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11-12-2007, 01:30 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Matola, Belo HoriZonte, Mozambique
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| Yorkies Adoption ??? Scam ???? I am really worried. A week ago I received an email from a lady ?? Cathy Cole ?? email address ( adoptionplace@gmail.com) asking if I am interested in adopting yorkies. I was totally amazed. I am in South Africa and she says she is a USA based foundation. The one yorkie is a teacup yorkie and the other one a normal size. She even send me some nice pictures., which looks like perfect pictures. The names of the attached photograhs are skittles.jpg and pretty.jpg. Beautiful. I then asked how will I get them to me and she replied that she will ship them. It will cost me $350 each shipment included. USA is such a big country why wouldn't anybody want to have such nice little yorkies there. Why does she need to ship them to me in SA ?? PLEASE BE AWARE because I think this is a scam !! If anybody does know anything about this or that it is not a scam, please let me know. If you want to follow up on this I can try and send you the photographs and or emails.
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11-12-2007, 01:34 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas
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| Definitely a scam
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11-12-2007, 01:39 AM | #3 |
Lil' CoCo, Lotta Coffee. Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Africa
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| Hi Ina, sounds like a scam. How on earth do these people get your email and know you have Yorkies How are things in Richards Bay? I will be on the North Coast next June/July for a week or so, maybe we could meet up? I wll have my babies with me.
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11-12-2007, 01:39 AM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Africa
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| I am also based in SA and when I was initially looking for a Yorkie, I was also approached by a women in America. She advised that she would fly the pup from America, all cost included for 3 000 dollars. When I asked her about quarantine issues etc, she advised there would be no issues. I assumed it was a scam and never proceeded any further. |
11-12-2007, 01:46 AM | #5 |
Yorkies LUV never grows old Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Owensville,In.47665
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| Here in the Usa they tell us their in Africa.. SPAM
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11-12-2007, 01:51 AM | #6 |
Lil' CoCo, Lotta Coffee. Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Africa
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| Sorry to "kill this thread" buy hey - Wow - three of us from S.A on the same thread Don't you just love this place, I am so addicted. Maybe we should get hold of everyone and have our own Meet-up? There is a lady in Kroonstad on here too. Then we need to get Lauren in California to fly out for a reunion.
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11-12-2007, 01:52 AM | #7 |
Lil' CoCo, Lotta Coffee. Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Africa
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| Sorry to "kill this thread" but hey - Wow - three of us from S.A on the same thread Don't you just love this place, I am so addicted. Maybe we should get hold of everyone and have our own Meet-up? There is a lady in Kroonstad on here too. Then we need to get Lauren in California to fly out for a reunion.
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11-12-2007, 01:55 AM | #8 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Africa
Posts: 71
| Hi Saphire, Yeah isn't it great, I spend most of my day on the forum (in between doing my real work that is). You said your in Edenvale, I'm in Alberton, we must definately get together. Joanne |
11-12-2007, 02:12 AM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Matola, Belo HoriZonte, Mozambique
Posts: 63
| Scam !! I dont know how they know about my love, addiction, adoration, did I mention love ??? teehee for Yorkies ?? Things here in Richards Bay are going well. Sorry that I will miss ur visit because we are in the process of moving to Mozambique. My permits for the doggies are already in place. Looking forward to it.
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11-12-2007, 06:06 AM | #10 |
Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: wiith my furbabys
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| Scam all the way. be carful
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11-12-2007, 06:11 AM | #11 |
Aubrey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Georgia
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| I think thats a scam. |
11-13-2007, 09:10 AM | #12 | |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, California
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Big hugs to you all down there in SA, where my heart will always belong, Lauren Edit: oops forgot to say - yep, definitely a scam!
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11-13-2007, 01:19 PM | #13 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Matola, Belo HoriZonte, Mozambique
Posts: 63
| Final descision Yes I think we are all very sure that we have to be on the lookout for these people. The person that contacted me was cathy Cole email address adoptionplace@gmail.com. Be aware !!!. Back on the Sunny South Africa theme !!! Or shall I quote --- Braaivleis, Rugby, sunny skies and ..... ...... . Have to say that I can sense the blood still pumping for ur home country. Hope u will come to visit and also that we that are still living here will enjoying what we have. Hope u all have a nice life with ur Yorkies and families.
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11-13-2007, 06:15 PM | #14 | |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, California
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For my Yankee pals: Braai = Barbeque Boerewors = a type of sausage that is just tooooo delicious for words. Ouma's rusks = better than a biscotti African sky = well you just have to see it to believe it. Can you tell how much I miss it all?? Once Africa enters your soul, it never leaves..... Lauren
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11-13-2007, 11:36 PM | #15 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Matola, Belo HoriZonte, Mozambique
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I literary had a tear in my eye on ur behalf. I was just thinking why dont you treat ur Yankee pals on a proper braaivleis. Although I dont know if they would at first enjoy it like us SAfricans.Some of the tastes u have to get use to.But I mean with all the real boerewors and biltong and rusks or caramel boerebrood, mieliepap etc. I will even offer to send you the recipies to on how to make it yourself. Are you a person who would try the baking and or cooking thing ? Let me know ! Lovies Ina from sunny SA.
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