| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Anonymous Berwick, Victoria, Australia 2015-07-24 12:11:01 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information As of those listed already - exact same info word for word by email.
I felt uneasy about this so googled and found all these reports! Thank goodness I did!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-07-24 08:15:06 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information He was trying to cheat me out.! but common you are people have to be more carful about these people.
This is what he send me after he decided to got my Bike.
Apologies!There seems to be a little problem but i have come up with a lasting solution that will help the purchase go smoothly.. i must compel to u that i am confronting a difficulty with the pick up of the item.. i just got an email from my agent that he won't come and pick up the item unless i pay him the agent co… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-07-24 05:09:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information Received an SMS on my mobile - enquiring about an Item I had for sale on Gumtree.
I responded and received a further email as below -
… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2015-07-23 19:59:09 Auction/eBay Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information Gumtree item listed.
SMS received from 'Daniel' (not a person in my contact list but shows up as a name regardless).
Message from scammer:
hi, is the Car still for sale? Pls email me here (dgold2071@gmail.com) with current condition and the price.Dan… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | SmartCookie Santa Ana, CA, United States 2015-07-23 18:34:45 Classified Ads Scam Autotrader (autotrader.com) | Scammer Information Scam to get car without paying!!
Thanks for your response,Do you have extra keys? and When is the last date you service it? are you the original owner, i need answers to my question because I'm ready to pay but not cash in person because I’m currently on a business trip and my only quickest payment option is PayPal, its safe fast and secured and i will be responsible for the PayPal transaction charges so you can get your expected amount. If you don’t have a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Mick Struthers Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-07-23 16:33:46 Classified Ads Scam | Scammer Information Had an add for a motorbike for sale on gumtree for about 6 weeks. Email response came in saying bike looks good and offered to transfer full amount to my bank account with no haggling over price. Then.....asked me to transfer courier payment to a courier based in Guangzhou China....$2500, after that was done promised to transfer $12000 to my account to pay for bike plus courier. Nearly got me till I googled his company and the big scam warning leapt out at me. Hopefully other… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Robert Moore Somewhere in United States 2016-04-04 17:59:39 Auction/eBay Scam eBay (www.ebay.com) | Scammer Information Cuddles Candles
1525 College Point Blvd
College Point, NY 11356-2209
United States
This person purchased an item then claimed it was no longer wanted and was sending it back. The day I am to receive it I get a padded envelope from a few towns over with a piece of paper inside that appears to be a entirely different scam. I happen to check on the status of my return shows delivered. I call mail carrier and she tells me it was only the one item. I then use a bar code reader… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-07-23 05:31:39 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information Daniel Goulding
To Jack
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 internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the paymen… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2015-07-23 03:16:48 Wills/Probate Scam | Scammer Information Provided a Ref Number to an official Beneficiary Settlement Letter for a Life Insurance Claim. Requested that he be contacted so as to provide $6.8 Million USD to a beneficiary of a deceased Canadian citizen who lived in the UK. Asked for a full name & address, occupation, phone/fax/email and the letter's Reference Number. Said the claim could be processed within 14 banking days.
Last sentence of the letter is "This letter was mailed out to you when I was in Canada for… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Brevard, NC, United States 2015-07-23 02:43:34 Generic/Unspecified Scam | Scammer Information I just received an email stating he was Sgt Andrew Lester and he urgently needed my assistance and to reach him at cviijets@rogers.com for details. The email had the initials MM in upper left corner with the name Mike Mitchell printed. I did not click on link as I figured it was a scam. I did Google cviijets but could find nothing on it.
I was not scammed as I did not click on link.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-07-22 23:46:55 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information To eager to pay and transport to NT sight unseen for goods.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Atlanta, GA, United States 2015-07-22 22:57:33 Secret/Mystery Shopper Scam Yahoo | Scammer Information They attempt to receive your information in order to send me my "prize"… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 2015-07-22 19:03:15 Job Scam Other Job Site | Scammer Information We are pleased to inform you that you can apply to work for SITAL Inc,
Visit us: http://www.sitalklima.it/
Following vacancies are now open to apply, select related with your field of interest:
1: Online Accountant 2: Online Assistant Administrator
3: Online Customer Services 4: Online Data Entry
5: Online Sales and Marketing 6: Online Assistant Finance Manager
7: Onl… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Frank Moscow, Moscow, Russia 2015-07-22 18:09:04 Identity Theft | Scammer Information Luciano Giorgetti, is an Italian crook (passport number: YA4657105) who represents himself as a big lawyer and a man who took several positions inside several diplomatic missions for Italy in several countries, he also presented several fraudulent cash assignments from major banks Specially UBS & HSBC.
He claims to work through a part of UBS Bank called UBS Trading system through which he can send internal holds for assignments of large cash amounts that are all nothing bu… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Los Angeles, CA, United States 2015-07-22 16:30:28 Charity scam | Scammer Information Received a email from Jeff skoll for 2 plus million dollars, first email just wanted me to confirm my email address by replying. Second email repeats donation and asks for my name. On checking scam info I find exact email that was sent to someone else.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Los Angeles, CA, United States 2015-07-22 15:10:35 Charity scam | Scammer Information This email was used in the body of the message as the contact email.
pedroq@rogers.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-07-22 11:17:51 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information Received a text message reply to my car for sale ad on gumtree saying;
Hello I will like to know if your listed car is still on for sale, if yes kindly get back to me on(delimazinidine500@gmail.com
) with your final asking price
Then replied to my email with the below;
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 Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-07-22 04:44:51 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information Attemptd to get me to transfer $450 into his Western Union account to arrnage for pick up of furniture I had advertised on Gumtree. Had authentic looking scam email from paypal too. Beware !!!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-07-21 23:33:28 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information I advertised a motorbike for sale on Gumtree almost straight away i received a text message asking me to contact jamesconnore@gmail.com
He asked me to take down the Ad and he would pay an extra $100
It all sounded too good to be true and very suspicious so I looked into Scams online and found lots of stuff on this scammer who targets people selling goods on gumtree!
So happy I didn't get scammed!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Michelle Dent Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-07-21 22:45:47 Charity scam | Scammer Information A random selection of names via facebook at first contact through messenger with Clarke as a friend request and then messenger. When insisting on an email, then received an email from Irene stating that I had been randomly chosen to win $8000,0000,000 and a jeep.
They needed my
NAME:
ADDRESS:
DOB:
OCCUPATION:
TEL NUMBER:
REFERENCE:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Once provoked for more information - Clarke is no longer on messenger and emails aren't being replied to!… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | C. Alarcon Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2015-07-21 14:50:29 Wills/Probate Scam | Scammer Information Letter to my personal address with red no: said that I can claim 6.8 million from a Canadian citizen death a few years. Same matching my last name. I have only 14 banking days to claim.I have a letter sent to my personal address. But using my name initial and my last name, I used to register my phone that way through Telus before and now is private listed through shaw with my husband last name. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 2015-07-21 11:06:48 Job Scam | Scammer Information Hello,
your application/cv dated
15 November, We are pleased to confirm you
have been Pre-selected for Sun Electronics Inc- Europe,
for documentation and details kindly download
word file attached with this email,
regards
Eadric G. Cadon
Human Resource
Sun Electronics Inc… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-07-21 06:08:33 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information This scammer also offered an additional email in his first text message..
dgold2071@gmail.com
Sounded too good to be true given that the post had only been up for less than an hour...
And of course it was too good to be true!!!!! I ran his name through Google and up he came on Scamdex...A very handy check source.
Paul
This was his reply to my Gumtree ad...
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and… Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Gresham, OR, United States 2015-07-21 03:19:58 Lottery Scam | Scammer Information Received an email with a word .docx attachment that I didn't open but could read the preview. Said I won $950,000. An IPhone 6plus and an iPad. I didn't bother opening the link because if I can't win a national lottery there's no way I won an international one. The email was sent to info@live.in and I must be on their bulk email list whatever the hell that is. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
![]() | Anonymous Somewhere in Australia 2015-07-21 02:01:08 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | Scammer Information Same story works aways and wont my pay pal account lucky for this site thank you… Read Full Report ⇒ |