another scam beware

[haza]

another scam doing the rounds goes by the name joseph buyer -via gumtree/ mnwnh @reply  gumtree.says he says the payment will do though gumtree as he as disability and can not come in person ,,regards

[rusty69]

Is gumtree the advert based thing owned by ebay that you go and collect the item in person, usually as it is local?

[mrsmelly]

3 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Is gumtree the advert based thing owned by ebay that you go and collect the item in person, usually as it is local?

Shpock

Edited January 30, 2019 by mrsmelly
numpty

[Tumshie]

3 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Is gumtree the advert based thing owned by ebay that you go and collect the item in person, usually as it is local?

I don't know if it's owned by eBay 

 

https://www.gumtree.com

[rusty69]

Just now, mrsmelly said:

Schpock

I preferred Cpt Kirk

[Tim Lewis]

31 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

I don't know if it's owned by eBay 

 

https://www.gumtree.com

It is:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumtree

Edited January 30, 2019 by Tim Lewis

[Tumshie]

3 minutes ago, Tim Lewis said:

It is:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumtree

Well found 

[rusty69]

18 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

Well found 

Hey, I found this one for ebay. Can I have a greenie too?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay

 

ETA Thanks.

Edited January 30, 2019 by rusty69

[Tumshie]

3 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Hey, I found this one for ebay. Can I have a greenie too?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay

Sure 

[dor]

55 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

I don't know if it's owned by eBay 

 

https://www.gumtree.com

It was mentioned in this article recently, which is another ebay scam to watch out for.  As always, the comments are more revealing than the article.

[rusty69]

3 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

Sure 

Thanks

[rusty69]

I'm still none the wiser. What is the scam? Call me Mr Thicky Mc thicko if you will!

[Alan de Enfield]

23 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

 Call me Mr Thicky Mc thicko if you will!

OK, I will.

[rusty69]

1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said:

OK, I will.

Well, go on then.........

[Alan de Enfield]

1 minute ago, rusty69 said:

Well, go on then.........

I have done several times - did you not hear me ?

[WotEver]

I tried selling a caravan on Gumtree once. I received three replies on the same day and all three were scammers. I’ve never gone anywhere near it since. 

[rusty69]

Just now, Alan de Enfield said:

I have done several times - did you not hear me ?

No. The water pump must have been running at the time.

 

So, come on then , what is the scam? Stranger on the internet says I will sell you this fantastic rolex watch, please send £290 quid to my account.......then it doesn't show up?

3 minutes ago, WotEver said:

I tried selling a caravan on Gumtree once. I received three replies on the same day and all three were scammers. I’ve never gone anywhere near it since. 

Were any of them MJG?

 

Where has he gone BTW?

[WotEver]

2 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Were any of them MJG?

 

Where has he gone BTW?

No, he’d have really wanted it. 

 

Spain, I think. 

[Alan de Enfield]

3 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Were any of them MJG?

 

Where has he gone BTW?

Him and The Boilerman have eloped and living in a caravan in Epping Forest.

[zenataomm]

1 hour ago, haza said:

another scam doing the rounds goes by the name joseph buyer -via gumtree/ mnwnh @reply  gumtree.says he says the payment will do though gumtree as he as disability and can not come in person ,,regards

Sorry Haza, I don't follow what you're saying.

[matty40s]

7 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Him and The Boilerman have eloped and living in a caravan in Epping Forest.

Scuse me, I was just about to dine......

put me off right good and proper that has..

[cuthound]

14 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Him and The Boilerman have eloped and living in a caravan in Epping Forest.

 

Mike the Bunnyboiler Man? ?

[rusty69]

17 minutes ago, cuthound said:

 

Mike the Bunnyboiler Man? ?

Oi, I must object. Mike is a great loss to this forum imo. and he doesn't boil bunnies.

 

Also where is System 4-50, that fantastic rusty69, Cereal Tiller, Robbo, MrOss, stratocoaster, Dr Bob etc, etc (apologies to those I have forgotten)

Edited January 30, 2019 by rusty69

[Flyboy]

2 hours ago, rusty69 said:

Is gumtree the advert based thing owned by ebay that you go and collect the item in person, usually as it is local?

Yes.

[ditchcrawler]

Now FaceBook has what looks like a scam on it, buy a Narrowboat for £100 IF its true of course