Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:57:58 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:57:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying ... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:57:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale I advertised furniture for sale on Gumtree. This person (Mary) contacted me via the mobile number of 0477751493 and said Sorry... your furniture still available for sale ? please reply to this email. colemary110@outlook.com.
I sent an email back saying ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-10 08:02:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Iam interested in your vehicule please what is the firm price and cond of it. ... ⇒ more |
| Miss Demeanour Somewhere in Netherlands 2014-06-09 09:24:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:19729 I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work we do not have access to phone at the moment, that is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
I am buying this for my first son who just graduated on top of his class a... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-06 14:38:21 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Cheap phone scam Initially sent an email to Denise, but Amber responded. She gave me that cock 'n' bull story as per below to which I responded and said that I'm interested, but I checked Amazon at the same time. I then wrote another email stating that I would prefer a fac... ⇒ more |
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| disgruntled Highett, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-06 08:26:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | car for sale on gumtree The exact same story as everyone else has said about this guy, works on an oil rig, courier would come and pick it up etc. Only difference was he used a different email address to the other ones listed on this sight, so I thought I'd add it so anyone getti... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-05 06:11:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Text message I placed an ad on Gumtree for a caravan, he contacted me on my mobile phone asking me to email him advising that he was interested in my vehicle and to advise him of the firm price and condition of it and asked me to email him back via his personal email. ... ⇒ more |
| No Name Mount Evelyn, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-04 09:03:05 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Offer to buy a car
I haven't been scammed but have received an apparently common e-mail from this person who has scammed people before me.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-06-01 02:38:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 selling car gum tree Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project work, we do not have access to phone at the moment,... ⇒ more |
| Sally Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-05-30 12:38:06 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +10 mic.elliot11@gmail.com I had a car advertised for sale on gumtree. Micheal contacted me asking to buy the car and he would pay shipping from Victoria Australia to the norther territory. After agreeing on the price, including an extra amount If I agreed to remove the ad, he sai... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-05-29 09:46:13 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Ad - Van george Tried to contact me by phone texting me from the number +45 609910233
and then we continue our conversation via email as following...... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-05-29 05:26:58 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | He wanted to buy my car Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,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,its 15days off and 15days on ... ⇒ more |
| Natalie Yalyalup, Western Australia, Australia 2014-05-25 08:07:54 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gary fisher Asks to buy gold jewellery off gumtree and to pay via paypal. Upon research I find it is a scam... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2014-05-23 13:44:48 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 stevemark846@gmail.com From placing an add on gumtree I had this sms arrive and it was to ONLY email him at the address mentioned, which is unusual. I googled it and here I am! Thanks for the help :-) ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-05-23 04:52:09 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Ad - VZ Ute This person sent me an SMS wanting to buy my car from Gumtree. He asked more for more interior pictures, when the last serving was and what my best price was. He also asked to only reply via email, however I did reply via SMS at first.
The emails went bac... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-05-22 10:41:54 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | melissacarly200@hotmail.com Responded by text with unnumbered SMS showing identification 'leejoo001'
Couldn't reply to text. Sent through e-mail as per below asking to pay via PayPal
I don't have a PayPal account anymore because it is full of scammers like this and PayPal does NOT... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-05-21 21:47:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Purchase of caravan on gumtree Wanting to purchase a base station caravan for $50,000. Wanted us to take the item off gumtree and con cider it sold. Then asked for my PayPal acc or bank details to transfer funds. Then asked if I could help him with the freight to Darwin. But he would t... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-05-20 22:18:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Trying to sell my car on Gumtree I advertised my car on gumtree and received an email from Sean Galbraith saying he wanted to purchase my car and was happy with the advertisement and didn't need to see it and would send his agent/driver to collect it and would sign all documents for him. ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-05-18 09:10:31 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Selling Volkswagon Polo car On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 1:13 AM, Daniel Sheehan wrote:
Ramond - call me to discuss - I am not a fan of replying with a price to a stranger via text/email. It's listed as $17500 - but can do better but rather speak via telephon... ⇒ more |
| Jodie Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-05-17 03:22:58 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | gumtree auto advertisment Gumtree selling my scooter
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| Steph Mackay, Queensland, Australia 2014-05-16 21:03:20 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +3 interested in buying my car off gumtree but lived out of Australia I received a text message saying to only email her about my car and she wanted info even though on Gumtree all info was displayed, then when she emailed me back saying she couldn't even call as satellites were down yet just messaged me off an Australian Nu... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Springs, Gauteng, South Africa 2014-05-15 10:45:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree buyer pretending to be working on an oilrig (petroleum engineer) The scammer posed as a buyer who was responding to some goods I have for sale on Gumtree. The first e-mail was short and innocuous:
"Hi,
Do you still have your item for sale? am interested in it and what is your last asking price, please email me back.
Tha... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 2014-05-14 01:14:59 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Text msge then asked to email informayion Asking if caravan is still for sale? Please advice on firm price and mail me on sarawilliams611@hotmail.com for quick response.
I responded back thought too good to be true...
They responded asking present condition and service history, I work with NZOG an... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-05-13 00:45:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | NEw Zealand Oil and Gas I advertised a car on gumtree. Within a few hours I got an SMS, from "Chelsea" who was interested in the car, asking me to email her. I got the following email reply:
< Thanks a lot for the email. I'm away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil ... ⇒ more |