Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-10-04 09:37:12 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |  +6 Lennon Lewis [lenon8087@gmail.com] Scammer Information 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 internet messaging facility,Does it have any history I should be aware of and why are you selling?
Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Walla Walla, WA, United States 2016-10-03 21:48:28 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  Selling an antique car. Scammer Information 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 I was sending no more money and, after checking into sarahpurccy99 I learned tjha it was a scam and now I am out the money although I did report it. Guess I am out of luck. An expensive lesson.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Frisco, TX, United States 2016-09-29 17:23:27 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |   Rental Scam Scammer Information 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 to meet you at the property to check you in. I spoke with the family that has owned the property for many years. They had no knowledge of the scam and will be contacting the Tarrant County Sheriffs Office.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Park City, UT, United States 2016-09-29 02:25:53 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | JOHN GABRIEL 801-317-8251 SCAMMER Scammer Information 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 he wanted me to send it to:
Name:- Receivers Name: Musa Pedro
Address:- Receivers Address: 820 w belle plaine apt 2109, Chicago Illinois 60613.
Then he wanted my bank account. DO NOT TRUST HIM AT ALL.
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 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2016-09-27 13:04:27 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Gumtree - bird- Fawzi.Afiouni@hotmail.com theft Scammer Information 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 had proof of the transaction. Before purchase i obtained phone number, work place, verified address, email address, license number and Bank details plus had a reference from his friend (HUV Aviaries who verified he had con… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | "Wary Now" Somewhere in Australia 2016-09-27 07:41:21 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Buy my caravan Scammer Information Another wanted details and firm price for agent to pick up. Another would be scammer… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| "Wary Now" Somewhere in Australia 2016-09-27 07:38:12 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site |  Buy my caravan Scammer Information another purchaser wanting firm price and condition. Agent will pick it up and sign for.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2016-09-22 13:41:16 Classified Ads Scam Kijiji.com |  Offer to Buy Car on Kijiji Scammer Information 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 on Scamalot pointed to PayPal fraud from the same email address. I did not challenge him on this so as not to prompt him to change his email address, thereby keeping him searchable on Scamalot. Thanks to Scamalot!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Corona, CA, United States 2016-09-21 14:50:19 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Classified ad scam Scammer Information Liz was asking for my full name, address, cell phone, email address before she would send payment. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Bradley Conner Somewhere in United Kingdom 2016-09-21 03:38:41 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Web texts Scammer Information 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 can give them your number after you are fairly sure they are legit. I got 2 different web texts or text via internet to my phone number last year when selling my boat on Gumtree one from Mick, the other from Laura...... but… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| 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 ⇒ |
| Royds Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 2016-09-20 13:04:59 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Andrew Proudman Scammer Information 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 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 Gig Harbor, WA, United States 2016-09-11 02:39:46 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Kimberly cox Scammer Information 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 showed up to the apt on move in day and they had no idea who I was.… 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 ⇒ |
 | Diane Heffernan Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2016-09-04 23:20:14 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | We advertised our Motorhome for sale and had scammer respond Scammer Information 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 price without seeing it and asked for our bank details . He said he was in process of sending a courier and that the agent would deal with all the paper work. His email was worded exactly the same as several you have on Scam… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Seattle, WA, United States 2016-08-31 23:15:10 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist Scammer named Fred Brown Fredbrown271@gmail.com Scammer Information 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 | alexthehonestman008@gmail.com Scammer Information 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 alexthehonestman008@gmail.com email address, or similar.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom 2016-08-29 20:43:06 Classified Ads Scam | Text from grantabbott02@gmail.com Scammer Information 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. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2016-08-29 02:44:33 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +6 Warning - Kenny Scott is a CON ARTIST! Scammer Information 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 this scam until after I provided my bank account details. I decided to do a search and low and behold here was exactly the same scam stories that was reported by others who had the same experience with this con. I've reported… 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 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-08-22 04:33:11 Classified Ads Scam | Trading Post Scam Online Scammer Information 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 to go ahead. I sent my BSB/Acc details, home address for pickup and they also have my email and name.
As we proceeded with the conversation they then transferred the agreed amount to my PayPal acc but asked if I would pay t… Read Full Report ⇒ |