[email protected]
Complaint 76356 Details

Hi, I also had advertised on www.gumtree.com.au selling a lounge suite. Within a few hours I recieved a text message from this person above asking if I would lower the price. I said yes and the text message requested I contact them only by email. As I am a first time user on GumTree, and definitely wont be using it again, The same generic message as others have reported here for [email protected], word for word. This is the number they used - (+17732427612)by texting. I then received this email.

"Thanks for your swift reply. I am interested and I would have loved to come for viewing and inspection but i am currently overseas at the moment and i want this item picked up before i get back. Due to my inability to make a bank deposit, I would be paying via PayPal which is safer for me. Kindly send me a paypal payment invoice or create an account at www.paypal.com.au if you dont have one. I will make a concrete pick up arrangement with my transport agent who will be coming over for pick up once you receive full payment into your PayPal account. Have a nice day."

Í stupidly opened a PayPal account to invoice him/her (as I am new at this selling online) but once I received an email payment from the so called buyer requesting I send $500.00 to pay for shipping. Thats when I got suspicious. I googled the transport company name Auto Shipper International and low and behold, it does not even exist. I have not heard from this person since yesterday, but lookout if he/she does contact me again. GRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Please put this [email protected] person out there and spread the word so others do not get scammed by the piece of human trash!!!!!