So I just found out scammers overseas are offering $$$$ to buy legitimate Trademe accounts…. Omg Trademe tell me exactly how you’re going to stop this? So far Trademe has been silent and have not done anything. Still, they refuse to warn all of their users! Shocking!!!!

There are members now taking this into their own hands after repeatedly finding the scammer is able to still list fake items which is such a slap in the face and puts all Trademe buyers at risk. Trade me is not doing a good enough job to protect us, yes 100% sitting idly unless I see otherwise. I am now in contact with other victims of this scam after exposing Trademe on the Stuff article as being weak, easily hacked, uncaring and not safe to trade. It’s riddled with scammers now and they are not doing enough and have not done enough even after knowing about the issue for a long time! There...

Look at Stuff. They have now published an article shaming Trademe for not using enough measures to protect their customers and prevent scammers and hackers.

I wonder if it’s the all same bank account number we are giving this hacker money to

I blame Trademe for not being secure enough! I expect Trademe to be a safe place to trade, not to send $1300 into some hacker’s account!!!!! Trademe is NOT being up front. Trademe is NOT warning any of it’s customers. I am not happy with Trademe in this case.

Trademe needs to own up to this by at least sending out emails to everyone and being public with how easy they are to hack. I know lots of people will stop using Trademe because of this. Yes an 04 account unfortunately. Trademe needs to tell everyone or I will.

I will 100% be going FULL FORCE into this. Trademe allowed my hard earnings to be taken from me and my son. They are sitting back allowing this to happen. What they do next will be interesting because I AM NOT BACKING DOWN. I hope you hear this Trademe. I will be the squeakiest wheel you’ve ever heard until this is resolved. Until then, all of NZ will know that Trademe is easy to hack and nobody who uses Trademe is safe anymore. Please act quickly, Trademe. It is not OK.

We need to do everything we can. Maybe NZ media can help us expose this and get this all out there for everyone to see!!! NZ needs to know that Trademe is NOT SAFE. I’m not happy.

We need to get together and UNITE if this issue is not resolved IMMEDIATELY. I am beyond furious at Trademe. It is not good enough! We pay a premium for added security measures. I am 100% going to all NZ media and social media and getting everyone together who has been wronged by Trademe to stop this if they don’t act quickly. They don’t know who they messed with! It is NOT OK.

Dear Robert, This happened to me on Saturday, I pushed buy now for a Thermomix. It looked like a real item, I’m tech savvy, I’m smart and I have been using Trademe for around 15 years. The account was hacked, Trademe warned me only yesterday that it was a scam!!!! And do not complete the trade!!!! Too late, I already sent my money through from Kiwibank to ANZ to Russell Lilley. $1300 for a Thermomix that didn’t exist. Trademe, it is your responsibility to ensure your customers are safe and their accounts do not get hacked. I do not expect accounts are hacked; I pay a premium price, I have m...