Warning:scam on gumtree

kona

http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/sports-goods-for-sale_1959_1.html

the place is flooded with the same guy pulling off a scam.

look at all these bikes for under e500, new they are all worth well over a grand, and the background of the pics is clearly a american house:D:D

buyer beware

Ghost Rider

Which ad are you talking about?

This one? http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/48/20899248.html

Morgan

He's gone to all the trouble of lifting the photos and descriptions off the internet but I can't figure out how the scam is going to work. Surely people would expect to see the bikes before handing over any money. It would nearly be worth replying just to find out. Maybe he's just trying to make friends.

Morgan

Nearly all the bike ads are from the same person "tunoitns@gmail.com". And they're all spurious. I've emailed him though - maybe I'll get a great deal on that Giant Trance .

blorg

I imagine he is going to want payment in advance and then he'll "ship" the bikes from wherever he is. Except- he won't!

Get in touch and start bargaining him down. Hmm, €400 is a bit too rich for me for a full carbon bike with Ultegra- would you take €300?

Morgan

From: tanase ionut (tunoitns@googlemail.com)
"hy,right now i'm out of country.if you want to buy it i needd your full name and address for inregistration and after that gumtree will send you an invoice with all steps of this deal,thanks"

Looks like an identity-theft attempt - trying to get personal details from people.

E@gle.

Morgan wrote: »

From: tanase ionut (tunoitns@googlemail.com)
"hy,right now i'm out of country.if you want to buy it i needd your full name and address for inregistration and after that gumtree will send you an invoice with all steps of this deal,thanks"

Looks like an identity-theft attempt - trying to get personal details from people.

i have seen ads like that on Craiglist as well. All time the seller is out of the country on "vacation" or honeymoon etc.

Raam

how long before they start posting here?

blorg

Morgan wrote: »

From: tanase ionut (tunoitns@googlemail.com)
"hy,right now i'm out of country.if you want to buy it i needd your full name and address for inregistration and after that gumtree will send you an invoice with all steps of this deal,thanks"

Looks like an identity-theft attempt - trying to get personal details from people.

Jesus, you would think they would have learned to avoid "scam-speak" by now. I strongly suspect extraction of money would be involved too, not just identity theft.

petethedrummer

Its alright lads, I know him and have dealt with his family before. His cousin is a rich Nigerian prince and is gonna use my account to rest some money in for a little while. Its all legit. He's giving me 10 grand for helping.

Ghost Rider

Ah! That'll be the guy who gave me my penis extension!

petethedrummer wrote: »

Its alright lads, I know him and have dealt with his family before. His cousin is a rich Nigerian prince and is gonna use my account to rest some money in for a little while. Its all legit. He's giving me 10 grand for helping.

HardyEustace

I think that you get some really cheap Viagra as well when you buy the bike.

daymobrew

Morgan wrote: »

From: tanase ionut (tunoitns@googlemail.com)
"hy,right now i'm out of country.if you want to buy it i needd your full name and address for inregistration and after that gumtree will send you an invoice with all steps of this deal,thanks"

Looks like an identity-theft attempt - trying to get personal details from people.

Report him to Gumtree - there is a link on the bottom right of each ad.
http://www.gumtree.ie/help/help_with_an_ad_ive_seen#item52

kona

I already reported it this morning.

i thought it was my birthday when i saw the rocky mountain:D:D

Bicyclegadabout

Morgan wrote: »

He's gone to all the trouble of lifting the photos and descriptions off the internet but I can't figure out how the scam is going to work. Surely people would expect to see the bikes before handing over any money. It would nearly be worth replying just to find out. Maybe he's just trying to make friends.

Only one person needs to fall for it for him to make money. Just one person in all of the internetz.

studiorat

Seems to be gone...
Some nice stuff on there today.