Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2011-12-05 05:38:39 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  +1 ***Yamaha Grand Piano C3 Beautiful*** - $2500 Scammer Information This is the response from the same suspiciously cheap piano on craiglist:
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in buying our piano. It looks exactly as pictured, over the years, this piano has been gently played, very well cared for and tuned regularly. The standard piano bench shown in the photo is included, the bench accommodates two people side by side.
As I`m pregnant and in about a month I will give birth to a beautiful little girl, me and my husband have decided to… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2011-12-02 00:18:21 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +2 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Paypal (paypal.com), ref:1142 Scammer Information NOT SURE THIS IS A SCAMMER BUT DID NOT WANT TO TAKE CHANCES SO COPIED CONVERSATION HERE Hi thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,ambuying it for my vacation,because i'll be coming soon from our rig asam a petroleum project engineer on a rig offshore,i won't be able to come forthe inspection due to the nature of my work,i would have love to callin person but we have call restriction due to bad weather conditionour satellite server has been down.i will … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2011-11-29 10:00:06 Classified Ads Scam Beyond.com | Truck Sale Scammer Information We put our truck up for sale on Gumtree and then recieved a email which we found to be a little beyond belief
After doing a search for LUKE BROWN I FOUND THE EXACT SAME EMAIL REPORTED HERE
It reads as follows
HI thanks for the mail, am ok with the price and condition ,am buying it for my holiday ,because i will be coming soon from our rig as a petroleum project engineer on a rig offshore , i wont be able to come for the inspection due to the nature of my work. i would… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2011-11-29 01:09:55 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) |  2011 Ford Flex For Sale for $18,990 Scammer Information 2011 Ford Flex Limited with 2800 miles for sale for less than half the price of a brand new one. Seller "Susan Bransford" said she'd take $18,000 for the vehicle because she was divorced, did not own a driver's license, and needed the cash. "Seller" relocated to Omaha, Nebraska and said she would ship the vehicle on her own dime to me for a 5-day inspection just as soon as she received my info through PayPal. If I didn't like it, I could simply ship it back--again, on her dim… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | 01embryo@gmail.com Somewhere in United States 2011-11-25 20:26:22 Classified Ads Scam Yahoo | +3 Susan Bransford is Scamming in Denver Scammer Information Advertised a Black 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport with 4,337 miles for $34,000 on Yahoo!.Autos by Cars.com. Listed under the name "Adam". I contacted the party via website email portal and was contacted back by Susan Bransford (susan_bransford@hotmail.com).
She wrote "I appreciate your interest in buying my car. The Tesla is in perfect shape, never been smoked in, without scratches or dents, and it has never been involved in any kind of accidents. I legally own a clear title, fr… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Mary Mcneilly Jones Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2011-11-25 08:51:20 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | MY home for sale advert in Quokka Newspaper for 12hrs only. First reply is A SCAMMER as listed below Scammer Information I had a very swift response to my advert for my home for sale. I responded with the script underneath this response from the so called Barry Craig as I felt it may be a scam... my intial contact to him was short..... it is under his response which has been cut and pasted here.
Hi thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,am
buying it for my vacation,because i'll be coming soon from our rig as
am a petroleum project engineer on a rig offshore,i… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2011-11-25 05:13:52 Classified Ads Scam | Phishing Email Car scam Scammer Information Yet another Person seemingly willing to buy my car without seeing it. Then has a problem with there agent who is picking the car up and wants me to pay the agent a fee.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2011-11-25 00:52:01 Classified Ads Scam | Phishing Email Scammer Information I have had 4 people doing exactly the same thing word for word. Saying they wan't to buy my car they are a peroleum engineer on a rig offshore. There statellite server is down so can not call. They wan't to pay through pay pal. Then they wan't me to pay a sum of money to the courier to pick it up. They want me to pay though Western union. The above email is only one of a number doing this.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | James Fredericksburg, VA, United States 2011-11-23 22:08:47 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +1 Used Range Rover Sport_Private Seller Scammer Information Susan Bransford | susan.bransford67@msn.com | Add to Contacts
Today, Wednesday, Nov 23 10:56 AM | Hide Details | View source
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reply-to susan.bransford67@msn.com
RE: 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Hello,
Please let me explain to you the process of this transaction and you can decide if you want to proceed or not.
As I told you in my first email, I recently got divorced. I also got a new job and moved to Omaha Nebraska in order to start o… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Branislav Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2011-11-23 21:56:00 Classified Ads Scam | Property "buyer" Scammer Information Usual crap like this:
I am a war veteran with the NATO troop in Afghanistan, on war against terrorism. I served in the 1st Armored Division in Baghdad Iraq and now serving in Afghanistan.
I will need this property for my private purposes as i will be relocating to your Country because of some security reasons and this is why i contacted you so that we can put head together towards my plan to invest in your Country. As a result of this,it will be important for me to reveal to … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| anonymous Brandon, FL, United States 2011-11-23 03:46:59 Classified Ads Scam | Baldwin Baby Grand Piano Scammer Information Thank you for your interest in buying our piano. It looks exactly as pictured, over the years, this piano has been gently played, very well cared for and tuned regularly.
As I`m pregnant and in about a month I will give birth to a beautiful little girl, me and my husband have decided to sell some of our stuff to get some money to rent a bigger apartment. We are selling it for only $2,400 because that's the amount we need to pay the loan we already contracted to get the apart… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| randie Pelham, AL, United States 2011-11-23 00:50:43 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | 2010 toyota sequoia Scammer Information First listed the seller name as Sheila with a 2010 Toyota Sequoia for sale in Memphis Tennessee with 55000 miles on it. Listed over 10,000 below Kelly blue book value. Emailed her: and Susan Bransford responded with "I appreciate your interest...car is in perfect condition, never smoked in....own the title free and clear....recently divorced but don't have a drivers license. if you have more questions, please ask" so I did because she did not answer my one about whether it ha… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sacramento, CA, United States 2011-11-21 01:01:36 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +1 Susan Bransford is scamming a MBZ SL 500 in OMAHA NEB Scammer Information Susan is advertising a MBZ 500SL for pennies on dollar... $ 12.9K... Car is 'pre-arranged' with paypal and was currently divorced.... and recently 'moved...
Starts off 'explaining' the proces... instructing you to provide your full name, address and phone number....… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Somewhere in United States 2011-11-20 14:46:09 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | 2003 mercedes sl500 Scammer Information same things as others on here have said claimed to be recently divorced didn't drive car was in omaha some deal set up thru paypal free shipping to me and back if i didn't like the car sounded kinda fishy to me so i started looking her up online and came across this site. thanks to all who posted you saved me some time and effort dealin with this loser… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Somewhere in Australia 2011-11-19 23:38:33 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +7 Gumtree Australia Boat Scam Scammer Information Placed add in Gumtree, that night received text from sarahamanda@blumail.org.
I am interested in your boat, how much are you willing to sell it. email me at sarahamanda@blumail.org… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| mal Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2011-11-19 09:22:31 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +1 Car sale scam Scammer Information This person states that they want to buy your car ( via Gumtree classifieds ) they work on an oil rig and want to purchase your car for there father. They claim an agent will look after the purchase and they will transfer funds thru PayPal. They later claim that there agent requires the car needs to be transported for a cost! and say this will be added to your money ( for the purchase of vehicle ) going to your PayPal account. PayPal sends you notification saying this money h… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name San Francisco, CA, United States 2011-11-19 04:35:15 Classified Ads Scam | Western Union Survey Instructions†Scammer Information Good Morning,
We apologize for the delayed survey funds delivery, It was due to logistic errors by our courier service. Funds for the survey was sent out yesterday (11-17-2011) via express mail and will be delivered to your address today (11-18-2011) by USPS. Follow the below instructions to complete the Evaluation.
1.1 Deduct your compensation of $200 after cashing the received funds at your local bank.
1.2 Deduct another $200 for Western Union service fees.
Find the near… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| steve Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2011-11-18 21:10:05 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Paypal (paypal.com), ref:1083 Scammer Information advertised car online and he wants to buy but needs paypal info to transfer money into account. A agent will then come and collect.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | spectacular_failure@hotmail.com Santa Ana, CA, United States 2011-11-18 20:43:17 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Lighthouse Research Focus Group Western Union Transfer Scammer Information Luckily, I didn't follow thru with this, but I applied for a market research survey thru craigslist and got this email back:
Lighthouse Research
1292 W 12700 S
Riverton UT 84065
Dear Applicant,
We regret to inform you that the Craigslist focus group you signed up for filled up faster than we anticipated. However, we have another study holding this week that pays $200.
Lighthouse Research is a leading market research firm that helps corporate and not-for-profit organization… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Ningy2@hotmail.com Somewhere in United States 2011-11-17 00:32:13 Classified Ads Scam Yahoo | +13 Car buying on yahoo Scammer Information I responded to an Mercedes Benz SUV for sale on Yahoo. I received an e -mail from a Susan Bransford stating that she got divorced and lives in Omaha, NE and needs to sell the car. She send me some pictures and a fake VIN. I googled the VIN and it brought up a similar vehicle for sale from a dealer in Texas. She also told me that the vehicle would be shipped for free and I have five days to check it out and if I don't like it return it and her cost. She said that the payment w… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| cpielock@eaglebrook.org Exeter, NH, United States 2011-11-15 15:54:29 Classified Ads Scam | purchasing an item then sending money to the purchasers shipping company Scammer Information The person was going to purchase an item from an advertisement,then I had to send money paid to me, to the shipping company when I received my share.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2011-11-15 02:43:31 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | AUTO SCAM Scammer Information I knew something wasn't right when the 2010 Porsche was $32,000. She claimed she lived in Omaha, Nebraska and was recently divorced and she can't drive but got an attitude with me when I asked for the VIN number. Said she will ship the car for free and I will have 5 days to test it and I can return it if I don't like it. Then allll of a sudden she needed the money up front and sent a FAKE paypal email with a FAKE number which I decided to call 877-278-9167. I called and no on… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom 2011-11-12 13:13:39 Classified Ads Scam | john maddox Scammer Information looks like this guy still at it... was my first internet sale.. and he tells me his is on a rig and wants to buy my car for his son,,,then a few emails later he wants it for his dad...i became suspicious, and put his details on google... this guy has a lot of bad karma. and looks like trying to rip anyone off.... my advice if u selling a car don't deal with a john maddox using soulebaba@btinternet.com... i would have been very pissed off if i had gone ahead and sold him … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2011-11-10 12:48:55 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Car Ad, overpays Scammer Information was trying to sell my car through qoakka and this scammer, claims wants to buy the car but offers extra cash,claims he is unable to view the car but an agent will contact me for viewing, he then requests my paypal account details so that "he immediately deposits the money' after quizzing him about his whereabouts became aware he was a scammer, whatout for these lazy wanna get rich quickly people
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 | Anonymous Somewhere in United Kingdom 2011-11-08 18:43:05 Classified Ads Scam | +2 NETMOVERS - NetMovers Relocation Service Scammer Information NETMOVERS – A UK scam organisation purporting to help (low income/unemployed/homeless) people find accommodation is NETMOVERS. They are on most, if not all, property websites. They place false descriptions of properties on the websites. They ask a payment up front of £30 (or more) where you give them your card details and then they say that they will find you accommodation in the areas that you specify. They make one telephone call, if you are lucky two, to you stat… Read Full Report ⇒ |