Caller: James Pepper

Scammer wanted to buy my £125000 car and said he will pay via PayPal lol
These are just thieves who don’t want to work but steal others money.
Scammer written all over it lol
I replied to his sms and gave him my unused email address and will let him think he’s duped me lol

This is his email message

Thanks for the feedback, I'm really keen to buy it off you. please, give me a first buying priority and I will be paying you the asking price so consider it sold, I will like you to be honest with me because I will not be available to come for inspects due to nature of my work, Honestly, I am purchasing it for my first son who just graduated on top of his class in University of Nottingham, he studied Science and Engineering, "I am so proud of him . I want it as a surprise package to appreciate him towards his achievement and to be delivered it to my family before my arrival ..

I am working with Cygnus Gas Field and we are presently offshore at North Sea, United Kingdom in the Cygnus project,. We do not have access to phone at the moment, its 30days off and 30days on, which is why I contacted you with internet messaging facility. Where is it located at the moment? Does it have any history I should be aware of? and MOT/TAX if you don't mind my asking... I don't mind adding an extra £200.00 for you just to take down the posting, I am already in talks with the courier that will handle the pick-up and delivery after payment. As regards of the payment, I will be paying through PayPal account, using PPal instant wire transfer service, I will need your PayPal email account details. If you do not have, you can set up a PayPal account proper at www.paypal.co.uk and I will make the payment through PayPal, this way, all I will need is your PayPal email address.. I will be needing the details below..

1) Your PayPal Email Address
2) Your Picked Up Location Address


Hope to hear from you soon.

Many thanks

Caller: +1 510-319-1015

Received Text Message, After Listing something on Gumtree Australia,

Asking to email reply,
susanmbenko @ gmail.com

""WARNING"" Scammer

Had a similar email from him yesterday

Just had exactly the same word for word email, played along with it for a few days and asked what was there title and section at Cygnus as my brother couldn't find them on the employee list......no reply.
Do not get involved.

Caller: SMS

scammer using Car and Classic in UK to buy a car via Pay Pal...standard text under different aliases...this one from lorainehharry @ gmail.com.

If it's too good to be true.........IT IS !!!!

Scammer trying his/her luck in the UK too

I got a badly written SMS regarding an inquiry about a car ad on drive.com.au. The bad wording, request for "email only" and country code (Chad) all point to this being a scam.

** scammer **
Contact me via drive.com

Recieved Text Message, After Listing something on Gumtree Australia,

Asking to email reply,
frankgicuel @ gmail.com

""WARNING"" Scammer

Had a text re an add on Gumtree, Wanted me to reply only via email at frankgicuel @ gmail.com...SCAM

Scammer texted about gumtree add, asking for email reply only to daveranson51 @ gmail.com

SD\cam number beware dont deal with them

Scammer, text me about a gumtree ad

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