The same scammer still at it as of 10/01/25. Same email and name verbatim for my caravan ad.

Same as above. Thankfully I woke up early enough and all is well - but this person needs to be stopped!

Just got the identical message re my advertised kayak sale. Gumtree needs to take some proactive steps!!!!

Caller: Kelly Michael Rudenski 0448 253 529

Thanks for your reply, I am a single father and I’m buying this for my lovely son for his coming birthday as a surprise gift ( just trying to be a good dad) and to be delivered to my son in NSW.
I’m out of town ATM now for work and i do not have access to receive calls at the moment due to nature of my work but I will be very happy if you can just get back to me with some information about it

Where is it located at the moment???
Is there anything I should know about it???
Why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.????
I know it’s very hard dealing online this way due to the scam going around, but I can send you a copy of my license for you to be sure.
As regards payment, I can easily make a deposit into your account from my PayPal into your bank or your PayPal account as My PayPal account is linked with My CommBank Card.

Thanks, waiting for your reply

Caller: Michael Stedmont

I got the same message, but from 0410 370 369. 99% certain it's a scam. He wanted a copy of my drivers licence. Still in discussion with him, but I think it's attempted identity theft.

Caller: Emailed

Tried to scam me for $2k for delivery of a JetSki before he transferred the money
Stuffed with the wrong person!!!

Caller: Kelly, Jason, Lawrence, Tibor

Same sh*t, it wont stop. Every day the same number and different numbers. Same story all the same stories.
Just getting more evidence for the wallopers.
If they keep up I will never sell any thing again. Easier to give it away.

Caller: Tex pt from Michael

Thanks for this page as I have receives the same emails as the person Selling the car , he is a fraud, will follow up with gumtree

Caller: Kelly Michael Rudneski

This is a scam!

Same message as everyone else.

First texted from: 0448 253 529
Hi, From Gumtree: is your listed Camper on Gumtree still available for sale? If yes kindly reply back to Michael now via (kellymicha80 @ gmail.com) with your final asking price. Please email only. Thanks

Then emailed:
kellymicha80 @ gmail.com
Thanks for your reply, I am a single father and I’m buying this for my lovely son for his coming birthday as a surprise gift ( just trying to be a good dad) and to be delivered to my son in NSW.
I’m out of town ATM now for work and i do not have access to receive calls at the moment due to nature of my work but I will be very happy if you can just get back to me with some information about it

Where is it located at the moment???
Is there anything I should know about it???
Why are you selling if you don't mind my asking.????
I know it’s very hard dealing online this way due to the scam going around, but I can send you a copy of my license for you to be sure.
As regards payment, I can easily make a deposit into your account from my PayPal into your bank or your PayPal account as My PayPal account is linked with My CommBank Card.

Thanks, waiting for your reply

Caller: Scammer....same message about being a Dad wanting a gift for his son....usual scam but with license and medicare card...phone number 0448 253 529

Scammer....don't give him any information....

Caller: Kelly Michael Ridneski

Fraud, man called Kelly Michael Ridneski uses 0477 685 326 and 0448 253 529 to scam people. Targets people who are selling things on Gumtree. They have several profiles on Gumtree, all aimed at scamming. May possibly be someone who works at Gumtree. If you know any other numbers they use, please post that here so we can all block them. They also have weird usernames on Gumtree such as "System Notify", "Lee" or "Blessings". They send links to a phishing website. They try to get your personal details. Do not send them anything. Do not communicate with them. Block them.

Fraud, uses 0477 685 326 and 0448 253 529 to scam people. Targets Gumtree people who are selling things on Gumtree. They have several profiles on Gumtree, all aimed at scamming. May possibly be someone who works at Gumtree. If you know any other numbers they use, please post that here so we can all block them. They also have weird usernames on Gumtree such as "System Notify", "Lee" or "Blessings". They send links to a phishing website. They try to get your personal details. Do not send then anything. Do not communicate with them. Block them. If this persists, just leave Gumtree, as Gumtree might be the problem.

This is now December and he is still using the stolen id, exact same message sent to me regarding a bike sale, why can’t he be stopped

Caller: Kelly Michael Rudneski viw GumTree

GumTree stalker.
I have the same responses 'single dad trying to do something for my son' and I have a courier agent.
Told him to pay via PayPal and then recieved several fake emails (from PayPal?) telling me to purchase Telstra card to release the funds !!
Why is there no central agency to report these scammers?

At it again with another number and name 0483 368 991, Christopher Mark Hardy almost word for word. Will he not give up. He Texts then emails.
Same sh*t all the time. Gumtree scam.

Caller: kellymicha80 @ gmail.com

This guy just doesn't give up. Can some one shoot the prick so he can't do it again. Using different phone number this time 0448 253 529. Can some one report google (I'm not tech savvy) he is using different email accounts. surely google can shut them down and report to police. Contacted me back on December 17 @5.28am with email rudekellymichael @ gmail.com and again today 20 @ 6.22am with kellymicha80 @ gmail.com. Please shoot the prick

Caller: 0448 253 529

Buy car off Gumtree for son need it transported want you to pay transport company by paypal he's been doing this for awhile read quiet a few regarding this guy at the moment his number 0448 253 529

Caller: Kelly Michael Rudneski

Currently selling my car. Got the same message. I googled the name and got onto this site.

Looks like I dodged a bullet. Thanks very much.

Also received a similar email, in Darwin, same story about PayPal. I sent him a request for payment through PayPal, for the price of the car and the courier fee if $1900. Haven’t hear from him since.

Goes baby the name of Michael Stedmond.

Same names, but different number 0448 253 529) called me today

Caller: Kelly, Micheal, Geoffery

Same word for word, very persistent using number 0448 253 529. Feel sorry for the real Kelly Micheal Rudneski. Selling a car then he wanted me to pay the transporter and then the paypal would be released.
I will see what I can do about this, wasted all morning with phone calls ( he said he was in NZ and couldn't make a call then he did ) and emails 17 of them. He didn't get me as Geoffery called and it was the same number and Gumtree was the same number?????????????
Thank God for this site. Hopefully no one else will get scammed.