Thanks for your mail, am just asking about it to make sure its in good
condition,so can you assure me i will not be disappointed? i have a
mover that will come for it.I'm satisfied with your firm/advert price,
As am requesting this transaction shouald be done via PayPal so
the PayPal charges is on me. Presently am out of town,so am sorry i
will not be able to come look at it in person and that's the only
reason why PayPal is the only payment option. I hope we can make the
purchase as fast as possible? kindly get back to me so that we can
arrange for pick up as i will like the item to be picked at your
residence location. But i want you to please answer this question
about it.
Are you the first owner?
Why are you selling it?
Your PayPal Email Address?
Your Picked Up Location Address:
With this i want you to please be sincere about it and also get back
to me with the paypal address for me to make the payment asap. I look
forward doing business with you.
Also send me more pics.
Regards Ashley Robert <ptytty11@gmail.com>
thelazanis@gmail.com
29 comments:
Hi,
I got this email from the one who calls himself Bob Ashley which I guess is short for Robert Ashley :
"Hi,i am keen,how i wish i could come and view what am buying from you. but am currently out of town at the moment and i want it picked up and delivered before i get back, though i will be back in couple of weeks. Due to my inability to make a bank deposit, I would be paying via PayPal which is safer for me. Kindly send me a paypal payment invoice or create an account at www.paypal.no, if you don't have one. I will make a concrete pick up arrangement with my transport agent who will be coming over for pick up once you receive full payment into your PayPal account. Have a nice day. P.S Few photos will be appreciated as well."
His email address was bobashley09@gmail.com.
Thank you! Exactly like the one wanting to buy our drum-set haha! Ann, Norway
Hi
I got something similar, scottbill00@gmail.com wanted me to send some pics of my car and my email address and set up the payment via paypal. I was hesitant but I sent the pics and the email address... I did not set up the invoice in paypal, not sure how he can affect me now.... I went and cancelled my paypal account just in case.
Got the same mail. Unfortunately gave my mail address and sent an paypal invoice, but for me it stops there. Wanted me to transfer money via western union for the pick up transportation costs, after having received money via paypal. However to an address in Nigeria!!! Never believe it. No money has arrived at paypal.
I will report the matter.
Best G
This same email person wanted to buy my Lincoln on Craig's List. I believed it for a couple of days, but, no more.
The same person contacted me (finn.no) today through sms by the name lisasahyoun - no valid return sms - and asked me to send email to bobashley07@gmail.com. Thanks for your warning here!
Same type of message:
Hi, sorry for replying you in English am very keen How i wish i could come and view what am buying from you. but am currently out of town at the moment and i want it picked up before i get back, though i will be back in couple of weeks. Due to my inability to make a bank deposit, I would be paying via PayPal which is safer for me. Kindly send me a paypal payment invoice or create an account at www.paypal.no if you don't have one. I will make a concrete pick up arrangement with my transport agent who will be coming over for pick up once you receive full payment into your PayPal account. Have a nice day.
Thanks
I altso got the same type of message from Bob:
Hi, sorry for replying you in English am very keen How i wish i could come and view what am buying from you. but am currently out of town at the moment and i want it picked up before i get back, though i will be back in couple of weeks. Due to my inability to make a bank deposit, I would be paying via PayPal which is safer for me. Kindly send me a paypal payment invoice or createan account at www.paypal.no if you don't have one. I will make a concrete pick up arrangement with my transport agent who will be coming over for pick up once you receive full payment into your PayPal account. Have a nice day. P.S Few more photos will be appreciated as we
Bob
I told him that i will only sell to someone that can come and pay and collect at the same time. I then got this answer today:
Thanks for the mail, I will have love to come and see it, but as i said before am out of state at the moment and i want it pick up before i come back. as i just get married and am on my honey moon with my wife,so that is why i want it pick up before i got back as i surprise package for my wife,.so once i receive the paypal request from you i will make the payment right away and my transport agent do not do cash delivering theirs is just to pick up and they will come for the pick and the transport agent do not do cash delivering their is just to pick up, so I hope you wont mind to get an account with PayPal. Its reliable and easy to use PayPal,all you need to do is visit www.paypal.no and register with them. When you are done with the registration send me the email used for the registration with PayPal so i can pay in. Await your response..
Thanks !!
He really put som effort into this scams. But tanks god for google and pages like this! :))
Nina - Norway :)
I got a text message from this guy just a few minutes ago from bobashley07@gmail.com. I had just posted an item on finn.no, and thought it would be smart to google the email-address. The text was written in poor norwegian and I immediately got a bad feeling about it.
It seems my assumptions were correct :)
Thanks for the heads up!
I recieved the same response today... Glad I googled his email address! Thank you to this web site! I posted an add for a piano on Finn.no
From BOB Ashley (bobashley07@gmail.com):
"Hi, sorry for replying you in English am very keen How i wish i could come and view what am buying from you. but am currently out of town at the moment and i want it picked up before i get back, though i will be back in couple of weeks. Due to my inability to make a bank deposit, I would be paying via PayPal which is safer for me. Kindly send me a paypal payment invoice or create an account at www.paypal.no if you don't have one. I will make a concrete pick up arrangement with my transport agent who will be coming over for pick up once you receive full payment into your PayPal account. Have a nice day. P.S Few more photos will be appreciated as well."
I posted the last post.
I also recieved a sms from annveilars1990@hotmail.com. I tryed to "google" the email address, but did not get one singel hit. The SMS was very simular to the one I got from "Bob Ashley":
Bob:
Hei, er interessert i piano, har du for salg på Finn, la meg vite sin nåværende tilstand og årsaken til salg, send meg på bobashley07@gmail.com
annveilars1990@hotmail.com:
Hei, jeg er interessert i din musikalske instrument på finn.no. Svar på e-posten min med tilstanden og årsaken til salgs: annveilars1990@hotmail.com
The same bobashley contacted me as well, sending the exact same messages above.
What can he achieve by this? Paypal would not give away any information that will let him into my bank account?
i got the same message from annveilars@hotmail.com regarding an ad at finn.no
annveilars1990@hotmail.com:
Hei, jeg er interessert i din musikalske instrument på finn.no. Svar på e-posten min med tilstanden og årsaken til salgs: annveilars1990@hotmail.com
I got an sms from "smithannve" today.
"Hei, jeg er interessert i deres musikartikkel lagt ut på finn.no. Svar på e-posten min med tilstanden og årsaken til salgs:annveilars1990@hotmail.com mvh."
sms from "larsann"
"Hei, jeg er interessert i deres musikartikkel lagt ut på finn.no. Svar på e-posten min med tilstanden og årsaken til salgs:annveilars1990@hotmail.com mvh."
I got a sms from "larsann" today;
"Hei, jeg er interessert i deres moblerartikkel lagt ut på finn.no. Svar på e-posten min med tilstanden og årsaken til salgs: annveilars1990@hotmail.com mvh."
Got an sms from larsann today..
"Hei, jeg er interresert i deres apparaterartikkel lagt ut på finn.no. Svar på e-posten min med tilstanden og årsakentilsalgs: annveilars1990@hotmail.com mvh"
My ad was for å robot vacuum cleaner...
Hey all in there, i get the allmost tha same letter from annveilars1990@hotmail.com. but it was susspiseous, so i checked lit. hands of from such fuckers
Hi,
Same here: Sender is ahmed2002xp, asking for email to bobashley07@gmail.com. Thanks for this great site!
Hei, dette person BOB Ashley ( bobashley07@gmail.com) skriv :
Hi, sorry for replying you in English am very keen How i wish i could
come and view what am buying from you. but am currently out of town at
the moment and i want it picked up before i get back, though i will be
back in couple of weeks. Due to my inability to make a bank deposit, I
would be paying via PayPal which is safer for me. Kindly send me a
paypal payment invoice or create an account at www.paypal.no if you
don't have one. I will make a concrete pick up arrangement with my
transport agent who will be coming over for pick up once you receive
full payment into your PayPal account. Have a nice day. P.S Few more
photos will be appreciated as well
Vær forsiktig med navnet Tony Robinson i Tyrkia. Dette navnet er knyttet til avhenting av penger gjennom Western Union, til transport og forsikring på større ting som skal hentes. Alt dette er Spam og svindel.
I am currently experiencing a similar situation. The individual has said that they are at see and unable to view my T.V. I had posted for sale on eMoo. They indicated they would have their picker agent collect the item and want me to complete a Western Union money transfer. They indicated they made a payment for T.V. and their agent fees and sent a total of $650.00 via PayPal. However, how would I be able to complete the money transfer if no money has been sent. They sent an address for the agent which is located in the USA. I was instructed to send the money and send the money transfer code to an email address which was a yahoo account and not PayPal. That's when I thought something was fishy. Further, the email that was supposedly from PayPal informed me not to contact customer service as they would have no record of the transaction. This made my alarms go off even more. Ultimately I will not be sending any money and will prefer for someone to purchase the item that can actually view and pay in person.
I am currently experiencing a similar situation. The individual has said that they are at sea and unable to view my T.V. I had posted for sale on eMoo. They indicated they would have their picker agent collect the item and want me to complete a Western Union money transfer. They indicated they made a payment for T.V. and their agent fees and sent a total of $650.00 via PayPal. However, how would I be able to complete the money transfer if no money has been sent. They sent an address for the agent which is located in the USA. I was instructed to send the money and send the money transfer code to an email address which was a yahoo account and not PayPal. That's when I thought something was fishy. Further, the email that was supposedly from PayPal informed me not to contact customer service as they would have no record of the transaction. This made my alarms go off even more. Ultimately I will not be sending any money and will prefer for someone to purchase the item that can actually view and pay in person.
I were selling a bike on gumtree for £275 and received a Skype SMS asking me to e-mail bobashley07@gmail.com with sale details the following was in reply to my e-mail:
Thanks for your response, I need you to know I'm buying it for my cousin as a surprise and doesn't know about it, so can you assure me i will not be disappointed? also, no shipment involved as i'm currently offshore and i have a mover that will come for it. I am okay with the price and condition ,I can only pay you via two of the fastest and secure way to pay online (PayPal)..or Bank transfer> Do you have a paypal account? if not,you can create an account on www.paypal.co.uk. Let me know asap so i can arrange the payment through PayPal. my shipper will be coming to pick it up as soon as the payment clears into your account. P.S Few photos will be appreciated as well..
Yep same email here too. Although I opted for the bank transfer method and he was very up for it. I gave him the transfer details and received an email (Clearly Fake) saying money has gone into my account when it hadn't. Does he not realize people have mobile banking these days?? Stay away from "bobashley07@gmail.com"
Yeah and same again here, I was selling a laptop on Gumtree for £250. He said he was hearing impaired that's why he sent me the text. Later tonight he send the money from his account to 'Netbank' and when I had posted the laptop if I could response to the email from 'Netbank' with the postage reference code and then the money would be put into my account. He said it was his son's birthday and that was why he was buying the laptop, this is the postage address I was given
Matt Hemings
1 Britten court
Longwell green
Bristol, Bs30 7de
UK
Same email - bobashley07@gmail.com
I've just had exactly the same thing as above. The frustrating thing is I actually, stupidly, fell for it and have sent a PS4 to bobashley07@gmail.com. Here's where it gets absurd. I've spent a lot of today on the phone to the police and the royal mail. The parcel is still at the depot in Accrington but they won't give it to the police and the police do not have the power to take it. So my PS4 will be delivered to this [***] on Saturday and there's nothing I can do to stop it! Can't believe it.
Hi got and text from "gumtree asking me to email bobashley07@gmail.com"
this is the email i received from him.
Sorry i had to text you as am hearing impaired, I am very keen. How I wish i could come and have a look as am currently away with work at the moment and i will like you to help me post it to my son in Nottingham here in UK. His birthday is around the corner.
I would like it posted via Royal mail next day delivery. I will cover postage cost. I will paying via PayPal/Bank transfer as advised by Gumtree. but if you can let me know your asking price, I am more than happy to make a sensible and non-refusable offer.
Replied back to him a few times but it didnt make sense. I am selling a ps4 pro for 315. he wants me to send it via royal mail next day delivery which costs £30. so in total 345. for that price he can get one directly from a store.
Good thing i google searched his email address. most definitely a scam.
My son who is disabled had a text message from this scum Bob Ashley due to my son selling his Xbox one. My son then had an email from bobashley07@gmail.com sadly as my son us disabled he fell for it as bob Ashley said he was deaf but wanted to buy the Xbox for his sons birthday. The Xbox had to be sent to an address on next day delivery and payment had been made through Netbank. But it was all a scam so sadly my son lost his Xbox and received no money.
Someone needs to stop this from happening to more people.
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