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[Closed] Gumtree selling question...scam or not?

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I am selling a scooter on Gumtree and have recvieved several emails titled "someone's made you an offer" the email just states the offer and says to reply if I accept it.

Is this a scam? Never seen it before and can't work out how they have made an offer from the ad. Like I say, I have recvoeved a few of them all looking the same.

Google doesn't throw up anything, neither does Gumtree website.


 
Posted : 31/05/2015 5:44 pm
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Anyone?


 
Posted : 31/05/2015 7:42 pm
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Sold a bit on gumtree - never seen it before.

I suppose cash on collection will be safe enough, unless your scooter is just parked up unsecured on the drivewSy?


 
Posted : 31/05/2015 7:45 pm
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don't worry about it, just sounds like spam


 
Posted : 31/05/2015 7:51 pm
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I had this when selling several cans of luncheon meat...

It was definitely spam.


 
Posted : 31/05/2015 7:54 pm
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I've had a couple of emails from a "message centre". Spam I say.


 
Posted : 31/05/2015 8:29 pm
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Well, it appears it wasn't spam. The Gumtree website allows people to make offers, whereas the Gumtree ap doesn't as far as I can tell. Lucky I noticed otherwise I'd have missed out on some reasonable offers (and some, frankly rediculous ones)!


 
Posted : 01/06/2015 3:39 pm
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I once had spam via gumtree that turned out to be phishing, when I opened the email it took me to a fake gumtree log in page that looked legit but was hosted on a dodgy URL.


 
Posted : 01/06/2015 3:49 pm
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Think it depends on how the ad is setup whether "make an offer" is available. I'm sure Ive seen a button labelled as such.


 
Posted : 01/06/2015 8:36 pm

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