Auction/eBay Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-12-08 13:57:56 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |   Car Buying Scam Scammer Information Claims to want to buy your item then requests money from you to Western Union bank account in Beijing before they release your funds from Paypal.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-12-03 23:09:53 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  Selling musical instruments Scammer Information Selling two musical instruments with separate listings, wanted to buy both and the scammer asked for a better price so dropped by a moderate amount, then asked me what would the total price be. Thats when I got suspicious as it was very simple calculation. So I googled the "buyers" name and up comes this website with his/her name on it as a scammer. This scammer asks simple idiotic questions and won't reply by phone as I asked the scammer that I would offer abetter price for… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Kirk West Piara Waters, Western Australia, Australia 2014-12-03 22:58:31 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Cameron Alwast Scammer Information Responded to my ad on Gumtree. Said he couldn't view the item but would send a courier to pick it up for him. Asked for Bank or PayPal details. I ran his name and email through google and found that he has a history of doing this.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-12-02 01:33:38 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +2 Cameron Alwast - cameronalwast@gmail.com Scammer Information Similar to previous entries. Contact by text message with no recorded number to text back but asking to contact by email regarding the item i have for sale on gumtree. Asked for firm price for item for sale but did not mention in email what item actually was or how much it was listed for. When I replied with the price the return email said he wanted my paypal or bank details for direct deposit and he would arrange courier to pick item up for overseas delivery. I then suspecte… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Walton on Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom 2014-12-01 22:32:54 Auction/eBay Scam | +1 Untitled Auction/eBay Scam , ref:21932 Scammer Information Watching car on e bay, Audi TT S-tronic. Reg. MJ56 DFU. £4300. Sent e mail asking about viewing. No response. Car then off e bay. Week or so later received an e mail from Lily Grant ( owner) e mail lygrant77@gmail.com. Address 12 Shakespeare Way Thetford Norfolk, IP24 1UQ. Said she was away working 6 months in Italy. Left car with company who would deal with sale and delivery of car. Company Marx Transport, Old Courthouse, Hughenden Rd, High Wycombe, e mail agent@… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Karnup, Western Australia, Australia 2014-11-30 12:08:10 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:21913 Scammer Information I am selling a sofa on gumtree, the person and the email looked very suspicious.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| jai Point Cook, Victoria, Australia 2014-11-27 01:38:56 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | tried buying my car Scammer Information Same deal as everyone else… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-11-26 16:50:59 Auction/eBay Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) |  Listed my 1971 Chevelle SS for sale around 6 am this morning on Ebay Motors and at 9:01 AM received a funny looking email from a Scammer Information Listed my 1971 Chevelle SS for sale around 6 am this morning on Ebay Motors and at 9:01 AM received a funny looking email from a Sarah Purcell sarahpurccy@gmail.com claiming to want more information about the car as she wanted to purchase this 33K vehicle for her son.
Yeah right! How many mothers buy their sons a 33K old school car for playtime? It immediately raised my red flag antennas. Especially because she emailed me directly from a personal email and not through ebay … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Peter Somewhere in United Kingdom 2014-11-25 14:10:27 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:21856 Scammer Information text me about buying my motorbike said what is my lowest price and reply email only my email was on my ad so I asked why not just send me email about the bike got no reply and I found this site trying to track the number.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Syracuse, NY, United States 2014-11-24 23:06:44 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 Craigslist / Ebay for-sale Scammer Information Responded to Craigslist for-sale Ad, also on Ebay. Sent me text message saying would send money to my PayPal account....Then it "didn't work". Thought it was legit, since he is paying me...
THEN: got nearly identical message from another "buyer"...Must not have realized he already hit me up.::Text of message:
""I got your mail. Well, I have read through your ad and from what I
have seen,it is priced favorably compared to others so I want you to
consider it sold to me because … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Colorado Springs, CO, United States 2014-11-22 01:10:30 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Katheren Dyer Scammer Information Posted an ad on Craigslist selling a car for $3000 she then sent a text and making claim to be a marine biologist working on the sea and wanting to buy a car for her father as a gift. She said she would pay full value and that she needed us to make an money transfer from western union for the movers to come and pick up the vehicle before PayPal would release the full amount to us. She uses fake paypal emails and address… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-11-16 22:35:09 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | I am selling a boat and was contacted by someone working for New Zealand Oil and Gas Scammer Information "She" wanted to buy my boat, would pay for it by either Paypal account or directly into my bank account. Arrangement was made to pay into my bank account but I had to pay the pickup agent a fee of $1,500.00. Of course I became suspicious and googled NZOG and found the scam reports. One of them was word for word the same as mine.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-11-15 09:59:17 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | 2012 Ford Ranger Ute for sale Scammer Information Wanted to purchase my car for sale on gumtree...claimed it was for his son and his funds were ready to transfer into my preffered account.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Hendon, Barnet, United Kingdom 2014-11-12 15:39:11 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:21761 Scammer Information Text asking if car was still for sale and to email. Did so. Got email back explaining that due to nature of job, if price was OK agent would pick up car. Could I supply Bank details(yeah, right) or Paypal address for transfer etc. No text came back when I asked if I could deliver car. ISP address is for the USA. Yet another lowlife trying to get your hard earned cash. Why don't these creatures jump into a furnace?
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| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-11-11 07:42:16 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +2 Ramond Jack/ Bike Sales/Gumtree Scammer Information I had my bike on sale on gumtree and this guy "ramond jak" texted me saying that he is interested and would like to know the price and condition. He told me to email and so I did. Below is the email chain:
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 3:27 PM, lavin_nandwani wrote:
Hey Ramond,
The bike is still for sale. Lowest price I can go to is $4200. What are your expectations? The bike is in excellent condition. Always been kept in the garage and because I work FIFO I hardly ride it.
If… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Ron Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom 2014-11-07 18:09:17 Auction/eBay Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | Porsche 911 Advertised on EBay Scammer Information Ebay listing has now been removed.- I should have known by the eBay user name PCON7201
This was a Porsche 911 at a low price as a classified. I realised as soon as I added my number and contact details this was not right.
They ask in the classified ad to respond with the following info:
Full Name:
Country:
Primary Telephone:
Secondary Telephone:
Best time to call:
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| Anonymous Pudsey, Leeds, United Kingdom 2014-11-07 17:46:13 Auction/eBay Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | Land rover discovery for sale on ebay for £4000 Scammer Information Car is stored in their imaginary warehouse, they want you to pay up front for the delivery of the car??… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Pudsey, Leeds, United Kingdom 2014-11-07 17:46:01 Auction/eBay Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | Land rover discovery for sale on ebay for £4000 Scammer Information Car is stored in their imaginary warehouse, they want you to pay up front for the delivery of the car??… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | J Hobbs Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom 2014-11-07 09:07:51 Auction/eBay Scam eBay Classifieds | +1 land rover td5 on ebay w reg Scammer Information stolen ebay account private listing land rover90 td5… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-10-28 23:15:46 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:21634 Scammer Information I had a vehicle for sale on Gumtree with my mobile number as a contact. This person text me with an email address they wanted to correspond through and below is the email trail(start from bottom up). I began getting suspicious when they wanted me to pay money to a Western Union account before PayPal (apparently) would release the funds for the vehicle to me. Emails sent via PayPal looked legitimate but obviously weren't. See below...............
I have since blocked this ema… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | AKV Somewhere in United Kingdom 2014-10-28 11:51:57 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Juliebartone30@gmail.com - 07624803049 - Gumtree Scam Scammer Information Received this Text from 07624803049
"What's the lowest price of ur Motorbike? plz email thru(Juliebartone30@gmail.com) email only thx"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Boston, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom 2014-10-28 11:05:18 Auction/eBay Scam eBay Classifieds | Ebay Motorcycle Purchase Scammer Information Message sent to me via text asking about a Classified Sale of a Motorcycle I have listed on Ebay:
"What's the lowest price of ur Motorbike ? plz email thru (Evansmax@outlook.com) email only tnx"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-10-24 18:32:18 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | NZOG Ramond Jak Scammer Information This dude contacted me by text but had to email him… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Islington, Islington, United Kingdom 2014-10-15 22:23:01 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | PayPal scam wrong email Scammer Information ***SCAM*** She Wanted to buy my items on gumtree but said she was abroad and couldn't make payment for shipment so she would send it to us so we can pay her pick up agent. She wanted us to do a bank transfer to her agent.
Got msg from PayPal to say money was on hold and won't be released till I show them proof of transfer to the pick up agent of £180.
Email. was from paypalonlineservice@mynet.com
Please be aware she said she was aboard and could make pyment as she didn… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-10-15 10:48:31 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Pearl ring Scammer Information Scammer messaged me by phone, asking me to send an email. Offered to buy ring for best price I would accept. They offered to add $200 postage - more than necessary. They said they wanted me to post it to China to her daughter in Beijing. Said to note that it was a "return to owner" item to avoid China tax.
They sent me a fake email from paypal stating that I had received an instant payment and that when I send the item, I had to scan the receipt and when paypal received the … Read Full Report ⇒ |