Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports for Other Classifieds Site| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Cork, County Cork, Ireland 2014-12-09 21:55:04 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site |  tom shedy Scammer Information I had placed an ad for a bedroom suite and he text ask me my best price and to respond via tomshedy01@gmail.com email address - he said he was interested and wanted more pics which I emailed him. He asked to confirm the price again and exactly the details of what items he would receive. He then asked me for PayPal and register email address so he could orgainse his movers to collect -only thing he was offering €300 extra than asking price. So then I obviously Google hi… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-12-02 13:52:57 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site |  "David Ruscher" answering classified ad Scammer Information Answers a classified ad for a boat for sale, then proceeds to say he will buy it sight unseen and asks for all the seller's personal information.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous West End, Queensland, Australia 2014-11-27 20:32:06 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +2 tried to buy some farm machinery, but said he worked offshore oil rig with NZOG Scammer Information
Advised farm machinery for sale in paper in QLD and received an email from Paul Mangion. Copy of email is listed below. Got concerns as to good to be true. Google name and oil rig he stated he worked on and found this site. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-11-23 07:13:39 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 buying a truck Scammer Information trying to buy a truck of a web site which is horse deals wanted paypal or bank account details he said he works for New Zealand oil and gas (NZOG) and contacting me by E-mail because he is off shore with no phone service… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous San Jose, CA, United States 2014-11-17 20:39:06 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Cycle Trader Scammer Tech Sgt Kyle Sherlock Scammer Information On Nov 17, 2014, at 11:24, sgtkyle00 wrote:
>
> I got your mail. Well, I have read through your ad and from what I
> have seen,it is priced favorably compared to others so I want you to
> consider it sold to me because I am ready to buy it for the asking
> price.I am Tech Sgt Kyle Sherlock currently on duty serving the
> country.Presently I am out of town on duty in a remote area until
> February 12. We have a bad and fluctuating network here otherwise … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Henry N Monrovia, CA, United States 2014-11-13 19:02:55 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Business for sale advertised on BizBen an internet database to sell businesses Scammer Information I am a broker and listed a business for sale on BizBen a website featuring businesses for sale. I received an email "lead" directed to me through BizBen asking for more information from Harry Smith and left a phone number 210-292-2890 and no messages that I left were returned. A couple of days later I received the below email:
Dear .......
Hope this email finds you well.I am contacting you because I have need for your
urgent cooperation.I am representing a family that ha… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Tammy Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2014-11-07 11:22:05 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Selling Machinery in Classifies of various sites Scammer Information Contacts me via a text message through the website classifies I am advertising on and get this:
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) as a rig mechanic 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 y… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United Kingdom 2014-10-30 10:45:01 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | evansmax@outlook.com said he was offshore offered paypal payment and courier pick up Scammer Information evansmax@outlook.com said he was offshore offered paypal payment and courier pick up… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-10-09 12:31:40 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Tractor sale Scammer Information Ramond answered a classified ad we had with "Farms and Farm Machinery" for a tractor we had for sale . He sent a text message providing his email address for price and further details on the tractor. He emailed back wanting our Paypal or bank details to transfer the money and he would arrange to have the tractor transported to Darwin by his own courier. His next email claimed he would deposit the cost of transport along with the money for the tractor in our account and as… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | bitches and witches Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia 2014-10-08 22:46:35 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | data entry Scammer Information Dear Applicant
sorry for late reply regarding your CV, we are again opening the new Data work year 2014,
at Boliden Inc,
download application form to:
http://www.4shared.com/download/VtL3X7nWce/boliden_application.doc?lgfp=3000
with best regards
Eamon G. Cade
HR Manager
Boliden Inc
Dohnaer 534 str,
01357 Dresden
Germany
boliden@gmx.com
www.boliden.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Somewhere in South Africa 2014-10-08 08:30:17 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Purchasing and Item Scammer Information Offering to buy my laptop, she told me I must send banking details and she will pay an extra ZAR2000 to have it shipped to a friend in West Africa.
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 | Josh Anaheim, CA, United States 2014-10-06 19:50:18 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site |  Looking for responsible motorcyclist to take free bike Scammer Information This scam was posted in the oc weekly this week and was in the classified section
They gave me this sob story about how their son died 5 weeks ago… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-10-03 08:29:38 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 paypal Scammer Information Robert claimed to work as a tool pusher for west aquarius semi submersible and couldnt personally view but once payment for the caravan went through he would send someone to pick it up only his courier required a 1550 fee which he couldnt pay due to not working near a post office. He said he would add the fee to the total and transfer via pay pal only catch pay pal wont release the money until the 1550 is paid to courier. Money had to be transferred via a west union money tra… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-09-21 08:15:51 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Scam Car Sales NZOG Scammer Information First response was by text message, no phone details provided with a request to respond to an email address
I responded with yes it's available come over & inspect, then I received the scam email
Didn't think much of it, so sent more details of car history etc
He sent a further reply asking for my account name, bank name, BSB and account numbers. I have a paypal account and he said he could pay by paypal so why did he need my bank account details?
Thinking about the interac… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Nick Brunswick, Victoria, Australia 2014-09-18 10:01:10 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Car sale via Carsales.com.au Scammer Information Received the email below from a supposed buyer of my car which was advertised online
Similar to others I note on this website.
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 | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-09-14 04:22:34 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 Car sales scammer - From: Patrick Gan <patrickgann01@gmail.com> Scammer Information Scam artist under the name Patrick Gann. Sent the following email after responding to my carsales.com.au ad via text and then I responded to their email request.
Have reported to PayPal and WA Scamnet.
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 | Anonymous Salt Lake City, UT, United States 2014-09-11 16:05:18 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +4 Beware of a buyer named Tom Shedy - it is a scam! Scammer Information I placed a classified ad on my local TV stations web site, KSL.com classifieds. I received a text asking if the items were available and to reply via email to tomshedy01@gmail.com. I thought it was odd that it was requested to email and not reply by text. I was curious, so I emailed him. The response I got was bizarre:
Okay i will pay your asking price,and will not able to pay via cash,
so due to that i will be paying you via check .Will ask my mover's to
come for the pi… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-09-09 05:03:36 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Car sale NZOG Scammer Information Car was advertised on carsales for sale and I received the below email relating to it:
I was very wary because the font using my name was different to the rest and also why would you need to provide me with such details about buying our car like your son graduated top in his class. Also I then googled it and also email address and found it already registered with same email.
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 | Anonymous Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2014-09-07 20:38:29 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +4 Car Sale scam NZOG Scammer Information First response was by text message, no phone details provided with a request to respond to an email address
I responded with yes it's available come over & inspect, then I received the scam email
Didn't think much of it, so sent more details of car history etc
Thinking about the interaction some more, I thought I would search the web and that's how I found out it was a scam & ended up here at this web site scamdex.com
So thank you to those before me for posting
Not s… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Salt Lake City, UT, United States 2014-09-04 00:57:36 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Fraud/Scam Cashiers Checks from a Buyer while I was trying to sale personal items Scammer Information This person sent me a fake cashiers check for more then i was asking while i was selling a personal item. I was to cash the check and take the cash and then buy a money gram and money order and send that to them with the extra amount along with the item they were buying from me.
The Check was from Ranger Title Co
It is also connected with the American National Bank of Texas… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Salt Lake City, UT, United States 2014-09-04 00:50:06 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Fraud/Scam Cashiers Checks from a Buyer while I was trying to sale personal items Scammer Information I was trying to sale some personal items from a classifieds website and this person was who I was suppose to send the money to. Long story short, they sent me a fake Cashiers Check for more then I was asking to sale my items for and I was supposed to cash at my bank, take the cash and send them the excess money for "shipping cost" via a money gram and money order through western union.
Luckily i was able figure out their plan and reverse what i had already done.
Other phon… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Salt Lake City, UT, United States 2014-09-04 00:49:59 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Fraud/Scam Cashiers Checks from a Buyer while I was trying to sale personal items Scammer Information I was trying to sale some personal items from a classifieds website and this person was who I was suppose to send the money to. Long story short, they sent me a fake Cashiers Check for more then I was asking to sale my items for and I was supposed to cash at my bank, take the cash and send them the excess money for "shipping cost" via a money gram and money order through western union.
Luckily i was able figure out their plan and reverse what i had already done.
Other phon… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Salt Lake City, UT, United States 2014-09-04 00:29:37 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Given a False Cashiers Check for almost Double what I was asking for when selling a personal item. Scammer Information I was trying to sale a few personal items on a classified website and this person contacted me and told me this elaborate story and stayed in touch with me for an entire week. They went on to tell me that they were on cadet on a navy ship and that they would need me to get in contact with there shipping company who would then pick up my item. In order to do that they were going to fedex me a cashiers check for my asking price and also enough money to cover the shipping fews. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Bermondsey, Southwark, United Kingdom 2014-08-14 19:35:09 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Other Classifieds Site, ref:20773 Scammer Information Thanks for the interest you have in my flat.My flat is still available for rent and you can stay in my flat as long as you pay your rent at when due. Here are the necessary things you need to know about the rent and deposit.
Rent £400 pcm : £ 100.00 pw
Security Deposit: £ 600.00 (Returnable at the end of a week stay in my flat)
Utility bills inclusive ( water, gas, council tax, TV license and wireless Internet) Utility Cost : £ 0.00 pcm.
However, At … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-08-01 21:02:25 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +1 tradingpost paypal Scammer Information contacted through text from classified car advertisement. said to email him only. did, said wants to buy car without viewing via paypal only.
when stated i would need photographic proof, and a stat dec, and only wanting payment via direct deposit or cash, he still insisted on paypal and only provided written (no paperwork or electronic) evidence of his details. I googled his drivers license number only (no name) which brought me to this website. I'm assuming it's a scam.
If… Read Full Report ⇒ |