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| 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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| No Name
Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada
2013-09-16 15:16:15
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) |  My truck for sale I'm interested in the listed ad and is it still available. You should reply me to my personal email address : barbara555220@gmail.com .
Thanks
Barbara... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Waranga, Victoria, Australia
2013-09-16 13:04:35
Classified Ads Scam
carsGuide (carsguide.com.au) | Criswell Patrick looking to 'buy' for his son... Response to classified listing on gumtree and carsales made me suspect. I googled his email address and found his profile on this site. Thought it best I added my incident to his hit list. Same story. Son studying at Charles Darwin University, freight alre... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-09-16 10:34:41
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree |  I was selling a car on Gumtree. DarrenLiam@hotmail.com. Scumbag wanted my bank details. Says he worked on a Oil rig ext... Scumbag tried to get my bank details.
Said he worked on a oil rig ext: He wanted to deposit money into my bank and get his mates to collect. Bul_hit!... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-09-16 05:05:44
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Camper trailers Will transfer money to your Bank/ paypal and he will get his courier to transfer to Darwin.(Simon)
Simon asks you to remove from sale and that he is in the middle of a 15 day on Kupe field in the Taranaki Basin in NZ . Simon also says that he wants his cou... ⇒ more |
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| A johnston
Somewhere in Australia
2013-09-16 02:12:07
Classified Ads Scam
Paypal (paypal.com) | Trying to get paypal account details without seeing item to purchase. Not 100% sure of scam, Reply to add seemed like "form letter" wanted to buy car sight unseen and said use paypal... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2013-09-15 06:35:55
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Commodore 1982 I had a car up for sale on gumtree
Received a text message asking for more info and photos to be emailed...
Once they received the email I got this back
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (N... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Kellyville, New South Wales, Australia
2013-09-15 00:35:29
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Gumtree ad I have an ad on gumtree to sell my car. Received a txt asking for reply via email. Follow up email stated that they were working offshore but would transfer asking price, then followed up requesting that I pay the agent in advance.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United Kingdom
2013-09-14 17:32:37
Classified Ads Scam
Other Classifieds Site | Grass We were looking around for people that sell grass. This guy e-mailed me with specials. So I asked how it works and so on. We asked for a quote and he sent me one. I told him we will pay cash on the day of delivery. He told me that they only do deliveries o... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
2013-09-14 11:46:20
Classified Ads Scam
Paypal (paypal.com) | DoneDeal attempted fraud Had a camera for sale on DoneDeal, got a text from this guy, wanted to pay by PayPal, decided to Google him just out of curiosity and found all sorts of previous reports here on Scamdex, so as of 12 September 2013, he's still out there ! ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2013-09-14 09:27:44
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on Gumtree, ref:12109 Says he wants to buy the car for his son that graduated top of the class at Charles Darwin University in NT... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-09-13 11:17:46
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | Scammer claimed to be buying a car for his son who had graduated from Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory. Asked
Thanks for the reply and so sorry that i couldn't call you due to the nature of my work,I work with AWE New Zealand Pty Ltd and we are presently on rig at the moment,on the west aquarius submersible to be precise.I would have loved to call you directly ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2013-09-13 02:52:50
Classified Ads Scam
Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Auto Trader Sent Text message asking for pics of the truck, the engine and video of it running. Then sent the following email:
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? ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2013-09-12 23:12:29
Classified Ads Scam
Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Tried to purchase car via PayPal, offered to pay asking price without seeing car Tried to purchase a car I was selling on Auto Trader. Offered to pay full price via Paypal. Alleged he was an oceanographer and could take/make phone calls or see the vehicle.... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Abbeville, LA, United States
2013-09-12 22:40:57
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Office Assistant/Receptionist (lafayette) fraudulent job advertisement... ⇒ more |
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| Jason
Riverton, UT, United States
2013-09-11 22:43:01
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +1 "demo rage" moving company. Doctor who works with UNAIDS. She never answered our questions directly. Something definitely odd about the whole thing. Don't know the full details of scam but after so many attempts to get answers, we terminated correspondence with her/he/it. They used a real girl's facebook page,... ⇒ more |
| Elisha Totherow
Blue Ridge, GA, United States
2013-09-11 20:48:30
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Craigs List Scam... Maicon Beaverson I received email from Maicon Beaverson interested in items that I am selling on Ebay.
The first message was:
Hope your weekend is going fine. Contact me asap if still available ( rollin.looper2@gmail.com ).
rollin.looper2@gmail.com
(801) 896-338
Not... ⇒ more |
| No Name
North Richland Hills, TX, United States
2013-09-11 19:20:47
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | samanthaahv -at - gmail- com Search this site for "samanthaahv@gmail.com.
This is the original email in response to Craigslist ad. "Are you the direct contact to the item Email me more of the picture on my private email below
samanthaahv -at - gmail- com"
I believe they initially ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
North Richland Hills, TX, United States
2013-09-11 18:46:16
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | samanthaahv -at - gmail- com Scammer
Information | Name:
Name Unknown | Email Address:
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Believe it was written this way to avoid immediate detection on a google search. Search this site for samanthaahv@gmail.com. Details on scam there ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
North Richland Hills, TX, United States
2013-09-11 18:17:14
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Samanthaahv@gmail.com Received this email initially:
'"Are you the direct contact to the item Email me more of the picture on my private email below
samanthaahv -at - gmail- com"
After received this scam email, received one from this email: "rollin.looper2@gmail.com, then wh... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brandon, FL, United States
2013-09-11 14:01:19
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | H-2 Hummer for Sale on Craiglist Orlando Fl 2004 Hummer For Sale On Craigslist Orlando Florida Sept 11, 2013
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| Anonymous
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2013-09-11 02:57:52
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | I had car for sale on gumtree which he wanted to pay for asap I was selling my car on gumtree for $3700 he asked me to send more pics with a rock bottom price which I did $3500 he said yes sold and would pay asap without looking at car as he was busy type working long hours.I thought he was a scammer so replyed that ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2013-09-11 02:53:13
Classified Ads Scam
Gumtree | selling a car Thanks for mailing back, I'm ok with the price and the condition 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'm buying it f... ⇒ more |
| Dale
Cambridge, MA, United States
2013-09-11 00:02:21
Classified Ads Scam
Craigslist (craiglist.com) | Harpsichord for sale Sent a phony PayPal link claiming that the funds for the instrument I was selling have been transferred into my PayPal account, and that $900 of those funds should be sent via Western Union to Phillip Robertson for shipping. Then sent additional "PayPal no... ⇒ more |
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