fraud

solsroon · Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

there have been lots of fraud on gumtree and i have been a victim of the fraud, i reported to the police about this but i was told they can't do anything about this. i was also told to contact gumtree on this and i'm thinking on suing gumtree for allowing fraud and scams without doing anything to stop this. anybody knows any way i can collect my money from this guy. Also gumtree should change their system on stuff for sale. anybody advertising to sell on gumtree must provide their postal address and make it available to buyers. the seller's name that scammed me is james townsend, and he advertised the ps3 with the desribtion as 'collection or delivery' and the location is chelt, so beware of this guy. another seller who recently advertised on gumtree is Liam buckley, he is also a theif who have scammed so many people.

GUMTREE MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS FRAUD TO PROTECT THE BUYERS. ANYBODY AGREE

montyzuma · Community Moderator Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 2237

How did the fraud work? How did you pay?

CEEJAYO. · Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 292 Location: Manchester

how did u pay? if you paid by paypal then you can start a dispute and get your money back...

solsroon · Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

montyzuma · Community Moderator Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 2237

i cant see you getting any joy thorugh gumtree cos they advocate face to face trading police should be able to do something if you have a bank account youve paid to. contact the bank as well

Realist · Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 523 Location: London

In the far past I have had a similar "can't help mate" response from the Police on a road traffic matter. The solution I found was to write them a formal letter, preferably quoting the law/act which has been broken. That seemed to prompt them into making investigations, although ultimately it did not help me much.

Good luck

FunkyT · Gumtree Moderator Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 124

reculver · Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 53

solsroon would you have thanked gumtree financially if your purchase of a very cheap PS3 would have sucessful.you gotta feel soory for these scammed MUGS but you gotta LAUGH at them as well .FACE TO FACE TRADING and IF ITS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT IS

FOR SALE ONE VERY LIGHT WALLET PRICE IS A GENUINE SCAMISTAN GOLD BAR

katiegreen6800 · Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

Hi yes i have fallen into his trap!! i paid him £95 by postal order and have not heard anything back!

i am not well and havnt been for a while i have 2 young daughters and my partner works damn hard to support us, and all i wanted was to give him a wii for his birthday.

mr buckley said he could help me and would accept £130, i told him i couldnt afford it so he said he buys them for £85 and will accept £95 so i stupidly paid him.

i am in touch with the police they dont seem too bothered at the moment.... they will be tho! im going to chase this tosser down until my last breath even if it means me knocking on his door!

people shouldnt be aloud to mug people off..... yes its my fault for paying out of stupidity and being too trusting but i should be able to trust people. and hes just f***ed me off to the brim now.......so look out liam you've met your match!!!!

montyzuma · Community Moderator Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 2237

i would have thought if you'd paid by postal order and you have an address you would be ok, theres no reason for the police not to take it up????????

pomtufts85 · Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

Im sorry you have had a run in with buckley... back in jan feb he conned me out of £900 with a 5x ps3 scam..I have been going through bedworth police and things are starting to look up..You will not get hold of buckley and you will recieve excuse after excuse if you do..

If you have been caught out by him then contact PC Roy Hampton at bedworth (warwickshire) police, as he is going through the courts and sentencing at the moment..

Please contact them cos you may hjave a chance of getting your money back..Just provide them with all emails and write down and keep all text messages..

Hope this helps people..Its helping me anyways

kays

gums · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 290

lets not let scammers win lets stand up to them and defeat them

Andrew Waring · Joined: 02 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

montyzuma · Community Moderator Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 2237

hi gums,
Do you have any proposals for standing up to them and defeating them?

The only thing i can think of is to raise peoples awareness that there are scammers out there and that everyone is not as nice as you and me.

I do feel there could be some higher profile warnings on the advertising boards.

what are your thoughts?

gums · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 290

yes feel there should be more higher awareness methods etc somethings needs to be done on a stronger level

montyzuma · Community Moderator Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 2237

BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO AGAINST PEOPLE who can take out an anonymous email address and ask to be paid by an untraceable method?

one thought has been for gumtree to charge a nominal sum for ads to deter scammers but that goes against the whole gumtree concept

miss.lady.k · Joined: 19 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

i have just joined this web site and found that i know this name. he is a m8 of a m8 who apparently has been sent down to prison for fraud so at least he got done for all the shit hes caused.