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Julz 01-12-2006 09:41 PM
I don't think these people know how easy it is to spot a scam. It is truly a shame for the people who do think it is possible and get taken emotionally and financially.

Francie 01-12-2006 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by feminvstr
here is her response again I sent her another email rather off the wall to make friends and keep the emails coming:)

From: anita brooke <anitabrookyns@yahoo.com>
[Add to Address Book]
To: Kimberly King <kkingpdx@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: yorkie
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:49:31 PM [View Source]

HI KIMBERLY,THERE IS NOTHING TO BE SCARED ABOUT,THE PUPPIES WILL BE FINE BESIDES THE AIRLINE OFFICIALS ARE GOING TO TAKE PROPER CARE OF THEN DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION.IT DOSENT TAKE MORE THAN 7 TO 8 HOURS.THE PUPPIES ARE WITH ME, ONCE I COMFIRM PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY GO TO EFFECT ON THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP THEN ASK MY SHIPPING AGENT AGU WILLIAM TO SHIP THEM IMMEDIATELY.SEND THE MONEY TO THE INFORMATION I GAVE TO YOU.AND ALSO DONT FORGET TO GO TO GROCERY SHOP LIKE I SAID.IF YOU ARE MAILING ME THE WESTERN UNION INFORMATION DONT FORGET TO SEND ME THE M.T.C.N 10DIGIT CONTROL NUMBER, TEXT QUESTION AND ANSWER, AND ALSO YOUR FULL NAME YOU WILL USE IN SENDING THE PAYMENT AND YOUR ADDRESS,STATE,CITY,.

my response

From: kkingpdx@comcast.net (Kimberly King)
To: anita brooke <anitabrookyns@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: yorkie
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:13:54 PM

can I pay the extra $20 and make the payment the other way through western union? I think that might be a better one arent they more reliable
I am in oregon I think the flight is longer than 8 hours maybe like 14 hours are they going to be ok with 14 hours and no food and water? will I get sick dogs when they arrive? I will bring food and water to the airport what at you feeding them?? I use puppy chow I know it is the best for doggies.

cant wait to hear from you I will go the union place tomorrow and send the extra $20 for you, becuase you are so kind to give me your puppies. You make my heart warm there should be nice easy god fearing people like you in the world, I told you I was christian as well?

I wish you lived closer then you come to visit your pretty puppies and we have coffee! I bet be good friends
thank you
Kimberly


:lol tears :lol tears omg...someone take this water away from me...you are hysterical Kimberly!

Francie

Sherry Lynn 01-12-2006 09:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by feminvstr
LMAO this is getting fun... they answer within the hour of every email

Baseball bat is too good for creeps like this:)
Pinata any one!! :D :D We'll just START with the bat. YTrs are known to come up with some rather creative punishments. :D

feminvstr 01-12-2006 09:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Francie
You forgot to tell her you'd give them a Christian home! :D

Francie
I did in my last letter to her "read up" :)

Snow Yorkies 01-12-2006 09:54 PM
Here is a big tip for scammers... If they are just looking for you to pay shipping charges... Tell them to fly them counter to counter... This means it cost nothing at their end to ship a pup you pay at your end... See how fast they will dump you as a potential owner of one of "their" pups...

Maybe mention this process on your next contact with this lady you are playing along...

PlatinumYorkies 01-12-2006 09:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherry Lynn
I asked this on Stacy's thread. Why is it always Nigeria??? :confused: You see it all the time, so I would imagine its more than one person...
Those darn people in Africa, I swear they can't find nothing better to do with their time! I use to get scams in my email all the time saying... My dad was the King and he was killed now I have 50 million dollars, I will give you 30% if you let me transfer it into your bank account..(WHAT? Who is that dumb)..I wrote back once and said. I watch CNN International, they haven't said anything about a African king getting killed...And I didn't know that Nigeria still had a universal Monarchy; from what I've read so many are still being oppressed by the Rebels of that work with the diamond trade? Am I wrong, why can't you get the money since you are or were the Prince, and now King?

I mean come on now???

PlatinumYorkies 01-12-2006 09:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherry Lynn
Pinata any one!! :D :D We'll just START with the bat. YTrs are known to come up with some rather creative punishments. :D
Man let's crazy glue their eyelids open and give them sleeping pills? :confused:

feminvstr 01-12-2006 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by PlatinumYorkies
Man let's crazy glue their eyelids open and give them sleeping pills? :confused:
that is a good one and I fear that is still too good for them:)

amyann 01-12-2006 10:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PlatinumYorkies
Man let's crazy glue their eyelids open and give them sleeping pills? :confused:
Yah, let's. :lol tears :lol tears :lol tears

Francie 01-12-2006 10:02 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by feminvstr
I did in my last letter to her "read up" :)

Oh yeah...you did...


Francie

sylvan 01-12-2006 10:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PlatinumYorkies
Those darn people in Africa, I swear they can't find nothing better to do with their time! I use to get scams in my email all the time saying... My dad was the King and he was killed now I have 50 million dollars, I will give you 30% if you let me transfer it into your bank account..(WHAT? Who is that dumb)..I wrote back once and said. I watch CNN International, they haven't said anything about a African king getting killed...And I didn't know that Nigeria still had a universal Monarchy; from what I've read so many are still being oppressed by the Rebels of that work with the diamond trade? Am I wrong, why can't you get the money since you are or were the Prince, and now King?

I mean come on now???
So you got the Nigerian prince too?? I asked if he was interested in dating, 'cause I always dreamed of being a princess..

twinkie 01-12-2006 10:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PlatinumYorkies
Those darn people in Africa, I swear they can't find nothing better to do with their time! I use to get scams in my email all the time saying... My dad was the King and he was killed now I have 50 million dollars, I will give you 30% if you let me transfer it into your bank account..(WHAT? Who is that dumb)..I wrote back once and said. I watch CNN International, they haven't said anything about a African king getting killed...And I didn't know that Nigeria still had a universal Monarchy; from what I've read so many are still being oppressed by the Rebels of that work with the diamond trade? Am I wrong, why can't you get the money since you are or were the Prince, and now King?

I mean come on now???
I know what you mean! I keep getting emailed from Nigeria from a guy who says his relative died (and now has $50 million USD to invest in a business) and was a Canadian citizen and he needs it to be claimed by a Canadian or something....and that I will get $15 million ...I dunno, I erase them as soon as I read the Dear Sir/Madam line now. Like anyone would fall for their dumb scams!!

Maddie-Rudy-Mom 01-12-2006 10:33 PM
In one of our local site people from Africa posted about a yorkie puppy. I sent them a email and told them what I thought about them. He sent me an email really pissed off. My friend that has yorkies played along with him and he said to sent him the money just like this person has done with you. She has not email him back since the email about the money. It was a little girl that was about 6 months old. She was a cutie, I hope she wasn't a pic off your site. Sad thing there a people that will sent the money.

PlatinumYorkies 01-12-2006 10:56 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sylvan
So you got the Nigerian prince too?? I asked if he was interested in dating, 'cause I always dreamed of being a princess..
Yeah, you know I would have made a very pretty Princess, I should have thought of that!! :( I think they actually believe that the people in America saw "Coming to America" and believe that crap is true! I am not Boo Boo Da Fool.. :eek:

Lyz517 01-12-2006 11:09 PM
Sadly this is what they do all day long. Looking for the people that will fall for these scams, sadly some do fall for this crap. Even within the US its a risk getting a puppy over the internet but Nigeria is well known for all the scamming they do. You will play along and that is great, they will as well, sitting back hoping you wire that money and give them the info they need to pick up. Once you tell them you are not stupid and know what their little game is, they really dont care. They move on to the next potential victim, making up sad stories and using gods name.

People need to be more careful, I'm sure this has been mentioned before. That price listed for a yorkie is ridiculous, considering they also claim show potential etc. The original email sounds ridiculous to me as well but I guess there are people that do fall for this.

Kimberly it is sad that those bastards are using your pictures. I don't think much could be done since they are in another country. Best thing is putting your name or website name in them and hope for the best.
GOODLUCK messing back with these people. They do deserve it!

artierae 01-12-2006 11:16 PM
Kimberly, you are getting really good at using the bad grammer like they do! At first it wasn't as bad, but with practice you are almost sounding like they do. You go girl!

hunniebunnie 01-13-2006 02:56 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherry Lynn
Why is it always Nigeria??? :confused: You see it all the time, so I would imagine its more than one person...
Actually it's not always Nigeria anymore. There's also "West Africa" and "Cameroon". When I was looking for a puppy last year, I answered an ad that was listed as if it was local. The guy was giving away 2 pets, a maltese and a chihuahua. This is the response I got from him to my initial inquiry:

From: william smith <williams_smny@lycos.com>
Date: Nov 16, 2005 5:20 AM
Subject: puppy
hi
my problem is not just selling but selling to someone who will be able to take good care of it and give it the long existed love .so if u can guarantee its safety keeping every thing constant then its yours

there is only one reason for me selling my pets: after the hurricane i made a trip to london , southafrica and presently iam in cameroon where i will only return early next year. the conditions here seems very unfavourable for my pets so i want to guarantee their safety. please don"t take this as a weakness but a mutual help.

i will take care for all tranportation expenses, provided you circum to my conditions.as of now i don"t really know what u want(the chihuahua or the maltese)as soon as u give me ur choice ,i will give u all neccessary info
williams

I emailed expressing my interest in a local pup only and then I never heard from him again. It makes me sick to see them use human emotions as a tool to their scam. They make it seem like they really care about the puppy and wanting to place them in a good home, money isn't a priority, they're honest because they're christian, etc etc.

Kimberly your emails crack me up! i'm glad you're planning to feed the pups the best food possible: puppy chow. hahhaa! i wish thre was some way for us to scam the scammers....

Bentley&BitsysMom 01-13-2006 03:40 AM
It's a freakin shame that people are getting away with this :mad:

ChristyE1971 01-13-2006 04:03 AM
When I first started coming to yt I got an email like this. I am to nieve I guess cuz I almost fell for it but I talked to V and she set me straight.. Now I know this scam but some ppl like me who are blonde..lol...just didnt know that ppl could be so mean ....Thanks Kim for posting this to show other new ppl like me that this can happen.

red98vett 01-13-2006 06:12 AM
LOL !! Kim YOU NEED TO BE UNDERCOVER !! You are GOOOOOOOOD !!! lol - go girl - you got all the lingo down and man...I bet they are already countin that "Money" and HAHAHAHA when they realize YOU SCAMMED THEM !

All RIGHT !

Christy honey - it's a scam LOTS of people fall for....nothing to feel bad about ...these people are GOOD at what they do.

rrosenberry 01-13-2006 06:23 AM
This is hysterical! I LOVE the " You make my heart warm" :lol tears
I'm so looking forward to the follow ups!

BamaFan121s 01-13-2006 06:41 AM
So what's the deal? Anymore correspandance from them?

My2Furbabies 01-13-2006 06:47 AM
You are good at playing the part! :D I can't wait to see what else she says!

centralnewyorki 01-13-2006 07:03 AM
Anything new from your Nigerian friends, Kim? This is awful! And what is the deal with the Christian home?! Is this to avoid anyone trying to convert them to being little Jewish, Muslim, Agnostic... etc. yorkies?! That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!

I too would love to be a fly on the wall when you send them your website address and they see "their" puppies on there! Did you ever get a more clear explanation on how this woman knew they were your puppies? It's sad that some people do fall for this stuff.

Jaspermom 01-13-2006 07:08 AM
This is getting really good....
 
Go get'em, girl!! :D

txshopper73 01-13-2006 07:30 AM
Oh, Kimberly...better go and get those boots on! It's getting deep! :D

sneri13 01-13-2006 07:38 AM
Kimberly, Have you considered writing fiction, I think you would be on the best sellers list in no time.

nikkizayne 01-13-2006 07:44 AM
Wow, I wish that I would have joined this sight about three months ago! Dont laugh, but I am such a trusting person that I actually fell for that scam! The man said the exact same things. i sent him $530.00 and I of course never got the puppy! I was so heart broken. Man I cant believe these people. Hopefully that saying what comes around goes around really happens to them. That is so sad. I have a baby now, but instead of spending 500.00 dollars I ending up spending $1030.00. But forgive and forget, i have my own baby now. :(

Snow Yorkies 01-13-2006 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by nikkizayne
Wow, I wish that I would have joined this sight about three months ago! Dont laugh, but I am such a trusting person that I actually fell for that scam! The man said the exact same things. i sent him $530.00 and I of course never got the puppy! I was so heart broken. Man I cant believe these people. Hopefully that saying what comes around goes around really happens to them. That is so sad. I have a baby now, but instead of spending 500.00 dollars I ending up spending $1030.00. But forgive and forget, i have my own baby now. :(
:wavey: 1st I would like to Welcome you to YT...

This is no laughing matter... It is these scammers way at getting you hook line & sinker. They are good at what they do... down to stealing other\'s pictures... :mad: I am so sorry this happened to you... :(

Usually these scammers are telling people all they want is the price of shipping as I posted earlier on this thread if that is the case tell them to ship the puppy COUNTER to COUNTER!!! You pay for the shipping at your end and no money is exchanged... If they are a scammer they will not email you back!! I know I have called them out before on this... I have gotten a couple of emails back saying "How I am just stressing them out, so it wouldn\'t be in their best interest in dealing with me!!!" :eek: Please the only stress was I caught you scamming!!!

nikkizayne 01-13-2006 08:02 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snow Yorkies
:wavey: 1st I would like to Welcome you to YT...

This is no laughing matter... It is these scammers way at getting you hook line & sinker. They are good at what they do... down to stealing other\'s pictures... :mad: I am so sorry this happened to you... :(

Usually these scammers are telling people all they want is the price of shipping as I posted earlier on this thread if that is the case tell them to ship the puppy COUNTER to COUNTER!!! You pay for the shipping at your end and no money is exchanged... If they are a scammer they will not email you back!! I know I have called them out before on this... I have gotten a couple of emails back saying "How I am just stressing them out, so it wouldn\'t be in their best interest in dealing with me!!!" :eek: Please the only stress was I caught you scamming!!!
Well I was reading this and it made me so mad that i e-mailed him about 5 minutes ago. My breeder told me I could contact the nigerian consule or something like that, and try to get him put in jail. I dont know if that is true or not, but I never persued it. Thank you for caring...... it took some time, but i guess I am over it.


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