Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-03-15 07:43:39 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Hyundai Getz for sale on Gumtree This person contacted us with a text msg asking if the car was still for sale. This is the email we received back
On 15/03/2014 2:37 PM, "Justin Lewis" wrote:
Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly bu... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-03-13 10:33:22 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Car Sale on gumtree offered car for sale on gumtree and received a txt message straight away:
"Hi, this is Moore, I am keen to buy the vehicle you listed on gumtree asap. Contact me only to my email mooreyum@gmail.com if you still have it for sale. Email only"
replied via e... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous Padstow, New South Wales, Australia 2014-03-10 23:25:38 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Car Sale on Gum tree I received the following email only moments after posting an advert of car for sale on gumtree.
This could be genuine but given that others have received almost identical emails and buying a car without seeing it seems pretty unlikely I think it best to er... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-03-09 09:56:23 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Caravan for sale Person supposedly works offshore for some newzealand oil company. Wanted to pay via paypal not contactable by phone blah blah. Seemed all very unlikely and far fetched so did a 5 second google and presto! ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-03-09 04:25:25 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | SMS car sales paypal only Listed car for sale and soon had request for "firm price" scammer insisted on paying for paypal and repeated asked for PayPal email address, could only communicate by email and was willing to pay immediately and claimed to be a sailor so could not conduct ... ⇒ more |
| Ivan Pearce Somewhere in Australia 2014-03-08 10:21:21 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Car sale scam I received a text message replying to our car for sale on Gumtree from a number showing only "inquiry" saying:
"Is your car still for sale?pls advice on ur firm price .pls respond through my email (barbara.rebecca18@gmail.com) only"
I sent them an email ... ⇒ more |
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| Ivan Pearce Somewhere in Australia 2014-03-08 10:22:20 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Car sale scam I received a text message replying to our car for sale on Gumtree from a number showing only "inquiry" saying:
"Is your car still for sale?pls advice on ur firm price .pls respond through my email (barbara.rebecca18@gmail.com) only"
I sent them an email ... ⇒ more |
| Leah Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2014-03-07 07:27:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Private Car Sale on Gumtree A man named Aaron Brent sent a text message to my husbands' mobile saying he had no text card and could I e-mail him price details of the car. After a few to and fro e-mails we received the one below which confirmed our suspicions that this guy was trying ... ⇒ more |
| Tracey Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-03-05 04:30:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +3 Care sale thru Gum Tree Australia this is the email I received:
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From: Chelsea Moore
Date: 2 March 2014 10:49:10 pm AWST
To: thritty bhanja
Subject: Re: Car
Thanks a lot for the email. I'm away at sea at the moment,i work with New Z... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-03-04 06:56:42 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Response to "Gumtree" Advertisement for a Caravan I had a response to an ad in Gumtree for a caravan. This "Peter Rich" (obviously TRYING to get rich) wanted to buy our 2nd hand caravan, sight-unseen, and asked me to provide HIM with a PayPal email address, name etc. Claims he is a "Tool Pusher on the W... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2014-03-03 00:27:27 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | annelllson118@gmail.com +1-213-348-8259 weird text message reply to gumtree ad I posted an item for sale on gumtree and recieved the following text message:
Hi please is your dress advert listing on gumtree still for sale? Contact me on (annelllson118@gmail.com), no text pls.
Rang warning bells as i had listed on the ad 'if you c... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-03-02 00:38:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Car for sale We are selling a car on gumtree and got a reply from this phony, saying that he would offer us $300 to take down the add for the car, and that he would have a courier come and pick up the car and put money into Pay Pal account. The car was for his son in D... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-03-01 04:59:25 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Car buying scam Pretending he want to purchase car got his son in Darwin, and that he is on a ship and wants all paypal details..... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 2014-02-28 16:15:00 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | johncast14@gmail.com Sends SMS asking for email address.
Then sends email advising he will pay monies plus his agents shipping fees to Paypal. The seller is then required to use his own money to pay the shipping agent ,usually in the vicinity of $1500 with FedEx receipt to be... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2014-02-28 02:42:15 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree They responded to my gumtree ad and advised to only email them at annellson118@gmail.com as she apprently works for New Zealand Oil and Gas and states that she works 15 days on and 15 days off and wanted me to provide me with paypal or bank account details... ⇒ more |
| Peter Dalton Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-02-27 05:23:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +9 Car Purchase I advertised a car for sale on Gumtree. He replied by text (his phone number was not shown) and asked that I email him with the best price. I did this and he replied as follows: "ok no problem i will be paying you $11,250 with my PayPal account because ... ⇒ more |
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| Peter Dalton Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-02-27 05:19:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Car Purchase His email to me: "Thanks for the response,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,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
Am buying this for my son for h... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-02-25 07:13:49 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Beijing Jewellery Scam I was approached by a woman wanting to buy jewellery I had advertised on gumtree.com.au. Everything sounded normal she didn't ask to many questions though which was quite bothering but I was receiving emails from service@paypal.com.au to ensure me she had ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-02-18 07:59:26 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Rice Eden scam I had a text message from this person and it asked me to respond to his email as he was interested in the car I have for sale on Gumtree.
After I then emailed him this was his response:
Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but du... ⇒ more |
| No Name Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-02-18 02:43:21 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 tim viduka gummtree ad... googlee his name as seemed suss..again purchasing trailer for son who graduated uni charles darwin uni ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous West End, Queensland, Australia 2014-02-16 12:08:30 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Dodgy Email promised to deposit cash for car responded to add for sale of a car... story about being in nz so was gonna buy sight unseen and have his courier pick up car and sign paperwork as soon as the money cleared into our account... wanted all our banking details!!!!!! GIANT SCAM!!!!!! - See mo... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-02-16 11:48:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:16564 Text sent from James
I'm interested in your gumtree bike Ad,how much are you willing to sell it.get back to me only at jmarkane60@gmail.com with firm price & condition.
sent for ad for ute on gumtree.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous Caboolture, Queensland, Australia 2014-02-16 11:31:22 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:16562 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 ... ⇒ more |
| Mike Somewhere in Australia 2014-02-16 05:02:56 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gum tree scammer Richard ehsaan The vehicle has no history that it knows of however it was recently used in a high speed chase whereby immigrants from charters towers were attempting to smuggle families of penguins into Townsville. Unfortunately the penguins didn't survive but on the bri... ⇒ more |
| rusty Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2014-02-15 23:55:07 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Tim Viduka (sailor currently at sea) purchase on GumTree for a graduation present for his son I listed a bicycle on Gumtree. I received the following email from Tim Viduka. I knew it was a scam because he supplied so much (too much!) detail.
Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature of my work we do not ... ⇒ more |