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| Anonymous
Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
2013-09-26 23:14:15
Classified Ads Scam
Other Classifieds Site |  Loot.com for sale items Hi i paid for this so called genuine iphone 5s 64gb sealed mobile phone as i was made to beleive from loot.com (id number:2595415) also paid extra for the fees and p&p. The day after the sale i received an empty envelope costing me £360.00 due to this s... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
2013-09-26 23:09:17
Classified Ads Scam
Other Classifieds Site | Loot.com for sale items Hi i paid for this so called genuine iphone 5s 64gb sealed mobile phone as i was made to beleive from loot.com (id number:2595415) also paid extra for the fees and p&p. The day after the sale i received an empty envelope costing me £360.00 due to this s... ⇒ more |
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| No Name
West End, Queensland, Australia
2013-09-26 10:53:58
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree |   Car sale ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-09-25 12:57:11
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | rdickson005@yahoo.com Contacted me withing 1 day of posting wishing to purchase car asked for lowest price, wanted to pay via PayPal or direct debit, gave him bank account details (but a newly created bank account with no money in it) and he asked for us to pay couriers des via... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Cambridge, MA, United States
2013-09-24 21:41:41
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 Craigslist purchase Responds to craigslist ad; sends fake PayPal "funds have been deposited into your account;" claims to have deposited $900 to be sent to a shipping agent; requests that you send through Western Union the $900 to the shipping agent; sends additional fake Pay... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Orlando, FL, United States
2013-09-24 18:59:32
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigslist Scam This person contacted me regarding an item I had for sale. I did a search on the name because something didnt see right to me and right away a scam came up with this name Maicon Beaverson. Email said that he wasnt in town right now was just here to visit s... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Santee, CA, United States
2013-09-24 16:49:39
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +2 Attempted to Buy a Car through "pick up agent" Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my son who just graduated ontop of his class in National University in California, he studied Business Law and Professional Ethics Minor and am so proud of him . I want it as a surprise package to appreciate him... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2013-09-24 07:29:19
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | florajoseph07@gmail.com Had exactly the same issue, selling a car on gumtree and received a text. Not sure how this scam would have played out?... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
2013-09-23 22:34:12
Classified Ads Scam
Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +1 Looking for a caravan Selling caravan due to special milatrey mission in Mali and he is baced in the Isle of Man ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Bartlett, IL, United States
2013-09-23 15:32:12
Classified Ads Scam
Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Autotrader-paypal Received a text message from this person 1st asking for additional photos. Next received email offering full asking price for my vehicle sight unseen and to pay via paypal. He couldn't come to see the vehicle because he was on contract as oceanographer. Wa... ⇒ more |
| Robert
Central Point, OR, United States
2013-09-23 00:42:12
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | 2001 JOHN DEERE 4300 4X4 COMPACT $2300 They post to CraigsList offering to sell a car, tractor, boat, etc. at 75% below market value.
They then tell you that they have setup a deal with Google Wallet. You are to go to your local MoneyGram office and send them the cash.
I advise you to tell t... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-09-22 10:56:50
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | +1 helvisdatford@gmail - scam buyer Created an ad on Gumtree to sell my deceased fathers pop top van. Received a text from mobile number 61428465117 with the following message:
Sent from: helvis I'm interested in your gumtree ad, how much are you willing to sell it.email me at (helvisdatfor... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Leppington, New South Wales, Australia
2013-09-22 01:28:28
Classified Ads Scam
carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Patrick Crisell claimed to want to buy car for his son graduating from NT uni I placed an ad on drive.com to sell a car- he emailed me saying he wanted to buy a car for his son who was graduating top of his class from Charles darwin uni in NT- wanted bank acct details... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-09-21 20:52:12
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Selling car on gumtree,Lisa Patrick saying she wants car, paying through paypal, wanting help with transfering money to china fo ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Phoenix, AZ, United States
2013-09-20 16:27:18
Classified Ads Scam
Paypal (paypal.com) | +1 Harry Smith scammer "Harry" responded to an ad I had on classifiedrides.com. Wanted to pay for a vehicle full price, using Paypal. He had originally contacted me through text message but said he could only communicate through email.
"Hello thank for the swift response,i want... ⇒ more |
| No Name
New Ulm, MN, United States
2013-09-20 14:23:57
Classified Ads Scam
Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +1 Paying shipment for a vehicle Someone calling themself "Annette Gina Fischer" emailed in response to a car I had for sale on AutoTrader. 'She' wrote that she'd pay what I was asking and include the amount for shipping in the payment, which she would put in my PayPal account. Her mess... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2013-09-20 13:01:03
Classified Ads Scam
Other Classifieds Site | Kalaydo classified scam Offer a Stax headphone on German classified Kalaydo for very low price.
Answers in bad German that he is acually living in Coventry UK.
Beware!!... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2013-09-20 06:12:07
Classified Ads Scam
Other Classifieds Site | as i was interested to buy a led television set
Dear Sir,
my name savio fernandes and address is Calangute, Naika vaddo, Bardez, Goa 403516 there are ads in olx that are used for making money by cheating people by making promises of delivering cheap televisions at 30% discount rates. as i had deposit... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Cologne, MN, United States
2013-09-19 19:45:50
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Duck Boat for Sale on Craigslist Glad that I could check this out. I thought the email seemed too good. Who buys something without inspecting it first? Why so adamant about using paypal? Glad I didn't get scammed.
From: Barbara Joe
Date: September 19, 2013, 10:3... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Mount Juliet, TN, United States
2013-09-19 02:15:38
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Fishy feeling when I was told I could not see the trailer to purchase Recent email thread I sent to seller... And of course no response! Too good to be true.
Natasha,
My email sent to you I wasn't aware that you have moved out of the area. My apologies. I am not sure how shipping companies operate with the cargo contain... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2013-09-18 16:57:11
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | CRAIG'S LIST HONDA 2006 CAR AD INVOLVING SCAMMER Rose661@live.com The following Craig's List Honda 2006 ad postings from Rose661@live.com are all suspicious because the listings are for what appears to be the same car, same picture, listed as a local car for sale, yet advertised simultaneously in more than 20 states, wi... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in South Africa
2013-09-18 14:06:30
Classified Ads Scam
|  Paraburn and Safercolon purchase from facebook link re Women's health magazine I read a story on facebook link from woman's health magazine about these two incredible weight loss assisting products and purchased both Paraburn and Safercolon worth $280 almost 4 weeks back and I have already enquired about 2 times and have just receive... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-09-17 23:44:06
Classified Ads Scam
carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | selling my car on carsguide Scam Details i had my car advertised on carsguide,he txt me for details of the car which i did as it was going to be a present for his son who was graduating from uni. He asked for a firm price and when he agreed he said he would arrange pick up the car an... ⇒ more |
| Kevin
Somewhere in Australia
2013-09-17 06:09:29
Classified Ads Scam
Paypal (paypal.com) | TXT Txt with a message of wanting to buy my car that was advertised on Gumtree for his son in Nothern Territory. He says he is a sailor with no Credit card and needs you to send money via Western Union to China for transportation company to send car to NT.
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| Anonymous
Camarillo, CA, United States
2013-09-16 20:59:11
Classified Ads Scam
Autotrader (autotrader.com) | +2 Stracey Harris Petro Chemical Engineer "Stracy Harris" contacted me to buy my car from autotrader.com moments after I posted it, willing to pay asking price but needed pics of engine compartment... I obliged and was sent an email saying that he or she would only pay using paypal as he/she was a... ⇒ more |
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