Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for Gumtree| 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 Scammer Information 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 yes the furniture is still available.
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:57:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information 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 yes the furniture is still available.
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-11 12:57:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Advert - Furniture for sale Scammer Information 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 yes the furniture is still available.
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 | 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. Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Miss Demeanour Somewhere in Netherlands 2014-06-09 09:24:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  +1 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:19729 Scammer Information 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 at Charles Darwin University in NT ,He studied Building Design & Architecture. I want it to be the perfect graduation gift for him and am making it a surprise package ,Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why ar… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-06 14:38:21 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Cheap phone scam Scammer Information 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 face-to-face trade and am willing to drive to wherever within Sydney. Within the hour, I received 2 emails from "Amazon" (fake) that requested me to do a Western Union transfer. I know for a fact that money sent via Western Uni… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | disgruntled Highett, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-06 08:26:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | car for sale on gumtree Scammer Information 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 getting emails from this address know it's the same guy. Seemed too good to be true, and yeah, it is. I put the price up by $5,000 to see if he'd say something and he didn't even mention it. Not a very good scammer!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-05 06:11:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Text message Scammer Information 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. I then thought to google his email address and found he had been scamming recently.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Mount Evelyn, Victoria, Australia 2014-06-04 09:03:05 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Offer to buy a car Scammer Information
I haven't been scammed but have received an apparently common e-mail from this person who has scammed people before me.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-06-01 02:38:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 selling car gum tree Scammer Information 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,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
I am buying the item for my first son who just graduated on top of his class at Charles Darwin University in NT ,He studied Building Design & Architecture. I wa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Sally Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-05-30 12:38:06 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +10 mic.elliot11@gmail.com Scammer Information 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 said he had spoken to his freight company and would be paying extra via PayPal for me to forward on to the freight company via western union because he works on a ship at sea. He said he wanted the car for his son who has just… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-05-29 09:46:13 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Ad - Van Scammer Information george Tried to contact me by phone texting me from the number +45 609910233
and then we continue our conversation via email as following...… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-05-29 05:26:58 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | He wanted to buy my car Scammer Information 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 and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Natalie Yalyalup, Western Australia, Australia 2014-05-25 08:07:54 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gary fisher Scammer Information Asks to buy gold jewellery off gumtree and to pay via paypal. Upon research I find it is a scam… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2014-05-23 13:44:48 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 stevemark846@gmail.com Scammer Information 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 :-) … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-05-23 04:52:09 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Ad - VZ Ute Scammer Information 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 back and forth for a few rounds by which time I got suspicious and decided to search about scams. I found similar situations to this scam online.
I have decided to 'play' along for now and I am changing the details of the ad t… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-05-22 10:41:54 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | melissacarly200@hotmail.com Scammer Information 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 protect you nearly as well as they say they do!!!
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| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-05-21 21:47:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Purchase of caravan on gumtree Scammer Information 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 transfer the money… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-05-20 22:18:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Trying to sell my car on Gumtree Scammer Information 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. No questions were asked about the car.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-05-18 09:10:31 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Selling Volkswagon Polo car Scammer Information 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 telephone or in person. Thanks Daniel
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… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jodie Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-05-17 03:22:58 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | gumtree auto advertisment Scammer Information 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 Scammer Information 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 Number, this person has also used the name Terry Wilson.
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 | 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) Scammer Information 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.
Thanks" (
After I responded saying the goods were still available, I received the following email:
"Hello ,
Thanks for the email am ok with the price of 4000 , am buying this for a friend , I am a petroleum engineer currently o… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 2014-05-14 01:14:59 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Text msge then asked to email informayion Scammer Information 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 and are presently offshore in NZ Taranaki Basin on Kupe project . We do not have access to to phone at the moment, due to bad mobile network , and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Regarding payment … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-05-13 00:45:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | NEw Zealand Oil and Gas Scammer Information 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 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 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facil… Read Full Report ⇒ |