| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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![]() | quentin Foster Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 2014-06-24 11:58:14 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information Takes a deposit for auto-glass installation and then never honors and never pays back deposit… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Kelsterbach, Hesse, Germany 2014-06-24 00:47:20 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information abdalla muhumed… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Blue Springs, MO, United States 2014-06-23 02:33:21 Classified Ads Scam Cars.com | Scammer Information Placed an ad on cars.com for a truck for sale. Within two hours we were contacted via text asking us to email ginafischer01@gmail.com. We replied via email. She once again within one hour replied back saying she was at a conference and had seen the ad on autotrader.com (we listed on cars.com) She said she could not get to phone service to call out. She offered to pay full asking price and have a delivery driver pick up the truck. Saying she was purchasing for her father who w… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | No Name Scottsdale, AZ, United States 2014-06-22 22:40:27 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Scammer Information After seeing the ad in the Arizona Republic I called(256) 792-8419. There was no voice mail but I did receive a text back asking if I was Interested. They wanted my email address so they could send pictures. The pictures came along with the email below. He then wanted my name and shipping address. Said everything was going through ebay and the trailer was at their shipping center. I checked ebay and there was no listing. He said he took it down because he got too many offers!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia 2014-06-22 06:57:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information First a text in response to my add asking for my "fine price" - requesting an email back to the above email. Then an email asking me to provide bank or Paypal details to buy a couch without seeing it and then would send a courier to pick up....it seemed really odd and the email was sketchy - i have not responded to the email … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-06-21 18:39:44 Classified Ads Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | Scammer Information Hello there,
Glad you are one of the people interested in buying my camper. Let me give you a few details about it: very good shape, no scratches or dents, and it has never been involved in any kind of accidents. Has everything a big rig has : kitchen, fridge, toilet, shower, generator, thermostat controlled heat and A/C, and much more. Not interested in a trade and my final price is $4,200. I have a clear title, free of any liens or loans on it, under my name.
I'm… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in Canada 2014-06-19 06:16:15 Classified Ads Scam Kijiji.com | Scammer Information On Jun 18, 2014, at 11:43 PM, bin gacksin wrote:
I really appreciate your quick responseand indeed very motivated to purchase from you, I am the tool pusher on the west Aquarius semi-submersible,via phone would have been the easiest means to talk to you, but we are out of cell phone range and the satellite phone is playing up, email is the best means of contact for me at the moment and i hope you can accommodate me on this? Firstly I will… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | No Name Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines 2014-06-18 11:22:49 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | No Name Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines 2014-06-18 11:22:42 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania 2014-06-18 10:06:09 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information Greetings,
I thank you for your response to my mail on your house which i am
interested in,i must really say that i like it and i am ready to pay
for it.
My name is Dr hassan mohammad,a Medical Doctor by profession and a
member of the Red Cross,i am from Syria.
I have the sum of $7.2 million dollars which i got from my late brother moslehi
Fawzi-Ahmed ,who was killed in the al-Omari Mosque Massacre.He was a
very successful business man dealing on gold dust/bars before his
dea… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Kansas City, KS, United States 2014-06-17 16:01:03 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information The subject of the message is RE and the sent box says info@bea.com but it comes to my email.
The content of the message is simply "Did you get my previous message?"
I have received it a few times and delete it every time. Not sure where 'Mr Bryan" will go with it
but it is defiantly a scam.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Phoenix, AZ, United States 2014-06-16 19:22:27 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Scammer Information Here's the e-mail that she initially sent to me:
Hello i just want to know if you can care for my daughter for one month July 1 to
30 from Monday to Friday .... please reply me back to my private email ...... Ashle
e98k@gmail.com
EMAIL ME Ashlee98k@gmail.com
_______________________________
Her reply to my reply was this:
Hello,
Thanks for your response, my name is Dr Janet Grant from Canada
(Toronto) I'm moving to your area for 4 weeks contra… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Bekkevoort, Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium 2014-06-16 09:34:36 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information First email will ask if your goods/item is still available for sale.
They will then say they are pleased with the item and ask you to give them you BANK account and its information. They will give you a story for why they cannot pick up the item of even see the item before they purchase.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Foley, AL, United States 2014-06-16 04:36:00 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craigslist.com) | Scammer Information I had a car for sale on craigslist and was texted on my phone. The same scam was attemped before on another person selling a item with the same name . I guess the scammer is a Dumb Ass and can't see that it is posted for people to see.
Thank you for allowing me to post this.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 2014-06-15 09:51:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information Person contacted us via email after seeing our car for sale on gumtree. Asked for more details (i.e. pictures of interior) and engaged in conversation about sale. Said they were happy to buy, but was from Darwin and would arrange for car to be transported. Wanted bank details so transaction coudld be finalised. We became suspicious as a) English was a bit off b) seemed far too trusting c) seemed unusual someone would buy a car they hadn't seen. We requested some proof of id, … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-06-15 06:24:26 Classified Ads Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Scammer Information We listed a piano for sale, this scammer has texted 3 times from 917-719-6160 and has emailed from catty5261@gmail.com and golemetz@gmail.com, trying to get our best price and agree to receive payment by paypal and have his agent pick it up, but I researched and found the same addresses and method, in which the scammer reports a problem with the agent and he tries to tempt the seller with additional money to complete the transaction.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2014-06-14 05:36:44 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information I posted a bike on Gumtree, within a few hours I got an email sent through my phone. of this potential buyer.
first email from scam:
The asked what condition it was and if I would drop the price.
I emailed back:
Good condition, wont drop price, unless unregistered.
Email that this person sent in response to my add on Gumtree:
Thanks for getting back to, I'm cool with price likewise the condition as described on the advert, i work with New Zealand Oil and GAs (NZOG) as a r… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Liberty, MO, United States 2014-06-13 17:22:16 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information "Linda Blair" contacted me on my Jamberry Nails site requesting an order totalling $167.40. She then requested personal information (address, cell phone number). I gave her my work address and no phone number.
*Scammer then sent a cashiers' check for $1980.00 through UPS asking me to deposit the overage into my bank account and refund the balance by sending a MoneyGram to a completely different person in a different state (Megan Ashley Colvin). I was skeptical from the first… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Chris Newhouse Somewhere in United States 2014-06-13 15:34:14 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Scammer Information Received the following in response, below in "Email Scam Source", to a posting I placed on KSL.com.
I thought it was a bit odd, so I searched for scams from "Henry Thomas" and my suspicions were confirmed. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa 2014-06-13 10:03:00 Classified Ads Scam Other Classifieds Site | Scammer Information This person tried to purchase a blackberry from me, said she was in the USA and wanted it as a gift for a friend in Nigeria, I received a mail from ( supposedly ) Bank of America saying that payment has been made and that they would release the funds to my account as soon as I send them proof of shipping details and tracking number.
The address in question where the goods were to be shipped to is
Abiodun Paul
10 Fufu street sabo-oke maraba
Ilorin
Kwara state
Nigeria
the add… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2014-06-12 14:36:56 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information Wakler tried to contact me by text from the number +61 427 718 546
He asked me more pictures of the car (Inside, engine...) and also at what date was done the last service.
I tried to reply by text but it didn't work so i replied by email.
And then we continue our conversation via email as following...… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | No Name Somewhere in South Africa 2014-06-12 13:17:03 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information I was foolish enough to respond to the miracle pill Garcinia basics and Cleanse basics which Oprha Winfrey and other celebs are "fooling the doctors with". I placed an order for the once off special offer of R72.99 and R73.96 respectively which was correctly debited from my credit card. The order did not arrive and a 2 weeks later I was debited again for R963.69 and R960.01 illegally. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | No Name Nanqu, Tainan, Taiwan 2014-06-12 11:21:21 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 2014-06-12 07:45:25 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information Placed an attractive order with our company, payment terms Cash on Collection.
Did not want to complete our Credit Application or any documentation that was send to them.
Could not get any Credit checks on the company. Claimed that they are part of the Botswana Chamber of Mines, but on our query discovered that they are not.
procurement@tsodilocoalresources.com
tenders@tsodilocoalresources.com
Erasmus Mlilo |Director Operations
Tsodilo Coal Resources
Along Serowe-Palapye … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2014-06-12 05:17:18 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information I had a text first with a email address attached to it, as i'm trying to sell my car. see below
Pitt Ben
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) as a rig mechanic 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.Regar… Read Full Report ⇒ |