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07-28-2010, 06:25 AM | #16 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Largo, FL
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| WOW, I never read such a scam.....prob why I NEVER buy online
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07-29-2010, 05:22 AM | #17 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | VERY old scam. About 6 months ago I was looking to buy a bulldog pup for my boyfriend as his last bulldog had just died and he was heartbroken. I looked at online adverts from my local newpaper all claiming to be in my area or within driving distance. I think I emailed about 20-30 different people and ALL came back as scams with emails similar to the one you received. They were all stating they were in a different country to the one in the advert and only wanted me to pay a couple hundred pounds for shipping fees. Most of the time they only had 1-2 photos of the pups and they were all very staged and looked like they had been taken from Google images. (I even got the same photo from different scammers lol!) One scammer stated he was in scotland which is only a couple of hours drive from where I live. He wanted me to pay a £200 delivery fee for the pup, I said that I lived close and I would drive to his house to pick up the pup myself. He agreed but when it came to setting a date he kept changing his mind... when I said I would come get the pup that weekend he said he was moving to Russia that weekend so he will ship the pup from Russia LOL!! They really do make you laugh. When I asked why he only wanted shipping fees when these pups sell anywhere from £1000-£3000 here in England he said that they were his wifes pups and she had died so he couldnt care for them anymore. They really will stoop low when money is involved and try and pull at your heart strings. DONT LET THEM, put your emotions aside when looking for a puppy online because its easy to get sucked in!
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07-31-2010, 06:45 PM | #18 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Washington
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| I've received these also (3 to be exact). I responded to the last one with "no worries, I've contacted the authorities to help you with your dilemma..." They quit bothering me. This "missionary work" scam is so old and common now it's hard to believe anyone is still using it. |
08-02-2010, 10:28 AM | #19 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | This is definitely a scam. It is not just in the dog world either. I contacted the same person/group while looking for an African Grey parrot to adopt. They sent me the very same e-mail and wanted a $1200 adoption fee. People like this make me sick. They take advantage of hundreds of people including the elderly and the sick. I think that when these people are caught they should have a good old fashion hanging and do it right in the middle of the court house lawn. Maybe then, it would make people think twice before trying to scam someone out of what took them a lifetime to build. Oh well, that is just my opinion on the subject. Congrats for being too smart to fall for it. YorkieProud |
08-02-2010, 10:59 AM | #20 | |
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