Rental Scam TipOff Reports for Gumtree| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Farah Shelly Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 2018-09-16 12:54:19 Rental Scam Gumtree |  +1 Room for a single girl Scammer Information The lady told that she wants to move from usa to Australia she works on a cruize ship i was offering a room in a four bedroom house so she said she wants it and she said she has to give money to transport company to move her stuff she asked me if i could pay 950 dollars through western union she will transfer 6 months rent in advance to my account 5000 dollars… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 2018-03-23 06:00:59 Rental Scam Gumtree |  Chinese Rent scam Scammer Information 3 Months advanced payment in rent in Queensland Australia.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Point Cook, Victoria, Australia 2017-08-14 22:52:36 Rental Scam Gumtree | +3 Gumtree houseshare scammer Scammer Information Received a text, from Cathy, indicating an interested in renting a room in my home, asking me to reply via email.
Email as follows:
Thanks for responding so quickly,my name is Catherine.I am an American citizen and 28 years old non smoker lady coming to Australia. I work as chef on a cruise ship in China at the moment and i have limited time to surf the internet and also phone calls is also strictly limited due to nature of my work.I will like you to calculate the total c… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Cliff View Llannon, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom 2017-01-26 12:45:06 Rental Scam Gumtree | Response to Room to Let advert posted on Gumtree Scammer Information This person responded to an advert on Gumtree for a room to let, asking for further details. Further details were sent and she said she wanted the room, and would pay via paypal. Then she asked us to pay a shipping company $435 so she could ship her belongings - which of course she would refund us! . We were already suspicious - so this was not really a surprise, just confirmation it was a scam. A quick google of the email address threw up other instances of the scam, surpris… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2017-01-19 20:52:48 Rental Scam Gumtree | Annie josh Scammer Information Found me on gumtree and said wanted to move in my unit, then she said she was gonna transfer the money but needed me to transfer some money on behalf of her then i can obtain the money from paypal. The email address of paypal was @accountant.com, rest of the email looks as if the email is really from paypal. I refused the money transfer through western union for shipment and delivery from the USA, nevertheless she became very insistent until i said i knew she was scam..… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Doncaster East, Victoria, Australia 2016-11-26 11:32:40 Rental Scam Gumtree | +3 Scammer Annie Josh anniejosh04222@gmail.com Scammer Information I have a room for rent advertised currently. I got a text message first that I couldn't reply to at all. I then got the following email after I sent one to the email attached in the message;
Hi,
Thanks for responding so quickly, my name is Annie. I am 28 year old
non smoker lady coming to Australia. I work as chef on cruise ship at
the moment and i have limited time to surf the internet and also phone
calls is also strictly limited due to nature of my work. I will li… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom 2016-11-22 10:50:15 Rental Scam Gumtree | Room Rental Scam Scammer Information Following advert of room on Gumtree received a text requesting contact by e-mail - see below.
Suspicions raised and checked online to find same text to others advertising room.
No doubt next request would be for bank details.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Sun Singapore, , Singapore 2016-05-20 13:41:00 Rental Scam Gumtree | +10 Rental scam Scammer Information Let me introduce myself. I am Thao Vu,
29 years nonsmoker Vietnamese lady coming to Singapore,I am doctor on
cruise ship and I have limited time to surf the internet but I will
find time to call you. I will like you to kindly calculate the total
cost covering my first three months’ rent together with deposit but I
will be staying long as soon as your room is available. I will also
like you to kindly get back to me with some pictures of the room and
your address … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 2016-02-01 06:40:44 Rental Scam Gumtree | Phil Smart A.S.K Recruitment Scammer Information Rented a commercial property and have payed no rent… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2015-12-08 09:01:56 Rental Scam Gumtree | +4 Annie Josh -Rental Scam Scammer Information Hi,
Thanks for responding so quickly, my name is Annie. I am 27 year old
non smoker lady coming to Australia. I work as chef on cruise ship at
the moment and i have limited time to surf the internet and also phone
calls is also strictly limited due to nature of my work. I will like
you to make the arrangement for the total cost covering my first three
months rent together with bond. I will also like you to get back to me
with your home address for me to forward it to… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Cristina Somewhere in Singapore 2015-12-04 01:15:28 Rental Scam Gumtree | +1 Western Union money transfer needed Scammer Information
PayPal
Western Union Money Transfer Details Needed!
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 | Anonymous Singapore, , Singapore 2015-12-03 09:30:11 Rental Scam Gumtree | Untitled Rental Scam on Gumtree, ref:25899 Scammer Information Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me,I'm simple,cool non-smoker Lady willing
to rent/share the appt/room and i am at sea at the moment as i am a
Coastguard Agency employee in USA but i was Born and brought up in
Philippine.I got transfer to work and study part time down there but
due to the nature of my work, phone calls making and visiting of
website are restricted. I only squeezed out time to check this advert
and sent you a text regarding the unit. i am ready to ren… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-10-09 05:02:01 Rental Scam Gumtree | zolsnabs@gmail.com Scammer Information Same story, tried to offer me 3 months rent in advance, but I had to set up a paypal account. I became suspicious when I received information from two email addresses, zolsnab@gmail.com and zolsnabs@gmail.com I found this to be very suspicious, then I looked at the passport to see the passport number had been blanked out. At first I thought this could be for "her" own security, so I decided to google the address and found the same story on Scamdex, exactly the same. Don't kno… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | melissa Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2015-09-15 14:50:28 Rental Scam Gumtree | +2 Untitled Rental Scam on Gumtree, ref:24443 Scammer Information Hello,
I would like to inform you that i have completed the payment for the
rent and the funds has been deducted from my account, kindly check
your email address Inbox or Junk folder for the payment notification
receipt from PayPal. I will like you to kindly transfer the mover
agent fee today because payment must be confirmed before the pick up
and delivery of my luggage. My luggage are expected to be picked up by
16th of September. which is Wednesday and i do not wa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-09-07 15:41:27 Rental Scam Gumtree | Gumtree share accomodation wanted scam Scammer Information Scammer responded to my gumtree share accomodation ad via email under the alias of Yuzhw Shao. She Claimed to be a female doctor on ship cruise who was relocating to Australia. In the first email she asked me for details of my place, address & pictures & total rent cost for 3 months + bond deposit amount. She also sent a copy of her passport allegedly to convince me of her identitity. Then in the 2nd she email asked me to send her a PayPal money request so that she could sa… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in Singapore 2015-08-06 16:31:59 Rental Scam Gumtree | room.rental Scammer Information mattyfoy23@gmail.com… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2015-07-30 23:16:40 Rental Scam Gumtree | Openlearningltd@gmail.com Scammer Information Wants me to email him because of work.
His incorrect use of syntax and grammar hints that English is not his choice of language.
I didn't bother replying to him… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2015-06-23 00:42:01 Rental Scam Gumtree | +2 gumtree scammee Scammer Information I have a room to rent advertised on gumtree. I recieved this text message trying to get me to get in contact via email.
I'm interested in renting your listed house/appt on gumtree so send me more details and pictures to my email (mattyfoy22@gmail.com) Pls email only… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Bukit Batok Owner Jurong West, , Singapore 2015-05-29 11:33:13 Rental Scam Gumtree | naturalme2u.com@gmail.com SCAMMER from GumTree Scammer Information RE: GUMTREE ROOM RENTAL ADVERTISEMENT
Received a SMS from +27810156145
" I have keen interest to rent ur property listed on d gumtri web so send me more fotos/details directly to (enaturalme@gmail.com) or text back ur email address.
I Replied via SMS
"Hi, may i know which location u mean?"
Received SMS from +27810156145
"Hello, I am very keen about renting d unit so please send me more details to my email for further discusion Rdgs"
I Email her some room photos, … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2014-12-31 20:58:49 Rental Scam Gumtree | Holiday letting scam Scammer Information The Top 10 Scam Types in South Africa
Today I want to inform you about the Top 10 Scam Types in South Africa. Unfortunately scammers don’t rest in this day and age and it’s important that Junk Mail users and the South African public be aware of this.
According to a spokesperson from the Hawks, cyber crime is costing South Africa millions every year, even though the scammers have to work hard to get a “hitâ€. Most people will question dodgy communic… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom 2014-01-10 20:53:04 Rental Scam Gumtree | Room scam Scammer Information … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | No Name Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom 2013-12-08 15:45:03 Rental Scam Gumtree | RENTAL TEXT SCAM Scammer Information Sent from: Kim
I am ready to pay for ur gumtree room pls kindly send me the address and price to my email(sjjoes@gmail.com) please i prefer email no text.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 2013-11-25 13:23:35 Rental Scam Gumtree | gumtree room rental scam Scammer Information I live in a shared house and i put an ad on gumtree i got a text from this number saying that they wanted to move in it was too fast so i google the number this site told me that is was a scam. I responed to the message that they asked for my paypal email address to make payment. i asked for i.d. i got a passport picture send and a driving send. i am currently in processes of asking for move information and why she wants my paypal address. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia 2013-11-12 11:14:06 Rental Scam Gumtree | Gumtree house rental advertisement Scammer Information I advertised a room for rent on Gumtree and i received a text message asking me to reply to a 'Katie coope' via email only, Which i did, On the 2nd email she/he/they asked for my full home address which i did not supply, 3rd email they asked for full bank details which i didn't not supply.
The excuse as to why 'Katie' couldn't ring was because she works as a chef on a cruise boat with next to no reception, so she had someone helping her find a place and organise her funds.
T… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 2013-11-05 06:47:45 Rental Scam Gumtree | Apartment in Cape Town Scammer Information The person emailed me out of the blue.
I did however, recognised the property as one I did look at, so something did look dodge.
He wanted to know more about me,then pay the deposit and rental payment before I got the keys. He also used the Uk moving company as collateral.
He wanted a copy of my passport photo as well.
He evades all questions.
… Read Full Report ⇒ |