61-428-465-117

Hi All
BEWARE.. i have also received  following message from Pitt and Aaaron trying to scam me. Fortunately, i picked up as its too good to be true deal and asking my PayPal details. LOL.. Stupids

pitt ben
1:40 PM (5 hours ago)

to me
Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) as a rig mechanic and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my ANZ bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment.I have also contacted my shipping agent who will come for pick up and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your acct.
Thanks....
Await your reply

Just had exactly the same email from 'Matt Taylor' re a car add I posted on Gumtree.
That courier is sure going to be busy getting all that gear to Darwin…..wish I knew a way to reverse scam!

And now one from pitt.ben264@gamil.com……from the same number so of course it sits under the message above! Losers. Seriously, does anyone know how to scam a scammer? That could be fun. Anybody got any friends in Nigeria?

Beware anthonyabbott@hotmail.com.au and adamthomason@hotmail.com.au, in this case through bikeexchange.com.au - scammer.

Had a text from this number regarding a car I am selling on ebay. My partner showed me the text I said don't bother replying it don't look like they are in this country, googled the number and found this website. He asked me to email him on richylew01@gmail.com

Receiving messages from Janet Maxwell on this number re car we have for sale. Scam

This person gets around, today their name is Andey and they want to buy our car which is listed on Gumtree,  they will even pay us $300 to take the listing off straight away. They are a sailor at sea so therefore can't access their bank account but have already organised for a courier to pick the car up. Mmm, these people are so annoying. Is there not something that Gumtree can do? I know the best thing is to ignore them but seriously, how many people have actually paid into their account and lost money. Something needs to be done.

Hi, I have a campervan for sale on Gumtree and this morning I received a text from +61428465117 allegedly from Maria asking "is your van still available for sale? what is the lowest price of it. email me pls (Bertonscott02@gmail.com)
I was alerted by the +6 prefix which I didnt recognise and found this website as a result of googling the number. I was going to delete the text anyway but I'm very pleased there are sites like this.
I agree that Gumtree or Google should trace these people and take criminal action against them.

Same thing - two messages from different people/email addresses from the same Australian number with reference to a gumtree sale.

Only want to pay via PayPal. Useless wastes of skin.

When I did a search on 9 Moil Crescent Moil NT 0810, Australia the link to this website came up.. Interesting..
BEWARE it could be the same person.
Received an email from Tana O. Wilson (tnassec278@live.com) of 9 Moil Crescent Moil NT 0810, Australia within minutes after we had our car for sale on gumtree."
after my first response i received this email from Tana:
"Hi mate,thanks for the reply.I am okay with the price.I have read the ad and it's okay by me.My work does not permit me to come for the inspection (very busy and currently out of town).Would have loved to call but our base right now is bad so we can get along via e-mail. I will be paying you through PayPal,please get back to me with your PayPal name and email so i can proceed with the payment immediately and if you don't have one it's very easy to set up visit (www.paypal.com.au).I will also like you to remove the Advert online and consider me as your favourite buyer.''
I have sent my paypal account then I received the following email from Tana:
''I was just about to make the payment when I encountered this problem. The pick up agent said I must pay for the freight fee before they can schedule a pick up time. I've been charged $950 for pick up and delivery. The payment must be sent to their Headquarters in China where they confirm all commission payments made from any part of the world and the only form of payment they accept is Western Union Money Transfer.I tried to pay online (www.westernunion.com) but it requires a credit card to make the transfer online which i don't have access to and there is no post office here on rig ,I will add the $950 to the money am sending to your Paypal account. Once am done making the full payment, kindly help me forward the freight fee to the agent's Headquarters in China through western union money transfer. I would have done it myself but I can't send money through that means due to my present location and there is no post office on sea.(western union section in most post offices)... I'm a little incapacitated but I'll appreciate your help here. I will proceed with the payment now and email you once am done''
I'm yet to receive a response..

same as all the above, same number (0428465117) but diff name. the name i got was janet maxwell and email address was dvdscott9@gmail.com .

the same clown tried it with me the other week, only with a different name and e-mail address...but same number.

BE WARNED  

I had the same scammer email and SMS me following a Gumtree ad.

SMS from: 61428465117
email address: Janet Maxwell <jasonmaxwell2010@gmail.com>

"Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb acct name and number if you have no PayPal acct.I have also contacted my courier who will come for pick up and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your account.

Await your reply"

Smelt the scammer a mile away after that email

I totally got the same scam today. Beware of this person. I even received 2 photos.

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Many thanks for getting back to me again. Everything is fine with me. I am very social person that respect humanity and this make it so easy for me to get along with whoever that comes my way in life. I will be arriving on 10th of Feb. and i will be staying for more than a year in Australia working. I will be transferring the rent to you through paypal and if you do not have one, kindly set up an account with them in less than 5 minutes on www.paypal.com.au I will be so happy to secure the room as soon as you get back to me with the paypal money request or your paypal email address. Alternatively, i can transfer the funds from my paypal into your bank account as well. If that will be fine with you, Kindly get back to me with your Name on Account, Bsb and your account number and i can as well make the payment. I had attached pics of myself for you to know me. I will like to pay in advance through PayPal and my reason is that, i will be presenting the proof of my rent payment to my employer and also to the immigration at the port of entry to Australia. Regards.
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Just had a dodgy SMS from oz (+61 428 465117)responding to my UK Gumtree ad - message reads: "Sent from: Tracie Reynolds Afternoon, (shouldn't that be G'day) do you still have your Car for sale?Please reply only my email (ericfrank800@gmail.com) for more discussion, am at work now."
My bat senses were tingling so I just text back "call me later then as I don't use email."
No reply and no call - so I googles the number and found 6 pages of paypal forum chat horror stories and this site. I didn't post on the paypal forum as you have to log in to your paypal account to comment hmmm. Anyway, from what I have read so far, I think  the scam works like this: they get you to initiate the payment request via paypal, they pay but it is held in escrow, they send someone to collect the goods then initiate a chargeback. Because the goods were 'collected' you have NO comeback to paypal. You could report your goods as stolen but it may be considered a 'civil matter' and not criminal per se - however there does seem to be a pattern developing here and an 'intent' to defraud which would certainly make it a criminal offence in most common-law jurisdictions.  How am I doing so far?

Just had a dodgy SMS from oz (+61 428 465117)responding to my UK Gumtree ad - message reads: "Sent from: Tracie Reynolds Afternoon, (shouldn't that be G'day) do you still have your Car for sale?Please reply only my email (ericfrank800@gmail.com) for more discussion, am at work now."
My bat senses were tingling so I just text back "call me later then as I don't use email."
No reply and no call - so I googles the number and found 6 pages of paypal forum chat horror stories and this site. I didn't post on the paypal forum as you have to log in to your paypal account to comment hmmm. Anyway, from what I have read so far, I think  the scam works like this: they get you to initiate the payment request via paypal, they pay but it is held in escrow, they send someone to collect the goods then initiate a chargeback. Because the goods were 'collected' you have NO comeback to paypal. You could report your goods as stolen but it may be considered a 'civil matter' and not criminal per se - however there does seem to be a pattern developing here and an 'intent' to defraud which would certainly make it a criminal offence in most common-law jurisdictions.  How am I doing so far?
Reply !

Got almost identical messages following an initial SMS from this phone no, 2 hrs after placing an ad on Gumtree. Person now calling themselves Annie Snel, email address: annellison118@gmail.com

Selling a car on gumtree, same [***], sucked in by this [***]

Just got a msg from a Janet Maxwell for a car I have for sale on gumtree, as well, then it changed to

David Scott
9 Moil Crescent Moil NT 0810, Australia
license number - 100 213 304
DOB - 17th JULY 1980

Thanks for getting back,i'm cool with the price likewise the condition as described on the advert,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to phone at the moment and that's why I contacted you with internet messaging facility.Regarding the payment,i will be paying you through PayPal linked up with my westpac bank account,please get back to me with your paypal details so i can process the payment,you can alternatively send your bsb acct name and number if you have no PayPal acct.I have also contacted my courier who will come for pick up and deliver it to my place in Darwin after the whole fund has been cleared into your acct.
Await your reply

Ive been asked to reply to alamelialouise23@gmail.com in a text message from the same number you guys are mentioning..
I've an advert on Guntree asking if its still for sale!
I won't even respond thanks to this site and the contributions you people have made :)

This guy tried the same on us today........sounded dodgy to us when he first contacted us via SMS about our caravan, he asked what our very best price would be and offered payment via paypal or to out bank account!
His return email agreed to our original asking price and said he needed details for payment ASAP after which he would organise shipment of the van to Darwin!
He had the same speel, working out off NZ, couldnt be contacted by phone, would arrange a courier etc, etc
As a precaution we queried it with the Police who didnt seem to think it was a scam!
Next we called our bank for advice, they assured us that once funds were deposited into our account that it was safe.
I smelled a rat  from the beginning really but when you have something for sale you get your hopes up.......anyway .........just for intrest I googled james markane and ...WOW!....this bloke has been very busy.........thanks everyone for posting about this scam!
Its a sorry world but it does pay you to be suspicious of everyone these days!
His phone number    +61428465117
His email....... jmarkane60@gmail .com