Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
|---|---|---|
  | 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 ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia 2016-04-27 15:18:01 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Buying house Scammer Information By Sujira,
He/she is interested in buying the housing unit listed , but prefer email only and won't elaborate . … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-04-26 10:25:32 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | waynecarmichael30@gmail.com scam Scammer Information contacted by 'buyer' offering to buy car unseen. claimed to be offshore. wanted to use an agent to collect the vehicle. required my bank or paypal details to deposit funds. i did not provide.… 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.
Money never actually sent… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | 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 ⇒ |
| No Name Somewhere in Australia 2016-04-24 21:59:33 Classified Ads Scam Cars.com | car for sale Scammer Information An email was sent with exact same content as was sent to other sellers. He works for AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and is unavailable by phone as he is working in the Taranki Basin on a Kapo Project.
Beware this is a scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Morris, IL, United States 2016-04-23 17:57:28 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) |  autotrader scam Scammer Information Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you
get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and
Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price
but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and
currently been deploy to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and
calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option
is PayPal, its safe fast and secure and i will be responsible for… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Graham Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2016-04-21 04:09:43 Classified Ads Scam Other Auction site | In response to van for sale ad on https://www.cmca.net.au/services/members-market/ Scammer Information If you’ve seen the ad you would know where the vehicle is.
On 21 Apr 2016, at 09:47, Bradley Roger wrote:
Thanks for getting back,I'm fine with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,
I work on a remote mine site, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) Darwin,NT and the reception is terrible. We do not have access to phone at the moment,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it locate… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Svensson Heights, Queensland, Australia 2016-04-21 00:02:28 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Car scam Scammer Information Great! please consider it sold, i want this for my son who study abroad as he will be coming home shortly, i have read through the advert and i'm totally satisfied with it,sadly i would not be able to come personally to collect it, as i work on a rig as a mechanical engineer, i would have love to call but We do not have access to phone at the moment that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. I will be paying you through PayPal or bank Transfer, it depends on… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Pasadena, CA, United States 2016-04-20 16:21:01 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Autotrader Scammer Information Received a text requesting a picture of the engine before the "buyer" proceeds.. Initial response in email states: Thank you for getting back to me,can you assure me that i will not be disappointed if i buy this vehicle as a Birthday gift for my Dad? as I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I'm software engineer in Hewlett Packard,(HP) and a contract staff so i cant handle this in person.My only means of payment is PayPal,its safe fast and secure a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom 2016-04-20 10:57:31 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  gumtree scammer Scammer Information put wedding dress up for sale on gumtree and received a text message from gumtree asking is the dress still for sale please email me on selinaalfredo2@gmail.com then said she had hearing loss and just had heart surgery so she is home-bound.
i asked to pay straight into my bank account and she said cant do that method use paypal..
once i setup the account she asked for my paypal email and registered name so she can send the money through..
an email came through saying to r… 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 Valley View, TX, United States 2016-04-19 01:39:40 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +2 Motorcycle for sale scam on Craigslist Scammer Information Sent a text to the number they said to email their "mother" and through email the scammer says they want to use google wallet to do the transaction so send them your name and address and phone number so they can "start the transaction".… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2016-04-18 20:24:07 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Auto Trader Scan Scammer Information initial communication started as a text response to an ad I placed in Auto Trader requesting additional information be sent to an email address. Initial response in email states:
Thank you for getting back to me,can you assure me that i will not be disappointed if i buy this vehicle as a Birthday gift for my Dad? as I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I'm software engineer in Hewlett Packard,(HP) and a contract staff so i cant handle this in pe… 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 ⇒ |
 | Kyle Scottsville, KY, United States 2016-04-18 02:16:59 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist Ad Reply Scammer Information placed an Ad to sell a working device on Craigslist, and was texted first, using the number i've listed, by said interested party, but further communication would be required through Email as number was not her own, but her sisters. after emailing a response, i got a drafted type of email back, that was just like the other scam that i had ran into three days ago, which is listed on this site as well under the email adress LucyDaniella2219@gmail. com.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2016-04-17 02:25:32 Classified Ads Scam eBay Classifieds |  Untitled Classified Ads Scam on eBay Classifieds, ref:28010 Scammer Information I have need to receiving my all cash money receiving information ditiles send me now? … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sherwood, AR, United States 2016-04-15 19:20:20 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Auto Trader Scam Scammer Information initial communication started as a text response to an ad I placed in Auto Trader requesting additional information be sent to an email address. Initial response in email states:
Thank you for getting back to me,can you assure me that i will not be disappointed if i buy this vehicle as a Birthday gift for my Dad? as I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I'm software engineer in Hewlett Packard,(HP) and a contract staff so i cant handle this in… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sherwood, AR, United States 2016-04-15 19:13:52 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +1 AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information communication originated as a text response to an Auto Trade ad to sell my car with and email address. first email response:
Thanks for your response! I'm Sgt Kennedy, Questions i will like to ask are 1,Do you have the extra keys, 2,Where did you get it serviced, 3,Have you ever had any transmission repairs and 4,Is there any rust on the vehicle?
I'm ready to pay your asking price but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and currently been deploy to NA… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sherwood, AR, United States 2016-04-15 19:09:11 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +1 AutoTrader Scam Scammer Information Do you have the extra keys, Do you have the spare tire, Where did you
get your car serviced, Have you ever had any transmission repairs and
Is there any rust on the vehicle? I'm ready to pay your asking price
but not cash in person because I am serving in the US army and
currently been deploy to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and
calls are restricted at the moment and my only quickest payment option
is PayPal, its safe fast and secure and i will be responsible for… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Florissant, MO, United States 2016-04-14 19:34:19 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 1998 Winnebago Mini Scammer Information Jettie Harvey
2:18 PM (10 minutes ago)
to me
Hi,
Thank you for being interested in purchasing my 1998 Winnebago Minnie that I have for sale. The condition of the RV is excellent, no mechanical problems, very well maintained, never wrecked or involved in an accident, title clear,legally under my name. I am selling it for $2,000. Because of my divorce settlement, I own this RV and I don`t need it, so I'm trying to sell it asap. I gave the RV to eBay shipping company in… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2016-04-14 05:17:09 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Car Buy Scam Scammer Information Text from buyer asking price and condition of listing (Stated on Ad) on Autotrader.ca. Asked to be emailed back ONLY. Out of country area code.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2016-04-14 00:59:53 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +1 Vehicle Buy Scam Scammer Information Text message from (630) 796-0703. Wanted seller to email asking price of vehicle on Autotrader.ca. Asking price is stated in ad, phone area code not local. Email linked to money transfer overcharging scheme. … 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 ⇒ |