 Almost duped too
I am fairly new to this forum too. Just reading the post about the breeder who is selling just to sell is sickening. My husband and I were looking to add another yorkie to our family so we went surfing the web this passed weekend. We found this add in the recycler who was giving away the yorkie for free! So out of curiosity, we emailed back inquiring about the ad. We received a response the following day. It sounded legit based on the email we received. The owner was asking questions about what we did, if we travelled a lot, how would we care for the dog, etc. We emailed back with answers to the questions. A few hours later, we received a response again this time this person was saying that we needed to send a $150 "transfer of AKC papers fee" and that he/she would pay for the flight of the dog and whatever else. He/she asked for our address, phone#, what airport we're close to, and that we send pictures periodically so he/she can see that their dog was being taken cared of. Well, this was when we got skeptical and emailed this person back relaying the message of "we just want to make sure this was not a scam" so we asked for other suggestions before we send the money. Never heard back from this person since yesterday.
I just think it's so sad and sickening how people take advantage of situations liks this! |