Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Bradley Conner Somewhere in United Kingdom 2016-09-21 02:39:37 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |   Stolen ID Bradley Roger Conner Scammer Information Just read some scam reports , I'm very surprised and pissed off how many reports there are of these scammers using my name and photo of my Qld drivers licence.
Seem some use Roger Conner or Roger Connor.
I realise I can't prove it but I'm really the bloke , not the scammer.
This has been going since Nov 2015 when a copy of my I'd was stolen, police have called me a few times regards this late last year & early this year but nothing heard recently until I got a message… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Rashid Nadeem Taabinga, Queensland, Australia 2016-09-18 07:16:07 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  He contacted me from my ad on BikeSales & GumTree Scammer Information I got text message from number 'Roger' with no number.
He said contact me this email address 'dsky0936@gmail.com' with more info if your bike is still available for sale.
and i fu***** up and sent him my bank details after few emails
What should i do ??? I already reported to scamwatch.gov.au.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2016-09-15 03:41:40 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  Gumtree Scam Scammer Information I had a furniture on Gumtree which "Laura" responded to via text message at 1:11pm saying, " Hello,is your furniture still available for sale?advice on your firm price with present condition via my private email address (laurasabuba611@gmail.com )" The email address which looks awfully similar to lindasububa611@gmail.com :-(
It pays to be alert and do a little research online, when you suspect something is not quite right. Thanks to everyone taking the time to post their … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-09-10 23:21:17 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Car Sales Scam Scammer Information Selling my car on Gumtree. Guy sent me a text saying he wants to converse through email. He sent the following which is a direct copy and paste of a previous reported scam on here.
Thanks for getting back,i'm pleased with the price and the condition as described on the advert,I work on a remote mine site, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) Darwin NT,Does it have any history I should be aware of and why are you selling?
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you th… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Sara Parker Hampstead, Camden, United Kingdom 2016-09-06 16:53:54 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Gumtree classifed ads for room rental Scammer Information I received a text message requesting that I email details of a room advertised on Gumtree. The text read:
'Hi, I have keen interest in renting ur unit listed on rental web so send more details/photos directly to seeker2leader@gmail.com Pls I prefer email only'
I emailed a link to the advertisement with photos as requested. I received a strange email in return as follows:
'Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me. I am a simple, cool and non-smoker lady. I am willing to rent… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous East Malvern, Victoria, Australia 2016-09-06 11:37:33 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Said he would use EFT through the "PayPal wire service" No such thing, EFT has nothing to do with PayPal. Scammer Information Bradley Connor is at it again tonight. I have a motorbike for sale and received the exact email as reported above. Asked for identity and then onto Google. Bingo. He's changed his email.
Cheer … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Neville Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2016-08-24 03:20:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | NZOG and kupe project Scammer Information Responded to a Gumtree advertisement with a text message and a link to an email address larasue222@gmail.com.
I responded to the email and said item was still for sale then got an email which said the following:
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition of it,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 and that's why I contacted you wi… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2016-08-20 11:50:30 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree scammer Scammer Information Sent a message to my mobile number after seeing some expensive items listed on Gumtree, then provided the email address below… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2016-08-19 09:36:07 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Alex Bennett scam response to my car adv on gumtree Scammer Information i just put up and advertisement for my car an all of a sudden I get a text from gumtree saying to email this person an gumtree says it's a scam they don't need to they can contact you directly
This happen to me on another occasion so i searched up his email addresses some similar came up and found exact message like mine in email, when it seems to good to be true it is
But he goes under a new email address now so it seems.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2016-08-18 00:24:42 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Linda sabuba Scammer Information Im selling a heap of furniture on gumtree and i got a text saying could you please email me information about furniture,
I thought it was weird, to text and not just email directly when my email is on the ad.
After a few messgaes i recieved the following;
"Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert.Am presently off shore right now working on an oil rig project.We do not have access to phone at the moment, that's w… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Wamboin, New South Wales, Australia 2016-07-18 07:55:05 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Advertised something on Gumtree and was contacte by this scammer via email Scammer Information Below message very similar to previous reports. Still active as at 18 July 2016. See text of message below re scam to purchase a mobility scooter. Claims to be working overseas and unable to make telephone calls but can contact via email. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom 2016-07-15 19:29:54 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:29046 Scammer Information I really appreciate your response to my text message, i am presently working on the sea as a marine engineer which enable me not make a call that is the reason i try to send a text message to you via the sms web.i am satisfied with your ad as it was listed on the site and am ready to buy for my Son,i will not be able to come take a look due to my work. I will have the shipper to come pick it up from you and delivered to my son after i have made the payment to your account.i… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2016-07-13 03:58:33 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | McKenzie C. Robert Scammer Information faxie23@outlook.com contacts you via email and asks for a final price for your item - see below emails.
Robert claimed to work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) as a rig mechanic and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.
Once payment for the car went through he would send someone to pick it up only his courier required a fee
"Apologies, i just got a mail from my courier now that a commission fee (Pickup Fee) of $1,689 has to be paye… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United Kingdom 2016-07-12 09:26:21 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Dave Dass gumtree scam - wanting to buy new phone Scammer Information emailed me saying he wished to buy my phone but was hearing impaired and couldnt call me and was also away on holiday - after a brief conversation he said it was for his sons birthday and sent me £408 via paypal where i got a follow up email from ''service@paypal.com"
this is a fake email - I checked my paypal and no pending transactions - checked google for his name and found him plastered everywhere as a scammer
paypal never ask you for shipping information to rele… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2016-07-07 13:59:17 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | new zealand oil and gas Scammer Information Selling my car on Gumtree.
This what they replied with.
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 moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2016-06-30 23:34:13 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +8 Scammer on Gumtree Scammer Information I posted my vehicle for sale on Gumtree. I received a text saying Kenny Scott was interested and I was to email him. I did. It turns out he was interested and wanted the car for his Son. He said he could not collect the car and his Agent in China would collect it. he said he would pay via Paypal and add $2100 plus $100 to the sale price as i would need to pay Chi-Li in China via Western Union first (out of my own pocket) before the balance for the vehicle would be released.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2016-06-10 09:02:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Ad Scammer Information The scammer presented themselves as a keen buyer for a camera I was selling.
At first she seemed very kind but as our emails went back and forth her replies became short. She also claimed she wanted to phone but her phone service was out due to bad weather conditions.
Upon a few other suspicious cues I decided to look her email up on this website and low and behold someone had received the identical message to me this time interested in a laptop.
Here is her messag… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Stacey Somewhere in Australia 2016-06-08 11:54:27 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +8 Gumtree scam Scammer Information Like i was gonna fall for this shit 😂😂… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-06-08 00:34:13 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scammer Information Hello,
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and condition.Would have loved coming for inspection but am far away for work off shore for now.We've got a terrible bad mobile network for days on here ,that's why can't call but contact you via internet messaging facility.
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through my PayPal account,please get back to me with your paypal email address or bank details, so i can process the payment.Can as well do a wire paypal fun… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2016-06-07 01:00:47 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:28788 Scammer Information email only response to my advert, didn't identify the goods at all, email only, does not offer a name or any other id to contact.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-06-05 23:50:40 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scum Scammer Information Hello,
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and condition.Would have loved coming for inspection but am far away for work off shore for now.We've got a terrible bad mobile network for days on here ,that's why can't call but contact you via internet messaging facility.
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through my PayPal account,please get back to me with your paypal email address or bank details, so i can process the payment.Can as well do a wire paypal fun… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2016-06-03 11:41:56 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | ROGER CONNER on CARSALES Scammer Information Thanks for getting back,I'm fine with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,
I work on a remote mine site, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) Darwin,NT and the reception is terrible. We do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?Does it have any history I should be aware of? and why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.I am already in talks with t… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 2016-05-31 02:48:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Email asking for bank details and or pay pal details Scammer Information Ross emailed about our caravan for sale and asked for a firm price and condition . I sent a reply and he replied with the exact example of a scam email as shown on this website
We recognised it as a scam after receiving that email so have not given out any details … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-29 13:44:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Kathy williams Scammer Information 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 moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can p… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-27 07:46:37 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Selling bed through Gumtree Australia Scammer Information Scam email received as follows:-
Thanks a lot for the email. I am 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 5days off and 25days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment?
I am buying it for my for my holiday and i want it delivered before my arrival.I won't be abl… Read Full Report ⇒ |