[LondonChap]

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shu-shz pups
london
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£150
Kc registered 12 weeks old Jack Russell Terrier puppies for sale
london
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Female French Bulldog Puppy
London
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£150
Feamlle pitt available Asap
London
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£150
12 weeks old Rottweiler puppies for sale
london
£150
12 weeks old Labrador Retriever puppies for sale
london
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£150
12 weeks old Jack Russell Terrier puppies for sale
london
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£100
White with Fawn Spots Boxer puppies
London
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£150
12 weeks old German Shepherd puppies for sale
london
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£100
Fawn White English Bulldog puppies
London
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£150
12 weeks oldPoodle Toy puppies for sale
london
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£140
kc registered boston terrier puppy ready to go now
London
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£150
Kc registered 12 weeks oldPoodle Toy puppies for sale
london
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Kc registered 12 weeks old pug puppies for sale
london
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£80
lovely chichuahua puppy for free rehoming.
London
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£150
Kc registered 12 weeks old Yorkshire Terrier (teacup) puppies for sale
london
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£150
Kc registered 12 weeks old cream in color Pomeranian puppies for sale
london
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£150
Kc registered 12 weeks old Golden Retriever puppies for sale
london
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£150
Kc registered 12 weeks old Cocker Spaniel puppies for sale
london
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£150
12 weeks old Cockapoo puppies for sale
london
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£200
White Lab Puppies Available Now
London
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£150
Playful Shih Tzu Puppies For Sale
London
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£150
12 weeks old Pomeranian (teacup)puppies for sale
london
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£200
Dogue de Bordeaux Puppy
London
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£150
Home Raised Chi.wa.wa Puppies For Sale
London
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12 weeks old boxer puppies for sale
london
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£150
12 weeks old puggle puppies for sale
london

all scams fro the london pets section this morning
I report the ads nearly every day , atkes me over half an hour
When are you going to sort the scammers out

[montyzuma]

i know , you are talking to the converted

they say they are getting rid of them but theres little evidence from this end

all cameroonians for some reason
they seem to have cornered the market

[LondonChap]

[montyzuma]

they are all from.................

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Gumtree have staff???????

i wonder how much these scammers actually make
ive asked but they arent for telling you

[bobby-b]

surely londons a small part of the huge gumtree empire??

[montyzuma]

Yes it is,
but the scammers seem to target it constantly
cos its somewhere theyve heard of probably
big catchment area too

last time i looked they did other sections too

even aberdeen

[bobby-b]

i know...was pulling your leg monty after the edinburgh comment....i know they are all over the place...deleted an reported lots...even seen one of them advertise a parrot....the picture he used was a parrot in flight in the sky....nearly pee'd myself laughing...lol...unless it was one of them homing parrots.

[bobby-b]

ohhhh..an one advertising a monkey.....the picture he had up was a gorilla.

[montyzuma]

yes i twigged, hence the smiley face

im mabee slow but im thick as well

hopefully the new measures goign into place will sort all these rat bags out

the guy with the hookey sat boxes doesnt bother me as he isnt hiding anything, people know they are dodgy and they are getting what they pay for, although you are correct in what you say he shouldnt be allowed to advertise

pet, phone or accomodation scammers however are just out and out crooks

[bobby-b]

yeah....your right...what happened to honesty...everyones out to con everyone else.....this is a great site if you wanna sell something...or buy something...provinding its face to face...its a shame there's so many scumbags spoiling it

[montyzuma]

"its a shame there's so many scumbags spoiling it"

its the same the whole world over

[SChenery7]

3 1/2 pages before you see a genuine ad this evening. Come on Gumtree vet these ads before they go live

[LondonChap]

Its about time we started charging for the pets ads
especially coming up to christmas , get rid of many of the scammers as well

[SChenery7]

You are right may be they should charge

[montyzuma]

I mentioned that a while ago
even a 50p charge would get rid of the cameroon scammers

problem is
1/ it goes against the gumtree free ads policy
2/ it would probably cost more to collect

[runestave]

well it would help if there was someone from gumtree actually working at the weekend to delete reported ads !!! seems like that is not the case.
Gets worse instead of better.
All very amateurish

[LondonChap]

I would do it for free if i got a delete button , it really pee's me off thinking of all the scams going on on pets . They are so easy to spot as well
Just think I got my dog of the tree and I was just lucky that I am realistic with prices and look local

[montyzuma]

hey welcome back rune

hows our fav guy

[jonin60seconds]

[jonin60seconds]

Hey, I feel the frustrations of these damn pet scams. I've started looking for a Labrador and you have to be quite sharp to avoid the scammers!

[Gum Gooner]

Making categories paid categories does not deter scammers.

If anything, this just creates extra work for the moderators who have to refund the payments the obvious scammers make for the ads when they're removed.....believe me, they do pay to put dodgy ads up....especially for things like pet scams and housing scams, which conning one user can net them hundreds of pounds.....and it'd be worth their while doing it for such a low investment!

[bobby-b]

jon....you tried the guide dogs for the blind / returns department....you just need to be careful crossing the road if you get one .....lol

[jonin60seconds]

Harsh!

[theredaussie]

If every ad had to include a map, all the foreign ones would be severely disadvantaged, and scams very obvious.
I have been in correspondence (for fun on my part) with a [gentle]man from London insisting I will be able to love his 2 huskies, originally advertised on the Aberdeen pages, and only wanting £160 from me for freight charges.

[montyzuma]

whats to stop them lying?