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| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-03-30 00:17:51
Classified Ads Scam
1 |   Motorbike scam Wanted to buy my bike after advertising on Gumtree, Ebay and Bikenut. Short SMS asking if bike was available and to contact him on wil.scott110@gmail.com. Follow up email read like War & Peace. A long, convoluted message explaining that he worked 20 on and... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
2013-03-28 12:42:39
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 Vehicle take-over installments, rent-to-own or assistance for bank declined clients His details are below:
Gerald in Johannesburg & Gauteng | Cars, Bakkies, Motorbikes and ...
Blacklisted clients welcome.Must be permanently employed longer than 3 months.Call Gerald on 0842176843. contact for price. Pretoria / Tshwane; 18/03/2013 ...
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-27 21:55:37
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  captaincraig11@gmail.com I am selling a car on gumtree and received an email from "Craig" requesting my lowest price that I would sell the car. Once I replied, he emailed back asking for my paypal details and that an agent would collect the car. I found it strange that someone wou... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Ripley, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
2013-03-25 10:46:18
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Classified Ad Scam Contacted by text mobile number was 82646, by a Jeff Hibbs saying he wanted to purchase an expensive item I had listed on Gumtree. He asked I send the price and pictures to an email address HibbsJeff@bluemail.org.
The price was clearly listed on Gumtree a... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-25 06:42:01
Classified Ads Scam
1 | reply to a gumtree add from James Wayne I saw your listing on gumtree Ad. reply to my personal email if it's still available And Ur ONE reply to jameswayne355@yahoo.com.au.....that was the first email to which I stupidly replied and gave my mob number too;-
then he said he wanted to buy it of m... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-25 00:43:19
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Gumtree paypal Gumtree ad replier.. Asked what was condition and final price. I asked car or bike.. Have neither for sale! Car was response lol... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-20 04:17:24
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Car scam - gumtree After posting an ad on Gumtree I received the following text message:
+61 428 465 117
Sent from: David
I will like to know if your car is still available and to know the firm price, please get back to me on davmark345@gmail.com
I responded to the ... ⇒ more |
| Beck
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-19 11:09:29
Classified Ads Scam
1 | perieraj50@gmail.com I was advertising a car for sale, he was genuinely interested in buying the car, I became suspicious when I received the following in an email:
"I won't be able to come over with cash or mail a cheque because presently, i'm working away in Darwin on a rese... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-03-17 06:34:37
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Kapo Project 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 kapo project.We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-17 02:57:01
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Caravan sale scam A day after placing my caravan for sale on Ebay and Gumtree, I received an sms from Brian Daniel wanting to buy the caravan and asking for our best price. I sent an email to him and he accepted straight away asking for my Paypal details or bank deposit det... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-03-16 05:47:35
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:8655
He texted me with a name (no number) asking for my 'firm price'. When I queried him on which item through his email he gave me, he asked what I was selling. When I told him my 15 items, he asked for a total price. When I gave a separate price for each one... ⇒ more |
| Neeky
Balwyn North, Victoria, Australia
2013-03-14 11:30:21
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Captaincraig11@gmail.com After replying to this man about gis questions regarding the car i was trying to sell this was his reply
Hi thanks for reply, i am a marine engineer, i am at sea right now. I
am buying this for my son as a surprise gift. I can  only pay through
paypal... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Pakenham Upper, Victoria, Australia
2013-03-13 03:07:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +18 Gumtree - response to a Car Sales ad from West Aquarius Semi- Submersible I got an immediate response to an ad in Gumtree selling my car, the respondant said he was out of range so I had to respond by Email which I did. HE SAID HE WANTED TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PURCHASE, SIGHT UNSEEN, I said I was reluctant to open a pay pal accoun... ⇒ more |
| Kb
Somewhere in Australia
2013-03-11 12:06:05
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:8567 Paypal gumtree scam... ⇒ more |
| Erika
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-03-09 12:56:55
Classified Ads Scam
1 | gumtree ad scammer I placed an ad on gumtrre and received a text that I could not reply to,
in place of the number was stevelorim but I did not notice right away.
he asks to email him if the item was still available, to morrismike1982@gmail.com
and then replya with that he ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Kapunda, South Australia, Australia
2013-03-01 03:23:14
Classified Ads Scam
1 | gumtree car for sale Hello,
Thanks for the swift reply, What is your asking price and i want you to get back to me with more pictures because i am not available at the moment, i am in Malaysia and i will be using the car here in Malaysia.
I will be handling the pick up of th... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2013-02-28 08:59:01
Classified Ads Scam
1 | car sale i placed a ad to sell my car and he replied within few hrs via text medsage. he aggreed to pay full amount but said car was for his son, i was bit uneasy but said i wontvexchange details. he was fine with this said to send him payment invoice. i decided to... ⇒ more |
| Shazz
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2013-02-25 00:43:14
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Received text on my phone to contact by email I have the same problem. Received a text on my phone to contact him by email regarding the bike i out on sale through gumtree. I searched his name and email id and ended up on this website. Thanks a lot guys this website has been really helpful.... ⇒ more |
| b
Newtownabbey, Antrim and Newtownabbey, United Kingdom
2013-02-18 23:21:11
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Barclays account used for online car fraud Car advertised on Gumtree.
Received email from 'Gumtree' suggesting that we use Top Vehicle Brokers to deposit asking price in 3rd party (Barclays) account.
We deposited the money, the car didnt turn up.
Reported it to Barclays, Gumtree & Police to no a... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-02-17 07:49:38
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:8153 Offered to buy car gave same story workind off oil rig NZ OIL AND GAS OFF SHORE TARANAKI BASIN 15 DAYS ON 15 OFF PAY BE PAY PAL... ⇒ more |
| drury
Somewhere in Australia
2013-02-14 10:42:46
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 van purchase Reply to my add in gumtree
Wanted me to transfer monies for his pick up of the van before my money was released from thje PAYPAL account.
Many good looking and authentic replies from PAYPAL.
When i asked for his details he gave the address away which i ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-02-11 04:25:32
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Purchase of second hand goods for sale Received correspondence via WEBSMS requesting info on item for sale to be directed to an email address. I thought the request was strange, as the info requested had been identified in original ad. However, I did respond on email and the reply did sound leg... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-02-05 03:24:56
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 I was selling my car
Scammer responded to an advertisment for my car that I am selling.
He wrote a long winded story regarding how he wanted to buy the car for his son who lived in the NT. He came across very keen and interested in purchasing the car from me. Mentioned pay p... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom
2013-02-04 12:28:09
Classified Ads Scam
1 | vw t5 tyring to sell a VW T5 van... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
2013-01-25 00:43:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree/Paypal Scam The following is a text I received yesterday in regards to my "Toyota Townace" Ad on Gumtree:
"I want to buy your Toyota Townace on Gumtree, how much is the lowest price? Pls reply to kellydiana54@yahoo.com. Await your urgent reply, Diana."
Upon my email... ⇒ more |
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