Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | V adams Gnowangerup, Western Australia, Australia 2012-08-25 05:46:30 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  +2 Helvis Datford paypal scammer he is fske Scammer Information Put my bike up on gumtree for sale Helvis Datford contacted me giving me false paypal emails this cunt has now maid off with over $3000.00 I'm new to the bet an pay pal wish I had of knew better an now I'm about to loss my house.... Do not believe him if anyone could helP me with this I would be greatfull … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Claire Somewhere in Australia 2012-08-23 06:42:06 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 gumtree car scam Scammer Information message was sent through to phone regarding a posted ad - "im intrested in your ad,how much are you willing to sell it.email me at (helvisdatford@gmail.com)"
I was suspicious so i thought i would google the name... and here you go it came up as a scammer.
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 | Christian Haas Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2012-08-18 02:08:47 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  +1 west aquarius submersible Scammer Information vThanks for alot for getting back i really appreciate , My name is David and am working at sea at the moment,on the west aquarius submersible to be precise.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,its 20days off and 10days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
I am buying this for my first son who just graduated ontop of his class at Charles Darwin University in NT ,He st… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Eaglemont, Victoria, Australia 2012-08-17 06:11:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +5 Text and email Scammer Information I am selling my car on Gumtree and received a text: "I'm interested in your ride,how much are you willing to sell it.email me at (helvisdatford@gmail.com)" from +1578615537
After emailing some details of my price and the car I received this response:
"Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition.I'm at sea at the moment as petroleum engineer on a rig offshore,i won't be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my work and i would have called bu… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | George Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2012-08-16 10:28:41 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree car sale scammer Scammer Information I got 3 SMSs within the same afternoon I placed an ad in Gumtree. One was from Jerome asked Is your ad still available for sale? easier to contact me on gtbsky01@gmail.com What the condition and firm price. I answered to this person to come and have a look and, then make an offer.
He/She answered: 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 … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Clem Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2012-08-15 11:55:25 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 No response SMS with request to use gmail email to buy car advertised on Gumtree Scammer Information When I email him from his text (which was not able to be replied to) I received this back -
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
paypal payment email and name to set up purchase, i will arrange for pick up
after the cleared payment via paypal. Also more pics will be appreciated.
Many Thanks… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Jack Lovel Mitcham, Victoria, Australia 2012-08-07 12:25:05 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Car Scam - Elton Murray Scammer Information Hi again, thank you for getting back, Anyway, I agree to buy at your price and i am keen myself. How I wish i could come for inspection but i'm currently deployed and will be away for quite a number of weeks,precisely 9weeks according to the programme.
Here is the deal, I know you can't possibly wait for 9weeks but I will make full payment to you and once your payment clears, I will arrange for a shipper to contact you and pick it up from you. This is the best way I can hand… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Bonbeach, Victoria, Australia 2012-08-07 03:19:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | 2003 Ford Falcon XR6 Ute Scammer Information Originally I was contacted via a text messages stating the following
"Hi there, what is the final price for your car on gumtree and is the RWC valid? Kindly reply NOW by email only to eltmur2@gmail.com co I am very keen. Elton."
I responded via email and this is the response I received:
Hi again, thank you for getting back, I agree to buy at your price and i am keen myself. How I wish i could come for inspection but i'm currently deployed and will be away for quite a numbe… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | James Willis Coventry, Coventry, United Kingdom 2012-08-04 08:34:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Car sale pretended buyer on oil rig Scammer Information I advertised my car for sale through Gumtree. I got a text message from the above number to say he/she was interested in my car - to contact him [ Ken ] at k.wellson@yahoo.com
I made the contact by email and got back the following mail..."Hi,thanks for your response. I would have love to come for the inspection but due to the nature of my work i won't be able to do that as am a petroleum engineer and am on a rig offshore. Am buying it for my holiday cos I'll be coming soon f… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| stephanie Regency Park, South Australia, Australia 2012-08-02 03:35:13 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 joonnesjokk11@gmail.com Scammer Information Thanks for responding on time...and i'm willing to know the lowest price of it. As for the payment..i will be paying you via the fastest and secure way to pay online(PayPal), and
a private courier agent would come for the pick up after the payment have been made ...so no shipping included, so you can now send me your PayPal email so i can pay in right away and also include your address in your reply.If you don't have a paypal account, you can easily set up one and setting up … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Randy Costa Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2012-07-27 00:13:22 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree - paypal payment scam Scammer Information They are sent a following email when I post an item on Gumtree.com.au.
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Thanks for responding on time...and i'm willing to know the lowest
price of it. As for the payment..i will be paying you via the fastest
and secure way to pay online(PayPal), and
a private courier agent would come for the pick up after the payment
have been made ...so no shipping included, so you can now send me your
PayPal email so i can pay in right away and also include your address
in your re… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, United Kingdom 2012-07-26 22:17:04 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree N.Ireland Scammer Information Was selling boy's Ps3 games on a local gumtree site (N.Ireland). Contacted by Jane looking games for her daughter!! This daughter is in West Africa in Nigeria! Got long winded story with lots of spelling mistakes. Checked out address on google to discover lots of scams for this address. She didn't try to bargain for these games. Was wanting us to pay through Pay Pal as it was a safe way of paying.
Address-
City: surulere
State: Lagos
Country: Nigeria
Zipecode:23401
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| Susan Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2012-07-22 08:10:49 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Jonathan Graham [jjgraham2000@yahoo.com] Scammer Information phone/mobile no does not show, his name "Jonathon" shows and the msg reads - viewed your car you posted on gumtree and was so interested to purchase. so kindly get back to me on my email jjgraham2000@yahoo.com with your willing price.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Richard Hucklesby Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom 2012-07-17 23:09:33 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | iphone 4s 64gb Scammer Information Offering iphone 4s x 2 as she wrongly bought them for 2 sons who had upgrades for £200 each (£400)Only sold as pair and no paypal as it incurs fees.I fell hook line and sinker.offered a UK bank account that i verified and therefore presumed safe for money transfer.My bank tell me its tough as I authorized the transfer.:(
check out kellylooksfab1966@yahoo.co.uk on google!
She (He) wont if I catch up with him..................… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Chloe peers Mitcham, Victoria, Australia 2012-07-16 21:52:27 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Mate is you car for sale Scammer Information Always starts or finishes with mate… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Lenka Amesbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom 2012-07-14 16:50:35 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Paypal transfer scam Scammer Information Scammer contacted me after I placed advert for mobile phone on Gumtree. He offered to pay extra £20 for postage. He asked me to send him Paypal invoice which I did. No money received through Paypal, so I didn't wanted to send the item. I received two fake emails which were supposed to look like they're from Paypal, one of which said that I'll be charged £2000 if I didn't post the item and provide tracking number to buyer. He started saying, that I need to give him track… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Leen Somewhere in Australia 2012-07-14 10:18:49 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | David edmond Scammer Information We try to sell our car and receivew a message from him:
Is your Ad still available for sale on Gumtree,easier to contact me on drtyn56748@y7mail.com Advise it condition and firm price.
So we answered in an email: still available, price as marked on gumtree, perfect condition. If you are interested, you can call us
His answer (5 min after we send the mail):
Thank you for the mail,i am okay with the condition Likewise your
asking price is quite reasonable and affordable consid… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Jade Bouttell Wirral, Wirral, United Kingdom 2012-07-08 20:50:45 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scam Scammer Information I was selling my DS on gumtree got a email of this Amanda Stackhouse saying is your DS Still for say and her email address and then I messaged her back saying yes then I got a long email saying 'Hi Thanks for getting back to me i will want to know the recent
condition of this item and its total condition amount.I 'm sending it
to someone as a Birthday Gift in West Africa(Nigeria),via Royal Mail
International Signed For,but unfortunately I'm not opportune to come
get the item … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Tom richards Wirral, Wirral, United Kingdom 2012-07-08 20:40:49 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree scam Scammer Information My girlfriend was trying to sell my Nintendo ds on gumtree and she had emailed her..
She said She wants the item hopping to Nigeria and she will give my girlfriend £80 for p&p
Via PayPal or bank transfere. She was about to go ahead with it until I did a google search of Amanda stackhouse gumtree
Which lead me to this web sight where I seen this post
Scam Details Says a transaction has been made over Gumtree through Paypal. Asks you to ship the item to NIGERIA through reco… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| D Stevens Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2012-07-04 22:05:50 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:3620 Scammer Information SMS from above contact allegedly wanting to buy my car-
"Viewed your car you posted on gumtree and was interested to purchase, so kindly get back to me on my email jjgraham2000@yahoo.com with your willing price."… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | T.J. Cavite City, Province of Cavite, Philippines 2012-07-04 01:01:22 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Paul Lincoln <paullincoln1970@gmail.com> Gumtree.com.au car sale scam Scammer Information This guy will text you or email you saying he's on an oil rig in NZ and can't call but wants to buy your car for a holiday. Then he'll agree on a price and then he'll tell you he wired an excess amount to your Paypal account to cover transport of the car to where he needs it to be but then he'll tell you that Paypal is holding the total amount until you wire the transport fee via Western Union to:
Shelley Finney,
73 Holloway Road,
Highbury & Islington,
PO31 7DA,
Unite… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Somewhere in Australia 2012-06-25 03:32:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Wants your paypal details and address!!!! Scammer Information thanks for the swift response and do as well advise on the least
amount you will like to give it away as i am buying this for Dad and
due to the nature of my job and location...i will not be able to come
for inspection,am a very busy type as i work long hours everyday,i have
gone through your advertisement and i am satisfied with it.
As for the payment..i can only pay via the fastest and secure way to pay online(PayPal) here.
I have a private courier agent that… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Peter Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2012-06-23 23:15:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:3392 Scammer Information Shortly after I advertised my vehicle on Gumtree site I get an sms message from 'paul'requesting to contact him via email.Here is the text : MATE,IS YOUR CAR ADVERT STILL AVAILABLE? PLS GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR FIRM PRICE ON PAULLINCOLN1970@GMAIL.COM AS MY PHONE LINE IS PRESENTLY SCRAMBLED.CHEERS.
No details shown on my mobile.This triggered a suspicious person to me, however I sent him an email confirming what I had already stated in the ad.This person claims to be offsho… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Terrence Fitzpatrick Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 2012-06-23 06:55:32 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Frank James 507@yahoo.com Scammer Information Replied to a gumtree ad. Didn't specify which item. When questioned replied everything. What's your willing price. Not replying now.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | luke bond Miranda, New South Wales, Australia 2012-06-22 13:28:26 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | car sale scam Scammer Information Thanks for the detailed explanation ,am ok with your asking price as i dont have much time to be viewing car listing again.Although have checked the photos on the add and am satisfied with it and i also appreciate your honesty about the condition of the car as that is what i really need most as wont be able to come for inspection as am onboard just want to buy the car for my holiday.
Please the fund is ready and available in my account so am ready to transfer the fund as soo… Read Full Report ⇒ |