Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-08-26 11:15:17 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |   Advertised Vehicle on Gumtree Scammer Information This loser tried the same crap on us thats listed here, same txt messages and emails etc. His dribble was stupid from the get go...buying a vehicle all the way from Darwin blah blah, works for a NZ Company rah rah out at sea cant pay courier the list of crap goes on.
However I have so much time on my hands I could not resist but play a little game with the idiot, I told him I would pay and transfer the money asap, I thanked him for buying my vehicle and attached my "receipt"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Townsville, Queensland, Australia 2013-08-23 12:27:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  wanted to buy my motorbike off gumtree 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 momes 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 your… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| anonomous Somewhere in Australia 2013-08-22 10:32:35 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | the response to the ad seemed to quick he wanted to buy sight unseen which i thought was a bit strange so i done a bit of resea Scammer Information 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 Minor and am so proud of him . I want it as a suprise package to appreciate him towards his achievement and to be delivered before my arrival NT as my family lives in NT.
I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have ac… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-08-21 10:37:40 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Car for sale on Gumtree Scammer Information Same as others that have reported, received text message a half hour after ad went on gumtree wanting a final price and pictures sent to email gibbinssimon569@gmail.com which i did then received email back saying happy with price and condition of car and he wanted to pay by paypal if I didn't have paypal give him my bank account details and when payment cleared he would have courier pick it up and take to Darwin and that's when alarm bells started to ring, it was only an old … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-08-21 08:53:26 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree ad Scammer Information My husband was contacted by Simon but was using "lisapatrick90@gmail.com" email address. I was skeptical from the beginning so did a little googling and found that this is a common occurrence and he/she has used a few different email addresses in their scams. Thankfully we didn't send them any of our 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 B… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-08-21 08:53:25 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree ad Scammer Information My husband was contacted by Simon but was using "lisapatrick90@gmail.com" email address. I was skeptical from the beginning so did a little googling and found that this is a common occurrence and he/she has used a few different email addresses in their scams. Thankfully we didn't send them any of our 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 B… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Burswood, Western Australia, Australia 2013-08-20 09:27:15 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | brenda steve Scammer Information got a text message from this guy, saw the gmail address and instantly though scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-08-14 05:37:15 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:11542 Scammer Information text message on mobile
Sent from: Steve Price
Is you car still for sale?what is the lowest price and condition of it, gety back to me through my email address (see above)… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-08-13 01:27:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | selling car on gumtree and carguide Scammer Information had ford ute for sale on gumtree and carguide.got text asking if car still for sale and to please answer by email.reply said he was away on west aquarius submersible and couldn't ring.wanted to buy car for son and get it sent to Darwin.he wanted to pay through paypal which we didn't.didnt hear from him again. checked company he said he worked for and found other people who had been scammed with this sort of deal… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-08-12 04:27:56 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +4 Fake car buyer enquiries Scammer Information Avoid enquiries from rdickson007@yahoo.com
I advertised my car on gumtree and he will send an SMS asking to email him at rdickson007@yahoo.com, asking for the lowest asking price and history of the car. What was a bit fishy was that his mobile number only came up as "car inquiry" and you couldn't actually see the number, but I assumed it might have been because he enquired via gumtree and the message got sent via the website to my phone.
I did a search for the email address… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-08-07 11:39:23 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | "John" is at it again.... Scammer Information Texted me the following on Wednesday 6th of August
Sent from: John. I'm interested in your vehicle. What is your last asking price & its present condition? Kindly get back to me at my email johnsdge001@gmail.com.
I just got a weird hunch about the message and googled "johnsdge001". HE'S A SCAMMER FOR SURE !!!
FYI I texted him
Hi "John". Just googled you and you come up as a SCAMMER. Asking price is "Scam someone else".
Karma will catch up with you dear John. You're try… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-08-06 21:55:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 sale of a vehicle Scammer Information 7/8/13 he attempted to scam me but i caught onto him when he started talking about me sending money to china so that i could sell my car to him... sorry but if you do fall for that than you pretty stupid...… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-08-06 11:00:12 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree reply to car for sale Scammer Information Received SMS in response to car ad on gumtree. Claim to be Paul Jason. Wanted to know what firm price was and current condition of email. Requested reply by email only to pljason443@gmail.com. Immediately suspicious he didn't want to see vehicle and wanted to use webmail address. Googled and here I am looking at 5 other scan reports for same email address. I do not intend on responding. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-08-05 09:02:32 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree contact asking to post overseas Scammer Information Posted an ad on gumtree.
Received a text on the phone number I had listed as a contact number. It read:
"Hi mate, I found your post on Gumtree. Please write me back on nswmarsarno at gmail.com if you still have the...."
I emailed them asking what they wanted to know and they replied with:
"Okay, Let me know if the price is negotiable. I am from Cape Byron,
New South Wales and I can see that you are not local so I will just
give you my daughter address to send it to her dir… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-08-04 13:58:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | I was firstly contacted via sms with a question about my vehicle, then asked to respond to an email address Scammer Information "Patrick" sms'd me to ask about my vehicle for sale on gumtree. He asked that I respond to him via email, which I did. His response was as follows:
Thank you for the mail,i am okay with the condition Likewise your
asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others
I've seen lately, I'll have it for the listed price,please kindly send me your
BANK details or pay pal payment email and name to set up purchase,as i don't have access to my bank account online as a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-08-04 02:58:13 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | advert for rv Scammer Information 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 Minor and am so proud of him . I want it as a suprise package to appreciate him towards his achievement and to be delivered before my arrival NT as my family lives in NT.
I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have ac… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2013-08-02 00:10:05 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | selling of boat on gumtree Scammer Information we have been advertising the selling of our boat on Gumtree when I get a text from some one saying they were interested in the add and could get back to them on lisapatrick90@gmail.com , next night another contact from Patrick Mitchell James his email below gave warning signals so we Goggled the name and found his name under the scam radar.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-08-01 02:08:51 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Email from lisapatrick90@gmail.com Scammer Information Received emails from lisapatrick90@gamil.com shortly after listing boat for sale on gumtree. He/she stated they worked off shore in New Zealand but asked for paypal or bank account details to transfer payment. Also said they would organise for someone to collect the boat on their behalf.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia 2013-08-01 00:30:06 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree furniture sale Scammer Information Scammer replied to gumtree advert for furniture. He replied saying he wanted to buy the whole lot of furniture for his son who had recently finished university. He said he would arrange a removals company to come and pick up the furniture. He made a PayPal money transfer to our account, but it included a clause that we had to free up money to pay the removals company before PayPal would release the funds. This caused our suspicion and I googled his name, coming across similar… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 2013-07-31 02:30:07 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | car sale Scammer Information Hi Neil.
That is okay - I am located on the Sunshine Coast Queensland 4551.
I am only selling the lancer as i have recently upgraded after having the lancer since 2008.
It has just had a service - and had the brakes replaced - everything else is perfect. They have done a RWC check and I can get that certificate once a buyer shows interest.
it has been a great car for me - goes well on the highway - have had no mechanical dramas or problems since I have owned it. As i m… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-07-30 06:05:12 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gunmtree - SMS contact wanting email reply. Scammer Information Posted ad on Gumtree. Within 3 hours had txt from scammer asking for contact via email.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Seaforth, New South Wales, Australia 2013-07-30 04:33:27 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Car Ad Scam Scammer Information These scams are so stupid!! but watch out.
here is what this guy said
Thanks for mailing back, I'm ok with the price and the condition i work on a rig as a mechanical engineer i would have love to call but We do not have access to phone at the moment that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility,I'm buying it for my vacation
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,OR… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-07-28 09:10:49 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam to purchase motorcycle via gumtree auction site Scammer Information Request to purchase motorcycle via email.
Thank you for the mail,i am okay with the condition Likewise your
asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others
I've seen lately, I'll have it for the listed price,please kindly send me your
BANK details or pay pal payment email and name to set up purchase,as i don't have access to my bank account online as am not with my credit card details here on our mine site but i have my ANZ bank account linked up with my Pa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-07-26 12:51:44 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Came as a text message replying to our ad on gumtree Scammer Information We are selling an item on gumtree and had a text message saying
Hi, what is your final price and present condition of your ad please kindly get back to me via email kennymorgan843@ymail.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| C.SMITH Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-07-25 03:09:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Ad Scammer Information Contacted via gumtree from a text message asking for return email. Message didn't make sense. googled the gmail address and found to be bogus.… Read Full Report ⇒ |