Scam Tip Report #90750 - Gumtree Ad Scam
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| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2018-05-21 03:03:07
Overpayment Scam
1 |  +1 Gumtree Ad Scam Was selling my pre-owned designer bag on Gumtree, when "Skylar" texted me saying to email them at treasuredpierce@gmail.com (the mobile number wasn't traceable. The recipient's name is "PHILCAR", couldn't retrieve the mobile number).
I emailed him and got this:
Thanks for the reply, i will like to buy the item for my Kid's birthday..I am interested in the item and i am ok with the price. I will like to pay you with paypal because its very easy, fast and secure to transfer money.. and if you don't have an account with PayPal you can easily set up an one by visiting www.paypal.com.au Please note: Do send me only correct PayPal account because i don't want to make any error on the payment and to make everything okay and fast with the both parties. I calculated the shipping cost via Auspost(EMS) which is $100 to ship it over to my kid in Beijing,China. Please Calculate the 2.9% paypal charges,Calculate, Item price + $100 (shipment fee) + 2.9% (Paypal charges), get back to me with the total and your paypal email and i will make the payment immediately. I will send you the postage address after the payment has been made.
I sent him the legitimate Paypal invoice, he then sent me dodgy looking Paypal confirmation emails paying $150, stating that the funds have been transferred, and I need to ship the parcel via Auspost Express mail, then send them the tracking ID before the funds are released into my Paypal account.
The fake Paypal emails are:
shipment_pp@mail2consultant.com and service@intl.paypal.com®
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Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-06-27 13:22:00 |
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selling diamond rings via gumtree. i receive this text "Regarding your Jewelery on gumtree,whats the best price for it,get back to me via treasuredpierce@gmail.com i cant make call do to the nature of my work". i know it's too good to be true... but reluctantly email anyways... he replies "Thanks for your reply and am glad to know that it is still available for sale.However i have few questions on the item you are selling. 1,I would like to know the reason why you are selling it? 2,Do you have the original box for it? 3,what is the present condition of the item and is it ok to be a gift? 4,Do you mind if i pay you through paypal though i would be willing to add an extra dollars to cover the shipping because am not local at the moment i am out of town on a rig offshore and i would like to purchase this item as a gift for someone very special to me at overseas.If you do not have a PayPal account, you can do so by going to www.PayPal.com and set up your account it is free,easy and guarantees transaction safety.Once you send me your paypal email account, I will send you the payment for your item as well as $90 to cover shipping via Auspost Express Mail Service.
screams scam to me.
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