Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anthony Beaton Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-23 09:02:25 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |   Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:28598 Scammer Information Please refer to the email coverstion below. I only put one of my replies in.
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 | Anonymous Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom 2016-05-22 18:12:17 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gum tree item for sale Scammer Information Offered to buy item for full asking price and requested me to cancel all viewing appointments I may have. It's for her son who graduated from college. She will pay full asking price and will pay via PayPal. She then asked for my PayPal e mail. I have searched her details and its come up on other sites as a scam. Please beware of these scum bags. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2016-05-22 11:34:31 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  Caravan sell scam Scammer Information The link was deleted within 2 hours. After our initial emaul contact was made 24 hours later. Then they requested a quick sale via ebay or Paypal and would have the item posted.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-18 04:37:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam Scammer Information I am selling.my wedding dress on Gumtee and received a text message from this person through Gumtree who said they were interested in buying my dress and if the price was final and to email the email address they provided for further contact. I have attatxhed below the further email she sent me. And then i googlef her email -_- suxxxx i seriously thought i sold it! Wahh! … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2016-05-16 10:23:09 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:28529 Scammer Information Thanks for getting back.I'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on your advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG),which am presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project...we do not have access to phone at the moment,that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
Regarding the payment,will be paying you via PayPal,because it the only means of payment i have on here and it linked up with my westpac bank account.K… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-16 02:47:59 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | I had a uneasy feeling Scammer Information I advertised my caravan and this came to my Phone. its funny but she didn't go though Gumtree so got suspicious looked her up and Bingo. Trust your gut feeling always. The comprehension is the give-away
On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 6:40 PM, ____________ wrote:
Hi Linda
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 | Anonymous Nerang, Queensland, Australia 2016-05-15 06:57:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 macsmith202@gmail.com Scammer Information Scam trying to buy from my ad on Gumtree it say is my furniture still for sale did not specify the article then a email arrived telling me to give Paypal details or my BSB and bank account details apparently they are at sea working on a gas rig… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-05-15 05:02:25 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:28516 Scammer Information Pretending to be an interested car buyer… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-10 03:24:00 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:28450 Scammer Information Like i said in my previous email,i have no phone over there...All i can do is to give you my details which is:
36 koolpinyah crescent tiwi northern territory 0810,australia
lisence number - 16723654
DOB- 29th oct,1975.
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:24 AM,
Hi Lilian
Sorry to ask but a lot of people have been scammed over email...
and maybe one way to protect myself is to ask if you could scan your drivers licence
This way I know you are a real person!!
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| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-05-09 05:38:30 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam text message after details sourced from Gumtree Scammer Information Sent a text message in response to an ad up on Gumtree selling some basic furniture. The message goes... "Do you still have the Gumtree Furniture for sale? kindly reply to (macsmith202@gmail.com) plz no text."
This seemed odd, so I did a little googling on the email address and bingo; a known scammer who has targeted people before claiming to be offshore in NZ. This is an oldie, ...can you pls send your PayPal details and the person wants to buy from you without any checks… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Ferndown, Dorset, United Kingdom 2016-05-07 19:25:19 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 Gloria Joubert at it again as Steven Morris Scammer Information Got an email from 'Steven Morris' wanting to buy a motorbike I had advertised on Gumtree. Said he was working offshore etc and wanted to buy as a surprise gift for his son. The same person obviously as many others on this site. Contacted me via email see below. Said that the money was in my PayPal account and would be released when I had transferred courier money to Gloria Joubert !!!!!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Wigan, Wigan, United Kingdom 2016-05-05 13:57:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | gumtree scam Scammer Information Someone attempted to scam me today. We have a number of items for sale on Gumtree. A buyer contacted me showing an interest in a item but couldn't collect as he was in a wheelchair ( apparently buying for his son ) so said he'd send a courier and could he pay by PayPal. I eventually got an email , purporting to be from PayPal saying that he'd sent £340 and that I had to pay £260 of this to his courier via another account by clicking on the link Needless to say, PayPal … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Andy Durham, Durham, United Kingdom 2016-05-04 12:32:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Scam from an advert on Gumtree Scammer Information I saw this on your website and I've just had exactly the same e-mail after advertising on Gumtree::
THIS EMAIL WAS RECEIVED AFTER A TEXT MESSAGE TO MY ADD ON GUMTREE. THE TEXT MESSAGE GAVE THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW. I WAS SUSPICIOUS JUST WITH THE TEXT.
On 31 Jan 2016 12:21, "michelle tony" wrote: Great! please consider it sold and cancel every other appointment regarding it, I am buying it for my son who is moving to a new house and I am read to pay your full asking price… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-05-04 07:04:34 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scam Scammer Information SMSed me via Gumtree for details of my Ad listing and asked for a response via email.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-04-30 10:23:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scam Scammer Information I recently posted an ad on gumtree selling my car. I was contacted via text message first asking me to contact the person through email. The strange part was that the name who sent the message came up as Scott (I don't have any in my contact list) but his email was stephenlyons1820@gmail.com .... a few hours later I received another text message reading exactly the same except it came from John with an email of libertyrollon2012@gmail.com
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 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-04-28 20:21:46 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam Scammer Information Almost scammed by upfront shipping fees. $1500 for shipping my vehicle i had for sale.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Doncaster, Doncaster, United Kingdom 2016-04-27 18:07:53 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | bradleyprice900@gmail.com Scammer Information gumtreescam… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom 2016-04-26 09:45:39 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree sale - garden furniture Scammer Information Catherine offering money to post item to France and scam payment via PayPal.
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 | Anonymous Somewhere in Singapore 2016-04-25 06:19:26 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | a lady ready to flat with out viewing -from ad in gumtree Scammer Information Bless Baltazar
to me
Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me. I am a simple, cool and non-smoker
lady. I am willing to rent the unit as I am at sea at the moment as i
am a Coastguard Agency employee in USA but i was Born and brought up
in San Juan, Philippines. I am coming to study and I will work
part-time down there but due to the nature of my work, phone calls
making and visiting of website are restricted. I only squeezed out
time to check this advert and send you a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2016-04-25 04:46:23 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scam to purchase camper via Gumtree while on rig offshore, NZ. Scammer Information Offer to purchase my camper which is advertised on Gumtree.Yun Lin proposes to pay by Paypal and to arrange collection by courier to take it from Lower Eyre Peninsula, SA to Darwin. Clearly has no idea of Australian geography. Claimed to work offshore for New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG),presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.
Wording is almost exactly the same as examples linked to NZOG website.
Yun Lin has an email address that does not match h… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-04-20 07:46:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | carsales or gumtree email scam Scammer Information from Alex Bennett
alexbennett090@gmail.com
in response to an email I sent initially which itself was in response to a text to me with the following:
from Kate:"Its your Car still for sale? Please email my husband Alex at alexbennett090@gmail.com if it is still available and Ur last price"
"Thanks a lot for the email. I am buying it for my son who just graduated on top of his class in Australia national university (ANU) .He studied Business Law and Professional Ethics … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Stoke Newington, Hackney, United Kingdom 2016-04-18 17:57:43 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | raneben01@gmail.com Scammer Information After a txt via gumtree I responded. This was the response, which obviously made me suspicious:
Great! please consider it sold as i am willing to pay your full asking price because i need to buy it for my cousin asap, i have read through the advert and i'm totally satisfied with it,
sadly i would not be able to come personally to collect due to my hearing loss and me being in wheelchair.
I would appreciate if you email me with more photos (if available) since i'… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2016-04-13 06:24:05 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Scammer David Green aka golemetz2003@gmail.com Scammer Information Raved a txt asking about furniture I had for sale on Gumtree and asked me to email a response, not to reply to that mobile number, to dorom088@gmail.com. I emailed back to ask what furniture item he was referring to and 4 mins later got the standard scam email but this time from golemetz2003@gmail.com from a David Green about working offshore in NZ for NZOG on kapo project, can't phone because of offshore location which is bullshit, but he wanted to make an offer on it anyway… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Jono Somewhere in United Kingdom 2016-04-10 19:38:59 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | David dass. Mobile phone gumtree Scammer Information Tryed to rip me off saying he had lost his wife to cancer and wanted to buy my phone through PayPal for his sons birthday present. turns out the whole paypal site was a fake and very convincing. He attacked a royal mail officer to steal my phone after I had posted it to an address in Leicester, I was one step ahead however as I sent him an empty box! … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2016-04-05 01:33:02 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Courier Fees upfront via Western Union to China offering payment by PayPal Scammer Information Mathais connore Today at 7:25 AM
To (Target Name)
Message body
I just completed the transaction from my PayPal account into your Bank account and i expect PayPal to have emailed by now, check Inbox, Junk or the Spam folder of your email address if you have been messaged yet,i sent $3,750.00 in all, PayPal said they would be holding the funds because of the excess payments of $1,200.00 added meant for pick up of the item and due to the fact that… Read Full Report ⇒ |