Selling my camper trailer on Gum Tree.
What do you think - a scam?
Thanks for getting back.I'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on your advert...i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG),which am presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project..we do not have access to phone at the moment,that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.
Regarding the payment,will be paying you via PayPal,because it the only means of payment i have on here and it linked up with my westpac bank account.Kindly get back to me with your paypal email address details,so i can process the paymentIf you dont have paypal account you can alternatively send me your bsb account name and number can also do a wire bank transfer from my paypal account
For the shipping.I'll instruct a Shipping Co Agent to come for pick up at your door,when you must have gotten your cash at hand...will wait for the paypal payment to clear in your account, before we proceed with the pickup.Will schedule the pick up time with you and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your account.
Thank
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outdoinit
Posts: 1009
Date Joined: 05/10/12
SCAM....
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
randall df223
Posts: 6454
Date Joined: 08/08/11
Definitely a scam. I got
Definitely a scam. I got something similair a few years ago when I was selling my tinny. Thought it strange that someone in England wanted to buy my 4.2 m tinny and ship it all the way overseas???
Fish! HARD!
iana
Posts: 652
Date Joined: 21/09/09
Yeah
Bit like fishin off the jetty
Get all the blowies first.
Michael Yoni
Posts: 603
Date Joined: 02/01/11
it would be fun to play the
it would be fun to play the scam back at them
fishy fingers
Posts: 1719
Date Joined: 28/04/07
what a good idea
buy a crappy old box trailer throw a bit of foam in it and an old tarp then go with it and see what happens that would be funny!
Dale
Posts: 7930
Date Joined: 13/09/05
Almost word for word the email I got for my Corolla on there also.
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
Travisd
Posts: 315
Date Joined: 07/05/11
Scam report it
To gumtree. They just want your details and will set up new accounts in your name. He has your address, email, bank details.
If it sounds to good to be true it is. Def report it. You'll find they aren't in aus
Same response I had with a AU falcon just a few weeks ago. It's an identity fraud racket
Baron Sportsman
Just the depth that Varies
sea-kem
Posts: 15008
Date Joined: 30/11/09
Yep My son got one worded
Yep My son got one worded pretty well the same for his $1500 racing bike the other day. I'd like to smash their head off the handle bars.
Love the West!
iana
Posts: 652
Date Joined: 21/09/09
Bloody hell I have had so many text messages.
They only got my email, before I saw it was obviously a scam. I quess I can expect more of the same when I put my boat up. Looking at getting a fifth wheeler caravan and becoming an even greyer nomad.
squidvicious1
Posts: 824
Date Joined: 22/07/10
Say you work for a transport
Say you work for a transport company and u can get it to Darwin cheaper, just need his address to deliver it in person.
West Coast
Posts: 331
Date Joined: 10/12/07
Scam.
Ok so it looks like a scam. What is the scammer getting out of it?
Daryn
Posts: 164
Date Joined: 01/05/12
It starts like that, then
It starts like that, then they casually mention they will be giving you extra to cover some kind of expense that requires you to forward money somewhere else.
I copied the below from the paypal scampage, which highlights some other common internet scams.
www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/brc/avoid-popular-scams
What happens?
You receive an order and your customer sends you a PayPal payment or check that is more than the purchase price and then asks you to wire them the difference. They may tell you that they accidentally overpaid you, the extra money is for the shipping costs, they're giving you a bonus for your great service, or the money is for the stress they've caused you. They may even ask you to wire the shipping fees to their shipper.
Real reason they overpaid you
This scammer may have used a stolen credit card, bank account number, or checking account to pay you. Just because a payment has been deposited into your account, doesn't mean the money is yours to keep. If the legitimate account holder reports unauthorized activity, the money can be withdrawn from your account. If that happens, you'll lose the money you wired to the fraudster, the product you shipped, shipping costs, and your payment.
How to avoid this scam
wez0062
Posts: 334
Date Joined: 02/09/14
Hi Guys, had the exact same
Hi Guys, had the exact same thing last Friday, for a motorbike i have for sale. Funny thing, when i told the bloke to go F*CK himself, he never responded
Wez0062
sea-kem
Posts: 15008
Date Joined: 30/11/09
Lol, that'll do it.
Lol, that'll do it.
Love the West!
randall df223
Posts: 6454
Date Joined: 08/08/11
Nailed it....
I reckon the girl that tried giving her library card number, and then her blood BANK card number last week absolutely nailed it. Kept the scammer going for quite a while before he realised someone was taking the piss out of him.
Fish! HARD!
Belly88
Posts: 380
Date Joined: 08/02/12
Me too
Happened to me ages ago.. I told the guy he was a piece of s$it and to get a real job.. Maybe a few more words.. About 30mins later my sales were taken off gumtree and my account was closed and then my email got hacked and shut down.. These guys are very good on computers be careful ripping into them I'd just ignor or say I will only take cash in hand..
Belly