Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received
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| Anonymous Brighton, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom 2015-03-26 13:34:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | gumtree advert Hello,I'm interested in you Gumtree ad get back to me via (donnygrey10@gmail.com for your final sale price ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-03-24 02:32:23 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | wants bank account numbers and PayPal details Claims to be interested and buying an item then wishes to pay with funds via Paypal while having a courier agent organise frieght. By the end the scammer asks if you could deposit funds into an account to get the transfer started.... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-03-23 00:45:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree I advertised my bike on gumtree. I got a text from 'Denis'
"is your bike on gumtree still available for sale? get back to me only at (denismacus60@gmail.com) with the firm price & condition."
I emailed him the same info as the add and his reply:
Thanks fo... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-03-20 13:47:09 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Tried to buy my car on gumtree Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my lovely Brother who just graduated ontop of his class in Autralia national university (ANU) ,he studied Business Law and Professional Ethics Minor and am so proud of him . I want it as a suprise package to app... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-03-19 00:25:24 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Email Sent email through Gumtree... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 2015-03-18 19:28:19 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Selling my 2nd hand car I put a advert on Gumtree and OLX to sell my 2nd hand car
Received an email asking for more info and some photo's of car - which I sent to them
Received an email just now to say they wanted the car but as they work for New Zealand gas and oil and they wer... ⇒ more |
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| Ray Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom 2015-03-18 12:57:30 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:22768 Wanted to buy my trailer via message on mobile phone and wanted contact via email only. Requested PayPal details so as to make payment and would arrange courier to collect item. I smelt a rat. A further message came using the same number the last digit c... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2015-03-17 01:35:25 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd kapo project From: Brendan Madden [mailto:partrickmb@outlook.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 17 March 2015 11:11 AM
To:
Subject: RE: Honda Civic Type R on gumtree
Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my lovely Brother who just graduated ontop of his class in Autralia n... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-03-14 09:16:30 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Try to buy my boat Craig answered by ad on GumTree with the following two E-Mails
From: Craig L Anderson
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 5:30 PM
To: scolarofamily@bigpond.com
Subject: RE: Re boat
Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my son who just graduated ontop... ⇒ more |
| Kate Somewhere in Australia 2015-03-13 05:20:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:22742 Smelt a scam when trying to sell a car we listed on gumtree. The buyer stated he was going to pay using PayPal which wouldn't be released into our bank account until transport payments were to be made to the following "agent". Paul Smith was supposedly "a... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Somewhere in 2015-03-10 16:59:04 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Text message Hi
Just had a text message about an item I put on Gumtree and a bit suspicious as only said reply to openlearningltd@gmail.com. So searched for on Goggle and found this site.
Be careful.
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| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2015-03-06 23:27:40 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam buyer contact Contacts Gumtree sellers via sms. There is no number just name of Gumtree, is asking for price of product and then banking details to purchase... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-03-05 09:23:09 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Email through gumtree On 5 Mar 2015, at 7:53 pm, Hotmail Keith wrote:
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 Law and Professional Ethics Min... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa 2015-03-04 13:14:41 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Buying Vehicle We are selling a vehicle advertised on Gumtree. She sent an email stating she was working offshore on Taranaki Basin on Kapo project. Reuested us to open a PayPal account and would transfer money and send someone to collect the vehicle. ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2015-03-03 13:51:23 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Wants to buy my bike advitised in Gumtree I put an ad to sell my motorbike and had a text from the above mobile asking for some details of the bike and an email address. The actual email was:
Thanks mate for ur email,l'm okay with ur asking price & conditions
l'm presently out of town on overseas ... ⇒ more |
| Jonathan Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2015-03-02 22:55:35 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | SCAM I had a car for sale on GUMTREE and was contacted by scammer !!!... ⇒ more |
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| Ian Harrow, Harrow, United Kingdom 2015-03-02 16:14:24 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | GUMTREE SCAM "I'm interested in renting your room/appt listed on gumtree so send me more details and pictures directly to my email (openlearningltd@gmail.com) Pls email only"
try to call back and number is 5522 or something .
very suspicious and resembles other funny... ⇒ more |
| No Name Somewhere in Australia 2015-03-01 23:16:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | I want to buy my son a car for graduating top of his class bla,bla - working off shore Taranaki Basin This one has been reported Ref above description - I just wanted to provide contact details.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom 2015-02-26 16:28:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer via Gumtree Poorly written Email offering to buy an item in the UK, pay via Paypal and arrange courier. Item then to be shipped to NZ - hardly a cost effective way of purchasing a treadmill!... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Millendon, Western Australia, Australia 2015-02-20 07:19:43 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Monica Panally wishing to buy my motorcycle Got and SMS first then an email saying she was happy with the price of the bike. Details of working off shore etc. the same as reported on this site before by someone else.
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| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-02-17 07:33:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Ad - Selling Car 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 m... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-02-16 05:37:20 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | KAPO PROJECT SCAM I was selling product (embroidery machine) on gum tree and received a text message from 'potential buyer' , (now I know is a scammer). Text message didn't have phone number: it was just GUMTREE so I couldn't trace it.
Wanted my paypal account or other ban... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Millendon, Western Australia, Australia 2015-02-14 07:13:07 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Placed item for sale on Gumtree.com.au David Brown Moore
36 koolpinyah crescent tiwi northern territory 0810,Australia
lisence number - 16723656
DOB- 29th oct,1974.
I received a sms in response to an item I placed for sale on Gumtree.com.au.
Hello seller,you still have the advertised item on... ⇒ more |
| Monique Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-02-12 12:36:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Selling Car on Gumtree Western Australia After emailing us and asking for our firm price and the condition of the car we got this email back
Greg Chappell
7:34 PM (1 hour ago)
to me
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom 2015-02-12 08:39:39 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | davedss99@gmail.com I received a text message from the number above in ref to my ad on gumtree selling a sit on lawnmower, from a Dave Dass - I was told he was out of the country but could Is end a paypal invoice and he would pay and the mower would be collected asap (suspici... ⇒ more |