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04-28-2009, 06:39 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Marcos, Texas U.S.A
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| Help stop rip off of yorkie puppies.. THIS IS A SCAM I HOPE MOST PEOPLE REALIZE BEFORE BEING RIPPED OFF BUT HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL WHO FEEL FOR THIS JERK... HE PLACES AD IN PAPERS AND CLAIMS TO EVEN BE DEAF AND A REVEREND.. I WANT TO HELP CATCH THIS GUY.. WE HAVE A YORKIE WE LOVE AND SICK OF HIM... HERES THE EMAIL HE SENT ME REGARDING MY YORKIES From:http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w3/ltr/im/offline16.png Rob Elliot (robels111@googlemail.com) http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w3/ltr/i_yellowshield.gifYou may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junkSent:Sun 4/26/09 5:55 AMTo: Gene http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w3/ltr/i_attach.gif2 attachmentshttp://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w3/ltr/i_onecare.gifSimy.jpg (21.5 KB), Timy.jpg (22.5 KB) Hello, Thank you very much and i'm very very happy to read from you about your response on taking good care of the babies. they are 18weeks old and both home trained and outdoor trained also playful with other animals and kids. The male named (timy) weigh 2lbs and the female named (simy) weigh 2.5lbs and will weigh big when fully grown. they are both A K C registered and shots are given up to date and both home trained. both of them are my darling sweetheart and super spoiled!They both have a sweet personality and loves to play and be carried around. But i'm very sorry to tell you that it is too late for you to get the babies now. What really happened was that i just left the states for africa in some few days ago after i posted the the ad on the newspspper and before i left, i did not get any response from anybody that could take very good care of them for me. So i got a missionary call from our missionary headquaters in africa, t hen i have to bring the babies along with me here in africa since i couldn't find someone to adopt them before i left the states.I'm still willing to give the babies out to someone who can take very good care of them for me forever. All papers will accompany the puppies when shipped to you, Due to our long staying over here in africa, and the bad weather my Wife and I have concluded to get good home and care for our babies. We are not charging or selling them to you for money but to save thier lifes saved and care for them so this means that, you and i will be paying for the shipment of thepuppies to you. they are VET checked, but right now we are in Africa on a Christian mission with my wife and 3 kids together with simy and timy, we have the puppies right here with us. We are going to ship to you via a Diplomatic Courier Service Company with Express Delivery on next day delivery, if you are really i nterested in having my little babies, i want you to get back to me with your full Name , Home Address, direct contact phone number and name of the nearest Airport to you. Please if you know that you are not capable of taking very good care of my babies, do not reply me because i am giving them out because of bad condition and we're spending months for the christain mission and i don't want simy and timy to die in this bad weather. And because we don't have time to take care of them due to the missionary work before us here. They are priceless to me,therefore i am giving both for free, so i will like you to get back to me with your full name and full address including your nearest airport so that i can find out shipping cost. I've attached pics of timy and simy,please i want you to promise me that you will take very good care of them as soon as they get to you. Thank you and God bless you and your family. Regards Rob Elliot Contact Number. +23418782454 |
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04-28-2009, 09:52 AM | #2 |
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| I got a similar email to this one a couple days ago. Its a fairly common one I think. |
04-28-2009, 09:59 AM | #3 |
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| It is a very common, standard email that is sent to potential buyers from scammers, claiming to be in or to have just gone to some other country. What comes next is that they will ask you to wire them money to ship the puppies, yada, yada, yada. This scam has been out there for quite some time but unfortunately some people still get caught up in it. The lucky ones will catch on before the money is sent.
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04-28-2009, 10:13 AM | #4 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Whenever they say they are Missionaries or reverend from Africa and bless you, you know its a scam
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04-28-2009, 10:19 AM | #5 |
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| People like this even put ads in the pet section of the newspaper here. I've emailed a couple, inquiring about the puppies, and I get some variation of this same response. I'm sorry but with the horrible grammar and spelling in that email, coupled with the whole African mission crap, you'd have to be crazy to think it was legit.
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04-28-2009, 10:37 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Napa, CA USA
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| I have seen this with alot of AKC registered dogs. I have actually sent them some "not so nice" emails in the past. It really doesn't phase them, it makes me feel a little better. |
04-28-2009, 10:43 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Braunfels TX usa
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| I see those all the time. I feel really bad for the people that fall those ads.
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04-28-2009, 10:54 AM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: colorado springs, co, usa
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| Don't worry about any Yorkies being harmed by these crooks as they probably don't even know what a Yorkie looks like, much less have any they are wanting to sell. |
04-28-2009, 11:05 AM | #9 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Orlando area, Florida
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| I've seen various different versions of that before. As someone who is envolved in Christian Ministry, and has been envolved in missionary work, it makes me SICK that they use that as a cover to try to get people to have faith in them, gaining unsuspecting people's trust that they are not lying
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04-28-2009, 11:31 AM | #10 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: north syracuse ny usa
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| I have replied to ads and they say the samething. I can't stand these people..
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