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| Anonymous
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2013-04-15 11:12:15
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree |   Buying campervans on gumtree She expressed interest in buying our camper, Said she was buying for her son who had just finished university. ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-04-14 23:40:49
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree |  Paypal scam for car purchasing Basically emailed about a car that i had for sale on gumtree. Told me that her son had just finished at Darwin university and wanted to buy this item for him Note: when questioned about the item they only metioned it as the item and not specifically what i... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-04-14 23:18:54
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | pauldatford respond to add on Gumtree for a car sale.
sends by phone msg asking to email back the firm price you would sell and the condition.
Then responds to email stating he is working on offshore oil rig and will get a courier to pick it up after I give him my pay... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-04-14 23:18:54
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | pauldatford respond to add on Gumtree for a car sale.
sends by phone msg asking to email back the firm price you would sell and the condition.
Then responds to email stating he is working on offshore oil rig and will get a courier to pick it up after I give him my pay... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia
2013-04-12 10:28:12
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +4 Bike for sale on Gumtree AU Thanks for the swift response am ok with the price and the condition of it i am buying this for Dad and due to the nature of my job and location...i will not be able to come for inspection,am a very busy type as i work long hours everyday,i have gone throu... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia
2013-04-12 10:25:26
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | bike for sale on Gumtree 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,its 15days off and 15days on ... ⇒ more |
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| Tim
Somewhere in Australia
2013-04-10 04:30:31
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +1 Gumtree - Contacted by phone asking to email asking for paypal Identical to http://www.scamdex.com/ScamTipReports/8982
Thanks for mailing back, I'm 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 kapo project.We do not have ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-04-10 00:03:43
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | gumtree scam I post an ad for a painting, then mike contack me via message which was sent from GMAIL.COM, there is no specific telephone number that I can reply text back to. He asks me to sent email to arrange the delivery since he is overseas. Also he asks me to set ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
2013-04-07 16:16:19
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Thought number and email were dodgey, googled it and other people been scammed by similar emails I have items advertised for sale on gumtree for local collections, had a text of the person named above, thought it was a bit dodgey because of the number not being anything like ive seen before, google the email address and turns out they are part of a sc... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-04-04 05:56:47
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree Selling I received the following emails in response to my Scooter Sale ad on Gumtree:-
Response 1:
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 Basi... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Cockatoo, Victoria, Australia
2013-04-01 10:57:58
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Bike sale on Gumtree Hi,
I advertised to sell my bike in Gumtree and few mins later got message from Simon Gibbins that he is interested in buying my bike but would like me to send some pics and final price.
Please see below trail of my emails.
Thanks
Gagan Sethi
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| Anonymous
Abbotsford, New South Wales, Australia
2013-03-31 02:56:45
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +2 I AM A MARINE ENGINEER Hi thanks for reply, i am a marine engineer, i am at sea right now. I
am buying this for my son as a surprise gift. I can only pay through
paypal at the moment as i don't have access to my bank account online(i
dont have internet banking with it), but i h... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-27 21:41:35
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +2 Gumtree car overseas buyer. Pick up fee to be sent through Western union. "Lisa" was very keen to buy my car for her "son". Because of her work she could not call.
She then sent an email saying she had paid for the vehicle and approx. $950 more. She had an an overseas address:
Yujiao Yue
Address: 12 gongti bei lu Sanlintu
Ci... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Lawnton, Queensland, Australia
2013-03-24 12:04:22
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | perieraj50@gmail.com - Gumtree sale Hello, I have been trying to sell my vehicle and I received a email from a gentleman saying he would buy it sight unseen from a ad on gumtree, I received a number of emails asking about the car and that he was away, I told him he could collect once the mon... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-03-22 01:26:26
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | brian daniel within hours of listing my motorbike for sale on gumtree i recieved a text message stating they wanted to buy it and to reply now with lowest price and an email address to reply to. the text message did not come through with a mobile number attached it si... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-21 05:05:29
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +2 Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:8723 It would appear that Helvis Datford has changed his/her name now to Kim Lucas. I received a txt this morning in regard to my car I have advertised on Gumtree. I got a txt almost straight away saying 'Is your ad still availabke for sale, easier to contact m... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-03-18 10:30:50
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Car Buyer Scam I received this text message after listing my car on gumtree:
"Sent from: David
I will like to know if your car is still available and to know the
firm price, please get back to me on davmark345@gmail.com"
I searched the details and found all the other c... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-17 22:42:38
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | perieraj50@gmail.com I was contacted by text and then email wanting to buy our car off gumtree, giving us more than we asked for and not asking any further about the details of the car made us suspscious and then we noticed the time stamp on the emails they were 9 hours after ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
2013-03-05 02:31:54
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Motorbike ad on gumtree ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brighton, Victoria, Australia
2013-02-28 20:46:34
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | sms alert SMS request for more info referring to my.gumtree AD. Googling the ph number brought me here.
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| No Name
Point Cook, Victoria, Australia
2013-02-26 08:31:57
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | bike sale email said.Hi mate,I am interested in your bike ad on gumtree.Kindly get back to me on my email.damiendemolder@btinternet.com... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in South Africa
2013-02-01 10:47:10
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | scammed out of R30 000 as deposit for a car We paid two deposits of R15 000 each via money gram. Car suppose to be deliver 31 january 2013.
Till now nothing. This Nicholas not replying to any of my mails and so is this fake google check out.
I have to get this money back! It will destroy my marriag... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia
2013-01-23 08:39:20
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:7603 Thanks for your swift reply. I am interested and I would have loved to come for viewing and inspection but i am currently overseas at the moment and i want this item picked up before i get back. Due to my inability to make a bank deposit, I would be payin... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-01-22 05:47:52
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | +1 Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:7573 i have a add on gumtree selling a laptop including condition and price.
scammer text me asking current condition and "firm" price with email adress attatched but was written strangely and that name (geaneykm) came up instead of theyre number in the messag... ⇒ more |
| Bill
London, England, United Kingdom
2013-01-15 12:33:51
Auction/eBay Scam
Gumtree | Jane Miles See below. I contacted the shipping agent and they don't use Western Union.
Yes, the car will be picked up from you, and that's why i was asked to put an extra $3,550 for the shipping cost, If you carefully read the message that was sent to you from Payp... ⇒ more |
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