Scam Tip Report #85831 - Scam on Gumtree/Paypal payment


Scam ReporterScam Tips Received
Graham Roe
Clapham, Lambeth, United Kingdom
2017-03-28 16:01:53
Auction/eBay Scam
1
+1 Scam on Gumtree/Paypal payment 
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Laura Brown
Email Address:
mamaxtian02@gmail.com
Country of Scam:
Afghanistan (‫افغانستان‬‎) (AF)
Wanted to buy furniture on gumtree.
Willing to pay full price without seeing as was working off shore on an oil rig.
Would transfer money to pay pall and get a courier to collect the furniture.
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
Same as the original scam - initial contact from phone displays as 'Laura' on screen

Scam Email
On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 11:50 AM, Laura Brown wrote: Thanks for your response, I want you to consider this a deal as i am willing to pay your full asking price! i actually want to buy it for a family member who is urgently in need of it, i have checked through your posting and i'm fully satisfied with it. Unfortunately, i would not be able to come personally to view/collect, i work offshore as an instructor on a oil rig so i don't have time at all, but like i said i am 100% OK with the advert. However, I will pay you via PayPal once you are ready and send my courier agent to collect after you have fully received your money as that is the only means of payment available to me at the moment. I would also appreciate if you could remove the advert asap. I will contact the courier agent now so please get back to me with a suitable collection time.

Anonymous   () Added the following extra information on :2017-04-20 11:56:11
 Scammer
  Information
Name:
Laura Brown
Email Address:
mamaxtian02@tian.com

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