Puppy scammer on YT....please beware! - Page 14 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

lynzy420 · 10-17-2012, 09:16 AM

had to read it twice...I laughed so hard!!

Amirah-momma · 10-17-2012, 05:24 PM

I. Had something like this happen to me when I was looking for a horse. And I remember reading about the tea cup yorkie scams. Ppl are just so....I have no words for this...promising a loving puppy just to rip someone off...it is sick! I saved forever to be able to buy my Amirah and provide her with everything she needs and emergency funding...it is just sick how others will pray on people!!!

megansmomma · 07-15-2014, 10:22 AM

I'm bumping this thread up for the YT Trivia Contest. Please read and be ready to be quizzed at 5 PM CST

yorkiemom76 · 07-15-2014, 03:44 PM

Megansmomma...I know this is a few years old but I just saw it and I just wanted to tell you how much I love this! Go you!

I've dealt with some of these scammers too (thank goodness, I never gave them any money) and quickly learned to tell which ones were scammers and which ones weren't. I so wish I had thought of doing something like this to mess with their heads. That was awesome!

megansmomma · 07-15-2014, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkiemom76

Megansmomma...I know this is a few years old but I just saw it and I just wanted to tell you how much I love this! Go you!

I've dealt with some of these scammers too (thank goodness, I never gave them any money) and quickly learned to tell which ones were scammers and which ones weren't. I so wish I had thought of doing something like this to mess with their heads. That was awesome!

Thanks! It was so much fun at the time and now it's just a good laugh. You should come and play trivia. I bumped this up because I'm using it for Trivia questions.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...pport-yhr.html

docmartin · 07-16-2014, 01:27 AM

Well done MM, magnificent stickability!

We had a similar experience when I was searching for Crystal. Advertised in London, with the same pic and varying descriptions etc. I couldn't pick up, "but someone would deliver once Western Union confirmed transfer" etc etc.

Then a wretched harridan of a woman in an evil filthy ramshackle bungalow on the Fens with a poor little girl locked in a revolting little chicken cage, so weak she couldn't run! She locked herself to my lap quivering until we left. I reported both to our PDSA (charity) who God bless them rescued 14 dogs including the sad little lady we'd encountered from this hell house. By then we had Crystal, but I sponsored her and she was happily re-homed two months after rescue. Advertised as a year old, she was in fact 5 and had been used as a breeding machine for a few years. I correspond with her new owner on and off and after 6 months or so of readjustment she's now very happy with a retired couple like us.

megansmomma · 07-16-2014, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by docmartin

Well done MM, magnificent stickability!

We had a similar experience when I was searching for Crystal. Advertised in London, with the same pic and varying descriptions etc. I couldn't pick up, "but someone would deliver once Western Union confirmed transfer" etc etc.

Then a wretched harridan of a woman in an evil filthy ramshackle bungalow on the Fens with a poor little girl locked in a revolting little chicken cage, so weak she couldn't run! She locked herself to my lap quivering until we left. I reported both to our PDSA (charity) who God bless them rescued 14 dogs including the sad little lady we'd encountered from this hell house. By then we had Crystal, but I sponsored her and she was happily re-homed two months after rescue. Advertised as a year old, she was in fact 5 and had been used as a breeding machine for a few years. I correspond with her new owner on and off and after 6 months or so of readjustment she's now very happy with a retired couple like us.

Yes, I have heard of what you described happening to at least one YT member. The "owner" posted on Craigslist saying the needed to rehome their beautiful 5 year of yorkie along with a picture of the little girl. She has long hair, beautiful coat and looked very healthy. They went to pick her up and she was at least 10+ yrs old, rotting teeth and horrid hair. But they felt so bad they brought her home anyway and nursed her back to health. That was many years ago and she has since gone to the bridge. But she had a very good life after going to her new home. There are scammers everywhere just waiting to take your money.

gracielove · 07-17-2014, 07:26 AM

I remember this one well. It should be nominated for the YT hall of fame!

If only more people were aware of the many kinds of scams there are concerning purebred dogs both outside this country and within!

Batgirl38 · 07-17-2014, 07:54 AM

This is a scam...when I was looking for my Yorkie I received lots of emails with almost the exact wording.

lynzy420 · 07-17-2014, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Batgirl38

This is a scam...when I was looking for my Yorkie I received lots of emails with almost the exact wording.

Read the whole thread, you will enjoy it! Its an old one but it is hysterically funny!

10-17-2012, 09:16 AM	#196
lynzy420 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Posts: 7,652	had to read it twice...I laughed so hard!! __________________ The Above advice/comments/reviews are my personal opinions based on my own experience/education/investigation and research and you can take them any way you want to......Or NOT!!!

07-15-2014, 10:22 AM	#198
megansmomma Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL Posts: 12,235	I'm bumping this thread up for the YT Trivia Contest. Please read and be ready to be quizzed at 5 PM CST __________________ “Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” Mark Twain

10-17-2012, 05:24 PM	#197
Amirah-momma Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Augusta, GA, USA Posts: 126	I. Had something like this happen to me when I was looking for a horse. And I remember reading about the tea cup yorkie scams. Ppl are just so....I have no words for this...promising a loving puppy just to rip someone off...it is sick! I saved forever to be able to buy my Amirah and provide her with everything she needs and emergency funding...it is just sick how others will pray on people!!!

07-15-2014, 03:44 PM	#199
yorkiemom76 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 364	Megansmomma...I know this is a few years old but I just saw it and I just wanted to tell you how much I love this! Go you! I've dealt with some of these scammers too (thank goodness, I never gave them any money) and quickly learned to tell which ones were scammers and which ones weren't. I so wish I had thought of doing something like this to mess with their heads. That was awesome!

07-16-2014, 01:27 AM	#201
docmartin Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: North Lincs Posts: 699 Blog Entries: 13	Well done MM, magnificent stickability! We had a similar experience when I was searching for Crystal. Advertised in London, with the same pic and varying descriptions etc. I couldn't pick up, "but someone would deliver once Western Union confirmed transfer" etc etc. Then a wretched harridan of a woman in an evil filthy ramshackle bungalow on the Fens with a poor little girl locked in a revolting little chicken cage, so weak she couldn't run! She locked herself to my lap quivering until we left. I reported both to our PDSA (charity) who God bless them rescued 14 dogs including the sad little lady we'd encountered from this hell house. By then we had Crystal, but I sponsored her and she was happily re-homed two months after rescue. Advertised as a year old, she was in fact 5 and had been used as a breeding machine for a few years. I correspond with her new owner on and off and after 6 months or so of readjustment she's now very happy with a retired couple like us.

07-17-2014, 07:26 AM	#203
gracielove YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 6,582	I remember this one well. It should be nominated for the YT hall of fame! If only more people were aware of the many kinds of scams there are concerning purebred dogs both outside this country and within!

07-17-2014, 07:54 AM	#204
Batgirl38 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Saint Petersburg, Fl Posts: 518 Blog Entries: 1	This is a scam...when I was looking for my Yorkie I received lots of emails with almost the exact wording.