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Originally Posted by YoRkiE Te aMo  Sweet Violet....I do not think that was the intent on this thread..i think it was only brought up about the scams due to many of us on YT have received emails in reguards to purchasing a yorkie from Cameroon ... but in general there are many suspicious offers going on... i found several this afternoon in Montreal and in Toronto too...all scams for sure..there are many indicators and most of us know that... so did the YT member that posted the thread...she herself stated it was close to her sisters place of residence in the USA ..that is why they were even looking at the ad ...There are many GREAT breeders in the World..but there are some dishonest people that are trying to take advantage of honest buyers...
And That is SAD for the honest ones  |
I agree. My cousin (a poodle person) was scammed on an advance-free credit scam several years ago in California. I warned her against it when the scammer demanded cash sent via Fed Ex to New Jersey and gave her 48 hours to get it to him or the deal was off. All the signs of fraud were there: not using the Postal Service (to avoid getting prosecuted for mail fraud), cash only (no paper trail), and limited time offer (to create urgency and no time to reflect or investigate). She did it anyway and, sure enough, it was a scam.
But that doesn't mean all offers of loans to people who are cash strapped are frauds or that everyone who lives in New Jersey is a con artist. It just means that we have to think and investigate offers that come our way, use common sense, and not fall prey to either wishful thinking or knee-jerk reactions.
The OP of this thread is fortunate that the ad was placed from a location near her sister's home. This allows her the opportunity to investigate easily (I suspected a scam when the advertiser just ignored my repeated requests for an appointment to view the litter). Hopefully the OP will find it is a legitimate ad and she will be able to get some sweet Yorkie puppy love!