Auction/eBay Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-07-29 12:47:40 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |   gumtree boat for sale Scammer Information didnt go very far with it sounded sus from the start.
working offshore for nz gas, would have a courier pick up when i give my bank and paypal details… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia 2013-07-29 06:15:58 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  gumtree car sale Scammer Information put my car up for sale on gumtree, 10 minutes later get a txt saying
"Sent from: QPCXMM hi mate, is your car still for sales? pls advise on your firm price and get back to me through my email (kimstuart56@live.com)"
I fell for it and emailed back my firm price, then I get an email back saying the following:
"Thanks for the reply and so sorry that I couldn't call you due to the nature of my work, I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently on rig at the moment,… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-07-28 12:20:13 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree PayPal scam Scammer Information Received text message asking to reply to personal email address with final price. Sent email and got an almost instant reply back asking for PayPal detail. Replied saying no paypal. Got a reply back asking for my account details and a .jpeg attachment of a supposed Drivers Licence from Tasmania.
Emails received copied below:
"Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my son who just graduated ontop of his class in Autralia national university (ANU) ,he studied Business… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-07-28 09:07:20 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +1 Request to buy motorcycle off Gumtree without looking for high price via paypal. Scammer Information Scammer responded to Gumtree ad for motorcycle.
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 and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,please get back to me with your paypal details so i ca… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-07-28 09:07:06 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Request to buy motorcycle off Gumtree without looking for high price via paypal. Scammer Information Scammer responded to Gumtree ad for motorcycle.
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 and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,please get back to me with your paypal details so i ca… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-07-25 13:44:37 Auction/eBay Scam Other Auction site | Car purchase Scammer Information This person sent me a text asking me to email him for buying my car which I had posted on carsales.com.au… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | samantha ellis Somewhere in United States 2013-07-23 10:26:00 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Craigslist Scammer Information was selling a guitar on Craigslist and he texted me about getting it and giving the movers money to send it. but there isn't any movers in kenai. so he is very active. found out because of this website… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-07-20 23:43:42 Auction/eBay Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  Receipt: payment on hold Scammer Information Asked me to follow links in order to cancel payment.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Malibu, CA, United States 2013-07-16 16:38:08 Auction/eBay Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | "Equal Opportunity" translation to PayPal Representative scam Scammer Information Allegro Complaint
On 23 May, 2013, I was contacted by Agdam Tugoev, a person who represented themselves as being with the overseas auction company Allegro. He offered me an at home job translating documents that had obviously gone through an online translator from another language that needed to be corrected into normal English.
Here is the job offer email:
Hello Sarah!
Thank you for your interest in our company.
PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION AND LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR DE… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Elizabeth Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia 2013-07-15 06:09:21 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Selling boat on Gumtree and recieved a text message from Lisa Patrick followed by emails Scammer Information I was selling my boat on Gumtree and received a text message which asked us to contact Lisa Patrick via email because we worked offshore for New Zealand Oil and Gas and could not be contacted over the phone. She asked for account number and bsb or paypal details. When these were given she said there had been a problem with the pick up agent. We also recieved false emails from PayPal telling us the payment needed to be made and then the rest of the money would go through.She r… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Grant Park, IL, United States 2013-07-14 18:57:36 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist Scam Scammer Information While selling my motorcycle they sent me a text message stating that they want the bike, but, their shipper is requesting $1200 for it to be shipped. They then told me that they are going to send money to my PayPal account for $1200 over and that I needed to send a Money Gram to a certain individual in order for my money to show up in my account. I receive a fake email from PayPal giving me the address to send the Money Gram to and I then called PayPal to confirm that they di… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Warwick, RI, United States 2013-07-12 14:45:29 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | selling on craigslist Scammer Information I am selling item on craigs list...cash only...fake buyer wants to send a check via courier...very obvious that it is a scam...found other ACCOUNTS of the same phone number being used to try and scam people in a similar fashion… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Helotes, TX, United States 2013-07-11 17:45:00 Auction/eBay Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  Auto trader Stacy Harris oceanographer Scammer Information Stacy harris oceanographer said pay full price for car. Wanted me to,set up PayPal account. Car was for her fathers birthday wanted it fast. She would send mover to pick up,car
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| Nancy Sun Prairie, WI, United States 2013-07-10 13:30:57 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Airstream Bambi for $2,300 on Craigslist Scammer Information Hi,
I want to be honest with you, the camper is in perfect condition and looks great. It has been well cared for and needs nothing. The length of the 2002 Bambi Airstream is 16 feet and sleeps 3 persons in it. I have dropped my price to $1,947 (purchase price) since this is an Urgent Sale! I need to sell it before 30th of July when I will be deployed to a US Forces Japan ( http://www.usfj.mil ) base for an entire year.
I decided that the financial part will be managed by eBa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Gonzales, LA, United States 2013-07-09 20:14:32 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | selling ring on craigslist Scammer Information interested buyer wanted to purchase a ring I had on sale...said that he would add cost for shipping and to give him my pay pal ID so he could transfer money.
I thought it was fishy...looked up email address and I saw that it was a scam....pretty much word for word just like everyone else...I didn't contact him back...as of now I haven't heard back but I think now I will block him… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-07-09 11:59:43 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | +2 Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:10844 Scammer Information We were selling a camper on Gumtree. The buyer wanted us to pay for delivery as he said he didn't have his credit card on the oil rig he was working on near New Zealand. He wanted us to go through Western Union, and the Post Office.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Cindy Somewhere in United States 2013-07-06 23:03:44 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 1999 Sundowner Sunlite Horse Trailer Scammer Information Hi,
My name is Natalie Smith, happy to see you are interested in my horse trailer. Let me give you a few details about it. Really good shape, never had any problems with it, no need to invest money in it, flawless exterior/interior condition.This trailer is in great condition (7,447 mileage,Features of this horse trailer include: 16.17 full length, 6'9" wide, 7'6" tall, standard brakes, 2 standard 3500# axles, 205-15 tires, 1' tread plate). The title is legally u… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-06-29 06:38:42 Auction/eBay Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +1 PayPal Western Union Scam - vickcarlin@gmail.com on behalf of service@paypal.comau Scammer Information Address used in attempt to gain money via fake paypal advice.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-06-29 04:59:43 Auction/eBay Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | AFTER EBAY AUCTION HE TEXT TO MY PHONE THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH EMAILS Scammer Information This person waited until the end of auction on ebay, for my car that I listed. He text me on my mobile to ask if it was sold and gave an email address chirstblessbill@live.com.au and asked me to follow up with emails. He sent email saying he wanted to buy the car and wanted my Paypal address to make payment. I emailed back and said I wanted to call him on his mobile before he sent any money. He emailed back that he had done the transfer to PayPal and wanted me to give $95… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Gnowangerup, Western Australia, Australia 2013-06-27 06:49:28 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Fake identity Scammer Information Got a text from a mobile number ending in117, i could tell that it was automated and vague and they wanted my info to continue sale, very blatant and dodgy… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Iain Cootharaba, Queensland, Australia 2013-06-26 23:55:29 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree scam Scammer Information Didn't get involved, just looked sus, so just wanted to report his/her new details… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Charlotte, NC, United States 2013-06-22 12:03:24 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 1995 Winnebago Rialta 21RD for sale Scammer Information picture of 1995 Winnebago Rialta 21RD for sale. E-mail me at Amanda333Larson@gmail.com. The actual reply follows: Thank you for your interest in purchasing my 1995 Winnebago Rialta 21RD. I am selling this camper because I an in the military and my unit will be sent back to Afghanistan and I don't want it to get old in my garage. The price is low because I need to sell it before June 27th. The camper is in pristine condition, no accident, garaged, never abused or raced and n… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Stamford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom 2013-06-20 19:01:54 Auction/eBay Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | +2 eBay and Pay Pal buyer scam Scammer Information This guy basically sent me a text saying he was interested in buying my motorbike on eBay asking what my lowest price would be. He then sent emails saying he was a marine engineer at sea and was buying it for his son. He then sent an email after saying he had problems with the pick up and would I help. Then saying he'd paid via PayPal into my account, and I quickly received emails supposedly from PayPal saying my account had been credited however they would not release the fu… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-06-17 21:29:10 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on Gumtree, ref:10403 Scammer Information trying to sell my wedding dress on gum tree, and i started getting these emails from this Eva Hattfull from 12 Reed Place NT australia licence no.16723654, dob 29.10.75, on the first one she stated she worked for virgin airlines and was unable to pick the dress up however would put extra money in my paypal account to pay her courier, then i noticed the address was south africa, the next she sent me stating the money had been deposited into my account and all i had to do was c… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Columbus, OH, United States 2013-06-17 10:45:53 Auction/eBay Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on eBay (www.ebay.com), ref:10395 Scammer Information It has absolutely no mechanical problems, no scratches, it is like new, clear title in hand. The Buy It Now price is $13,000 for it.
The deal will be done trough eBay Buyer Protection, I want to use them because I'm not able to close the deal myself.
Let me know if you are still interested and I will explain you the deal.
Thank You!
Jeremy Stone… Read Full Report ⇒ |