GUMTREE SCAM

Have been contacted about sale of Chevy van by a woman who posted her passport pic on line sending me official looking PayPal e-mail that money is held in account until I pay £270.00 for collection and transport!! She claimed to have send the additional money to cover this into my PayPal account but there is no activity there!! Claims to work on oil rig off shore New Zealand but wants to buy Chevy van in UK!! WHATEVER NEXT??

Its a scam.

The scammer sent you a spoofed email from a fake Paypal email address. You will not see any money in your account.

Paypal would not hold your money. The scammer wants you to believe his lies and for you to send him (shipper, agent, mover and etc) your money via Western Union or Moneygram. No one will ever come to pick up the vehicle. The scammer is playing all roles in this scam. He wants to steal your money.

Forward the fake Paypal email to [email protected] .

Also post his email addresses here and his emails. Remove your personal information from them. This will help others avoid the scammer.

Also fakemark and post the passport pic (see Bryon's sig for instructions). It is probably an obvious fake; it could also be one that a victim of another scam sent. One would not normally post one's passport when buying or selling a vehicle.