Auction/eBay Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2021-10-09 02:39:37 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) |   Gumtree scam Scammer Information He emailed me stating that he was on an army base and could only use paypal to pay me as he didn't have his phone. He claimed he sent me $1500, $800 for my listed item and I had to pay $700 of it to his shipping company.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2021-02-11 01:54:23 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree |  trying to buy fro me via gumtree Scammer Information She claims working in the army, can't call, not available for 2 weeks, present for her son, wants bank details to buy the product, she will deposit straight away, accepting price as is. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom 2020-10-27 14:58:42 Auction/eBay Scam | Shpock Scammer Scammer Information This person tried to scam my mother out of a lot of money on Shpock claiming she had cancer and need us to transfer funds to a random account that she would then transfer back. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Halesowen, Dudley, United Kingdom 2020-09-06 14:17:47 Auction/eBay Scam Other Auction site | mic.elliot12@gmail.com Scammer Information The price is a good buy for me... please remove the advert and consider it sold as i am paying your full asking price i have done thorough check on the advert and i'm fine with it,sadly i would not be able to come personally to view or collect it due to house bound went through throat cancer surgery and couldn't talk more but will be ok soon but i have an agent that would help me to pick it up at your preferred location after you have received your money and i'll pay you v… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Halesowen, Dudley, United Kingdom 2020-09-06 14:17:02 Auction/eBay Scam Other Auction site | mic.elliot12@gmail.com Scammer Information The price is a good buy for me... please remove the advert and consider it sold as i am paying your full asking price i have done thorough check on the advert and i'm fine with it,sadly i would not be able to come personally to view or collect it due to house bound went through throat cancer surgery and couldn't talk more but will be ok soon but i have an agent that would help me to pick it up at your preferred location after you have received your money and i'll pay you v… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Francis Ballentine Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom 2020-08-31 15:12:15 Auction/eBay Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  Email Shpock PayPal scam Scammer Information I recieved this by email from an interest in my items off of Shpock selling site
The price is a good buy for me... please remove the advert and consider it sold as i am paying your full asking price i have done thorough check on the advert and i'm fine with it,sadly i would not be able to come personally to view or collect it due to house bound went through throat cancer surgery and couldn't talk more but will be ok soon but i have an agent that would help me to pick it… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous London, England, United Kingdom 2020-08-26 16:55:48 Auction/eBay Scam | Scammer on Shpock Scammer Information The price is a good buy for me... please remove the advert and consider it sold as i am paying your full asking price i have done thorough check on the advert and i'm fine with it,sadly i would not be able to come personally to view or collect it due to house bound went through throat cancer surgery and couldn't talk more but will be ok soon but i have an agent that would help me to pick it up at your preferred location after you have received your money and i'll pay you v… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| THOMAS WILFRED BROCKLEHURST Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2020-07-30 15:06:16 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | Scammer on gumtree after expensive jewellery Scammer Information I am the real Thomas Wilfred Brocklehurst. While these posts have been published for over a year by this irresponsible platform, I only became aware of this site and these listing yesterday having been made aware by a pathological vigilante type screwball with no life of his own and time to troll me. This is a case of Identity theft. I do not reside in China, I have no association with the email address subject of the reported scams and I have an exemplary record on Gumtree. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Boynton Beach, FL, United States 2020-07-10 19:44:28 Auction/eBay Scam Amazon Marketplace | Internet thief Scammer Information Internet thief, does chargeback with his bank after 2.5 month of using the item. Item is not returned… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Harvey Chelsea, Royal Kensington and Chelsea, United Kingdom 2020-05-11 21:11:38 Auction/eBay Scam Other Auction site | Buying good scam Scammer Information Hello again,
I am glad to inform you that i have made the payment as discussed via my paypal. PayPal said that they have sent you a confirmation email so kindly check the inbox of your email
I had a little problem with the agent they said they can only schedule the pick up date and time after they receive their pick up fee in their head office via bank transfer.I added the £200 they charged for the pick up, you will receive the total sum of £250 in your account after you… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous London, England, United Kingdom 2020-05-11 13:02:16 Auction/eBay Scam Other Auction site | Shpock scam Scammer Information Selling a washing machine on shpock. Michael made an offer for the full price and asked to be contacted via email, which seemed dodgy from the offset
He sent the below email and have not replied (and won't be). Searched his email and found loads of stories of attempted scams from him on this site
Wanted to share he is still active with a new email… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2020-03-25 09:19:13 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Samsung slim laptop - Touch screen (rrp $1299) Scammer Information Said they would offer 3x the amount of goods and proceeded to send a fake paypal email via phishing. this was reported to paypal.
The paypal email had (service@paypal.com.au / shipmenttrackers@accountant.com / love22charlotte@gmail.com)
Address they wanted to be posted to was:
Name: Mondial L Conceil
Address: Nanshili Ju 23 TAS Campus Plot Monash University
City: Beijing
China
Postcode: 100016
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2020-03-22 13:49:33 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | A bloody scammer Scammer Information This bastard has so many listings on this site.
He goes by Geoff Facer.
He appears to change his gumtree username regularly.
This time its TY.
Im selling cleaning products so he asks for my enail..
then asks me what im selling hahaha.
I thought this is odd..i searched his name on google and he popped up here. i knew it
he sends the same exmouth email.
im just playing with him for now. lets see what happens.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2020-03-17 04:04:56 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | Purchasing an item I have advertised on gumtree Scammer Information This person responded to my Gumtree ad asked me to send email address then sent email with a story about working offshore and requiring my bank details.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2020-03-16 12:31:36 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | Gumtree car purchase Scammer Information I'm very happy to read back from you. I'm currently at my son's place here in Exmouth-WA for his wedding ceremony coming soon. also, I will not be able to meet you for inspection and collection because I will be here spending my leave with the new family till May 2020, but I have a personal representative agent that will meet you for collection after payment has been made.
I cannot take calls or make one due to my ear barotrauma from my last air flight, I barely hear clear… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2020-03-13 01:01:40 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | Car sales Scammer Information
I put my ad on gumtree to sell my car and got this email from interested buyer. But it is scam.
Please be aware of this person.
Below details of scam.
Glad to hear back from you, sincerely calling you would have help alot but due to the nature of my work we do not have access to phone at the moment, which is why I contact only contact you via email. I work with Australia Oil and Gas and we are presently offshore in Gippsland Basin V18-5, Central Deep till May 2020.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Vestal, NY, United States 2020-03-04 05:19:43 Auction/eBay Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  David robin PayPal scam Scammer Information Offered to pay through PayPal for a car with extra money included for pick up and delivery. Wanted me to forward the delivery charge to a zelle account in the name of Megan ford. Checked online and found out he’s done it many times. Thanks for the reporting. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2020-02-22 03:45:37 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree car sale - Customer trying to scam me Scammer Information I'm very happy to read back from you. I'm currently at my son's place here in Exmouth-WA for his wedding ceremony coming soon. also, I will not be able to meet you for inspection and collection because I will be here spending my leave with the new family till May 2020, but I have a personal representative agent that will meet you for collection after payment has been made.
I cannot take calls or make one due to my ear barotrauma from my last air flight, I barely hear cle… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Oakland, CA, United States 2020-02-12 07:07:30 Auction/eBay Scam | +1 2008 Honda Scammer Information She is selling a 2008 Honda Accord from Nebraska staring She just received a promotion and will be moving to anchorage. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous The Colony, TX, United States 2020-02-02 02:42:23 Auction/eBay Scam |  Car- Honda Scammer Information Hello,
Thank you for your interest in purchasing my 2008 Honda Accord EX-L. The reason I'm selling this car way below market value, is because I'm serving in Omaha, Nebraska but I was promoted and transferred to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska for a 3 years period, so I don't need it anymore at this time. I don't want it get old in my garage, and I need to sell it before February 10h. The car is in pristine condition, clear title, no dents or dings. Always garaged, never … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2020-01-31 10:55:11 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Jacob Lawson GumTree Scam Scammer Information A potential buyer was interested in purchasing one of my items on Gumtree late Jan 2020.
Sent this message "Hi, I’m interested, ,.provid your EMAL ,,,for CONTACT
THANK,,,,,,, "
I gave my email and goes by the name of Jacob Lawson and said he worked for New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and had already organised his own courier to pick up the item. It smelt fishy. It was.
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| Eman Alzghoul Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia 2020-01-08 08:40:36 Auction/eBay Scam | Fake AirPods Scammer Information He sold me a fake Apple AirPods as original, he claims that he bought it from “Officeworks “ Australia and he sent me the tax invoice and when I received it it was coming from China post and it is totally fake however the invoice is reall and the serial number on the outer packet is for a replaced AirPods!
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Livonia, MI, United States 2020-01-08 00:03:37 Auction/eBay Scam | +1 On sale site. Great looking keep sold by Laura Hosmer Scammer Information Found on Facebook. Great looking late model Jeep for
For $1800. Said belonged to husband who died 2 months
Ago and she is deploying overseas.
Found similar based ad from her selling a camper trailer
On scamlot. Dated July or August of this year and
Stated her husband died three months ago and was going to move
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2019-12-29 09:17:29 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scammer Information Scammer attempting to get details… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Scott Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2019-12-28 13:11:15 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | +2 Janet Nicolas Scammer Information Contacts Seller via Gumtree asking for email address and then sends this:
Thanks a lot for the email. I work with Flagship Marine and we are presently offshore in New Zealand. We do not have access to phone at the moment, its 5days off and 25days on which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where are you located at the moment?
I am buying it and I want it delivered before my arrival. I won't be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my… Read Full Report ⇒ |