I've been scammed...

Bank Xfer on Gumtree... what were you thinking?
2 days before screaming about police... what were you thinking?
£390 on gumtree... What were you thinking?

iPhone 5 ?

Probably not even worth contacting the bank mate, you tell them you've waited 2 days even if it was with a CC chargeback in which case you may be covered they'd just tell you to wait

So far...

He wasn't able to post on 20th due to being held back at an appointment, if this was a dr's, haev you ever been to one recently? Queues are horrendous.

Then he didn't manage to drop it at PO before work? not really a huge problem tbh mate, you haven't heard back yet, he may have sent it already.

Not everyone is a scammer HOWEVER high possibility to be scammed now due to how you've done the transaction.
 
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So you bought it THREE DAYS AGO and are already screaming about the police?

Crikey.

I sold something on Ebay a few days ago, got the money, its probably not been delivered yet either! Standard thing when buying and selling used really?
 
As mentioned above, I've sold a few things on Gumtree and had a fair few timewasters/scammers trying to catch me out. ALWAYS insist on cash on collection. Never had a problem this way.
 
Police up here have just issued a warning over Gumtree after a spate of sellers being held-up and mugged when they go to meet the supposed buyer. This is despite it being done in a McDonalds car park during the day. So even cash on Gumtree isn't necessarily safe.
 
OP, my father, a high ranking official in the Nigerian government, has just died and left $4 million in a Bank of Nigeria account. The problem is the Nigerian government will confiscate the lot when they find out about it.

I need your help to get the $4 million out of Nigeria. The plan is I transfer the money to your UK bank account and then you transfer it to an account I have access to in Jersey. The problem is I cannot transfer money from a Nigerian account to a Jersey account.

There is another slight snag in this. I need £10,000 to pay off some bank officials to transfer the money to your account. If you send me the £10,000 and then allow me to transfer the $4 million to your account, and then you transfer the money to my Jersey account, I'll only ask that you transfer $3,890,000 to my Jersey account. You'll make a cool $100,000 and it'll only take a few days.

Let me know when you have the £10,000.
 
This is a common scam on gumtree but I paid via paypal (non gift) for a graphics card which he then kept saying he couldn't post for 5 days straight for some reason or other and I disputed it and received the money back within 2 weeks.
 
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OP, my father, a high ranking official in the Nigerian government, has just died and left $4 million in a Bank of Nigeria account. The problem is the Nigerian government will confiscate the lot when they find out about it.

I need your help to get the $4 million out of Nigeria. The plan is I transfer the money to your UK bank account and then you transfer it to an account I have access to in Jersey. The problem is I cannot transfer money from a Nigerian account to a Jersey account.

There is another slight snag in this. I need £10,000 to pay off some bank officials to transfer the money to your account. If you send me the £10,000 and then allow me to transfer the $4 million to your account, and then you transfer the money to my Jersey account, I'll only ask that you transfer $3,890,000 to my Jersey account. You'll make a cool $100,000 and it'll only take a few days.

Let me know when you have the £10,000.
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whats your bank details. sounds legit
 
Its amazing how much scum there is in this world. We even get fellow ocuk members on MM that feel the need to rip you off, its disgusting really anyone who does it should feel really ashamed of themselves.
 
I bought something off an intranet buy/sell notice board back in year 2000. Paid by cheque, item never arrived. Made enquiries at my bank, but like with OP's dilemma, nothing could be done about it. Thankfully it was only £30 lost, a lesson learned though, then started using eBay in 2001 where at least there is an audit trail.
 
Well I'm wait till next week if nothing arrives then oh well, I'll try ringing bank if they can't do anything then, I've learned my lesson the hard way...
 
Can't believe OP actually paid by bank transfer for something on Gumtree... I'm gobsmacked. There's no end to people's stupidity.
 
It is fraud OP, the police should be interested, but you'd have to prove there existed a contract for a phone in the first place.
Then the bank could be tasked to release the information relating to the guys account.
 
Only ever collect in person from a residential address and pay in cash with classified sites like gumtree.

BT is usually fine when buying from forums as long as the person has a good rep, theres no paypal protection unless you go via ebay either (some people are willing to set up a buy it now on ebay for you)

But a mobile phone is something I would ever buy from someone I know as the risks of the phone turning into a brick are fairly high from a stranger even if you actually get the phone
 
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