Auction/eBay Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Mat H Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom 2013-12-20 20:44:03 Auction/eBay Scam |  Untitled Auction/eBay Scam , ref:15018 Scammer Information They text me originally from +17473332512.
I emailed to janicullen62@hotmail.com, as requested in the text as they said they were interested, straight away I felt they were off.
They replied
*Original Text*
Thanks for mailing,i am very motivated to purchase item from you.There are few details i will like to know...What's the present condition,service detail,
1)Why are you selling ?
2)What's the present condition ?
3)Pictures available?
I will be paying through PayPal be… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous North Hollywood, CA, United States 2013-12-19 23:58:39 Auction/eBay Scam Other Payment Site | ace digital electronics scam Scammer Information I purchased a ps4 for 500.00 and never received my product. I was given a fake shipping site called global enrouters.com. it also had fake tracking. This was supposed to be a gift for my son for Christmas. Ace digital electronics stole Christmas for me and my family. Beware of online shops that you have not heard of. I lost 500.00 at Christmas from these skum bags. I sure hope they get caught.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-12-19 01:52:18 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  +1 Sale of Item on Guntree Scammer Information Thanks a lot for the email. I am away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) 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?
am very satisfied with your advert,i will like you to get back to me with is present condition and i want it delivered before … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Scott Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-12-17 01:03:41 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 CAR SCAMMER - GUMTREE AUSTRALIA Scammer Information Contacted me via email to buy a car to be shipped to a different state.
Received a fake Paypal receipt for $16,000 ($1000.00 of to be past on by me to a transport company)
Name of person to pay was
Names:Feng He
Address: Dongba Zhong lu
City: Beijing
State:Beijing
Zip code:100027
China.
Reason for buying the car was for his Son who lives in the Northern Territory, for his 21st Birthday.
Fake details given to me as follows...
Paul J Oliver
28 koolpinyah crescent tiwi nort… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-12-11 19:47:30 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Is your vehicle still for sale Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-12-11 19:44:57 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Is your campervan still for sale Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous South Shields, South Tyneside, United Kingdom 2013-12-11 18:18:51 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree New Zealand Scam Scammer Information I put up an ad on Gumtree. Got a text from this number asking me to email them back with contact details. I emailed them to ask which item they wanted, and they replied with a suspicious email about working with New Zealand Oil and Gas. Here's a copy of the email:
Hello,
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,i work
with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in
New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-12-11 11:27:02 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Car purchase scam Scammer Information Scam is my car on Gumtree.
Wants me to give my BSB and account number so she can bye my car.
She said that she works with New Zealand Oil and Gas NZOG.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-12-10 23:28:05 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | car for sale Scammer Information Just reposted an add on Gumtree to sell a car and within an hour I recieved an SMS (Is your CAR still for sale? pls get back to me with the firm price and the condition at my e-mail.) e-mail only.
This is the same method used when I posted Add last week,and almost fell for it.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-12-10 04:04:07 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 car for sale Scammer Information I had a car for sale on Gumtree and on the first night of posting it I recieved a text message on my phone asking if the car was still for sale and how much. then I recieved e-mail to say he was happy with the price $5-500 and that he would deposit the money to paypal site if I had one which I had to open anyway. he also asked why I was selling etc, then the other morning I recieved an e-mail saying that the shipping company wanted forward payment of $950 which he added to t… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-12-10 00:52:52 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Car Sale Scammer Information First was the following text; "Sent from Paul, Hi jst come across ur ad posted on Gumtree and was so very interested to buy. Pls email me paulbenson888@gmail.com with ur willing price ASAP.
Then the email: Thanks for getting back to me,The price of what am buying as advertised is okay by me by offering $100 to hold it and make sure it sold to me alone.. I will strongly like to make an outright purchase of this immediately due to your Integrity as stated in your ad which s… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jan Højgaard Rasmussen Somewhere in Denmark 2013-12-09 13:37:14 Auction/eBay Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | +1 Auction fraud conducted by René Vetter, Germany Scammer Information I would like to report a case of fraud conducted by mr. René Vetter.
The 5th of august 2013, I purchased a full automatic expresso machine from René Vetter on the German E-bay site for EUR 819,99. The coffee machine was paid with a bank transfer from me to René. René Vetter has confirmed that he received the money, but he has never delivered the machine to me.
During august, September and October I had frequent contact with René Vetter. He had numerous explan… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Peter James Somewhere in Australia 2013-12-09 00:45:59 Auction/eBay Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | +42 New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) New Zealand Taranaki Basin kapo project., tried to buy car Scammer Information received a text message with a request to email the final price!? Email as follows:-
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: matthew boyle
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2013
Subject: XR6T
To: Peter James
Thank you for the mail,i am okay with the little details have read in the advert compare to the others have seen recently and please Does it have any more history I should be aware of and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.I work with New … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Hitzendorf, Styria, Austria 2013-12-08 15:52:23 Auction/eBay Scam Other Auction site | anginiesler@gmail.com Autoscout24.at fraud Scammer Information offers of a nearly new OPEL AMPERA for €9900.- in Autoscout24.at… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 2013-12-06 13:13:17 Auction/eBay Scam Other Auction site | +1 Tried to by BMW Scammer Information Hi Seller, I am very much interested in buying your Motorcycles which i saw on Bookoo list. Is the Motorcycles still up for sale? What's your final price? I will want you to quickly replay back to my email address through michaelorley07@gmail.com Thanks Best regards Michael.
Thanks for getting back. Can you assure me that it's in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it.I'm ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i wanted to purchase this item on beh… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Elwood, Victoria, Australia 2013-12-04 05:08:35 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:14475 Scammer Information Requesting bank details to purchase unseen vehicle claims to work for Newzealand Oil And Gas … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-12-03 00:43:15 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Selling my Vehicle on ebay/gum tree Scammer Information Sent from: helvis
I'm interested in your car Ad,how much are you willing to sell it.get back to me only at (helvisdatford@gmail.com) with the firm price & condition
thought it was legit, then looked him up on GOOGLE.
Thats when I replied. lol
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Mango Hill, Queensland, Australia 2013-11-30 10:29:06 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scammer Information Thanks for mailing back,please let me know the price and the condition,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal because 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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| connor Stoke Newington, Hackney, United Kingdom 2013-11-29 13:46:33 Auction/eBay Scam | paypal scam on Gumtree Scammer Information Kept on requesting email address for paypal, offers a lot more money than what you ask. If you confront him about being a scam he gets very nervous and hangs up the phone… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Hollywood, FL, United States 2013-11-28 22:48:25 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:14356 Scammer Information I received an email asking for less price. I answer it to the email that person write on the email destinyeqr@gmail.com and immediately I receive and email from cole.platt14@gmail.com.Hello! let's do like this, actually now I'm not in town for now, I
came to visit my son so i wont be able to meet with you but am ok with
the condition as seen on the advert, I'll proceed in issuing a Check
out to you and when you received the check , I will make arrangement
for pick-up. So get … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Somewhere in United States 2013-11-28 12:12:27 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist Scammer Information This is The response email I got when I responded to the first email asking if my car was still for sale
Hello,
Thanks for your quick response ,I will not be coming to view it
because of my Job,i am a Marine and I am buying this for my Uncle.i am
at sea right now and am satisfied with your firm/advert price,as am
requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal so the PayPal
charges is on me and Payment will be made via PayPal (if you don't
have an account,its easy,safe… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia 2013-11-27 06:37:01 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Trying to get bank details when your trying to sell a car Scammer Information Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal because 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 lin… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Yarloop, Western Australia, Australia 2013-11-27 06:34:21 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Trying to get bank/paypal details when advertising a car for sale Scammer Information This was the email exchange between this scammer Michael Seay and myself regarding a car for sale on Gumtree.
Michael Seay 12:51 PM (1 hour ago)
Thanks for mailing back, I'm ok with the price and the condition i work on a rig as a mechanical engineer i would have love to call but We do not have access to phone at the moment that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility,I'm buying it for my vacation
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,plea… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Somewhere in United States 2013-11-26 23:44:51 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | johnsdge001@gmail.com Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Gerald Herzog Lahti, Paijat-Hame Region, Finland 2013-11-26 11:32:24 Auction/eBay Scam | TRANSFER_PAYMENT@cash4U Scammer Information I was offering an item on a (in this case) Finnish website for auctioning. "Magret" contacted me many times personally, we agreed to a price and she asked me to send the item per FedEx. She also asked my account number/IBAN, BIC and telephone number, all of which I provided.
Next day an eMail from "Bank of America" had arrived. The address was "TRANSFER_PAYMENT@cash4u.com". At first I didn't even register the weird address. They pressed for shippment of the item. Only afterw… Read Full Report ⇒ |