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| Anonymous
Somewhere in United Kingdom
2015-03-16 15:24:42
Auction/eBay Scam
1 |   https://gumtreeadcar.coxslot.com/vauxhallcorsaforsalejustpassed.html I have put my car on gumtree to sell - an I have received an text msg saying - please let me know if the car is still avaliable - when I replied back - yes - I got message saying:Thanks for the msg. Configure your number's sms URL to change this message. R... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
2015-03-05 09:21:23
Auction/eBay Scam
1 |  Gold scam Had text message first the asked to contact this person via email
Wanting to buy a ring have for sale telling me sending the funds through phoned pay pal no funds there was told by them so haven't lost anything still got my item ... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2015-03-01 18:35:23
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +8 gumtree western union new Zealand oil and gas worker Same as others mentioned. Also received emails from paypal (which were not actually pay pal).
Said his courier was david aghan and i was provided with vitorian drivers licence photos of both men.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
2015-02-28 09:02:10
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Bike sale This guy wanted to buy a bike I had honestly listed on Gumtree, however once a payment advise had been sent using PayPal he responded by saying a further $950 had been added so that his transport agency could be paid, he wanted me to transfer the money to ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2015-02-23 13:46:02
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on 1, ref:22645 trying to buy my car off Gumtree $3500 as per bottom email scource... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-02-17 02:22:04
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +3 Gumtree scammer I posted a car on Gumtree yesterday afternoon.
The next morning I received a SMS message stating "Hi seller, is the listed item on Gumtree still for sale? pls get back to me via email (jamesconnore@gmail.com)"
I replied " James, Yes this item is still fo... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-02-13 03:34:44
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +3 Selling items on Gumtree I had a gumtree ad selling furniture. I had already been contacted by Kathy Smith and found this scam detail on this site. Days later contacted by Elizabeth Peralta via text with no phone number available asking me to contact via e... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-02-13 00:50:05
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | GumTree Scam Buyer Selling my camper van on eBay and I get a text asking to email me with best price and condition of van. Receive this reply:
Hi thanks for mailing back,am OK with the price and the condition,am buying it for my vacation,because I'll be coming soon from our... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-02-11 17:41:21
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Wedding dress sale - gumtree Sent me a text via Gumtree asking if my wedding dress was still for sale. Gut instinct told me to run a check on the email address they provided, and found this website stating other scams related to same email address. ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-02-10 22:44:00
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +1 Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on 1, ref:22542
RE: Advert
People
Wallis Nevelle Keith
Today at 8:31 AM
To
me
Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my son who just graduated ontop of his class in Autralia national university (ANU) ,he studied Business Law and Professi... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-02-09 23:27:45
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | gumtree scam We posted to sell some grass plants, one as tall as 7m and the rest about 1.6m.
Paul Smith said he could not come to inspect and will organise courier to collect them.
I am not sure whether he understands what he is buying ..
Anyway as soon as I looked at ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2015-02-02 05:39:22
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on 1, ref:22447 ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
2015-01-31 22:39:59
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Scammer I'm selling a boat I was asked via text messages what my lowest price was but to reply by email only.
Then revived this response .....
Thanks mate for ur email,l'm okay with price & conditions
l'm buying it for my son as a surprise gift ,I won't be able to... ⇒ more |
| c.yav
Prenton, Wirral, United Kingdom
2015-01-18 15:52:42
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Gumtree- drum scam I was selling my drums on Gumtree, I received a text from a supposed potential buyer asking me to email them about my products-this already seemed suspicious. I emailed the address provided, he told me he was looking to buy my drums for his son-he asked fo... ⇒ more |
| Michael
Somewhere in Australia
2015-01-11 06:06:42
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +1 Scammer claiming to work for nzog Scammer tryed to buy an item I have listed, as per email below, caught this in pleanty of time after doing an investigation... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia
2015-01-10 04:57:33
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | He wanted to buy my car off Gumtrees Sent this SMS to my phone "I'm interested in your Vehicle,please what is your firm price& condt of it.Email me back ONLY at (stevemark846 (at) gmail.com)".
Once email has been sent gave story that he was currently working in a FIFO position for a pipeline... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2015-01-07 23:58:42
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on 1, ref:22214 tried to buy my car... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2015-01-02 01:57:42
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +1 Gumtree scam - matthewgrick@gmail.com Within an hour of posting add on Gumtree - Matthew returned email saying that he wanted goods immediately - once we said no to supplying Account info - we haven't heard back.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2014-12-27 00:11:21
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +3 ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE FROM GUMTREE It is the same scam as you have recorded on your website involving suzanjenkins611@gmail.com
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| Anonymous
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
2014-12-20 07:44:43
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Furniture gumtree I had some furniture for sale on Gumtree. This scumbag had a very similar story about working offshore and then followed up with the story about wanting help to do a western union money transfer !! I then looked it up and found this site!... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Hornsey, Haringey, United Kingdom
2014-12-16 00:51:12
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +1 enquiring about my gumtree ad Received a text saying: Hi,I saw your Jewellery AD on gumtree and am very keen.Let me know its condition.Kindly reach me at kylebrandon566 AT gmail.com.
I was suspicious of this as I have my email contact in the ad and have pictures and description on th... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-15 01:32:39
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Wedding dress Thanks a lot for the email. I am away at sea at the moment,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kapo project. We do not have access to phone at the moment,its 15days off and 15days on,whi... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2014-12-08 13:57:56
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Car Buying Scam Claims to want to buy your item then requests money from you to Western Union bank account in Beijing before they release your funds from Paypal.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2014-12-03 23:09:53
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Selling musical instruments Selling two musical instruments with separate listings, wanted to buy both and the scammer asked for a better price so dropped by a moderate amount, then asked me what would the total price be. Thats when I got suspicious as it was very simple calculation.... ⇒ more |
| Kirk West
Piara Waters, Western Australia, Australia
2014-12-03 22:58:31
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Cameron Alwast Responded to my ad on Gumtree. Said he couldn't view the item but would send a courier to pick it up for him. Asked for Bank or PayPal details. I ran his name and email through google and found that he has a history of doing this.... ⇒ more |
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