Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Gainesville, FL, United States 2016-07-06 15:00:48 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site |  Mercedes G55 sold 20,000$ under trade-in Scammer Information A collectors item sport-utility Mercedes four-door four-wheel-drive G 55 AMG car being sold for $20,000 under trade-in value. Seller claims the car had no accidents and was in Texas. According to a Carfax report there was an accident and the car was still in Florida which is where it was posted, & advertised on cargurus.com. Seller avoided answering many questions. Misspellings and grammar problems with his emails back-and-forth to me. Declined to FaceTime or to contact… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous White House, TN, United States 2016-07-05 00:11:55 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  Car buyer scammer Scammer Information Hours after our car was listed for sale on Kelley Blue Book/Autotrader, we got a text from "James Brown" asking for a picture of the engine. After sending it to him via email, we received the following email, similar to email others have received. It all sounded very fishy, so we ended the correspondence.
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 | Anonymous Gainesville, FL, United States 2016-07-02 01:10:00 Classified Ads Scam Other Auction site |  +2 Buying furniture Scammer Information Thanks for the information , please I want us to seal this deal and I want you to consider the item sold.
I want you to know that pick up and mover's fee will be included in your payment, you'll make the pick up money payable to the movers when you cash the check,movers amount has been per-negotiated and movers will schedule time for pick up as I have other properties to be moved along with it and they need to pay for tax and insurance.
I assume this is based on trust, … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Trussville, AL, United States 2016-07-01 14:36:28 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information I posted a car for sale on AutoTrader, then at 2:54 am received a text stating: "Hi,is your Vehicle on Autotrader still for sale?,Kindly email me at (wendellemery15@gmail.com)..with the Firm Price and condition.for further correspondence. TY" [sic]. I checked it out online because it felt like a scam, and ended up here looking at the same scenarios. Needless to say, I did not reply with an email. He is a scammer.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Medina, OH, United States 2016-07-01 05:24:15 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |   To anyone that is selling items....Here is where you should contact if a PAYPAL scammer contacts you Scammer Information SPOOF@PAYPAL.COM… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Pompano Beach, FL, United States 2016-07-01 00:59:05 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | auto trader scam alert Scammer Information Thanks for your response! I'm Sgt Kennedy, Questions i will like to ask are 1,Do you have the extra keys, 2,Where did you get it serviced, 3,Have you ever had any transmission repairs and 4,Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and currently been deploy to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option is PayPal, its safe f… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2016-06-30 23:34:13 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +8 Scammer on Gumtree Scammer Information I posted my vehicle for sale on Gumtree. I received a text saying Kenny Scott was interested and I was to email him. I did. It turns out he was interested and wanted the car for his Son. He said he could not collect the car and his Agent in China would collect it. he said he would pay via Paypal and add $2100 plus $100 to the sale price as i would need to pay Chi-Li in China via Western Union first (out of my own pocket) before the balance for the vehicle would be released.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Potomac, MD, United States 2016-06-30 10:53:01 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information Received two identical text messages shortly after ad went live on AutoTrader.com. Texts below exactly as received.
"Hi,is your Vehicle on Autotrader still for sale?,Kindly email me at (wendellemery14@gmail.com)..with the Firm Price and condition.for further correspondence. TY"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2016-06-10 09:02:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Ad Scammer Information The scammer presented themselves as a keen buyer for a camera I was selling.
At first she seemed very kind but as our emails went back and forth her replies became short. She also claimed she wanted to phone but her phone service was out due to bad weather conditions.
Upon a few other suspicious cues I decided to look her email up on this website and low and behold someone had received the identical message to me this time interested in a laptop.
Here is her messag… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Ian Cameron Point Cook, Victoria, Australia 2016-06-08 20:26:44 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 same as others, prepared to pay without looking at item and in remote area. Scammer Information Re:Thanks for getting back, Im fine with the price likewise the condition as described the advert.
I work on remote mine site. Energy resources Australia Ltd ( ERA) Darwin NT and the reception is terrible.
Asks for location why i'm selling etc.
Already talking with freight agent and will take care of transferring ownership.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Austin, TX, United States 2016-06-08 14:53:39 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and currently been deploy to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option is PayPal, its safe fast and secure and i will be responsible for the P… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Stacey Somewhere in Australia 2016-06-08 11:54:27 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +8 Gumtree scam Scammer Information Like i was gonna fall for this shit 😂😂… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-06-08 00:34:13 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scammer Information Hello,
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and condition.Would have loved coming for inspection but am far away for work off shore for now.We've got a terrible bad mobile network for days on here ,that's why can't call but contact you via internet messaging facility.
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through my PayPal account,please get back to me with your paypal email address or bank details, so i can process the payment.Can as well do a wire paypal fun… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-06-08 00:30:40 Classified Ads Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) |  JOEL DANIEL FOSTER CARAVAN WA FASTLANE FREIGHT Scammer Information HE ADVERTISES A MILLARD CARAVAN ON EBAY WORTH APPROX $50K FOR 17K. HE WILL SEND YOU AN EMAIL SAYING HE IS IN THE UK WITH HIS SICK WIFE BUT THE CARAVAN IS AT FASTLANE FREIGHT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. WHEN YOU ASK TO SIGHT THE VEHICLE HE WILL SAY IT HAS BEEN SOLD. FAST LANE FREIGHT WEBSITE PHONE NUMBERS ARE ALL ANSWERED BY THE SAME RUDE ASIAN PERSON. HE WILL TELL YOU THAT THE CARAVAN WILL BE FREIGHTED TO YOU AT NO COST. IT IS A SCAM PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR IT. FAST LANE FREIGHT WEB… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2016-06-07 01:00:47 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:28788 Scammer Information email only response to my advert, didn't identify the goods at all, email only, does not offer a name or any other id to contact.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-06-05 23:50:40 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scum Scammer Information Hello,
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and condition.Would have loved coming for inspection but am far away for work off shore for now.We've got a terrible bad mobile network for days on here ,that's why can't call but contact you via internet messaging facility.
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through my PayPal account,please get back to me with your paypal email address or bank details, so i can process the payment.Can as well do a wire paypal fun… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2016-06-03 11:41:56 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | ROGER CONNER on CARSALES Scammer Information Thanks for getting back,I'm fine with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,
I work on a remote mine site, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) Darwin,NT and the reception is terrible. We do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.I am already in talks with t… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Benny Softbeard Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 2016-06-02 01:31:35 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Car Sale Scam Scammer Information It started with a text message that asks for an email about a firm price. When you email you then get a reply as follows:
Thanks for getting back,i'm pleased with the price and the condition as described on the advert,I work on a remote mine site, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) Darwin NT.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility,Does it have any history I should be aware of and why are you selling?… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 2016-05-31 02:48:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Email asking for bank details and or pay pal details Scammer Information Ross emailed about our caravan for sale and asked for a firm price and condition . I sent a reply and he replied with the exact example of a scam email as shown on this website
We recognised it as a scam after receiving that email so have not given out any details … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Bob T Bensalem, PA, United States 2016-05-30 18:40:17 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | PayPal Scammer Information Thank you for getting back to me,Below are my questions?
When was the last time you serviced it?
Do you have the extra key ?
Do you have extra tire?
How much is your last asking price?
The reason why am asking all this is because I'm ready to proceed with
the purchase, though i cant pay cash in person due to my schedule, but
ill pay using my PayPal account, and ill pay the paypal transaction
charges so you can get your expected amount. and I have a mover that
will co… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-29 13:44:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Kathy williams Scammer Information Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,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 linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can p… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Houston, TX, United States 2016-05-29 06:59:20 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | AUTO TRADER SCAMMER! Scammer Information Advertised an automobile for sale on Auto Trader. Shortly after I received the following email, which seemed to good to be true. After researching, I confirmed it's a scam.
Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you
get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and
Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price
but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and
currently been deploy to NAT… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | darcy Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-27 10:04:28 Classified Ads Scam | gumtree scam Scammer Information im trying to sell my car and after my reply i received this.
Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,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 linked up with my westpac bank … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-27 07:46:37 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Selling bed through Gumtree Australia Scammer Information Scam email received as follows:-
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 5days off and 25days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?
I am buying it for my for my holiday and i want it delivered before my arrival.I won't be abl… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Malacca, Melaka, Malaysia 2016-05-27 01:22:42 Classified Ads Scam | house for rent Scammer Information this girl tried to rent house without viewing or knowing exactly where is the house location.
beware
hope everyone can post such thing in this website to help other people.… Read Full Report ⇒ |