hope i can trust you ? .... I will proceed with the payment as promised now, Can you assure me i will not be disappointed? And also I need to inform you about this as i just received an email from my pick agent headquarters in China ...Am most sure i did not include that in my previous email,And they said they won't come for the pick up unless i pay the agent commission fee first in order to be able to schedule a pick up time.I am Operating officer as my position on here.I am so busy and cannot pay the agent fees from here as they Requested that i need to pay them with Western Union .
So what i will do here is that i will send the payment in the total amount of $10,400.00 AUD. So once you receive the funds,you will deduct the promised amount for the good which is $8,500.00 AUD and the remaining $1,850.00 AUD will be send down to my agent By Western Union.the extra $50 is main for the Western Union charges .. You can also get back to me with your full Address to help you locate the nearest Western Union store close to you OR visit www.westernunion.com.au
to which i responded.
referring to the pick agent, sorry I do not deal with western union. you will need take care of that yourself.
never heard any more after that
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-03-19 22:58:54 |
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Selling a car via gumtree netted a text message with request to respond with price to email address. This was then followed by the following email. A google search of the senders name brought me here and a google search of the Kapo project did also. Research would indicate that this scam has been going since at least 2012.
Thanks a lot for the email. I am buying it for my son who just graduated on top of his class in Australia national university (ANU) .He studied Business Law and Professional Ethics Minor and am so proud of him .i want it as a surprise package to appreciate him towards his achievement and to be delivered before my arrival NT as my family lives in NT presently
I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.I am already in talks with the courier that will handle the pick-up and delivery it in NT.
As regards the payment, I can pay you through direct bank deposit,using paypal instant bank wire transfer service as i have my N.A.B account attached to my paypal account, I will need your bank details to the transfer EFT and If you are not comfortable with that, you can set up a paypal account proper at www.paypal.com.au and I will make the payment through paypal, this way, all I will need is your paypal email address.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-03-13 14:47:45 |
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On gumtree I placed an add for selling my car and this scammer sent me an email outside gumtree asking whats the best last sales price. I received a text message to my mobile at 2am in the morning from GMX was the heading on my phone. The person posed as a buyer for the car on Gumtree.com.au and they said that it was the wife contacting me and If I could send an email to her husband with the final price for the car if it was still available for sale. I have attached the spammers emails below and he then said he was going to put the money into my bank account for the purchase of the car in full and that he would pay an extra $1000 for transportation charges. He gave some story he was working in New Zealand and that he couldnt make any phone calls and email was only option he had. he said he was buying the car for his son as a surprise....I have attached below copies of his emails, he then promised to pay for the car in full plus he requested if he pays me an extra $1000 that I can help him arrange transportation from NSW to NT as he was unable to do this.
Whatever you do don't pay this guy and money as they will ask you to pay via Money Gram a fee of $950 for some shipping transportation agents fee, they will demand this before they deposit any monies via Pay pal into your account. Its best to report this scammer to the police and don't give them any of your bank details or any other personal details..
He then sent me a copy of his drivers licence with his name Reza Farhady with his address being Unit 402 3 Avenue of Europe NSW Licence Number 13517618 DOB 21/2/1969 Licence expiry 7/10/2020....
The scammer then demanded I send him monies via 7 Eleven so he can pay the transportations agents commission ( where headquarters were situated in China) etc and he was using a lot of manipulation and here below is his email to me. He lied about depositing monies via paypal for the purchase of the car and this is where they use this trick to make you feel guilty so you give in to their scamming demands, they put pressure saying I paid in good faith and you've let me down and they twist things and demand you first pay them via Money Gram $950...Don't fall for this scam rather report it to the police asap.
(this below is the scammers email) in the email scam source
Scam EmailThanks a lot for the email. I am buying it for my son who just graduated on top of his class in Australia national university (ANU) .He studied Business Law and Professional Ethics Minor and am so proud of him .i want it as a surprise package to appreciate him towards his achievement and to be delivered before my arrival NT as my family lives in NT presently
I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.I am already in talks with the courier that will handle the pick-up and delivery it in NT.
As regards the payment, I can pay you through direct bank deposit,using paypal instant bank wire transfer service as i have my N.A.B account attached to my paypal account, I will need your bank details to the transfer EFT and If you are not comfortable with that, you can set up a paypal account proper at www.paypal.com.au and I will make the payment through paypal, this way, all I will need is your paypal email address.
Cheers!!
Am honestly plain with you , but you are try to play me with all this happen now ...you are heartless , Because i paid you sum of $3,000 with Good faith.
why you heartless like this ?? i paid you with good faith and you got the payment confirmation .
As per the e-mail PayPal sent to me which is also similar to yours,you will have to pay $950 out your pocket via Money gram at 7-Eleven store to the Details given to you, and you will be given the information requested which you will e-mail to pay-pal by replying to the confirmation mail sent from pay-pal with the details you have from Money Gram transfer ...And you will receive the whole money $3,000 ,in your account without any delay within 10min this are done to protect both of us from a fraudulent transaction, kindly read the mail sent to you very well
Note that paypal is try protect both of us and Once they have the Money Gram receipt from you , Then your account will be credited within 10 munites ,
HERE is my Driver License to be trusting me more and to know who you are dealing with ..
PLEASE don't let me down
He then sent me a copy of his drivers licence with his name Reza Farhady with his address being Unit 402 3 Avenue of Europe Newington NSW 2127 NSW Licence Number 13517618 DOB 21/2/1969 Licence expiry 7/10/2020....