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| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-01-04 01:49:56
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  selling car pmangion19@gmail.com
hanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have acc... ⇒ more |
| Jenny Farlow
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2015-01-02 02:00:30
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  Reply to Vehicle for Sale This is the email received for my car advertised on Gumtree recently;
Thanks for the response,I would have loved to call you directly but due to the nature i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Bas... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-31 11:00:39
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  Phone message received about boat I had for sale on gumtree I had my boat advertised and received phone message from mariaclinton@hotmail.com - she wanted to purchase boat and asked me to reply by email only - she asked for my bsb no and name or paypal account to put $ in for boat - then was going to send a courier... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2014-12-31 19:53:40
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  Bus For Sale We advertised 2 Buses for sale on Free Classifields on Gumtree 2 weeks ago, he gave me the story about working in NZ on Kapo out at sea, no phone connection. Story about son doing so well at uni, buses would be a big surprise. Said he would buy both buses ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2014-12-31 05:44:17
Classified Ads Scam
1 | georgebenson90@gmail.com wanted bank account details and was sending a courier for the goods. Initial contact by phone then by email.
Stopped contact as soon as we told him it was a cash transaction only.... ⇒ more |
| lyndall jenkinson
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2014-12-31 03:48:03
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Daughter selling car asked me what i thought. Said it was a scam Buying for his son as a surprise gift for his graduating top of his class at the ANUniversity. Works 25 days on 25 days off. In talks with a courier to pickup and deliver car. Aks where it is located and the history of car. Says tp pay bt paypal by direct ... ⇒ more |
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| Nicholas Gibb
Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom
2014-12-29 12:38:41
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 GUMTREE ENQUIRY I advertised my car for sale on Gumtree & tradeit late at night on 28-12-14 and got a text at 7.30am the following day from richard who said:
"I'm interested in ur Vehicle. Whats ur last asking price & condition? Kindly email & send the photos (richyaman0... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-29 10:21:22
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:22142 I'm interested in your Vehicle,please what is your firm price& condt of it.Email me back ONLY at (stevemark846 (at) gmail.com)... ⇒ more |
| Mike
Somewhere in Myanmar
2014-12-29 09:09:52
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Reply to car for sale on gumtree Scammer emailing from remote location to purchase car for son in Northern Territory. See email content below.... ⇒ more |
| David Kendall
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2014-12-29 07:25:06
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Scam to purchase camper trailer listed on GumTree used a messaging service to contact me about camper trailer on gumtree and then emails going back and forward about price. When we agreed to price asked for my banking details. These were sent.
I made some requests to try and authenticate the bone fides... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-29 07:09:47
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Motor Bike GUMTREE Perth Western Australia
Wanting to buy motor bike. Says works on Oil Rig so can't phone. Unfortunately my husband sent our bank account details through, but that'll be tough luck for this scammer as there's no money in it and hardly ever is... T... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2014-12-28 12:21:09
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Txt & email about an item for sale 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 5days off and 25dayson,which... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-28 10:22:16
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Untitled Classified Ads Scam on 1, ref:22135
Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2014-12-27 12:31:48
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree - Paul Oliver purchasing a Bianca Spender dress I was sent a text asking to contact through email and he put his email in the text. I then started emailing him. He said that he was unable to pick up the item as he was working all around the country and out of town (thought it was a bit weird as it was C... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2014-12-26 01:12:04
Classified Ads Scam
| Untitled Classified Ads Scam , ref:22119 Text message in regards to car for sale. No direct communication via website. Follow up email sent after a couple of days requesting Payal and bank account details. Very poor grammar was a giveaway to being a scam.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
2014-12-26 00:32:26
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  Selling of a bike From: george benson [mailto:georgebenson90@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 26 December 2014 10:01 AM
To: kerrywh
Subject: Re: Honda ctx700
Thanks a lot for the email. Am buying it for my son who just graduated on top of his class in Australia national univers... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Hampton, Victoria, Australia
2014-12-23 22:13:57
Classified Ads Scam
1 | carsguide asking for bank details ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Little Rock, AR, United States
2014-12-23 16:00:43
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +5 Craig's list purchase inquiry appears to be scam Received SMS asking me to email info to Michael Douglas on a houseboat that I have for sale. So I did. Within five minutes, I received a response from Michael Douglas as shown below. Checked using google and found that the same phone number had been used ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Livonia, MI, United States
2014-12-23 15:53:05
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Craigslist purchasing scam He's trying the typical scam of acting interested in purchasing a motorcycle. Then he sends a fake paypal payment notice and a fake paypal email that states that the funds will not be released until you wire the shipping money to his shipper. It's a pret... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Denver, CO, United States
2014-12-21 20:13:15
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Denver Craigslist Thanks I'm just asking about it to make sure its in good condition as im buying it for my Family as a surprise gift and he doesn't know about it, so can you assure me i will not be disappointed? also no shipment involved as i have a mover that will come fo... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2014-12-20 09:21:17
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Tried to scam me via carsguide.com.au I have advertised a ad on carsguiede.com.au to sell my car, and this scammer send me a text saying i should get back to him via email. so stupid, thought i would fall for this old trick... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Dickson, TN, United States
2014-12-19 23:52:35
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +3 William Cameron from Columbus Ohio CL scam via western union He is contacting people with wanted ads from craigslist and says he will mail you the item.
Sounds old so you almost wanna believe him.
He wants you to put down earnest money via western union.
He's a crook and i contacted the attorney general in OHIO and ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
North Berwick, East Lothian, United Kingdom
2014-12-18 18:14:45
Classified Ads Scam
1 | gumtree scam Tried to buy something from me and advised worked abroad and was a present, cudt pik up as working at sea, a courier would collect and i had to pay fees.
thought this wron.
B E W A R E !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-18 08:33:11
Classified Ads Scam
1 | marialuv1901@gmail.com I have a car for sale on gumtree and thanks to this website I never got scammed thought it was sus cause all they kept asking for was my bank details ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in Australia
2014-12-18 02:28:30
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Gumtree sale of furniture This scammer replied to a gumtree ad.
Arranged payment via paypal and then advised that money for delivery costs - which were included in the paypal amount needed to be transfered via western union to:
William Kendall in Breckenridge... ⇒ more |
Classified Ads Scam TipOff Reports
