Text scam alert
We’d like to warn you about a text message scam currently targeting Gumtree users. If you’ve posted an ad on Gumtree and have been sent an email asking you to send a text to 60999 to confirm a posting, PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THESE EMAILS. We never ask you to confirm your posts by mobile. The mobile number 60999 is a premium number, and costs £5 to text.
We’ve informed a number of parties about this issue, including the regulator PhonepayPlus, who helped us back in September with a dating scam.
As always, if you ever experience any problems or want to report something to us:
- Report any problems with ads or emails to us
- Use the ‘Report this ad’ link at the top right-hand corner of every ad
- Read our Stay Safe section for tips and information on the latest online scams
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i am a nigerian but it a shame to see how people from my country tries to rip other people off there money , it is very easy to know this kind of email, tell them to call with a uk number not a privte number and ask to meet them in person, do not reply to any mails that seem to too easy ,
deal with them face to face and if you have to send money use a uk bank account NEVER USE A MONEY TRASFER
not all nigerian are the same
THERE ARE LOTS OF GOOD ONES
pitty some people waste their time with scams. Im trying to find a new flat and I find scams and agents trying to pass as landlords in the private section of rents. I reported some of them, I actually met, but their ads are not removed and they are allowed to post the same ad , probably the same adress, because it shows to me that I once had a look at the ad. pitty for gumtree…if I would have another option in my private research of a flat I would take it…I had enough with desperate agents who try to catch something.
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Funny you wrote about this, I was just discussing it with a colleague. Just be sure that a professional is always consulted.
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Please beware of the email named bargainprincess@live.co.uk, Her name is Cara D Silva. She is real con. Advertised any cheap stuff in Gumtree and asking you to bank in to her account with abbey her account number is 20827593 sort code 090127 and her mobile is 07815708364. Never been cheated on her soft voice ever. She is realy ‘CON MONSTER’.
This is a really useful thread – these are the knids of scams which will only be stopped if we all share our stories. Thanks everone!
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hi all , just thought id post this email i recieved from a potential buyer later finding out its one of those old scams to send your items to nigeria.
Dear Seller,
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I’m offering you £400 for the item and £100 for the shipping and
handling cost via Royal Mail post 3-5 working days. I will have love
to come and pick it up my self but I have just been transfer to
Austral for a Missionary Assignment.
I wait to hear back from you for immediate Payment.
regards and God bless,
Mrs.Dawn
how the hell have they got the nerve and cheek.
i wont tell this site what reply they got, lol
Hi
Similar story had my car for sell got a text from a guy called Mark asking me to mail him @ Markwebster@sify.com when I mailed him about the car and ask him would he like to view it said that he lived in the UK and that due to the nature of his work he wouldnt be able too. Thought it strange someone in the UK looking for a car from Ireland. He then went on to say he would have his shipping company collect the car ofter to pay via paypal. when I said to him that I didnt do Paypal as it wasnt safe never heard a thing back from him. So beware.
i have been looking for a house or a flat in oxford as we are homeless with 2 children and we was offered a 2 bed flat fully furnished it was for £300 pcm we thought it was too good to be true. i was told to put £150 into a western union to a friend to proof that i was able to pay the rent and send a copy of the reciept to the person. however we paid the money into the account in my partners name we didnt think anything of it so we sent him the email with the reciept and he took it out from my partners details
im advertising this for people not to respond to a person with the email:donaldcliford60@yahoo.com
his name is cliford or donald
the address is 49 headington hill site, headington which dont even exist
I was nearly scammed whilst trying to sell jewellery on here. I got emails from people wanting me to post the items on their behalf to someone in nigeria! They were offering to pay more than i was asking. I wasn’t 100% sure at first but then i started to get fake emails from paypal requesting that I ship the item then I would receive the payment. Paypal would never do that! I informed Paypal who warned me of those “phishing” attempts and i reported those people to paypal. Glad to do my bit.
hi we have been informed of a loan scam ,you will get a reply back from the scam you will be asked for your full details name address ect. mobile no. to start the loan application .
you will then recieve a second email asking you to name the banks your with ( they do not ask bank no.)
you will recieve a third email given you the details you supplied your then asked do you have a bill phone again no account no.
on the forth and final email you are given details of the loan /amount to be repaid .your asked to supplie 4 passwords that you will remember (2/4) will be passwards to current accounts people intend to use the same passward for backs/phones ect.
they then tell you your loan is granted please allow 10 working days and you will recieve your cheuqe.
they then start a hack on your bill phone (you have supplied everything they need along with your email address they get in to your emails or bill phone .from their its just a few clicks to alter internet banking to the email of their choice .
if passwards fail they will then use your name address d.o.b. simply walk in get your long birth cert.from reg offices report your passport missing obtain a new one ,then with the details you supplied get a money transfer .banks will ask for i.d they have a photo i.d passport and a birth cert. they banks will take a copy of the passport by the time you inquire about your loan their well gone
the other day i replied to an add about a bmw for sale and the seller said he’d been messed arround before and that i need to prove i have the money using coinstar and send him the receipt!DO NOT fall for this SCAM. i told him to jog-on the twat but they are persistant.
thanks gumtree will inform our viewers
I have been looking for flat and was offered a brilliant flat in Edinburgh for £500/month. I thought it was too good to be true but I chose to chase it up and see if my alarm bell kept ringing. I was told to transfer £1100 on Western Union to a friend as a proof that I was able to pay the rent and send a copy of the receipt to the person. However during my conversation with him I suddenly received a mail from the same person intended to another person. The mail I received was that the exact same as I received, only the address was different and the person called himself Mark in stead of victor.
I’m advising everyone not to respond to a person with the email: victor.zuniga35@yahoo.com. I traced the email and it is from Sunnyvale in California. so it is a big scam to get people to give their personal details!
Thanks you so much for this information about Text scam.This is something very important and we must know this very well.
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