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12-26-2008, 07:20 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: bellevue,ne,sarpy
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| Where to report puppy scam? We currently have one yorkie left for sale and I believe we were contacted tonight by someone trying to scam us. Below is their email to me...has anyone seen anything like this and where can I report it? We obviously know that we should not accept any money via western union nor will we be sending our puppy off to meet an unknown person. Thanks so much! Thanks for the email you sent me and i will like you to reserve me the male puppy for me for my little 2 kids they are both male and one is 5yrs old and the other is 10yrs old i want to buy the pup for them to have a time with them and make them happy and also to let you know that payment will be by cashier's check or money order. In view of this I need you to email me any information that may be required to send the payment as I do not want to send the Payment to a wrong location lest they get into the wrong hands. Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pickup of my consignments for me and ship to my destination in anywhere in the U.S.A, you do not worry about shipping,the company will send down a representative to arrange the sales documentation and the pick up from your end for onward transfer to my destination. I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft payment, which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the documentation with you. So please,as soon as you receive the payment,go and cash it immediately,deduct the money that occurs to you and send the balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union,The payment will be in your name to make it easier for you to receive payment, please reconfirm your details one more time I will give you the details of the company that will be shipping it as soon as we seal this seal Once the money is received by the agent,the shipping agent will contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as well as the pick up immediately. So in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the check or money order to you. (1) Full Name ......... (2) Mailing address ....... (3) Your direct telephone both home and cell( NO PO BOX ) {4} Acceptance of my offer ..... (5) Final asking price .......... Once you get back to me with all the above, the payment will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you Hope to hear from you immediately Looking forward to your swift response. Finally i am making you a promise that the puppy will be taken Good care of and all the time and will make it just like a child and nurtured like my friend,companion and pet at the same time,never lacking any care and love from me at any point,i will also send you pictures from time to time for you to see what love i it gets from me. Hope to hear from you immediately. Regards NB: I will give you extra 50$ for reserving me the puppy. |
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12-26-2008, 07:28 PM | #2 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: HOT, HOT, HOT AZ
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| Sounds like a SCAM to me!! Not sure where to report it though.
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12-26-2008, 07:37 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: s.c.
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| YES==It's a scam !!!
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12-26-2008, 07:53 PM | #4 |
Brenda's Brat Bunch Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Michigan
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| It's a scam! Even his English is bad.. lol.. I had a friend that was scammed like this. they send you a cashiers check.. an you send the puppy,they want you send back the money. They send it back for more than you asked.. its a scam.. believe me!
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12-26-2008, 08:06 PM | #5 |
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| Scam - Don't answer - DELETE this email!! Don't give your information.....
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12-27-2008, 03:02 AM | #6 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL
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| YEah, if you check the IP address...bet it Nigeria....just ignore it. |
12-27-2008, 05:40 AM | #7 |
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| I recieved one of these once as well. It is a scam and if you tell them that you are uncomfortable sending the pup off with an agent and would like to meet him in person you will never hear from him again. I don't know who you would report it to but I'm glad you didn't fall for it.
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12-27-2008, 05:54 AM | #8 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: coventry, ri usa
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| i think this is truly a scam and i would be way to afraid for the puppy to go to someone like this anyway. and if this person has a shipping agent that puppy would be leaving this country and i think this person would be nothing but trouble for you. does not sound like a legal deal. you could always report it to the local police. print it and give it to them. they cannot really do anything but they can be on the lookout for future things like this in your area. |
12-27-2008, 06:07 AM | #9 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NC
Posts: 5
| same here We had the same exact email....but...they also phoned through a relay operator....claiming they were deaf ! We almost fell for this scam ! They offered $100 for reserving a puppy....that is when we knew something was not right ! We wanted to meet in person. We confronted them when they called again and they immediately hung up ! Please be careful and screen ALL callers. |
12-27-2008, 09:40 AM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: south dakota
Posts: 57
| I had the same email a few times, I also had someone call using the (now I cant think of what it is called) what the deaf use to make phone calls and someone talks for them, basically saying the same thing that the email says, I just hung up. People are really sick out there. I wonder if we all had ads in the same place online. |
12-27-2008, 01:41 PM | #11 |
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| I found this online: Answer: You're right; this is a scam. In this case, criminals send you phony checks. You deposit them. The bank gives you the money. You forward some money to the crooks, and keep the rest. The check bounces, and you're stuck repaying the money. Report the scam to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). There's a link at Newspaper Column Links - Columns from The Kim Komando Radio Show® & Web site. The IC3 is a joint venture of the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. They'll handle it from there. |
12-28-2008, 08:09 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA
Posts: 14
| ? Never heard of this? A little more info? Thanks....it sounds really creepy...
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12-28-2008, 09:17 AM | #13 |
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| Scam!!! I had the same thing happen to me, but instead of an email, it was a phone call. I firmly said "NO", and hung up. If anytime a caller or emailer sounds fishy...more than likely it is, go with your gut instinct...always. |
12-28-2008, 09:54 AM | #14 |
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12-30-2008, 09:59 AM | #15 |
YT Featured Breeder Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,552
| Scam! I get about 5 a day. Notice the 1st email you get, asks for present condition of your pet. And they always want to pay with money order or cashiers check. English is bad, and will take care of shipment. Do not answer them. |
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