far0n Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Got a cab advertised on Gumtree and it was only on for a couple of hours or so before someone enquired. However the second message I got from the same chap has asked for my name and email address.....as gumtree conversations hide your details. Any body else find this as suspicious as me ? Maybe I'm just being paranoid but the person seems more interested in knowing who I am rather than what I'm selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) [quote name='far0n' timestamp='1340830807' post='1710346'] Got a cab advertised on Gumtree and it was only on for a couple of hours or so before someone enquired. However the second message I got from the same chap has asked for my name and email address.....as gumtree conversations hide your details. Any body else find this as suspicious as me ? Maybe I'm just being paranoid but the person seems more interested in knowing who I am rather than what I'm selling. [/quote] Yes I had a few emails like that from a couple of people after I advertised on gumtree. Seemed weird so I ignored them. This is one of them - [b][i]'Thanks for the response,kindly get back to me with your email address and your full name and finally your last asking price so as to know whom am dealing with for further discussion.... Hope to hear from you soon...'[/i][/b] Edited June 27, 2012 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far0n Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Word for word, that's pretty much the exact reply I got !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Now [b]that[/b]. Sigh. Hadn't heard about a scam like this before. If this indeed is new, I'm afraid it's gonna be very effective and with lots of potential, as stage 2 is the interesting bit. It should however last only for a very short period. That said, some people [b]still[/b] fall for the Nigeria scams, so who knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ignore it and report it as suspicious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 It seems weird the way this guys went about it definitely, I wouldn't trust that. Saying that, I have had people come to my house to pick up stuff I was selling on gumtree, sold something today and he picked it up from my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far0n Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Their name is suspicious... Tinacas Vick. I mean....really ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURPOLARIS Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I'm selling a PA System on Gumtree at the mo. Well it's basically sold, I've received a deposit and he's coming back tomorrow with the rest of the cash. Selling for £260 I received this from another idiot [font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Hi will pick up if i can have it at 100, what's your last price?[/size][/font][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] From: Richard[/size][/font] [font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] [size=4]I told him he could have it for £20...................haven't heard from him since[/size] [/size][/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo10 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I've had similar emails also. Tend to ignore them though Also, even though I put *local collection only*, I still get people from the other end of the country wondering if I can drop off....I mean....WTF!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumps Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I was selling some none music related stuff on Gumtree last month received a message asking for my mobile number which i ignored & carried on communicating on e-bay. Eventually after a few messages was passed i rang him from work & agreed a time & date. Although i was suspicious because of his name, he turned up & was one of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet & paid full asking price. Sometimes although people come across as a little dodge, we are all (Buyers & sellers) very jaded nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I'm advertising a watch on Gumtree, and it's only attracted scams. People don't negotiate the price, offering the full amount straight away. They then say they've paid by PayPal and the funds will be released when proof of postage is sent to PayPal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) [color=#222222] [color=#222222][size=3][b]Emanuel Osi[/b][/size][/color] Jun 17 (11 days ago) [/color] [center] [/center] [center][color=#444444][size=2][b][/b][/size][/color][/center] [color=#777777]to me[/color] [color=#222222]Thanks for the response, i agreed with the condition of the guitar , i will offer you £190 to keep any other offers off, if my offer is granted kindly get back to me now with your Name and PayPal email address so as to make the payment asap, due to nature of my job i will not be able to come and inspect it but my agent will do so on my behalf, i will like you to send me your home address and so that we can arrange for pick up scheduling as i will like the item to be picked,so NO SHIPPING.[/color] [color=#222222]Please get back to me now so as to make the payment asap. Regards [/color] This??? Edited June 28, 2012 by TheGreek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 http://basschat.co.uk/topic/166686-scammer-fun/page__hl__scammer%20fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Only ever had a scam tried once, by some tube in Nigeria, it turned out. All else has been fine. Lovin' this one, at the moment: [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/cheese-guitar/105900208"]cheese Guitar[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commando Jack Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 [quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1341322085' post='1716979'] Lovin' this one, at the moment: [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/cheese-guitar/105900208"]cheese Guitar[/url] [/quote] That is class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachAllenBand Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Usually a Scam, I agree. I get correspondence like that all the time while I'm trying to sell my 1972 Buick Skylark GS. Funny thing is, they'll say they want to buy the car right away, without even seeing it. So I kindly reply to them with an email stating that their IP# has now been logged and forwarded to the proper authorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURPOLARIS Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I'll buy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 [quote name='Commando Jack' timestamp='1341324621' post='1717028'] That is class [/quote] Yeah, love this sales pitch " nothing special"... Is the £29 bass still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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