Gumtree fake responses

Lidtop2013 · 12-10-2015, 20:49

Having had a couple of iPhones on gumtree over the last 2 weeks I've had several messages which I believed to be fake, just the way it sounded like my name is so and so can you please email me on this address with your final price, etc. I just knew it wasn't a real reply, and also the fact that it came up with the persons name at the top, rather than just a number as it would with a genuine response. How do they do that?

I bet a lot of people reply too!

EDIT. I put this here because it's to do with mobile phones, hope I made the right decision!

alan1302 · 12-10-2015, 21:25

They just sign up with Gumtree as a user - it's free and easy so gets done a lot. I've had all kinds of replies when selling anything on Gumtree.

Young Turks · 14-10-2015, 10:50

Read about paypal scam on Google. They send emails saying I am buying this for my friend and happy to pay you £50 on top for postage! If you post it to London / Birmingham which is usually miles away where you are advertising.

Never send anything to anyone if they insist on paying by paypal as they claim and get a refund from paypal after receiving your gadget then you end up losing your gadget.

Cash on collection only is the safest way of selling on gumtree. Avoid paypal on there.

LegendaryAced · 14-10-2015, 11:41

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Originally Posted by Young Turks

Read about paypal scam on Google. They send emails saying I am buying this for my friend and happy to pay you £50 on top for postage! If you post it to London / Birmingham which is usually miles away where you are advertising.

Never send anything to anyone if they insist on paying by paypal as they claim and get a refund from paypal after receiving your gadget then you end up losing your gadget.

Cash on collection only is the safest way of selling on gumtree. Avoid paypal on there.

On the other hand, Ebay advises for payments with registered Paypal accounts only and they are offering a protection scheme.
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/ebay-money-back-guarantee/
https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mp...y-and-security

But they also take their sales commission.

12-10-2015, 20:49	#1
Lidtop2013 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Midlands Posts: 2,450	Gumtree fake responses Having had a couple of iPhones on gumtree over the last 2 weeks I've had several messages which I believed to be fake, just the way it sounded like my name is so and so can you please email me on this address with your final price, etc. I just knew it wasn't a real reply, and also the fact that it came up with the persons name at the top, rather than just a number as it would with a genuine response. How do they do that? I bet a lot of people reply too! EDIT. I put this here because it's to do with mobile phones, hope I made the right decision!

12-10-2015, 21:25	#2
alan1302 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West Yorks Posts: 6,180	They just sign up with Gumtree as a user - it's free and easy so gets done a lot. I've had all kinds of replies when selling anything on Gumtree.

14-10-2015, 10:50	#3
Young Turks Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,513	Read about paypal scam on Google. They send emails saying I am buying this for my friend and happy to pay you £50 on top for postage! If you post it to London / Birmingham which is usually miles away where you are advertising. Never send anything to anyone if they insist on paying by paypal as they claim and get a refund from paypal after receiving your gadget then you end up losing your gadget. Cash on collection only is the safest way of selling on gumtree. Avoid paypal on there.

14-10-2015, 11:41	#4
LegendaryAced Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 125	Quote: Originally Posted by Young Turks Read about paypal scam on Google. They send emails saying I am buying this for my friend and happy to pay you £50 on top for postage! If you post it to London / Birmingham which is usually miles away where you are advertising. Never send anything to anyone if they insist on paying by paypal as they claim and get a refund from paypal after receiving your gadget then you end up losing your gadget. Cash on collection only is the safest way of selling on gumtree. Avoid paypal on there. On the other hand, Ebay advises for payments with registered Paypal accounts only and they are offering a protection scheme. http://pages.ebay.co.uk/ebay-money-back-guarantee/ https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mp...y-and-security But they also take their sales commission.

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