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I also saw red flags when I read that email! I am so sorry for you though, because I'm sure you had your hopes up! So glad you checked it out rather than going through the heartache that so many have! |
HUGE Red Flag.... As soon as I read this post I knew something was wrong. Last year my sister and her family moved to London. I took Bruno, her yorkie for 7 months while we went through the customs process. The blood testing ( by a special lab), vet vists and passports cost around 200 bucks..... and then shipping was $600 !!!!!!! Not to mention how much time and effort it was to make sure everything was exactly how they wanted. Animal travel between the US and the UK is THE strictest there is. ( sidenote: it was so worth it because having Bruno leave made me so sad I got Otis :) ) Good luck with all this.... I think the crappiest part about scams is that they get your hopes up.... I hope you find another little one.... |
A sure sign it's a scam....the poor English. It always kills me that someone who claims to be from an English (as a first language) country speaks (writes) such poorly written English. Note to self....if it sounds too good to be true....it usually ISN'T...true that is. |
Let's look at all the red flags: 1. Lives in London 2. Dr didn't know daughters allergies 3. Puppy is cheaper than flight (never happens) 4. Puppy is 8 wks (she's been to TX and then back to London) How old was the pups when she bought it? 5. Pic of puppy looks WAAY smaller than the weight she gave in the email. It also contradicts the weight in the ad. 6. At this price, the pup would have been sold to someone in London a long time ago! Although that puppy is adorable! Way too many questionables. You may as well buy $400 worth of scratch and win tickets, that's how much of a gamble this purchase would be! Irene |
In response to the second email you received, I've found responding to any of them, results in MORE. My brother wrote bogus/goofy replies to the "my father, husband, brother, uncle, who-ever passed away and left me a k-jillion dollars, I only need your bank account number to get it"....he received dozens of these AFTER responding to just that one. |
Be very careful. I was scammed with a similiar story. The lady said her daughters were allergic to the puppies. It turned out to be a scam. It was really a man from Nigeria and he had no puppies. After I sent him money, he kept saying he needed more money for customs and etc. I was heartbroken, and never got money or a puppy out of that deal. I emailed him and told him I would pass on his story so he wouldn't scam anyone else. His story keeps changing. Just be careful. It may not be a scam. Just sharing my nightmare!! |
to be honest with you, it sounds like a scam.Many people from africa and europe run this scam.They steal pictures of yorkies, from other breeders, pretend they have the dog (which they don't!!!), and charge a very low price for the puppy. Please be carefull,i don't want someone to take advantage of you. Another scam that people from over sea's run are: they purchase P.O. boxes in the United States, so it looks like they live here, to make themselves look more ligit.But they are really still over sea's just waiting to collect your money. :( |
I'm sorry you almost got scammed. She is awfully cute though. My red flag in reading th email was not only the errors and all of the other stuff other people mentioned but yorkies do not aggrevate allergies, that's why a lot of people with allergies can have yorkies. Isn't that right?? So if it is, the whole reason for her giving "Diego" away is a complete scam. |
"People must think that they can hit me up now. LOL LOL LOL Take a look at a new email i got today from another one! But this one is not a doctor this one is a Pastor! Gotta read this!" Hey, have you gotten a phone number for this ad? My hubby is a retired minister and although we do not know everyone, there are ways to find out if this is the truth.. And, BTW, most leg. ads from foreign countries either sad ++++USD or as in Europe, Euros and you have to convert the amount to dollars based on the rate of exchange for that day.. I agree that this has scam written all over it..Do you suppose she would give you the name of the breeder in the states from whom she bought this dog?? |
Actually, I did get scammed the first time. Then I found a wonderful breeder in OK. THat is where I got my darling Lexi. I shouldn't have fallen for the scam. I wanted a Yorkie because I have allergies to pet dander. My brother had a Yorkie and told me that I wouldn't be allergic to them. I went to visit him and sure enough, D'artagnan didn't bother my allergies. They are wonderful, perfect, allergy free dogs, but I still fell for the scam because I wanted one so bad I didn't research the background. I just took "her" word for it and lost $500. |
It's so sad that people use this type of scam to make money, and I bet they get their share of trusting people. No, don't buy off the internet if you don't know the breeder and especially if THEY contacted you! There's something wrong there. Ususally it's very hard to find a pup that's available yet alone for $185, and no way can shipping only be $200, especially overseas. Glad that you brought this out in the open for all to see. Take that $385 and put a down payment on a healthy puppy here in the states... |
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rosemary007's Profile Username rosemary007 Registered From United States Seller-Entered Area London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Status Unverified Signup Date 2005-12-12 05:29:51 If people would just look at the seller profiles on these things, they would tell you a lot. This person REGISTERED FROM THE UNITED STATES WHILE STATING THEY LIVED IN BRITAIN AND THEY REGISTERED ON THE DAY THE AD WAS ENTERED. Secondly, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. ;) http://www.hoobly.com/members/rosemary007/ |
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Oh, sorry. I thought you thought I was stupid. Which, I was, for doing that. I just didn't know any better at that time. |
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I was looking on puppyfind.com and boy you arent kidding.... what a joke!!! All these poor little yorkie babies out there from different countries.. 1. Over 12 hour plane ride and where, in the cargo hold?? 2. How can you be sure a puppy will arrive, and they wont just take off with your cash. 3. What kinda shape is that poor pup going to be in. 4. What about temperature changes, that does effect them alot. 5. JUST A BAD IDEA... I WOULD NEVER BUY A DOG OR PUPPY FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY. Im sure you can find a darling pup in your state, or one close by.. |
Not sure if someone else pointed this out but you can't have allergies to Yorkies. They don't have fur. They have hair. That's why they don't shed. My step son had really bad asthema and Caesar and Cleo don't bother him at all. Just my two cents. Christie |
An educated doctor that can't speak english or spell |
I agree - If the E-mail you posted is as Dr. Rosemary wrote it - she is definitely a fraud. No one as well educated as a doctor could possibly write that badly. Her E-mail is extremely badly written. The writer is definitely not an educated person....definitely not a doctor. And - think about it!!!! With a beautiful little pup like that - for the price she is asking - she would have no problem in the world finding a perfect home for it in her own neighborhood. Why is she advertising worldwide!!!!!?????? So people will send her money - that's why! Makes me sick.... And - you be very careful about ever sending money to anyone who advertises on the Internet. I think it was easy to figure out that this ad was a scam, but sometimes it's more difficult. I buy things on the Internet all the time - but usually know who I am dealing with (different businesses, etc). I also purchase things from E-bay. I think most of us have, but E-bay is reasonably safe because you can read responses from a person's previous customers. Please be careful. Carol Jean |
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you are very right they dont like shipping small animals and the poor mite will have to go through customs, also thats very very cheap $185 in uk money is about £90.00 and my rosie cost me the right amount which was £500.00, in dollars its about $950.00 big difference, also when someone i know was moving to the states and has animals it was a lot more than $200.00 to ship her yorkie and what a long time for the poor pup to be on a plane, to get to florida from london gatwick its 9 hours 15 mins i think the poor pup wouldnt make it. why sell the pup to another country when many people want them over her too, dont make sense to me. i truely think its a scam dont buy her, JMO |
My first clue that this couldn\'t possibly be a doctor was a combination of three things .......... a two year old, a puppy [or any animal] and a poinsetta??? Please!!! That\'s a deadly combination!!!! :rolleyes: |
Smells like a rat if you ask me. If she was selling the pup in the UK, why couldnt I contact her from the UK? You CANNOT register a UK postcode on that site!!! I tried!! Also, why did she put the amount on the add in £ pounds instead of dollars, as that is our currency!! It also is VERY cheap, the cheapest I could find a yorkie for when I was looking was £200. :thumbdown :thumbdown :mad: |
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Every week in our local loot paper there are yorkie pups or even 2 years old for £250 + I don\'t believe this is real for one minute, sorry :( :( I feel sorry for the poor person that will fall for the scam though. Not everyone is lucky enough to have this site to ask for advice!!! :rolleyes: |
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