I just wanted to post and let you all know that in our local classified section (Asbury Park Press) with a local telephone number of a Baptist Church here in NJ they had a female Yorkie pup listed for $600. I spent my entire morning trying to 1. Contact someone at this number (I kept getting the church answering machine) and 2. Writing an email to the email address regarding the puppy. Now, let me say that I'm the wife of a retired Police Officer and pretty savvy but they had me on this one. Since it was a local telephone number (Especially of a local church) I thought it was legit.
I just got an email back (See below) After I received the email I contacted internet fraud at the local prosecutor's office. I am really pissed. I met a gentlemen yesterday (He was my furniture salesman) and he and his wife lost their 13 yr. old Yorkie to that IAMS food problem (The china thing) She died of Kideny Failure. Anyway, I am trying to locate a rescue or a rehome for them and was so excited to find a small female for $600. I was just going to email them to let them know and now I'm glad I did not. How dispointed they would have been. Anyway, below is the note back for this scammer.
Elaine
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Hello,
The puppy is AKC Registered, has all shots upto date and she's vet checked. But unfortunately, she's just been adopted, some minutes ago by Mr. Richard, and i was just been contacted by one of my customer that i sold some puppies to who mailed me just now to inform me that they are looking for a caring person to adopt their puppies.
Her name is Evangelist Karen Davis, she called me that she has been transfered to West africa on a christian mission, due to her immediate relocation, she went with her husband, and also had her puppies with her overthere.
Her commitment to the work of God could not enable her to stay with the puppies often according to her, and that the climatic condition of the country is too harsh for the puppies health, so she needs a caring parent who can adopt the babies back to the United State of America as soon as possible.
she will provide the shipping agent to have the puppies shipped back to you and you will only be paying for the shipping fee. I suggest you contact her soon as possible Via Email:
karingdavis@gmail.com
She will be very much delightfull to hear from you, so as to have this puppies shipped to you asap.
She requested, a caring and loving parent for her babies and i am so sure she will be so excited if she knows I directed you to her. Kindly notify me immediately the babies are adopted.
Best Regards