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Download Festival Fraud—be careful!
Written on Thu 24 May 2012
We saw this posting on Gumtree. Unfortunately the scammers have been using Scarlet Mist too.
Please be warned.
This is my 3rd post and I’ve got more information from you lovely Honest Gumtree users.
What annoys me is Gumtree were quick to remove my ad warning people of this scam, yet left thescammers ads live for 5 days!! In that time they’ve used these accounts to fraudulently scam us out of thousands.
I feel we should place a civil action against Gumtree for poor management.
Please be warned:John May, Darren ‘PJ’ Lowdon and a Laura from Liverpool are all using these details to sell download tickets.
Mike Quest who is actually Mike Sneldon Cornwall is a new addition to the scam-clan. One gumtree user has told Lloyd TSB
A Liam from Hampshire is also reported as scamming with one of the mobile numbers
Gumtree need to contact the banks and the police and stop the accounts as this is the process, as I learnt via the police.
Halifax Bank
sort code: 11 04 66 A/C: 10263960Barclays Bank
sort code: 20-68-72 A/C: 40551481Lloyd TSB
sort code: 876885 A/C: 80720668Mobile Numbers:
07979272212
07552321210
07429227077
07586652542
07864203199
07970154469 - Mike Quest/SneldonPLEASE REPORT TO POLICE and cc in lawenforcement[at]gumtree.com
My crime ref number is: 6011291-12
Live scams now (see link below) so thank you Gumtree reporters! You’ve helped remove the scam Only took 5 days, but we’ve done it!.
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/download-2012-ticket-for-sale/103051982
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/download-2012-ticket-for-sale/103051982
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/5-nights-camping-download-festival-tickets/103033887
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/1-x-adult-ticket-for-download-weekend-arena-3-nights-camping/102924855 - Mike Sneldon - CornwallScarletlist and Craiglist immediately removed the posts - Gumtree are poor.
But keep reporting to me and I’ll do my best to protect the innocent buyers!!
WE WILL ROCK DOWNLOAD AND MAY WE SHOVE THESE FRAUDSTERS TO THE JAILHOUSE ROCK!
Please remember that Scarlet Mist tries to protect you against fraud by witholding the name/number of the seller until you agree to buy from them. And please read our advice at http://www.scarletmist.com/index.php/info/#FAQ26
We do not recommend that you send money by bank transfer to a stranger.
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We have received another email about this person who was scammed on Gumtree.
Hi, just read your post about Download scam a little to late im afarid! Sent £1000 4 days ago and just realised its a scam!
They even asked me to send another £500 via Western Union on a Saturday evening as they claimed it hadnt arrived in the bank to secure the tickets and they would refund the Western Union payment when it does! Thats when alarm bells rung but it was to late by then!
Thanks
We have received another report about this scammer which came through Gumtree.
I have just been a victim of a scam for lady gaga tickets being sold through Gum tree. The account details are the same as those shown for the Download festival scam (TSB Account).
The seller is now using the name Jodie Carrington.
My son is gutted, all his pocket money has been lost.
I was scammed last week for 2 Leeds Festival tickets on gumtree.
Person called themselves ‘John Williamson’ and see it’s the Lloyds TSB account listed above.
Mobile number was 07833341527
Nasty person! Frustratingly, I contacted Gumtree the day after I sent the money, after becoming suspicious that it was a scam… and the ad is still live 8 DAYS LATER!!! Very poor response indeed from Gumtree.
Seems these lot are at it again, trying to sell tickets for Michael Buble on the mist, in the last week 4 tickets have gone on sale by an Alex Matthews who then passes you to Liam for payment. (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)), then Laura puts 4 tickets on to sell, then off course we have Hannah May trying to sell 4 tickets but make contact with her friend .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) who takes payment.
Am I jumping to conclusions? No way too much of a coincidence I think
Ive also been the victim of a scam for download tickets on Gumtree, I did a money transfer as he even sent me a link to prove the tickets were real yet no tickets ever arrived-it took me months to save and was an 18th present for my son, am so upset Ive been scammed.