I received a strage email! -Yorkie related
 

Hey guys! I'm bust with the new puppy and will post pictures tomorrow.
Anyway, I just logged in to check my email for a second and I found a very strange email.

The email was titled: ADORABLE YORKIE FOR ADOPTION
It was from a person by the name of Dr. Johnston M. Wright

The message:

Hello, My name is Johnston ,I am a Consultant Gynecologist Surgeon and Oncologist Doctor i work for different prominent hospital and My late Grandma was a puppy breeder, She died about 4 months ago and she left 2 Female Yorkshire Terrier and Male behind one of which recently had a litter 3 Yorkie puppies,They are so adorable,Due to my job as a Oncologist Doctor do not allow me to take good care of these babies,I would have love to take care of them myself but due to the nature of my job i do hardly have time for my self,So i want to find them caring & loving parent willing to adopt, if you interested in having one of them, please contact me immediately,for more details and information. Thanks.Dr. Johnston M. Wright.

Has anyone received any emails like this? Is it some kind of new scam? I don't know how this person could have gotten my email address, and the fact that they have "yorkies" and not some other breeds, I found very odd! I emailed him back and said that I was interested in more info and aslo asked how he got my information.

I'll let you all know if I get a response. just wanted to give you all a heads up in case any of you have received something similar.

-Christina

Sure is written alot like the other puppy scams we have seen out there. I'm certain it is a scam, but I still want to hear the reply you get LOL

Does an oncologist usually refer to themselves as an Oncologist Doctor? That sounds weird to me

oh this is an OLD scam...;) I think I've gotten about a million of these during the last couple years! :eek:

I figured as much. lol. If you actually read the email, you can tell the person who wrote it isn't even well educated by their use of grammatical errors. lol

http://www.p45.net/boards/showthread.php?t=93766&page=2

Clearly a spam. Scroll down about half way down the page.. someone has already posted it on a scam site.

I meant scam not spam. lol

I think it's funny that he claims to be a doctor...yet there isn't a period in that entire email?? :rolleyes:

different
 

different prom. hospital? different from what? and look how many times he says due to the nature of his job...lol. A real doctor writes a lot better than that!

be cautious as I already know you are!

Scam - what kind of Dr. would refer to themselves as an "oncologist doctor - and what dr would form this sentence - ,They are so adorable,Due to my job as a Oncologist Doctor do not allow me to take good care of these babies -

do not allow me ??

A real Dr. would have a better grasp of language and sentence structure.

Mmmmmm. He went to medical school -- but somehow flunked out of English grammar class ... sounds like a scam to me: Be careful!

Okay, I can pretty much guarantee that a doctor would not be writing like that. LOL :) Definitely a scam...

I read like the first 3 sentences! All the others seemed to be repetitive, and YES, the grammar was horrible!!!

i think its a scam also...i cant wait to see the reply im so curious

Definitely a scam! And Johnston for a first name...what?! That was my maiden name!

I have recevied emails like that also, How the heck are these scammers getting our email:confused: ticks me off:mad:

I think i got the school he went too... Rev Peter in Camroon taught him.. where the weather is so crazy no dog can live there.. :rolleyes: :D

It looks like a scam to me also

Thanks for keeping this bumped up guys! I wanted to make sure more people are aware of these scammers, as I know a few people on YT have gotten stuck by a scammer.

Anyway, He replied to my email. Below is his response (just a poorly written as before. lol)

Hello,

Regards to your mail and i quite appreciate your interest in the puppy. First of all i most thank my living God for your willingness to adopt the puppy from me and i will also thank him again for answering my prayers. Yes i want an urgent home for her because my tight state of work and study would not be able to take good care of the pup. But a good and comfortable home where she will be treated with much love and care, Sandy is 10 weeks old and 6 days Currently, the puppy health is 100% OK! (+1 year health Guarantee), 1st shots, AKC registered, de-wormed, 30 Days pets Insurance. Baby is so animated and will keep you entertained for hours. She really had her own distinct personality. Loving and very affectionate personalities are standard with other animals. She is very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time. This Female pup presently weighs about 2.2 lb and will estimated to weigh between 4lb to 5 lbs at maturity.

I will have the puppy ship along with her certified health certificate, vaccination and worming record, copy of USDA paper, AKC registration application for the puppy, its pedigree and your puppy's guarantee. also the airline ticket, an approved carrier with a soft, comfortable bed, health certificate from my vet, a puppy pack including sample food your pup has been eating, a tube of nutri-cal,I also include a special gift to your puppy from me. Everything you will need will be taped to the top of your puppy's carrier. I'm Locate someone around New Mexico State here in (USA) with the pup's, The puppy price is $170 and shipping is $180, total cost $350 with same day delivery,and Include your Full Name and Address, Phone number and the Nearest Airport,where the baby will be shipped to in your next e-mail so as to have her registered for shipping, and also can you Afford the total cost of the price ??? $350.

All of her documents are up to date. Am attaching her pictures for you view .
Looking forward to read from you as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Just beware of these guys! It really makes you wonder...if they can get a hold of our emails, what else do they have access to?

it seems like a scam, has he replied?

Ok I stopped reading the reply after this sentence "First of all i most thank my living God for your willingness to adopt the puppy from me and i will also thank him again for answering my prayers." :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :laugh:

English syntax is awful. BEWARE!
 

yeah, right? All Americans refer to living "around New Mexico state" ...
duh! wouldn't you just say I live in New Mexico.
Well, if you are a Nigerian scammer, you would not know how to word it ...

SCAM! Keep away!

I agree and a REAL doctor would not call himself and Oncologist Dr. He would simply call himself an Oncologist.