Gumtree/Ukash Scam or not?

Anita Leonard

tries to sell a road bike (half a year old) for a third of the price through gumtree. Similar Ukash payment request and being busy.

Gumtree makes it really easy for scammers. If you want to report them on their website you have entered all the information, press submit and get 'Action not allowed. You need to be logged in.' Of course all what you just typed in their form is reset. Sure, I am not going to register and do all my typing again.

If I wanted to scam people, I think I would use gumtree, looks like the ideal place for it.

Some very interesting posts here. We saw an advert on Gumtree for a Canon 5D camera in Swindon. When we contacted the "seller", Andrea Pfeiffer, we were given the line about opening a travel agents (in Durham this time - she really does get around!) & having the camera with her. She wanted to use UKash. The phraseology in the emails was very odd. We agreed not to touch it with a bargepole. On scanning our PC after reading this thread a nasty virus was detected. So BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!!!

I was sat here trying to figure out how I could be scammed from this... Paying cash on delivery and being able to inspect the goods. I was thinking good luck scamming me, the only way in which you will be able to is to get the money from my lifeless hands as they drive away. Then I read this forum to double check. I haven't got very far into the scam and we've just confirmed a delivery day. I just emailed back after reading this saying ''thanks again, I look forward to wasting more of your time.


She's called tiffany nowadays... still a clothes designer bless her and very busy at work. Poor girl. Bet she gets !!!!ed off living in Nigeria trying to scam people all day. GL chaps! Please people stop sending your money to these people!

Like many of you i wish i did a search for this before yesterday,the same situation as whats been said before,tiff a clothes designer,any way another gumtree tree advert for a Yamaha rd125 in Birmingham,nice picture of it in a garage all looks OK,then the same thing that's has been said before,can i send it to you at my expense as I'm out of town atm,so deal done she/he says its left at courier FEDEX and i cant pay by cash anymore and have to pay FedEx by ukash,i never used it before but all seems OK,i get emails from FedEx saying they have got package and need the 19 numbers on voucher to proceed,email number then get told its with the dispatch team and will receive it on Tuesday morning,then today i decided to do a search on gumtree and scams and i find this,it makes you feel like a utter prat, the reason that i thought the deal would be OK is that it said i can examine it first!!!,oh well we live and learn,so the ads still on gumtree and ive reported it to them.BTW tiffany's email is [EMAIL="tify.design@gmail.com"]tify.design@gmail.com[/EMAIL] so you have been warned. :mad::mad::mad::eek: