Scam on gumtree
Complaint 157903 Details

  • Date Occurred: 09/17/2014
  • Reported Damages: $1,500.00
  • Username: Denis Macus
  • Email: [email protected]
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The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

International boundaries

it looks like this person wants to scam me out of $1500.00 I am selling a car on gumtree and he wants me to transfer money to his account first for paypal to pay me.See Below text

I have just completed the payment and i expected paypal to have notified you to this effect.check your mail folders(inbox,spam and junk mail) i sent $2,800 in all.i added $1,600 but $1500 will be sent to my agent in United Kingdom through western union at post office,the extra $100 is to cover the western union fee. Paypal said they will not release the fund until you email them the western union details for verification,and also to enable my pick up agent to come for pick up and inspection.Here is the agent's details where the money will be sent.

Scott Page
45 Pelly Road
E13 0NW
London,England.

Please get the necessary details sent to paypal (Money Transfer Control Number)MTCN and senders name and address used to send the $1500 so that they can release the whole fund into your account.Please get back to me once done.

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  • fairdinkum
  • fairdinkum SBID #6e12452b96
  • Posted 09/22/2014
  • thanks for the heads-up. seems to be international gumtree scammer. claims to be unreachable by phone due to work. but the profession he claims to work in is very highly paid, so it doesn't make sense that such a person would really be interested in cheap cars and puppies, etc.
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  • Jason
  • Jason SBID #8bb6742a37
  • Posted 10/04/2014
  • Beware!! Beware!! This guy just tried it on me. He is using 3 different names that I am aware of - Hamilton Garner, Craig.A.Sultan and Denis Macus. He sent me 3 different emails wanting to purchase my item. 3 emails from supposed 3 different people who are all at sea and are all engineers - I'm not that stupid!!
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  • Complaints Filed: 32
  • Reported Damages: $28,601.00
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