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| Julie
Somewhere in United Kingdom
2012-04-21 01:39:04
Classified Ads Scam
1 |   Henry edwards This man contacted me, I was selling a phone on trade it uk ads page, he offered me 220.00 instead of 150.00 that was asking price to send to niggeara luckily I wasn't sure googles it and him and hear I am! Gave him a email saying I wouldn't send or do b... ⇒ more |
| Larry Gills
Grove City, PA, United States
2012-04-20 19:01:37
Classified Ads Scam
1 |   Craigslist, trying to buy my car. Scripted Trying to get paypal account to scam my car. ... ⇒ more |
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| Dan
Fort Wayne, IN, United States
2012-04-20 13:08:30
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Craigslist Pinger scam On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 8:54 AM, John Luis wrote:
** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipp... ⇒ more |
| P. Albright
Sacramento, CA, United States
2012-04-20 09:16:02
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Scam as phishing received in my gmail inbox two time this year 2012 - recent email received March 24, 2012 Was sent an email from Jennifer Packer in Roseville, CA March 24, 2012, requesting me to contact her concerning an ad she said I had on craigslist.org to sell snowshoes and board for her son to go play in the snow the next day. I replied email to her tell... ⇒ more |
| Don McGowan
Somewhere in Canada
2012-04-19 22:31:00
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Auto for Sale Scammer asks for final or lowest price so that they can make a resonable offer (dah). States that; Due to the nature of my job inspection will not be possible for me, cus am very busy, as am a petroleum engineert and i work mainly off shore for long hours ... ⇒ more |
| Loos
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2012-04-19 14:36:11
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  GUMTREE POOL TABLE SCAM PERTH Email received - after price check
Thanks for your response, am satisfied with the price, I am willing to buy it for my Dad as a gift. But due to the nature of my job and location, phone calls making and visiting of website are restricted but i squeezed ou... ⇒ more |
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| Julie
Somewhere in Australia
2012-04-19 14:31:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Quokka Online Classifieds I received an email with the following message "I saw your listing on quokka Ad, please reply to my personal email if it\'s still available And Ur ONO reply". Not knowing what it was about, I replied to see what they were referring to and received another... ⇒ more |
| Cindy
Somewhere in Australia
2012-04-19 08:48:37
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:2215 We advertised a childs motor bike for sale and the scammer allegedly wanted to buy it for his father suggested I create a paypal account and to advise them of the full name and email account used to set up the paypal account. they suggested they were an oc... ⇒ more |
| det kretzschmar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2012-04-19 08:11:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 | had similar scam on gumtree I received 6 emails over selling my car.all of then want me to reply to a different address.All of them asking for a similar action Eg final selling price,still available and Yahoo Gmail or live addresses
User Message: hello mate please i will like you to... ⇒ more |
| lynn
Somewhere in United States
2012-04-17 22:52:16
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  a craigs listing for a grady white boat
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From: caroline_weston01@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: grady white
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:15:05 +0000
Hi there,
Right now I am at the military base getting rea... ⇒ more |
| Jeremy
Somewhere in Australia
2012-04-16 00:52:53
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Carsguide sale marymovis@ymail.com... ⇒ more |
| michael jaynes
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2012-04-15 10:25:50
Classified Ads Scam
1 | I had a boat for sale in Gumtree I had a boat for sale and dave sent me a email to that he would buy the boat.He gave me the long story that he worked on a rig and it was hard to get to see the boat so he would pay by pay pal,and send a courier to pick up the boat.... ⇒ more |
| tanya childs
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2012-04-15 07:45:19
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 Gumtree Email / Paypal Scam Contacted me via sms saying they could only contact me via email. Both. They were interested but needed me to register for PayPal. My mother had a similar situation when selling stuff on Gumtree recently, so I was aware of the scam. I told them I was repor... ⇒ more |
| keith
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2012-04-09 12:36:26
Classified Ads Scam
1 | daved1516@gmail.com Same as I read about others had to say, reply to ad was via e-mail with no return phone number thought it was sus but corresponded a couple of times then googled the e-mail address and presto scammer, on a rig off shore wanted paypal then bank details. Isn... ⇒ more |
| Not_Scammed
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2012-04-08 02:01:49
Classified Ads Scam
1 | An SMS regarding my Gumtree ad. After posting an ad on Gumtree I received (almost immediately) this SMS: Hi, am interested in your vehicle.Pls confirm the price/availabity to my email address: kennyman001@gmail.com. pls no sms bcos I won't b able to read it.
After emailing Kenny he aske... ⇒ more |
| Beth
Westerly, RI, United States
2012-04-07 00:22:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Caroline Weston she responds to ad in the same manner as Sgt. Patricia A. Meyer.
when asks for details to see motorhome she responds with the following letter:
Hello,
My name is Caroline Weston, and I'm emailing you about the 1997 Fleetwood FLAIR I have for sale. The m... ⇒ more |
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| Steve
Huntsville, AL, United States
2012-04-05 21:57:43
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:2112 Hello ,
My name is Patricia A. Meyer, and I'm emailing you about the (2)2008 YAMAHA VX DELUXE I have for sale. Jet skis are in perfect condition, with no need for any additional repairs. Flawless exterior/interior condition, no scratches and no dents. The... ⇒ more |
| Curt
Queen Creek, AZ, United States
2012-04-05 20:19:49
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 ~~!!~~!!~~ 2005 Yamaha YZF-R1 - $3900
This is from a craigs list add:
Hello ,
My name is Patricia A. Meyer, and I'm emailing you about the 2005 Yamaha YZF-R1 Raven I have for sale. The bike is in perfect condition, with no need for any additional repairs. Flawless condition, no scratches and ... ⇒ more |
| ihateshadypeople
Minneapolis, MN, United States
2012-04-05 16:53:48
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Craiglist Scam Asking For Payment to a Moving Company On Thursday, April 5, 2012, liela kush wrote:
> Thanks for getting back to me... My name is Liela Kush (F),I am 25yrs
> old,I am fun loving, personal, friendly,clean, caring,and respectful
> of others. a non-smoker, don't do drugs... ⇒ more |
| ihateshadypeople
Minneapolis, MN, United States
2012-04-05 16:52:31
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Craiglist Scam Asking For Payment to a Moving Company ---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sharon Hill
Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 1:38 AM
Subject: Reply asap
To:
Hi again ,
Thanks once again for the quick reply I would have loved to call You
but am leaving now to see my sick ... ⇒ more |
| ihateshadypeople
Minneapolis, MN, United States
2012-04-05 16:50:01
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Craiglist Scam Asking to Pay for Their Moving Expenses! Thank you for your blog, and I received similar scams from 3 different people asking me to pay for their moving expenses with checks they said they would send me, so I thought I would report them to you. This is the first address (though she uses 2 e-mail ... ⇒ more |
| Al
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2012-04-05 10:30:20
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 emailing about my ad in online paper Scammer offered to buy my advertised bike without seeing it, saying they would send a courier to pick it up. he claimed to work on an oil rig and couldn't call becaus etheir satellite was down due to bad weather!
The grammar was bad enough to send warning... ⇒ more |
| janie
Somewhere in United States
2012-04-04 13:50:10
Classified Ads Scam
1 | 85 Jeep Grand Wagoneer for sale Got a text, could not call the number back-text only, requested wanted price, availabity, wanted infor sent to his email davidgray@contactgray.com
I will take it for $6000 including PayPal surcharges since I am
interested in the immediate purchase.
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| John McEwan
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-04-04 08:38:47
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:2092 This person was doing the same scam that others have been through regarding the car scam through gumtree. I am so glad I was told about this before I paid any money.
I will be very weary next time... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Somewhere in United States
2012-04-03 20:00:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 | willlosepo@gmail.com I understand the present condition as started in the advert and i'm okay with the asking price, i will not be able to come to look at it due to the long distant and the easiest way for me to make the payment is through a bank check, i'll wait until your ba... ⇒ more |
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