Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for carsGuide (carsguide.com.au)| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-06-10 10:10:45 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) |  +3 New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) New Zealand Taranaki Basin kapo project., tried to buy car Auction/eBay Scam - carsGuide (carsgu Scammer Information I posted an ad on gumtree regarding selling a car.
Scammer contacted me saying he wanted to buy for his son who has graduated. Scammer was working offshore and didnt have access to his credit cards/phone but wanted to pay through bank deposit/paypal.
Googled NZOG and seen scammers page.
With exact same stories but using different names.
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| No Name Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2015-06-02 02:13:37 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) |  trying to buy a car Scammer Information tryed to buy my car and as soon as they said they were on a oil rig but wanted to buy the car i new it was a scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-05-16 02:07:40 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Ramond jack scammer (ramindjack003@gmail.com) when selling car Scammer Information Received text message response to car advertised on cars guide.com.au as below:
"Is your car on carsguide still for sale? What is the lowest price and condition of it, get back to me through my email address (ramondjack003@gmail.com)"
After sending an email reply, I received this email back:
"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 Zea… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-05-13 04:04:05 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Used Car Scammer Information Advertised a car for sale, received a txt message from an internet site saying to reply to an email address this is the email that we received back. It seemed sus so we googled his name and found other reports on here with different spelling and email variations but all with the exact same email reply.
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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-04-17 04:56:57 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Text to mobile expressing interest in car Scammer Information Received text saying interested in buying vehicle I have advertised and asked I provide bank details to deposit money into my account- yeah right! … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2015-03-25 22:11:39 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Peter Clinton is still up to his old tricks buying cars online Scammer Information He initially sent a text message stating he was interested in the car ad, what was the last firm price & it's present condition. Then to kindly email him at peterclinton90@gmail.com
When we tried to send a text back it would not be delivered.
Sent a short email to Peter Clinton and received the following:
Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the condition as described on the advert and i will be paying your last asking price,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-02-17 11:48:27 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car Scam Scammer Information I listed a car for sale on www.carsguide.com.au late on Sunday 15 Feb 2015, I received what a response on Monday 16th at 10.55am. after a few back and forth emails on Tuesday 17th Feb, he wrote the following;
Last email:
Paul Mangion
8:52 PM (1 hour ago)
to me
I was just about to pay when i had this problem with the pick up, my pick up agent says i will need to pay for the pick up before they can schedule a pick up time, they charged me $950 for pick up and delivery and p… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Cremorne, Victoria, Australia 2015-02-15 08:06:44 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | car sale scam Scammer Information the usual… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2015-02-03 00:25:30 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car Purchase Scammer Information While selling a car on carsguide.com.au we received an SMS from the above wanting to know whether still for sale, the price and condition with the above gmail information. Responded to the email and the following return email was received :
From: Steve Russell [mailto:steverussell333@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, 2 February 2015 8:43 PM
To: Barb
Subject: Re: My BMW
Thanks for getting back to me at your earliest,i am satisfy with the price and the condition with all i have seen a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-01-18 03:00:42 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | +2 James Curtis car purchase Scammer Information Advertised a car for sale and receive text to purchase. But had to supply bank details and paypal details. I asked him to call me and he actually rang. Had a fake American accent and claims to be an Australian soldier based where phone does not work due to security. He asked no details aboutvthe car and when I asked him which car, he replied. How many am I selling. I said two, and offered to buy both without even knowing what kind of car it was. Red flag . Obviously a scam, b… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-01-10 12:00:46 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on carsGuide (carsguide.com.au), ref:22237 Scammer Information I put an ad on Cars guide to sell my mothers car. She is going blind and can not drive. The car is a manual which I can not drive so I was selling it for her. This guy sent a SMS saying 'is your car on carsguide still available for sale? get back to me only at (pmangion19@gmail.com) with the firm price & condition' I sent him an email with the details. He sent the email below back to me. As I do not have a paypal account and very little money in my bank account, I sent h… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Hampton, Victoria, Australia 2014-12-23 22:13:57 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | carsguide asking for bank details Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-12-20 09:21:17 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Tried to scam me via carsguide.com.au Scammer Information I have advertised a ad on carsguiede.com.au to sell my car, and this scammer send me a text saying i should get back to him via email. so stupid, thought i would fall for this old trick… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-12-16 12:37:00 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Our VW EOS Scammer Information We first received an SMS very shortly after putting our vehicle up for sale on Cars Guide dot com dot au.
His 'patter' goes like 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 paym… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-12-06 05:18:13 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Advertised car on Carsguide. Got any enquiry from Jamie Chris010@gmail.com Scammer Information
Got this email after initial reply to the first SMS. I simply said "Please make an offer and I will
consider it
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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-12-05 09:26:48 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Jamie <jamie.chris010@gmail.com> - carsguide 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 ⇒ |
| No Name Roseville, New South Wales, Australia 2014-12-04 01:15:12 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Advance Fee Fraud Car Buyer Scammer Information Advance fee fraud scam; Claims to be overseas, will pay via paypal and have courier pick up car.
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| No Name Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-12-01 21:05:07 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | jamie.chris010@gmail.com Scammer Information Similar scenario to person before and I've rejected him.
Email:
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 West End, Queensland, Australia 2014-11-24 07:55:23 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on carsGuide (carsguide.com.au), ref:21848 Scammer Information trying to buy a car and extract bank account details .told them i needed to have paperwork signed.and only dealt in cash. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Somewhere in Singapore 2014-11-09 04:04:51 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | New Zaealand Oil and Gas Kapo project Scammer Information Got no further than an enquiry. Text in message very similar to those already posted. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-10-13 22:52:53 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car for sale? Scammer Information Thank you for the mail, am okay with the little details have read in the advert compare to the others have seen recently ,Pleas does it have any more history I should be aware of. I work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently on a mine site, We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
I am buying this for my first son who just graduated ontop of his class at Charle… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-09-09 23:25:51 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | 2004 TOYOTA ECHO NCP10R Scammer Information Looking to purchase a car on Carsguide, not quite sure how this scam works but obviously they prey on people being naïve and hope that people will just forward the money to them.
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 | Lisa Harrison Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-08-24 21:03:17 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on carsGuide (carsguide.com.au), ref:20871 Scammer Information Asking to buy my car for son who is on Darwin. Saying he is in mines so can only send me money by e mail cannot see vehicle. Now asking me to make a western money union transfer for him with the extra cash he will send as he cannot do in mines… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-07-04 04:23:34 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | NZOG "Away at sea and cant call you" 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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-07-01 23:57:31 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | desmountney07@gmail.com Scammer Information My car is for sale, "Des" contacted me via sms and advised to only email back rather than phone wanting to know more details and the lowest price I would take for the car. My text reply does not send. I sent an email with my lowest price and received a reply of a bs storey about buying it for his son who graduated from NT university etc. I am well aware of these type of scams and alarm bells raised as soon as my text would not send back. … Read Full Report ⇒ |