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Old 07-17-2008, 09:00 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by tatertot15 View Post
So they just wrote me back, what should I write back and say?? Any suggestions??

Here is what they wrote:

HELLO,
I AM VERY GLAD TO READ FROM YOU SO SOON.NINA IS A VERY GOOD PET,THAT WILL LIKE TO DO AS YOU WILL SAY,SHE LISTENS TO COMMAND AND ,SHE ALSO LIKE TO WALK AND PLAY TOO WITH KIDS AND OTHER PETS.SHE LOVES TO SLEEP WITH PEOPLE AND ALSO LOVE TO BE CARRIED IN THE HANDS.SHE IS SWEET LOVING AND SHE MAKES A GREAT COMPANION AND I ASSURE YOU THAT SHE WILL CAPTURE YOUR HEART WITH LOVE. I KNOW THAT NINA WILL BE VERY GLAD TO CHANGE A HOME.THE REASON THAT I WILL LIKE TO ADOPT NINA OUT IS
BECAUSE OF MY WORKING CONDITIONS,MY WORKING HOURS ARE TOO MUCH FOR ME AND I HAVE NO TIME FOR HER ,ALSO THE WEATHER AND CLIMATIC CONDITION HERE IN MY LOCATION IS NOT GOOD FOR HER LIVING WHICH MIGHT MAKE HER SICK AND I DON'T WANT HER TO SUFFER AND ALSO I WANT HER EVER HAPPY.SO I JUST WISH YOU WILL GIVE HER A GOOD,CARING AND LOVING HOME.I WILL SHIP NINA TO YOU FROM CAMEROON AND WILL TAKE 9HOURS TO GET TO YOUR LOCATION.AND ALL THAT YOU WILL PAY IS THE SHIPPING FARE.AND I ASSURE YOU THAT AS SOON AS YOU DO THAT,I WILL IMMEDIATELY BOOK HER FLIGHT AND SHIP HER TO YOU OK.I WILL ALSO NEED TO KNOW YOUR SHIPPING
INFORMATION,INFO
FULL NAMES.....
PHONE#......
CITY/STATE.......
NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOUR HOME......
HOUSE/STREET#.......
I SHALL BE HAPPY IF YOU PROVIDE THIS INFO,SO WE CAN PROCEED IN PREPARING HER TRAVELING PAPERS,AS FOR THE SHIPPING COST TO THE U.S .IT WILL COST YOU $120 AND YOU SHALL TAKE CARE OF THAT WHILE I SHALL TAKE CARE OF HER PAPER WORK AND CAGE TO TRAVEL WITH.I WILL ALSO LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT SHE WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU RIGHT AT YOUR HOME.ALL I HOPE IS THAT YOU TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF HER.IF YOU CAN PROMISE YOU WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER I WILL GIVE HER TO YOU FOR FREE OKAY. I WAIT TO READ FROM YOU.ASAP
THANKS.

I would flag their ad, but I would not respond to these people, you have given them a valid e-mail address, and they can sell that. You are likely to be dealing with a computer, and not to many "real" people. These scam artists work on percentage. If just a tiny percentage fall for it, they made out well, after all, what's there real costs? Most the places they advertise are free. Here's a link to identifing scammers, and what to do if you find one: Identify and Avoiding the Cameroon Pet Scammers: Master Scammer E-Mail List
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