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I’ve been scammed using the PayPal service on Gumtree. What should I do?



If you think you have been defrauded using PayPal on Gumtree, you should contact us and include all the information you have about the issue, including email address, phone number and Ad ID or any other information about the incident and the Gumtree user in question so Gumtree can investigate this situation further.

 
If you want to report the matter to the police, please take a look at our help pages for some tips on how to report the situation to police.