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Gumtree Scam
gmc_3
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Hi Guys,
If you have ever put an ad on gumtree for a laptop / mobile phone / ipod you will no doubt have had an e-mail from some Nigerian conman wanting to pay you with paypal.
Well yesterday I had a person from the UK try this scam on me, I went along with it and have just been sent a fake paypal receipt. The address is in the UK. How do I go about reporting this to the UK authorities as i'm sure some people will be duped (there always is as these guys send out 1000s of e-mails)
Thanks
G
If you have ever put an ad on gumtree for a laptop / mobile phone / ipod you will no doubt have had an e-mail from some Nigerian conman wanting to pay you with paypal.
Well yesterday I had a person from the UK try this scam on me, I went along with it and have just been sent a fake paypal receipt. The address is in the UK. How do I go about reporting this to the UK authorities as i'm sure some people will be duped (there always is as these guys send out 1000s of e-mails)
Thanks
G
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The police?
Also try the internet service provider from the email, they usually have departments dealing with fraudsters and spammers..0 -
Have you reported it on the Gumtree forums yet? They will probably give better help than we can...
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