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12-18-2007, 04:04 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Louisiana
Posts: 6
| Scam? We have communicated via e-mail with this person... I am not going to sell my puppy to them. Does this look legit to you? I got a bad vibe... confusing....no personal contact...... why would they want to buy my puppy? Any opinions would be great. see below e-mail from buyer.... Thanks, TaneB Hello, Hello i do appreciate your quick response conecerning my highly interest in purchasing your puppy,i want you to know that am purchasing the pup as a birthday present for my son,also to let you know that we are pets lovers,i will glad if you consider the dogsold to me The reason I am sending you this email is to make final reconfirmation of pups which is okay by me,and also to let you know that payment will be by certified check or Money Order .In view of this I need you to email me any information that may be required to send the payment as I do not want to send the check to a wrong location lest they get into the wrong hands and regarding the shipping,I have a company that takes care of the pickup of my consignments for me and ship to my destination in anywhere in the U.S.A, you do not worry about shipping, the company will send down a representative to arrange the sales documentation and the pick up from your end for onward transfer to my destination. I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft check, which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the documentation with you so please, as soon as you receive the check payment,go and cash it immediately,deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union.The check or Money Order will be in your name to make it easier for you to receive payment, please reconfirm your details one more time.I will give you the details of the company that will be shipping the puppy as soon as we seal this deal.Once the money is received by the agent , the shipping agent will contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as well as the pick up immediately so in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the certified check or Money Order to you. (1) Full Name (2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please (3) your direct telephone number both home and cell.? {4} Acceptance of my offer (5} Final asking price Once you get back to me with all the above, the certified check or Money Order will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .Hope to hear from you immediately.Looking forward to your swift response.i will also be offering you extra $50 for keeping the puppy for me till the shipper comes for the pick up.I will be looking forward to your swift response. Thanks |
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12-18-2007, 09:19 PM | #2 |
Currently Suspended! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio
Posts: 2,503
| Wow so impersonal I think I would stay away |
12-18-2007, 09:24 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | SCAM Please do not respond to these kind of emails. |
12-18-2007, 10:11 PM | #4 |
Gus Is The Fuss Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,277
| Huge Scam. The money order gets cashed, you send the money, then come to find out the mo was fake and you are responsible for paying back the money. There are even commercials on t.v. warning about this now.
__________________ Erin & Gus Gus You lost me at stay! "He is a good heart and a kind soul, and an angel on four feet." MW |
12-18-2007, 10:17 PM | #5 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Moberly,MO
Posts: 180
| Yes, SCAM, SCAM, SCAM- THERE ARE LOT OF WARNINGS ABUT OVERPAYMENT OF MONEYORDERS- REPORT THEM- NOT THAT IT DOES A LOT OF GOOD RIGHT NOW- BUT MAYBE SOME WHERE DOWN THE ROAD- THEY WILL GET CAUGHT! |
12-19-2007, 05:50 AM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Rochelle,NY
Posts: 374
| BIG HUGE ENORMOUS SCAM
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12-19-2007, 05:52 AM | #7 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,455
| Definitely a scam.... shipping agent, western union, certified check (even MO), overdraft check. all key words in scammers emails. Nice job not going for it. Also be careful for broken english. |
12-19-2007, 05:53 AM | #8 |
Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 157
| I once received one of these....responded very clearly that I was NOT interested....and they still mailed a postal money order. I took it to the post office, where they said it looked real but would check it out. They called back to say it was fake, and asked me to bring in copies of all correspondence so they could forward it to their fraud dept. So you might save these emails until you see what happens. |
12-19-2007, 05:54 AM | #9 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | RUN the other way - of course that's a SCAM !! I hate those lowlifes ! |
12-19-2007, 05:56 AM | #10 |
Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va
Posts: 4,460
| i cannot believe people are still doing this. IT IS A SCAM!!! I use to receive this exact email all of the time. DON'T DO IT!!!!!
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12-19-2007, 05:58 AM | #11 |
Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va
Posts: 4,460
| ohhhhhhhh i forgot.... you need to respond ...."i will be forwarding this email to the FBI internet investigating unit" this sometimes scares them that they have been caught
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12-19-2007, 06:52 AM | #12 | |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: kentucky
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12-19-2007, 06:58 AM | #13 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,375
| Definately a SCAM! Be afraid, be very afraid!! |
12-19-2007, 07:24 AM | #14 |
Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arizona
Posts: 1,276
| Never answer one of these e-mails...in the trash it goes!!! |
12-20-2007, 10:33 AM | #15 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Michigan
Posts: 646
| Got one of these in regards to a puppy we had for sale also. I responded by telling them to mail the postal money order and overage to the shipper and have them cash it and bring me my cash. NO Response!! SCAM SCAM All the way! |
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