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01-23-2006, 11:58 AM | #1 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Carolina
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| What kind of puppy scam is this? This one has me confused! Why are they emailing a breeder? Wouldn't they have to send money? Ok scam busters: give me some good stuff to write them I had thought about..."I got puppys. What you want Mister?" The email: Hi There! I am interested in a having a Yorkshire Terriers Puppy purchased from you and needs you to advise and direct me on the available puppies with you as well as the purchasing procedures. Will be waiting to read from you soon. Warm Greetings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we’ll bind it! |
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01-23-2006, 12:05 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Louisiana
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| I wouldn't answer the email at all.....delete it asap! |
01-23-2006, 12:09 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania
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| I put a litter in the paper and it went online also. THAT my dear was my first approach by a sammer.....tons of them came in. The way they will try to scam you is by offering you WAY more than the asking price and saying that you need to cash this RIGHT AWAY into your checking account and send THEIR shipping agent the extra money to come and pick up the pup and deliver it to them. I REALLY jerked this guy around! I let him go on and on and send me the money. It was interecepted by our government, but he didn't know it. I told him a friend of mine was already headed that way and that I gave the pup and the extra $2,000 in cash to her with his address. I told him he was paying WAY too much for that short of a distance and told my friend just to keep like $300 of it for her fee and give the rest to him because he was getting ripped off by his shipping agent! HA HA HA!!!!! Oh my gosh! It was sooooo fun! |
01-23-2006, 12:10 PM | #4 | |
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__________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley | |
01-23-2006, 12:15 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania
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| Yeah, he was like "WHAT????!?" I said "what do you mean WHAT?????!? Didn't you get the puppy?!!!!? That was like a week ago that my friend left with that puppy and I haven't heard from her since! Have you talked to your neigbors? Maybe she took it to the wrong address! Oh my gosh, I hope your puppy is ok!" Meanwhile, I totally knew he wasn't in Washington DC, but WAS in Nigeria! |
01-23-2006, 12:16 PM | #6 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Carolina
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| In light of what we have all been a witness to lately regarding the scammers who stole Kimberley's pics, i think i'm gonna send them a "response".... What is the name of that place where you report internet crime? |
01-23-2006, 12:17 PM | #7 | |
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"maybe she took it to the wrong address!" hee hee | |
01-23-2006, 12:51 PM | #8 | |
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Call the U.S. Secret Service at (202) 406-5572 or write to: U.S. Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division, 950 H. St., Washington, D.C., 20001. * E-mail complaints to the Secret Service at 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov. * For more information, visit www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.org. --- YT folks - GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR ATTORNEY GENERAL - GET THEM TO GO AFTER THE SCAMMERS AND PUPPYFIND!!! Someway, somehow they will find a way to stop this!!!!
__________________ Friends are God's way of apologizing for our relatives. "Love & Support Our YT Members" Gina & Princess Member of the SSLS | |
01-23-2006, 12:55 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania
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| They can't do anything to them since they are in another country.....only try to stop the scams by intercepting the money exchanges. However, let the government know so they can be on the lookout for that particular name and area incase it isn't one they are already watching out for. |
01-23-2006, 01:20 PM | #10 | |
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01-23-2006, 01:37 PM | #11 | |
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01-23-2006, 01:40 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland Oregon
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| I got the same email From: Orville Bilious <bilorv@yahoo.com> To: babyyorkie@comcast.net Subject: Puppy Date: Sunday, January 22, 2006 1:01:59 PM Hi There! I am interested in a having a Yorkshire Terriers Puppy purchased from you and needs you to advise and direct me on the available puppies with you as well as the purchasing procedures. Will be waiting to read from you soon. Warm Greetings. who ya gonna call puppy scam busters!!!!!!!!!
__________________ Kimberly |
01-23-2006, 01:41 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania
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| There are "key" words and always a sameness to them. The rest becomes more noticable once you start communicating with them. |
01-23-2006, 01:46 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland Oregon
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| here is his bait LMAO From: babyyorkie@comcast.net (babyyorkie) To: Orville Bilious <bilorv@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Puppy Date: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:42:18 PM What would you like to know about my yorkie puppies, I have an upcoming litter AKC Champion bred, I am I safe to assume pricing is no object?? Can I put you down for the purchase of my entire litter? How will you be paying I accept any form of payment including western union. please advise for I know you will be a good home for my champion pups Kimberly King
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01-23-2006, 02:20 PM | #15 | |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Carolina
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And Kim, I've learned to pick up on these things. It's in the wording. It always is. This isn't the first one of these I've received; just the first one I've shared. You would think that if they want to continue to scam the american people, they would ATLEAST learn to speak our language correctly so that they could do a better job at it! | |
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