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Natascha K
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2021
02 Jan 2021, 10:31
PayPal, gumtree, bitcoin, parcel2go ****
I have posted a stroller, car seat and carry cot for sale on Gumtree. A person claimed to be Britta Jakobsson contacted me via email to purchase the goods. They claim to use parcel2go, they want to make payment via PayPal. I told them I won't be doing through PayPal and will only accept direct transfer to my bank account. They agreed, told me the money was paid in account but I must first pay R3000 via bitcoin for surcharge for the transaction to be completed. We did report them to their country as a suspected **** as they want the money before paying us for the goods. The nr they used is +***23
Please do not do any business with them or fall for any similar ****
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Gumtree South Africa's replyOfficial
12 Jan 2021, 12:13Hi Natsha, sorry to hear this. We do in our pages on staying safe advise that users only engage in local, face to face transactions, where cash is exchanged, once both parties are satisfied: https://help.gumtree.co.za/articles/en_US/KB_Article/How-do-I-stay-safe-while-using-Gumtree/? Please do also be in touch with our helpdesk on help.gumtree.co.za so that we can get further information from you. We look forward to hearing from you.
Gumtree South Africa's reply12 Jan 2021, 12:13
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Hi Natsha, sorry to hear this. We do in our pages on staying safe advise that users only engage in local, face to face transactions, where cash is exchanged, once both parties are satisfied: https://help.gumtree.co.za/articles/en_US/KB_Article/How-do-I-stay-safe-while-using-Gumtree/? Please do also be in touch with our helpdesk on help.gumtree.co.za so that we can get further information from you. We look forward to hearing from you.