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| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2016-10-04 09:37:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  +6 Lennon Lewis [lenon8087@gmail.com] 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.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Walla Walla, WA, United States
2016-10-03 21:48:28
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  Selling an antique car. I was selling an antique car and she said she wanted it for her son. Wanted me to send money for shipping the car and that I would be reimbursed by Paypal. I used Moneygram and sent some $2652 which I shouldnt have. When she wanted $1700 more I said that... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Frisco, TX, United States
2016-09-29 17:23:27
Classified Ads Scam
1 |   Rental Scam Advertising and leasing furnished home in Fort Worth that he lifted from a homeowners vacation home airbnb ad. He'll request that you put a deposit in a Chase Bank account in the name of Mark Rhodes. He will send you a rental agreement, receipt and agree t... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Park City, UT, United States
2016-09-29 02:25:53
Classified Ads Scam
1 | JOHN GABRIEL 801-317-8251 SCAMMER Don't trust customerservice37@hotmail.com either!
BEWARE of this guy. He will scam you and lie through and through. Wanted to buy Laptop for his wife in Chicago. Sent scam emails through Paypal saying that the item was paid for.
Here is that address... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2016-09-27 13:04:27
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree - bird- Fawzi.Afiouni@hotmail.com theft Purchase of birds within Australia require payment being made and bird being sent. I made payment via direct deposit into another Aussie bank account, as i thought by sending the payment to someone within Australia, the law would protect me from theft if i... ⇒ more |
| "Wary Now"
Somewhere in Australia
2016-09-27 07:41:21
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Buy my caravan Another wanted details and firm price for agent to pick up. Another would be scammer... ⇒ more |
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| "Wary Now"
Somewhere in Australia
2016-09-27 07:38:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  Buy my caravan another purchaser wanting firm price and condition. Agent will pick it up and sign for.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2016-09-22 13:41:16
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  Offer to Buy Car on Kijiji I received a text and email in response to my automobile ad on Kijiji expressing interest in buying my car sight-unseen, and pressing me to set up PayPal to receive payment. He declined conventional in-person payment and insisted on PayPal. Other entries... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Corona, CA, United States
2016-09-21 14:50:19
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Classified ad scam Liz was asking for my full name, address, cell phone, email address before she would send payment. ... ⇒ more |
| Bradley Conner
Somewhere in United Kingdom
2016-09-21 03:38:41
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Web texts My advice regards getting those texts from scammers when selling something online, DO NOT list your mobile number , they have the internet to see your ad , they can send you a quick message via Gumtree ( or whatever website its listed on) , then you ca... ⇒ more |
| Bradley Conner
Somewhere in United Kingdom
2016-09-21 02:39:37
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Stolen ID Bradley Roger Conner 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 bl... ⇒ more |
| Royds
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
2016-09-20 13:04:59
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Andrew Proudman Time waster via boatsales.com.au
asked a whole heap of questions, claimed to be in Adelaide but going overseas and not able to access Boatsales messages and insisted on email communication via proudman.andrew@gmail.com
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| Rashid Nadeem
Taabinga, Queensland, Australia
2016-09-18 07:16:07
Classified Ads Scam
1 | He contacted me from my ad on BikeSales & GumTree 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 ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2016-09-15 03:41:40
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree Scam 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 em... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Gig Harbor, WA, United States
2016-09-11 02:39:46
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Kimberly cox The ad on craigslist was reasonably priced for the area. I spoke with a representative from the "apartment building" who told me details about the apt. I signed a well laid out rental agreement and paid $3000 for 1st months rent and security deposit. I sho... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2016-09-10 23:21:17
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Car Sales Scam 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... ⇒ more |
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| Sara Parker
Hampstead, Camden, United Kingdom
2016-09-06 16:53:54
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Gumtree classifed ads for room rental 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 ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
East Malvern, Victoria, Australia
2016-09-06 11:37:33
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Said he would use EFT through the "PayPal wire service" No such thing, EFT has nothing to do with PayPal. 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 ... ⇒ more |
| Diane Heffernan
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2016-09-04 23:20:14
Classified Ads Scam
1 | We advertised our Motorhome for sale and had scammer respond We advertised our Motorhome in CMCA magazine and they also put it on line . Had an email from Roger who expressed interest but said he was working for ERA in Darwin and had irregular phone service so was emailing. He said he would take Motorhome at asking ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Seattle, WA, United States
2016-08-31 23:15:10
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Craigslist Scammer named Fred Brown Fredbrown271@gmail.com Same verbatim letter as the guy reporting the scam from Michael Douglas.
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| alex the a***ole
Northolt, Ealing, United Kingdom
2016-08-30 17:48:00
Classified Ads Scam
1 | alexthehonestman008@gmail.com Text message response to an ad on Gumtree, while the "English" appeared dubious this seemed to be confirmed as a scam by a Google search and related information posted on Scamalot.
Thank you to the previous poster.
Do not reply to this alexthehonestman0... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
2016-08-29 20:43:06
Classified Ads Scam
| Text from grantabbott02@gmail.com Text response following me using gumtree to try to sell my car.
His text gave a sob story about being on an offshore oil rig and wanting to buy car for his daughter. He was looking for PayPal account details. ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2016-08-29 02:44:33
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +6 Warning - Kenny Scott is a CON ARTIST! This guy responded to my car advertisement on car sales.com impersonating that he was a Navy Vet and out to buy a car for his son on his graduation. It's exactly the same story as the ones recently reported on the Google search engines. I didn't learn of t... ⇒ more |
| Neville
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2016-08-24 03:20:02
Classified Ads Scam
1 | NZOG and kupe project 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 pri... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2016-08-22 04:33:11
Classified Ads Scam
| Trading Post Scam Online I listed furniture items on my TradingPost Australia and received a text at 5am this morning from Rosie O'Brien saying they were interested in a dining table and would I let them know if it were available etc.
We then proceeded to email and they wanted t... ⇒ more |
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