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| Elissa
Somewhere in United States
2012-03-10 13:03:39
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  +4 David Gray / davidgray@contactgray.com "David Gray Jr." contacted me two days after I listed my vehicle for sale and offered more than asking price. Here are the emails he sent...
Hello Elissa,
            Thanks for getting back to me on here. I will tak... ⇒ more |
| Elayne
Somewhere in United States
2012-03-10 06:37:13
Classified Ads Scam
|  diego njowe on email name, trying to scam for giving away free maltese This man advertises that he is looking for a good home for his 2 teacup maltese dogs, because he no longer has time to spend with them, working long hours, and they are lonely. All he wants is for you to pay for shipping the animal to you. However, he wi... ⇒ more |
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| DP
Lakebay, WA, United States
2012-03-08 19:35:08
Classified Ads Scam
1 | consumersresources365.com Mendy Shatrau [mendyshatrau@yahoo.com]
http://www.consumersresources365.com/?article=5195265
I've earned around $700 a week since I began… not enough to stop working yet but i actually have some spare money in my bank account. Well, maybe not aft... ⇒ more |
| George Timperley
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
2012-03-08 18:39:55
Classified Ads Scam
1 | 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually Diesel $11500 received an e-mail from rachpattern@gmail.com asking if the truck was still available in response to an ad I place in Craig's List(Calgary)within 10 min. of putting it up.It was almost identical in form and substance to one I recieved when I placed the s... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Snug, Tasmania, Australia
2012-03-08 12:54:26
Classified Ads Scam
1 | classified ads scam Hi People
I received this email below while trying to sell my bike in the quokka. The first thing that was weird was he asked for the final price for my car when it is a motorbike advertised. Then the reply (below) was similar to one that my sister got ... ⇒ more |
| Eddie
Spring Valley, CA, United States
2012-03-08 03:41:36
Classified Ads Scam
1 | I will use paypal to buy your item Hi....Am glad to let you know that have sent the total amount of
$14,500 into your PayPal account,$13,500 for the item and you will send
the $900 to the shipping company via western union and you will use
remaining $100 or western union fee and i know PayP... ⇒ more |
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| Mary Ellen Motyka
Somewhere in United States
2012-03-07 12:20:09
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Craigslist/Paypall Wants to buy vehicle, but wants us to set up a paypal account. He states that he is currently in the service serving at Shahbaz air force base. He also wants our address to figure out how much shipping will cost & arrange for that. We just started this ... ⇒ more |
| Julian
Ringwood North, Victoria, Australia
2012-03-07 00:55:04
Classified Ads Scam
1 | beccyfol@gmail.com Rebecca Foley I posted ad on gumtree, and received sms on phone "Hi, What\'s the lowest price for your item under stuff ads on G.Tree, kindly get back to me by email at...beccyfol@gmail.com, if it\'s still for sale.Email only"
"Once I replied to that email address, ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2012-03-06 09:12:03
Classified Ads Scam
| Reply to Gumtree ad Scammer asking me to email details of my business for sale. I assume they want bank details etc. I decided to google the email address they gave me and this website came up as it being a scam as I assumed.... ⇒ more |
| Montana
Great Falls, MT, United States
2012-03-06 04:50:32
Classified Ads Scam
| Car prices too good to be true Had a very similar experience as others on your site, 2011 Ford F250 only 12,000 miles for $21,700. Same story - divorce, need cash, secure transaction with Escrow.com. As soon as I sent a follow up message saying further research revealed that this was p... ⇒ more |
| Alain Gagnon
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2012-03-06 00:36:46
Classified Ads Scam
1 | porsche 911 cab Nice Porsche 911 for sale on cars.com
Tracy Friedl using similar for many types of cars
Hello Alain,
Here is the VIN: WP0CB29936S769853 and I've also attached some pics to this email.First please let me explain you the proc... ⇒ more |
| Jim
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2012-03-05 06:06:17
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:1801 I Placed an advertisement to sell my caravan on the website using Quokka.
I got a EMail from a person in Darwin who wanted to buy my caravan. He told me that he would place the money for the caravan plus transport cost of $2500 into my Paypal account. A D... ⇒ more |
| John Price
Somewhere in Australia
2012-03-05 01:25:39
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Sea Doo Bombadier for sale Hello John,
Thanks for getting back to me on here. I will take it for $6,200AUD including PayPal surcharges since I am interested in the immediate purchase.
I can only make the payment via paypal because it's very safe and secure for bo... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Detroit, MI, United States
2012-03-04 10:11:56
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  Scam to purchase craiglist vehicle Loser is trying to purchase my vehicle that was listed on craigslist. Again, pretending to be a marine overseas and you can guess the rest.... ⇒ more |
| Sandi
Somewhere in Australia
2012-03-04 02:03:38
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +8 daved1516@gmail.com I see this guy has done this a few times. New it was a scam straight away!
He texted me and he number doesn't show it just says DavEd for the number asking me to e-mail him. I did and this was the response;
Hi thanks for the mail,am ok with the price and ... ⇒ more |
| Michael Spears
Kansas City, MO, United States
2012-03-03 21:32:10
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +2 2011 Lotus Elise advertised on www.cars.com 2011 Lotus Elise advertised on www.cars.com
I appreciate your interest in buying my car. The Lotus Elise is in perfect shape, never been smoked in, without scratches nor dents, and it has never been involved in any kind of accidents. I legally own a clear... ⇒ more |
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| Sick of it
San Francisco, CA, United States
2012-03-02 23:23:49
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Craigslist Scammers I have been approached at least 50 times by scammers with every concievable story. Pay pal info, make money at home, bank info, remove my advert, the shipper who will come pick up the item, pay me more, etc. I since have made it clear with each email my pr... ⇒ more |
| crystal
Somewhere in Australia
2012-03-01 07:17:10
Classified Ads Scam
1 | trying to get my paypal details I received a txt msg asking what the lowest i would go on a car was and asked to reply through emails after sending emails back and forth this person requested my paypal details so they could deposit money into my account. i noticed they would instantly re... ⇒ more |
| Timothy Hillier
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia
2012-03-01 06:57:26
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:1776 Sorry PayPal only
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:23 PM, timothy hillier wrote:
sorry phillip but i do not have paypal and do not wish to do the transaction in this manner i will accept a direct bank transfer or bank cheque and i w... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Somewhere in Australia
2012-03-01 05:40:33
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:1775 I am trying to sell my bike and just got an email saying this a few seconds ago, i am familiar with scams and instantly knew this was a scam
he texted me from a number i didn't know but it came up as "DavEd" saying "I would like to know the present conditi... ⇒ more |
| Deb
Somewhere in Australia
2012-02-29 23:44:38
Classified Ads Scam
| Wanted to buy our caravan unseen and was at sea. Poor grammer so googled. Thanks for this Claimed to be a marine biologist at sea "Pffft" cant come and see item but wants details etc. Thanks so much for this site. ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
San Francisco, CA, United States
2012-02-29 01:14:45
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +5 Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:1769 "Thank you for getting back to me with the status of this item. Can you
assure me that it's in good condition and i will not be disappointed
with it ? I'm ready to buy the item for the price if you can
consider me as your final buyer, but the issue is i a... ⇒ more |
| annonymous
Elk Grove Village, IL, United States
2012-02-28 01:46:51
Classified Ads Scam
| +2 Untitled Classified Ads Scam , ref:1764 I appreciate your interest in buying my car. The Mercedes-Benz is in perfect shape, never been smoked in, without scratches nor dents, and it has never been involved in any kind of accidents. I legally own a clear title, free of any liens or loans,under m... ⇒ more |
| Kerry Barr
Somewhere in Australia
2012-02-26 13:02:39
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 buying my car I was selling my car this person offered to buy it. He wanted my pal account email address then told me he deposited the money into my paypal then sent a email stating that he need me to deposit money into his western union account for a courier to pick up... ⇒ more |
| brendan conneely
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2012-02-26 07:03:14
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 selling on Gumtree Hi, i got a txt from +17732427612 asking what's the cheapest price for my bicycle for sale on gumtree. asked for dialogue via email - 'beckyfoley@att.net. I put the number into google and found scamdex.com amongst the results.
I had a similar scam attempt... ⇒ more |
Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports
