i just got this email about some yorkies is it a scam??? - Page 3 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

chachi · 10-28-2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dani23d

Hey I got a similar email asking for weird info and they are asking $300 for this little AKC reg. girl:

> Thanks for your interest towards my puppy.May the
> peace of the Lord
> be with you.I quite appreciate your great interest
> towards my
> puppy.Angel is AKC registered 12wks presently,well
> trained and up
> till date with all her shots,also vet checked and
> medically
> certified.Good with kids and other pets.I am
> presently not in
> states.I was recently transfered to Nigeria on a
> missionary trip.Due
> to that its my first time of coming to nigeria,i
> needed someone to
> keep me company.I came along with Angel to keep me
> company.Presently
> my busy schedules and travels all over nigeria is
> not given me the
> chance to take care of Angel.I am really not happy
> about adopting
> Angel out and Angel is not happy but really have no
> choice.I have
> prayed to God about this and i still waiting for the
> right person to
> take perfect care of Angel for me..I will be giving
> Angel for $200
> but $100 has to be paid for shipment which is a
> total of $300.You
> will have to email me your full shipping information
> which
> includes your full name and address,city,state,zip
> code,telephone
> number and the nearest international airport to you
> if interested in
> giving Angel a good home.Also give me a possibility
> and prove that
> Angel will be care for.Hoping to hear from you

He is a "Reverend" and it sounds like a sob story to me. If it were a Reverend, he would be a 'Good Samaritan' and give it away to someone for free to the nearest family member or rescue shelter, don't you think?

Yep whenever they start praising the Lord to you or blessing you, you can pretty much count on it being a scam

hha · 10-28-2007, 11:31 AM

It's not just the dogs they're doing it on, they're doing it on match.com too..My sister is divorced, she's very pretty for her age, some guy said he lived about 2 hours from her, but, he was in Africa as he goes over there a few times a year to buy cloth and antiques..anyway, they started e-mailing back and forth, then one day, he tells her they've changed the government rules over there, and it was going to cost him $4000 to get his stuff out of there..She wrote back(figured right away it was a scam) and told him to leave the things there, he said they would be stollen..anyway, she played along with him, told him she could send $2000 but would have to have it back right away, as it was rent on her business..he said anything she could send would help..well, when he was wanting that money, he all of a sudden changed the way he was talking to her..all he wanted to know is when is the money coming..Well she finally got tired of playing the game and told him, good luck, you dont' know me, and my own family would never ask to borrow a dime..good luck on getting your money..the only thing she heard back was a blank you b...they think americans are so stupid and will send them money..wish they would/could catch the ones doing it and put them behind bars

For My Coby · 10-28-2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

It sounds moronic to us, but they scam MILLIONS of dollars each year from unsuspecting "stupid" Americans. That's what they call us. It's not just dogs, but so many other things. Like...I only have a check for $5000, you take $3000, and just give me cash for the other $2000. Then you lose out cuz the check is fake!!!!

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Originally Posted by grayxie

Thats what they really want besides your money, its a "fishing" message.

These guys are right. Scammers in general are not stupid. For every stupid one, you can bet there are a lot more intelligent ones. They do it because it does work. If it didn't work, it wouldn't be so prevalent. If one person out of a 1,000 or more bites, they've made a profit. It costs them next to nothing to spam millions of people with emails. All too often, they aren't even looking for cold cash, they are looking for contact and personal information - that way they can get a lot more than the $500 for the non-existant dog. A simple return email can give them an IP address and they go from there. Look at how clever our YT'ers are at researching people they suspect as trolls here on YT. I don't play with scammers.

ch774 · 10-28-2007, 12:51 PM

Well, After reading this I believe its a scam. I was one of the ones that fell for it...Before I got Jack. We paid this guy 250.00 for a boy yorkie, Then they wanted us to get insurance and its was 350.00 and it went to Africia. Well they promised to have papers, blanket, crate, toys,.

There were e-mails back and forth, one time we left a message to call us and gave him our number well he called my husband could not even understand him. He got out of him he was taking the dog to the airport. Long story short there was NO dog. All the money went (?) I got some of my money back it went through Western Union. I cried for days. My husband was so upset. He told me HE was going to get me a yorkie if it killed Him.

Not, all the money but we found Jack locally. A scary thing was I had left a couple of messages at different places. Well one came back saying they knew me that I was the one who took the money back. That I was harassing them and they were going to tell All the breeders about me. (ha).

I mailed them back and played dumb and told them I did not know what they were talking about. Not a word anymore.

I have learned A Very Hard lesson.

Love
Cheryl

For My Coby · 10-28-2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ch774

Well, After reading this I believe its a scam. I was one of the ones that fell for it...Before I got Jack. We paid this guy 250.00 for a boy yorkie, Then they wanted us to get insurance and its was 350.00 and it went to Africia. Well they promised to have papers, blanket, crate, toys,.

There were e-mails back and forth, one time we left a message to call us and gave him our number well he called my husband could not even understand him. He got out of him he was taking the dog to the airport. Long story short there was NO dog. All the money went (?) I got some of my money back it went through Western Union. I cried for days. My husband was so upset. He told me HE was going to get me a yorkie if it killed Him.

Not, all the money but we found Jack locally. A scary thing was I had left a couple of messages at different places. Well one came back saying they knew me that I was the one who took the money back. That I was harassing them and they were going to tell All the breeders about me. (ha).

I mailed them back and played dumb and told them I did not know what they were talking about. Not a word anymore.

I have learned A Very Hard lesson.

Love
Cheryl

I'm so sorry for your lesson. But thanks for sharing. It will hopefully help someone else who might fall into a trap with their heart wide open. Bless your husband too!!

alex_143 · 10-28-2007, 02:27 PM

From The Desk Of Dr Elvis Hany
African Developement Bank
Burkina Faso (adb)
Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso.
West Africa.

Dear Friend/director/ceo

I Am Dr.elvis Hany. And I Am The Director Of The Accounts & Auditing Dept. At The African Developement Bank Ouagadougou - West Africa. With Due Respect I Have Decided To Contact You On A Business Transaction That Will Be Beneficial To Both Of Us.

At The Bank's Last Accounts/auditing Evaluations, My Staffs Came Across An Old Account Which Was Being Maintained By A Foreign Client Who We Learnt Was Among The Deceased Passengers Of An Airline Crash On 6th Nov.2002.

Since The Deceased Was Unable To Run This Account Since His Death. The Account Has Remained Dormant Without The Knowledge Of His Family Since It Was Put In A Safe Deposit Account In The Bank For Future Investment By The Client. Since His Demise, Nobody,

Not Even The Members Of His Family Have Applied For Claims Over This Fund And It Has Been In The Safe Deposit Account Until We Discovered That It Cannot Be Claimed Since Our Client Is A Foreign National And We Are Sure That He Has No Next Of Kin Here To File Claims Over The Money. As The Director Of The Dept, This Discovery Was Brought To My Office So As To Decide What Is To Be Done. With The Few Personel In My Dept,

We Decided To Seek Ways Through Which We Can Transfer This Money Out Of The Bank And Out Of The Country Too. The Total Amount In The Account Is Ten Million Five Hundred Thusand Dollars (usd 10,500,000.00).

With Our Positions As Staff Of The Bank, We Are Handicapped Because We Cannot Operate Foreign Accounts And Cannot Lay Bonafide Claim Over This Money While We Were Contemplating On What To Do.

A Friend Of Mine Who Works With The Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Recommended Your Personality To Me And Advised Me To Ask You For Help, To Transfer This Money Out Of The Country. The Client Is A Foreign National And You Will Only Be Asked To Act As His Next Of Kin And I Will Supply You With All The Necessary Informations And Bank Data To Assist You In Being Able To Transfer This Money To Any Bank Of Your Choice Where This Money Could Be Transfered Into.

I And My Partners Have Decided To Give Away Thirty % (30%) To You For Your Assistance And Ten (10%) For Any Expenses That Might Arise During The Transaction Of This Transfer.

We Want To Assure You That This Transaction Is Absolutely Risk Free Since We Work In This Bank And That Is Why You Should Be Confident In The Success Of This Transaction Because You Will Be Updated With Information As At When Desired.

We Will Please Wish You Keep This Transaction Secret As We Are Hoping To Retire With Our Share Of This Money At The End Of Transaction Which Will Be When This Money Safely Hits Your Account. We Will Then Come Over To Your Country For Sharing According To The Previously Agreed Percentages. You Might Even Have To Advise Us On Possibilities Of Investment In Your Country Or Elsewhere Of Our Choice. May God Help You To Help Us To A Restive Retirement. Amen.

Please Come Up With Your Information Below Here.

Your Contact Cell Phone Number.....
Your Age .......
Your Sex .......
Your Occupation .......
Your Country And City. .......

Please Your Urgently Respond Needed So We Can Move Forward.
Thanks And Remain Blessed.
Dr.elvis Hany
African Developement Bank (adb

alex_143 · 10-28-2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

Tell them you have GREAT news! You will be going to North Carolina on business and you'd like to meet them and pick up the Yorkie b/c you're not too hip on having him shipped!

okay this is what i sent lol:

Oh good i will be going to Georgia on business and wouldn't mind stopping in north Carolina, and would like to meet you and the pups that way i can pick up the Yorkies. I'm not very fond on having them shipped especially since there still young. I have an adult yorkie myself so i know the breed very well so they will be very well taken care of!!!

addicted · 10-28-2007, 04:00 PM

when i know they are scammers... i usually like to mess with them... hahhaa they always give u the same *violin* story

BabyFidgette · 10-28-2007, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex_143

okay this is what i sent lol:

Oh good i will be going to Georgia on business and wouldn't mind stopping in north Carolina, and would like to meet you and the pups that way i can pick up the Yorkies. I'm not very fond on having them shipped especially since there still young. I have an adult yorkie myself so i know the breed very well so they will be very well taken care of!!!

Cool!!! LOLOL

alex_143 · 10-28-2007, 07:26 PM

Okay, you will have to make a deposit payment to hold down the puppy.GET BACK TO ME ASAP

BabyFidgette · 10-29-2007, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex_143

Okay, you will have to make a deposit payment to hold down the puppy.GET BACK TO ME ASAP

At first, tell them you don't want to do that b/c you are afraid of getting scammed. And that you will take your chances on the pup being available.

Then, if they still insist, tell them to give you their information.

Tell them you sent the money and make them waste a trip! LOL

ranedrops · 10-29-2007, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

It sounds moronic to us, but they scam MILLIONS of dollars each year from unsuspecting "stupid" Americans. That's what they call us. It's not just dogs, but so many other things. Like...I only have a check for $5000, you take $3000, and just give me cash for the other $2000. Then you lose out cuz the check is fake!!!!

My neice just got scammed on Ebay by a guy who won her auction, he sent her a check with extra $ for her to send back to his "friend", she sent the $ and the item and then the check bounced.
We told her it was a scam (sigh) but sometimes people don't listen.

BabyFidgette · 10-29-2007, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ranedrops

My neice just got scammed on Ebay by a guy who won her auction, he sent her a check with extra $ for her to send back to his "friend", she sent the $ and the item and then the check bounced.
We told her it was a scam (sigh) but sometimes people don't listen.

Oh no. That's exactly what I was describing.

JERKS!

erino77 · 10-29-2007, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

At first, tell them you don't want to do that b/c you are afraid of getting scammed. And that you will take your chances on the pup being available.

Then, if they still insist, tell them to give you their information.

Tell them you sent the money and make them waste a trip! LOL

Good idea!

addicted · 10-29-2007, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ranedrops

My neice just got scammed on Ebay by a guy who won her auction, he sent her a check with extra $ for her to send back to his "friend", she sent the $ and the item and then the check bounced.
We told her it was a scam (sigh) but sometimes people don't listen.

oh that is awful! sorry to hear that! that's why you never accept checks!!!

10-28-2007, 12:51 PM	#34
ch774 No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 415	Scam Well, After reading this I believe its a scam. I was one of the ones that fell for it...Before I got Jack. We paid this guy 250.00 for a boy yorkie, Then they wanted us to get insurance and its was 350.00 and it went to Africia. Well they promised to have papers, blanket, crate, toys,. There were e-mails back and forth, one time we left a message to call us and gave him our number well he called my husband could not even understand him. He got out of him he was taking the dog to the airport. Long story short there was NO dog. All the money went (?) I got some of my money back it went through Western Union. I cried for days. My husband was so upset. He told me HE was going to get me a yorkie if it killed Him. Not, all the money but we found Jack locally. A scary thing was I had left a couple of messages at different places. Well one came back saying they knew me that I was the one who took the money back. That I was harassing them and they were going to tell All the breeders about me. (ha). I mailed them back and played dumb and told them I did not know what they were talking about. Not a word anymore. I have learned A Very Hard lesson. Love Cheryl

10-28-2007, 02:27 PM	#36
alex_143 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,041	okay i just got this email today From The Desk Of Dr Elvis Hany African Developement Bank Burkina Faso (adb) Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso. West Africa. Dear Friend/director/ceo I Am Dr.elvis Hany. And I Am The Director Of The Accounts & Auditing Dept. At The African Developement Bank Ouagadougou - West Africa. With Due Respect I Have Decided To Contact You On A Business Transaction That Will Be Beneficial To Both Of Us. At The Bank's Last Accounts/auditing Evaluations, My Staffs Came Across An Old Account Which Was Being Maintained By A Foreign Client Who We Learnt Was Among The Deceased Passengers Of An Airline Crash On 6th Nov.2002. Since The Deceased Was Unable To Run This Account Since His Death. The Account Has Remained Dormant Without The Knowledge Of His Family Since It Was Put In A Safe Deposit Account In The Bank For Future Investment By The Client. Since His Demise, Nobody, Not Even The Members Of His Family Have Applied For Claims Over This Fund And It Has Been In The Safe Deposit Account Until We Discovered That It Cannot Be Claimed Since Our Client Is A Foreign National And We Are Sure That He Has No Next Of Kin Here To File Claims Over The Money. As The Director Of The Dept, This Discovery Was Brought To My Office So As To Decide What Is To Be Done. With The Few Personel In My Dept, We Decided To Seek Ways Through Which We Can Transfer This Money Out Of The Bank And Out Of The Country Too. The Total Amount In The Account Is Ten Million Five Hundred Thusand Dollars (usd 10,500,000.00). With Our Positions As Staff Of The Bank, We Are Handicapped Because We Cannot Operate Foreign Accounts And Cannot Lay Bonafide Claim Over This Money While We Were Contemplating On What To Do. A Friend Of Mine Who Works With The Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Recommended Your Personality To Me And Advised Me To Ask You For Help, To Transfer This Money Out Of The Country. The Client Is A Foreign National And You Will Only Be Asked To Act As His Next Of Kin And I Will Supply You With All The Necessary Informations And Bank Data To Assist You In Being Able To Transfer This Money To Any Bank Of Your Choice Where This Money Could Be Transfered Into. I And My Partners Have Decided To Give Away Thirty % (30%) To You For Your Assistance And Ten (10%) For Any Expenses That Might Arise During The Transaction Of This Transfer. We Want To Assure You That This Transaction Is Absolutely Risk Free Since We Work In This Bank And That Is Why You Should Be Confident In The Success Of This Transaction Because You Will Be Updated With Information As At When Desired. We Will Please Wish You Keep This Transaction Secret As We Are Hoping To Retire With Our Share Of This Money At The End Of Transaction Which Will Be When This Money Safely Hits Your Account. We Will Then Come Over To Your Country For Sharing According To The Previously Agreed Percentages. You Might Even Have To Advise Us On Possibilities Of Investment In Your Country Or Elsewhere Of Our Choice. May God Help You To Help Us To A Restive Retirement. Amen. Please Come Up With Your Information Below Here. Your Contact Cell Phone Number..... Your Age ....... Your Sex ....... Your Occupation ....... Your Country And City. ....... Please Your Urgently Respond Needed So We Can Move Forward. Thanks And Remain Blessed. Dr.elvis Hany African Developement Bank (adb

10-28-2007, 04:00 PM	#38
addicted IheartYorkies Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SGV, CA Posts: 1,511	when i know they are scammers... i usually like to mess with them... hahhaa they always give u the same violin story __________________ Linda Penny Simba Bella Marley Pink

10-28-2007, 07:26 PM	#40
alex_143 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,041	this is her response what should i write back ahhhh she's good Okay, you will have to make a deposit payment to hold down the puppy.GET BACK TO ME ASAP

10-28-2007, 11:31 AM	#32
hha No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seneca, SC Posts: 2,837	It's not just the dogs they're doing it on, they're doing it on match.com too..My sister is divorced, she's very pretty for her age, some guy said he lived about 2 hours from her, but, he was in Africa as he goes over there a few times a year to buy cloth and antiques..anyway, they started e-mailing back and forth, then one day, he tells her they've changed the government rules over there, and it was going to cost him $4000 to get his stuff out of there..She wrote back(figured right away it was a scam) and told him to leave the things there, he said they would be stollen..anyway, she played along with him, told him she could send $2000 but would have to have it back right away, as it was rent on her business..he said anything she could send would help..well, when he was wanting that money, he all of a sudden changed the way he was talking to her..all he wanted to know is when is the money coming..Well she finally got tired of playing the game and told him, good luck, you dont' know me, and my own family would never ask to borrow a dime..good luck on getting your money..the only thing she heard back was a blank you b...they think americans are so stupid and will send them money..wish they would/could catch the ones doing it and put them behind bars