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| No Name
Somewhere in Australia
2012-02-16 10:57:56
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  +2 Gum tree boat scam Placed an add on gum tree to sell a boat and received a txt message to email stevenmile1@gmail.com.
I emailed him and he was asking the price which was listed on the add. He then offered me more than I was asking plus PayPal surcharges, and he will be arra... ⇒ more |
| Charles Northam
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-02-16 10:44:57
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Carsales buyer on oil rig Mate,thanks for the response,am Ok with the price,Firstly can i know the full condition of the car as am buying it for my holiday or if its possible to get more close up photo .i'll be coming home soon from our rig as am a petroleum project engineer on a r... ⇒ more |
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| Jason
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2012-02-15 11:10:10
Classified Ads Scam
1 | dave edmond daved1516@gmail.com - scammer Looks like he has tried it again, got the same email as others from a classified,
Hi thanks for the mail,am ok with the price and the condition,am
buying it for my holiday,because i'll be coming soon from our rig as
am a marine biologist working offshor... ⇒ more |
| Tony Garland
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2012-02-12 12:10:05
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  beccyfol@att.net Faced paypal purchase and asked for shipping costs to be down outside of paypal via Western Union.
Very convincing paypal emails sent to me but real address was service@intl.paypal.com
notice the "intl"... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Somewhere in South Africa
2012-02-11 20:45:06
Classified Ads Scam
1 | iPhone I wanted to sell my iPhone on Junkmail in South Africa. To make a long story short, this guy and two other scammers tried to get me to send the phone before they pay me. All three had this in common:
1. The addresses they give are Surelere, Lagos, Nigeria... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Somewhere in South Africa
2012-02-11 20:43:09
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:1630 I wanted to sell my iPhone on Junkmail in South Africa. To make a long story short, this person and two other scammers tried to get me to send the phone before they pay me. All three had this in common:
1. The addresses they give are Surelere, Lagos, Nige... ⇒ more |
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| mrclarky
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2012-02-10 02:30:11
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Interest in you Ad I have been getting similar messages from a few different emails which go along the lines of:
"Thanks for the swift response...I am willing to offer you $1,300 for it.due to the nature of my job and location...i will not be able to come for inspection,am a... ⇒ more |
| mrclarky
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2012-02-10 02:29:42
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 Interest in you Ad I have been getting similar messages from a few different emails which go along the lines of:
"Thanks for the swift response...I am willing to offer you $1,300 for it.due to the nature of my job and location...i will not be able to come for inspection,am a... ⇒ more |
| Debbie Lauer
Mount Juliet, TN, United States
2012-02-08 15:30:49
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Sue Jonez buying off Craigslist I advertised on Craigs list to sell an embordery machine. Sue Jonez replied with this statement.
I'm satisfied with
your firm/advert price, As im requesting this transaction should be
done via PayPal so the PayPal charges is on me.Payment will be made
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| John Cooper
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2012-02-07 00:12:42
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Marine Biologist Starts here
Hi thanks for the mail,am ok with the price and the condition,am
buying it for my holiday,because i'll be coming soon from our rig as
am a marine biologist working offshore,i won't be able to come for
the inspection due to the nature of m... ⇒ more |
| Rj Smith
Mesa, AZ, United States
2012-02-06 19:40:58
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Craiglist Advert for my couches and stuff Thanks for the prompt response..I fully understand the condition of what i am buying. I'm ready to buy it now for my personal use but am not local and due to the nature of my work, phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed ou... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Somewhere in Australia
2012-02-04 13:52:37
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Paul Lyn
As for the payment,I will be paying via PayPal the fastest and secure way to pay online.I am currently off shore as per work and I don't have access to my bank account online(internet banking) but I have my bank account attached to my PayPal account
I... ⇒ more |
| Robert
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-02-04 13:09:27
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:1574 Thanks for the swift response and do as well advise on the least
amount you will like to give it away as i am buying this for Dad and
due to the nature of my job and location...i will not be able to come
for inspection,am a very busy type as i work long ho... ⇒ more |
| Donna
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2012-02-04 05:36:44
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:1573 I was selling a car on line, he said he worked on the rigs and needed to pay by paypal. I sent him a pay request, he then said the money was there waiting but the couriers he needed to pick it up wanted their fee first. The agent wanted to be paid thru Wes... ⇒ more |
| Scott webb
Somewhere in Australia
2012-02-03 22:19:35
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Vl for sale 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 rig as
am a petroleum project engineer on a rig offshore,i won't be able to come for
the inspection due to the nature of my ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2012-02-03 01:54:30
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 paypal scam overseas buy my item with paypal site unseen ... ⇒ more |
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| No Name
Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom
2012-02-02 08:18:06
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 JIM HIKE Offers to buy item at agreed price but can only buy using PAYPAL as abroad in army ( or other reasons why cannot contact him and why he cannot come to see goods in person. Asks to pay by Paypal and arrange someone to pick up goods.
Research shows that p... ⇒ more |
| Paula Burger
Irene, Gauteng, South Africa
2012-02-02 06:32:28
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +5 Nigeria shipping and payment pending from Bank of America Good day All.
Selling products online and receiving a response from someone situated any where in the world requesting the products to be shipped to Nigeria...PLEASE BE CAREFUL.
They will go through the whole sale and then when the proof of payment com... ⇒ more |
| Shep
Somewhere in Canada
2012-02-01 17:18:21
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +4 Chris Robert Oil Rig Scam Receieved the following email in response to my ad for a truck for sale:hello , i would like to know its present condition and price. I responded with my price (that was listed in the ad) and the condition. I received the following email response:Hi thanks... ⇒ more |
| Shelby
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-01-27 23:01:33
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Quokka Online purchase scam Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant purchase for the item I have taken a close look at the advert and am completely satisfied i really need this and will appreciates that you help save this for me till the payment made as it w... ⇒ more |
| brynne
Somewhere in Australia
2012-01-26 01:34:48
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 gumtree australia boat scam he said that he wanted to send the boat to malaysia and did the same as everyone else. Faked an email through paypal and tried to get western union transfer of shipping details. i am not happy, people like this make trying to do anything on line a horrible... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Somewhere in Australia
2012-01-23 11:04:38
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:1456 After sending an email advising the advertised price of the item received the following Thanks for your swift reply. I am interested and I would have loved to come for viewing and inspection but i am currently overseas at the moment and i want this item p... ⇒ more |
| H
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
2012-01-23 03:27:36
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 classified ad scam reply received a text message response to a classified ad. the text only gave an email address. The David character claimed to be a marine biologist and was eager to pay through paypal for a $40,000 purchase, not actually refereed to be name of item. Grammer and... ⇒ more |
| Angie
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2012-01-18 10:15:38
Classified Ads Scam
1 | smyth.c.robert1011@gmail.com I was contacted on my mobile in response to an ad I placed for my car, asking me what my firm price is. I emailed him back to tell him our bottom price and offered for him to make an offer but he replied with the following email:
Mate,thanks for the respon... ⇒ more |
| rays_restos@hotmail.com
Somewhere in Australia
2012-01-17 13:15:20
Classified Ads Scam
1 | My ute Exactly the same as that David Edmund fella
Tried to by my ute sight unseen asking for PayPal details
A coast guard she reckons coming home for holidays wanting the ute for her self. Yeh right.... ⇒ more |
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