Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Rambo Ravenswood, Western Australia, Australia 2013-04-13 11:11:00 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |   Reply to Gumtree Ad Scammer Information I had an ad on Gumtree for sale of a Kayak. I got an sMS from Lisa asking the condition and final price of my gumtree listing and to contact her via Lisariedigerr@outlook.com. I emailed her some information and got the following reply;
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,Am buying it for my SON who has just graduated from Charles Darwin University NT. I'll have i… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-04-12 13:36:57 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:9086 Scammer Information We put our caravan on gumtree last night, and when we woke up this morn we had an SMS from a guy called Daniel asking me to email pics and price.- first red flag
As the convo goes, second red flag willing to spend that amount of money without seeing the caravan and from then on it was just no way is this for real… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Tom R Mexico, MO, United States 2013-04-11 16:06:33 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | This person texted multiple times about purchasing a boat I have listed for sale online Scammer Information This person texted over 5 times that he wanted to purchase a boat I have listed for sale on Boat Traders. He wanted to pay for it through PayPal. He would not speak to me on the phone and when I called the number he was texting from, it says the gmail phone is not available. Don't give any information to this person. He/She is a scammer!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Fréjus, Var, France 2013-04-11 12:51:11 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  Scam on Craigslist regarding renting in Paris Scammer Information Pleased to read from you and thanks for your interest. My apartment is still available for both short/long renting, so its suitable for your proposed move in period but how long precisely do you intend renting it? A little more about the apartment, its located inside a 17th century residence with trees and calm. I can honestly say that its among the safest and calmest area in Marais. The surface is 580 sq. feet / 55 m2 and much suitable for a maximum of 4 adults. Its on the… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-04-11 11:56:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Selling of a boat on GumTree Scammer Information Lisa claimed to be interested in buying my boat for her son...and wanted me to pay the agent delivery fee on her behalf with the payment for my boat. To a company in CHINA. She claimed to transfer the funds through her ANZ bank account on PAYPAL. She claimed to work out at the mines in the Northern Territory. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Camberwell, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-11 07:32:40 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:9062 Scammer Information We advertised a car for sale on gumtree. Got a sms from paul datford asking us to contact him via email. Said he was ok with price and conditions and could arrange for payment with paypal. If we didn't have paypal, we could email our bank details. Said he couldn't come and see us in person due to the nature of his work. Working offshore for a new Zealand oil company.
Alarm bells rang when he wanted bank details and we thought this was suspicious. After a tip off from a friend… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-04-11 07:29:10 Classified Ads Scam Cars.com | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Cars.com, ref:9061 Scammer Information Car advert still available?Pls get back to me with your firm price on the e-mail address as my phone line is presently scrambled.Cheers… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Houston, TX, United States 2013-04-11 03:17:44 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Airline Scam Scammer Information Ira offered me a chance to be on the companion list so I can travel to CA to visit my three kids. If I was not unemployed, I would not have done this.
I send him $500 and never got anything! I should not have used Moneygram. I sent payment to an Ira Gardener in Lexington, Kentucky.
I also found out that he can also go by Daniel Gardener too. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 2013-04-10 23:35:36 Classified Ads Scam Kijiji.com |  Ad in Kijiji to sell a piano Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa 2013-04-10 12:43:09 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Amstrad Limited South Africa THIEF!! Scammer Information We purchased items from this person and received no goods and when requesting a refund he refused. To my dismay I only found out that he is a scammer after making payment for the items we ordered.At first he seems honest but then after 2 weeks we realized that something was not right. He uses a fake company registration number and refuses to answer any phone calls or e-mails. He scammed us out of thousands and there are other victims as well. He advertises all over the intern… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Dan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-10 00:00:33 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +1 Gumtree scam Scammer Information PayPal scam using bogus links designed to scam credit card details for paypal or get you to send monies to a fake courier company via western union after a bogus screen shot of monies from PayPal has been sent… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in United Kingdom 2013-04-09 20:36:03 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  Jeep Cherokee for sale Scammer Information I received your message regarding my car 2007 Grand Cherokee 3.0
Regarding the car, it is in perfect condition, no accidents, no damage, scratches or dents. HPI clear, the car is fully paid. It is registered to United Kingdom .REG:KY57 WDC .It has also 52,250 miles and It drives like new, garage kept and babied. Mot paid until aug. 2013 and tax until june. 2013.
The price i was looking for is £2,650 since i am looking for a fast sale and don't have time to negotiate so … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2013-04-09 15:17:25 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:9020 Scammer Information this guy is on craigslist, he does NOT have an apartment to rent in paris. he is a known scammer here is the email i received from him this morning
ROGER FRADIN
1:47 AM (10 hours ago)
to me
Hi Liam,
Pleased to read from you and thanks for your interest. My apartment is still available for both short/long renting, so how long do you intend renting and what's your move in date?. A little more about the apartment, its located inside a 17th century residence with trees a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Ryan Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2013-04-09 12:25:24 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 selling my car on gumtree.com.au Scammer Information Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,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,its 15days off and 15days on and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sour Lake, TX, United States 2013-04-09 10:19:08 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Craigslist (craiglist.com), ref:9015 Scammer Information Received this response to my CL ad.......
Hi there,
Thank you for getting back to me.Can you assure me that this is in good state and that i will not be disappointed with it? I'm ready to pay your asking price and to be honest, i want to buy this for my brother as a gift for him. I am a marine engineer that works on the sea at the moment. phone calls and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed out some time to check this advert and sent you an email regarding it.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Blackburn, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-09 04:59:43 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +4 Lisa riediger wanting $950 to be transfered to western union before 'she' would buy our car for her 'son' Scammer Information Lisa claims she wants to buy your car for her 'son' she told us that she had put $5000 into our account and then said we wouldn't be able to access the money until we had paid out of our own pockets $950 to western union for the pick up of the car to some Chinese idiot in china. Obviously we didn't pay this but it seems that these horrible Chinese people are trying to scam lots of people when it comes to buying cars. Please spreading word about these Chinese criminals, we don… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 2013-04-08 12:01:31 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | SCAM : T-Cup Persian Kitten (South Africa) Scammer Information Sonia has quite a few adverts circulating where she is advertising t-cup kittens, other cats and dogs. All her adverts only have emails to where you must reply and no cell or land line number. Plus she says she is in Kwazulu Natal, but here adds say Cape Town. I fell for the T-cup kittens hook and sinker. She also provided me her physical address which is at #12 hilltop, Hluhluwe, Kwazulu-Natal. All seemed so legit. She also said the followng: "I don't have a website and i am… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Peter Gort Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2013-04-08 06:08:16 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree Classified Add Scammer Information I put my caravan up for sale on Gumtree and received an SMS response to my mobile:
Hello, am interested in your caravan advert, Pls is it still available and wahts the firm price, contact me on michal.sayers.111@gmail.com . Thanks.
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I emailed that address with the firm price, and that it was still available. I got this reply.
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Thanks a lot for the email, i really appreciate your response , I am away at sea at the moment, I work with AWE New Zealand… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2013-04-07 22:23:40 Classified Ads Scam Cars.com | Car sale scam Scammer Information I had a car for sale, Joel emailed me asking for my best price, and told me he would take the vehicle and to take it off the website and that he was arranging for the vehicle to be shipped to NT. He then said that he had transferred the money to BPAY for me and he said he needed me to help him with paying the shipping for the vehicle through a Chinese company that would only accept payment through western union which can be done at a post office; he couldn't get to a post off… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Omaha, NE, United States 2013-04-07 19:28:47 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Buying swing set Scammer Information Trying to buy expensive goods I posted on craigs list site unseen. Then telling me they want to do in through paypal secure. They are out of the country they say at the time.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 2013-04-07 13:21:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Paypal scam Scammer Information I posted a flute for sale on Gumtree in Australia. I receive an sms on my mobile phone saying she/he was interested by my ad and that I should contact him/her by email. I did and received the following reply:
"Thanks for the response,i am very satisfied with your advert,i will like you to get back to me with is present condition and your final price,i will be requesting this transaction should be done via PayPal,so the PayPal charges is on me,kindly send me your PayPal email … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-07 11:14:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:8982 Scammer Information I was selling a car on Gumtree and received an SMS from this number and Paul Datford. I thought it was suspicious that he didnt reply via email through Gumtree and wanted me to email him at his gmail address. So I did and then I received the following reply that I then knew was a scam and then doubled checked by google and found this great website that reports scams. Keep up the good work.
From: paul datford
Date: April 7, 2013 2:37:14 PM GMT+10:00… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Aldgate, South Australia, Australia 2013-04-07 10:10:33 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +3 PayPal purchase of car on gumtree Scammer Information I was selling my car on gumtree. First I got an text message saying "is your Ad still available for sale,easier to contact me on kimlucas2013@yahoo.com. What's the condition and firm price". I emailed the condition and price and got this response..."...buying it for my vacation,because I'll be coming soon from our rig as am a petroleum engineer on a rig offshore,I won't be able to come for the inspection...I would love to call in person but our satellite server has been down … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Greensboro, NC, United States 2013-04-06 15:18:12 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Gerry Wollam Craigslist Scam Scammer Information I was selling a guitar in North Carolina on Craigslist, and got a response from someone claiming to be Gerry Wollam. This person said that he lived in Magna, Utah and was searching for a guitar just like mine. I felt that this was very odd, because the guitar was not very rare, so it did not warrant someone from Utah looking all the way in NC. He refused to answer any of the personal questions I asked him, and was only interested in getting my bank account info so that he cou… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Doncaster East, Victoria, Australia 2013-04-04 02:09:59 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | andrewbarry67@yahoo.com Scammer Information please me paypal and bank account info and will deposit money into your account… Read Full Report ⇒ |