Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Danielle Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2014-07-10 23:49:00 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree |   New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project Scammer Information Annie: via a text says: Hi please is your dress advert listing on Gumtree still for sale? Contact me on annelllson118gmail.com no text
Me: Hi, Yes my dress on gumtree is still available.
Annie: Thanks a lot for the email. I am away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Powder Springs, GA, United States 2014-07-10 18:19:07 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | +2 RV buyer scam Scammer Information Found my ad on RVtrader and wants to buy site unseen. Only wants to communicate by email. Sends text to phone listed and then demands all communication by email.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Singapore, , Singapore 2014-07-10 18:18:24 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | sell handphone on gumtree sg web Scammer Information 1) gumtree User wrote:
Do you still have this item for sale you can reply me via your email to my email i hope to read from you soon...Thanks
2) Hello,
Thanks for mailing back, I'm 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 15days off and 15days on and that's why I
contacted you with internet messaging facility. Rega… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Rochester, NY, United States 2014-07-10 13:52:50 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | +1 ANOTHER CAR SCAM Scammer Information Wanted to buy vehicle. Said it was for his dad who lives in Wisconsin. "Please get going ASAP on this so that i can get the car to him...." Jordan supposedly works 15 days onshore and 15 days offshore in the construction business off the USA/Mexico coast and he'd like me to send him my bank account #, name of bank, checking account routing number etc. If i wasn't comfortable doing that, he wanted me to set up a Paypal account and send him the info linked to that account...Tol… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Rochester, NY, United States 2014-07-10 13:44:23 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | WANT TO BUY CAR USING PAYPAL Scammer Information INQUIRING ABOUT MY VEHICLE FOR SALE. SAID HE IS WORKING FOR A SHORT TIME IN WASHINGTON AND THAT HE'S BUYING THE CAR FOR HIS WIFE WHO LIVES IN AUSTRALIA.. WILL ONLY PAY VIA PAYPAL AND THAT I SHOULD SEND HIM MY PAYPAL INFO SO THAT HE CAN SEND PAYMENT. TOLD HIM THAT THE ASKING PRICE FOR MY 2005 CHRYSLER WAS $250,000. HE SAID "THAT'S FINE JUST SEND MY EMAIL THAT'S LINKED TO MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-07-10 02:04:11 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +4 Selling car on gumtree Scammer Information Thanks for your details,I'm ok with the price and the conditions,
l'm buying it for my vacation,because i'll be coming soon from rig
cos l'm a petroleum engineer on offshore now,I won't be able to
Inspection due to the nature of my work,would 've love to call
in person but our satellite server has been down which restrict
calls.I'II be paying you through PayPal,plz get back to me with your
PayPal details so l can proceed with the payment and l'll contact my
courier agent who… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Reno, NV, United States 2014-07-09 19:13:40 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) |   Classified ad Scammer Information
Alice Alex Alice Alex
11:30 AM (35 minutes ago)
to me
Thanks so much.. I wish i could do a normally local pick up and face to face deal but am a disabled military corps and that is why i am offering to Pay you via PayPal. I have been using PayPal to buy and sell for years now and i have never f or once had any problems whatsoever. i shall send Payment as soon as you get back to me with your PayPal email address as i am very willing to buy I hope … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Edurado V.Elmido Somewhere in Qatar 2014-07-09 13:06:57 Classified Ads Scam Other Job Site | Recruitment of medical staff Scammer Information Dear Sir/madam
they posted in my email address the vacant position for Medical and Allied position in Al Ain.which i immediately sent my resume and my other credentials.After sending my credentials they immediately replied and stated that i am qualified and shortlisted.they asked me to fill out the forms of online interview and sent to them.the following day they replied and informed me that i passed the qualification and with attached contract of agreement so,with a salary… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2014-07-09 01:27:24 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Other Classifieds Site, ref:20244 Scammer Information Sent me a text message first from WebSMS giving me his email address.
I answered and this is the email in return:
Thanks for your response. I saw your add and I am really interested in the purchase of your Car and i believe you must have buyer's interested in the purchase .I am presently at my work location, so contact via phone would have been the easiest means to talk to you, but we are out of mobile phone range and the satellite phone is playing up, email is the best mea… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Rochester, NY, United States 2014-07-08 18:33:55 Classified Ads Scam Cars.com | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Cars.com, ref:20240 Scammer Information This person said he wanted to buy my car by using paypal. Emailed back and forth about it. Said he worked in Aukland and that car was for his dad who lives in Idaho. Found (604) area code to be in BC Canada. His LinkedIn account http://www.linkedin.com/in/tmufy said this. Phony. I contacted NOAA to try and find out if he's legit. They never heard of him. Cannot find employee info on him either.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Dublin, Leinster, Ireland 2014-07-08 11:38:39 Classified Ads Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) |  PayPal Purchase Scammer Information Okay.. Shipping address i will like to send the item:
Name:Oluwaseun Tunde.
Address:# 38 Lafenwa Street
City:Abeokuta
State:Ogun
Country:Nigeria
Zip Code:23403… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Fort Myers, FL, United States 2014-07-07 14:01:19 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | scan trying to buy automobile Scammer Information Thanks for your swift response, I'm seriously interested in buying this for my Father as gift, your asking price is quite reasonable and affordable considering others I've seen lately, I'll take it. I would have loved to come check it out my self but am currently in camp as military seer instructor for new recruits. I however squeezed out time to check this posting as all personal dealings are highly restricted here, i really want this as a surprise gift for my Father so i wo… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014-07-07 02:56:52 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +5 Gumtree NZOG quad bike scam Scammer Information Scammer:
Phillip Edward
38 Moil Crescent Moil NT 0810, Australia
license number - 100 213 304
DOB - 17th JULY 1980
I was selling a quad bike on Gumtree and received a reply from buyer claiming to work for the NZ Oil & Gas Company.Basically buyer agreed to price and offered to transfer money via PayPal or EFT to bank account.Buyer to arrange courier pick up for delivery to Darwin. After several emails I sent my account details for the direct credit. Then I came across numerou… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Loretta Hope Island, Queensland, Australia 2014-07-07 00:05:51 Classified Ads Scam Cars.com | Desmond Mountney carsales.com Scammer Information Desmond contact me via sms and asked if car was still available. He wanted to buy it for his son who was graduating in NT. He wanted either my bank details or paypal email to deposit the money. He then said he had trouble organising the freight and asked if he sent the money for the freight could I organise it. I turned him down as it sounded not quite right and I was right after looking his name up under scams. He has not contacted me since I turned down his request.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria 2014-07-06 05:20:55 Classified Ads Scam | mobil won contact lotto congratulations claims pounds (received july 5) 1,000,000.00 pounds Scammer Information Congratulations! your mobile# has won 1,000.000.000 GBP
in the UK FREELOTTO with DRAW Nr.98675309 to claim Price email: lottoresults@rogers.com Saturday 5.7 at 19:30… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | mika Somewhere in Iran 2014-07-05 14:14:05 Classified Ads Scam | Untitled Classified Ads Scam , ref:20202 Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in South Africa 2014-07-05 06:54:12 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | tracy4luv61@gmail.com Scammer Information Answered an ad which i placed on gumtree selling my blackberry stating she wants it for her son in nigerian as soon as possible as it is his bday on sunday the 13th of july 2014 so i agree not suspecting anything as iv never had a problem with adz b4 her bank then sends me an email stating that i should send the package and the tracking number and that the transfer their client has done is still pending to me!!! Then my husband has a look at the email from the bank n finds th… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Limestone, TN, United States 2014-07-04 17:00:13 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Paypal (paypal.com), ref:20194 Scammer Information Subject: RE: Ring
Thanks I'm just asking about it to make sure its in good condition as im buying it for my Family as a surprise gift and he doesn't know about it, so can you assure me i will not be disappointed? also no shipment involved as i have a mover that will come for it. Im okay with the price and condition , I can only pay you via one of the fastest and secure way to pay online (PayPal).. Do you have a PayPal account? Let me know asap so i can arrange the payment th… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-07-04 05:27:43 Classified Ads Scam Paypal (paypal.com) | purchase of car Scammer Information Thank you for the mail,i am okay with the little details have read in the advert compare to the others have seen recently and please Does it have any more history I should be aware of.I work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently on a mine site, We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
I am buying this for my first son who just graduated ontop of his class at … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-07-04 04:46:36 Classified Ads Scam | advance fee/romance scam Scammer Information I met Brittany Conrad online a datecsite. We were fond ofceach other she wa is Austrailian luving in California. She then noved to South Africacshe said her Grandma was sick and she needed to collect an inheritance from her deceased parents . She said we could meet in the future for a satisfying relationship if I help her pay the fees for the shipment held with Royal Reliance Security Co.(consultantservice@safemail.net) I agreed only in suspect this is risky I never met her … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-07-04 04:23:34 Classified Ads Scam carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | NZOG "Away at sea and cant call you" Scammer Information Thanks for getting back.I'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert...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 with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2014-07-03 23:47:26 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Annie Snels Scammer Information Another report for Annie Snells.
I was selling a wedding dress on Gumtree and was contacted immediately by this person first through text message, then emails, who said they wanted to purchase the dress but "work offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project."
They said they were keen to purchase but as they work remotely they needed me to help them pay $500 for the courier & freight costs (?) which I could do at my local post office. They then said they had tra… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Richard Rodway Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2014-07-03 05:24:51 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +1 New Zealand Oil Company employee allegedly Scammer Information Placed an ad on Gumtree and received a txt message on my phone asking to email a person named Matthew who was interested in buying my bike. I emailed him and got the following reply:
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 inte… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-07-02 21:21:50 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +4 Ronald Connore Strikes again Scammer Information Just the other day I put a car up for sale on gumtree within hours I had emails coming one that caught was from this bloke
Hello.is ur listing on gumtree Ad still up for sale? Kindly reply to my personal email (rconnore@gmail.com)
My reply:
Hey mate, yeah the datsun is still for sale
Then I received this:
Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zea… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | ANELLE Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa 2014-07-02 08:58:25 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | SCAM BANK OF AMERICA BUYERS TRANSFER OF MONEY PENDING Scammer Information THIS PERSON WANTED TO BUY ITEMS THAT I ADVERTISED ON GUMTREE AND OLX I GAVE MY BANKING DETAILS AND SHE EMAILED ME SAYING THAT THE MONEY WHERE PENDING TRANSFER BY THE BANK OF AMERICA AND THAT THEY ARE AWAITING THE TRACKING NUMBER BEFORE THE MONEY COULD BE RELEASED INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT. I ALSO HAD A PREVIOUS BUYER THAT DID THE SAME TO ME AND I WENT BACK TO THAT EMAILS VERIFYING THAT ITS ACTUALLY THE SAME PERSON USING FAKE NAMES BUT WITH THE SAME ACCOUNT NUMBER AND THE SAME PLA… Read Full Report ⇒ |