[Salthustle]

Hi

New to gumtree , but have traded and sold on ebay for a long time.

So have had all of the scams tried on me before.

I'm looking to buy a Sony HDV camera, an HVR A1e or Z1e

Saw an advert for one today, enquired and then the guys reply flagged up all the old signs of a scam. ( Int his case, the simple fact eBay does not operate at all like this, sounded all the alarms)

Avoid this listing : [url]http://www.gumtree.com/london/49/26449749.html

For future reference , i recommend avoiding any emails like the one below i received in reply, the whole scam is designed to trick the buyer into feeling safe with the transaction being done in a reputable company( ebay) and thus not feeling the need to actually view the item in person before paying as Gumtree strongly recommend , i will obviously not be chasing this Ad, but i have no doubt if i had agreed to this guys terms, he would of sent me fake Paypal and eBay emails, once i had paid him with a western union untraceable and unrecoverable form of payment of course.

Hope it saves someone a costly mistake



Got the email reply from this email addy :

Mathew Dorf (mathewdorf2s@gmail.com)

Can gumtree block tthis email from posting ???

(scam email reply below )
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Hello,

I am selling it for £800.The price including shipping.

If you are interested to buy it now i will do this transaction only trough eBay in order to have a safe transaction for both of us. In order to start the transaction please reply me with your full name, address and your eBay ID.

As soon as I have them I will start the official procedure and eBay will notify you about this. eBay will send you an Invoice with all the info you will need to complete the transaction. I will handle the shipping to your location, so this will be free of charge for you.

Thanks

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[montyzuma]

ta, theres also a button on the top right you can use to report dodgy ads

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