Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Tay Toronto, New South Wales, Australia 2020-01-06 05:11:03 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |   Auto trailer and car sales australia Scammer Information Emailed in regards to a silver/grey 2012 mk2 ford falcon g6e only to be told it was on a military base in W.A offered to have the car sent to me free of charge sent me photo identification to try say he's real. lucky i have family and friends in the Australian defence force who told me that it's a contractors identification. the car was registered in nsw I ran a check the car is real just not his I requested contact details with no luck also told him.i have family in W.A … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2019-12-03 10:46:39 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) |   Gumtree Ad Scammer Information Enquired about my gumtree ad. Requesting my bank account details and PayPal information. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2019-11-23 21:47:56 Classified Ads Scam | Gumtree NZOG buyer for saw on Gumtree Scammer Information I had an old printer saw for sale on gumtree in Australia.
About half an hour after the ad appeared I got an email asking if the saw was still for sale and if so to email husband on above email address.
I did so and guy Brat Wood negotiates, says he’s on the NZOG rig etc etc, obviously doesn’t know anything about the saw but pushes to complete the sale using PayPal or direct deposit.
I do a bit of a search on PayPal and NZOG scams and he’s still there asking me to se… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Los Angeles, CA, United States 2019-11-23 03:13:07 Classified Ads Scam |  Jeep parts scammer Scammer Information Scammer offers up item on Facebook marketplace, and instantly blocks you once payment is sent for item.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Overland Park, KS, United States 2019-11-18 19:41:00 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | For Sale 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon for $1400 Scammer Information Post listed on Next Door app by Terri Leclerc posting for her sister michellekmore@gmail.com selling 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon for $1400.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Elisha Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom 2019-11-11 12:19:12 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Paypal Scam via Gumtree Scammer Information I received an email asking to buy a coat I was selling on Gumtree, she said she sent me money by paypal but didnt. She then asked me to send a £50 steam voucher to cover the delivery cost of her courier who was supposedly picking up the coat from me.
Scammer and completely wasted my time. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Joe Tapman Greensburg, PA, United States 2019-11-10 17:40:57 Classified Ads Scam | Vehicle Scam Sale Scammer Information Vehicle for sale was for a very low price for a very nice vehicle (2007 Toyota RAV4). Received several emails from potential seller. Something smelled to high heaven, so did some checking & found identical name, email & wording of email message to me here on Scamalot from other folks (see email address & name used by scammer).… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Lucy Yaacoub Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2019-11-06 02:12:01 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Ian G Livingston tried to scam me into making a payment through a 3rd party Scammer Information Tried to sell me hoax me into believing he was selling a Toyota RAV4 ON car sales. He said he is in the defence force and the car is currently with him and he will find it over for me to inspect once I have sgreeci can wore the money through a third party .… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Ventnor, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom 2019-10-31 09:27:09 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree sale scam Scammer Information Offered to buy item only having seen photos but couldn't collect because of her disabilities. Wanted to purchase via PayPal but would include additional £125 for delivery, to buy Amazon gift vouchers to pay for courier. I understand from other posts here that I would receive a believable PayPal request to verify the the gift card code to release the full payment to my account. Needless to say, the PayPal email was part of the scam.
Challenged "her" to give me her address … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom 2019-10-24 11:25:12 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Scammer Information Simone Ragni contacted me regarding what i was selling on Gumtree… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2019-10-21 05:54:23 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | Scammer contacted me via Gumtree in response to my ad to sell a two-piece lounge Scammer Information Here is a brief outline of events;
The person contacted me via Gumtree from their Gumtree handle - Aniya - in response to my ad ID 1231505415, not long after I posted the ad and asked for my email address. Once I gave it to them the person emailed me from golemetz20033@gmail.com and asked if the item was still for sale. Then the person contacted me by email again via a different email address - the yahoo address. This is what they wrote;
Thanks a lot for the email. I am… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2019-10-20 01:51:24 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | Hercus shaper Scammer Information Answered an ad on Gumtree.
I got suspicious because of the details he wanted.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 2019-10-20 00:31:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | kuncicscott@gmail.com Gumtree ad Scammer Information Same as below notifications gumtree ad wants to buy sight unseen and asks for paypal or bank details… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom 2019-10-16 18:00:04 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | scammer Scammer Information Pretends to be who he/she is not when buying goods and uses ficticious Paypal details.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| MichelleS Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2019-10-08 06:11:29 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | Gumtree scammer Scammer Information Posted ad on Gumtree to sell a ring, and they contacted with a text that asked me to send an email as the 'nature of their work' meant they couldn't make calls. Strange interactions from there, some of which below. Money never received in PayPal account, they must hope that someone will be fooled by emails from 'PayPal' saying they have received money that they haven't received!
Some of their emails:
Thanks for your reply and am glad to know that it is still available for… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Alex Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2019-09-23 01:00:22 Classified Ads Scam | Courier Scam on Gumtree Scammer Information Got this very suspicious email.
Want to buy the goods without seeing the goods.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom 2019-09-19 16:35:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer on gumtree Scammer Information Placed an ad for a wedding outfit for sale this Simone ragni e mailed me stating she wished to purchase it via e mail sent her pictures said she was happy to pay price and asked for my PayPal e mail address which sent me a red flag stated she was in a wheelchair after a stroke … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Appleton, WI, United States 2019-09-17 03:16:21 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Car sale scam Scammer Information The person posted a Toyota rav4 for sale. 2007 for $2000. Said "she" was in the military and wouldn't need it for 3 years when sent to Alaska. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Mr Normal London, England, United Kingdom 2019-09-05 13:31:54 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  A response to a Property Rental advert on Gumtree UK Scammer Information I advertised a property to rent and got a text message back from +441502797457;
My Niece will like to know if your room/apartmt is still available? If please respond to her YES on lyu.yumeng002@gmail.com
Thanks
I initially sent a text reply (not e-mail) and got;
Thanks for the message. Configure your number's SMS URL to change this message. Reply HELP tor help. Reply STOP to unsubscribe. Msg&Data rates mau apply.
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 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2019-09-05 09:48:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree Courier payment scam Scammer Information Supposedly wanted to buy an outboard advertised online, sent fake emails pretending to be a bank referring to a payment for item as well as courier and emails asking me to pay money to a courier before I receive payment in the bank.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa 2019-09-03 11:00:55 Classified Ads Scam | Phoned to update Membership Scammer Information A lady consultant contacted our company to say that we are part of their database and we need to renew our membership. She was very forceful and phoned more than once in that same week. According to her there were no fees involved. I had the contract signed not really reading the fine-print as it was extremely small.(Always read the fine-print!!!)
A few days after, we received an Invoice of around R10 000 to be paid, whereby I returned an e-mail cancelling the contract. A … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | DebR Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 2019-08-28 14:42:00 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree purchase Scammer Information Wanted bank details to purchase $1,000 office furniture sight unseen.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Chris Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2019-08-20 10:18:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree Australia (gumtree.com.au) | Car Scam Scammer Information Tried to buy my car for 20k without looking at it and asked for my bank details/pay pal etc in the first email.
Just typed his email into google and a bunch of scam things came up, so I thought I'd add this one to the list.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2019-08-14 09:52:42 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Car sale - Celina Yue Scammer Information I listed my vehicle for sale on Auto Trader in NZ.
I received a txt from 2828 asking me to email as they were interested in the car
Asked a number of questions in regards to the van. How many owners. Wof and rego details.
Then asked to send paypal details or account name and number.
I googled the name as i was suspicious and it came to this exact site with someone else who had received the exact same email.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Greg Somewhere in Australia 2019-07-30 11:17:34 Classified Ads Scam Cars.com | Dylan Young Scammer Information Tried to get me to pay money into a Chinese Bank Account to cover freight charges for a car purchase from Melbourne to Darwin. Emailed me forged Pay Pal documents to prove payment.
Very deceptive and dishonest. Seller Beware!!!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |