puppy scam followup - Page 25 - YorkieTalk.com Forums

feminvstr · 01-16-2006, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michiko

brenda mccray <mccraysyorkshire@yahoo.com> wrote:

yes i read it,i dont know what you are talking about thats my puppy for real

I wrote:

Did you read what I said?

tell her to send you another picture of both pups if she really owns them as she says she should have tons of other pictures!

feminvstr · 01-16-2006, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crystalsmom

Ok, I'm registering and I see this SCAM ALERT under Quick Tips

http://www.puppyfind.com/s/scam_aler...cbd6b21a3dbb70

hope this works if not I printed it and I'll type it for you

that scam alert has been there for awhile ive been told...

yorkiemom1970 · 01-16-2006, 10:05 PM

Hee hee...Look what I just sent regarding the famous "john and susan" "btw, they still have your pics listed after all this...)

Hello. I am VERY interested in your puppies...John and Susan. they are exactly what I have been looking for. Are they a brother and sister or are they able for breed? your price is well below the going rate for yorkshires and i am very serious in wanting to talk to you more Mia Johnson, owner, Highland Kennels and Yorkies.regarding these puppies. I am in North Carolina, USA, and shipping is not a problem for me. Please contact me as soon as possilbe. Regards, Mia Johnson owner, Highland Kennels and yorkies.

yorkiesmiles · 01-16-2006, 10:52 PM

This is all so unbelievable on one hand. I bet these scammers are not just targeting Yorkies, its probably happening with dozens of other breeds.

Those of you who have gotten scammed for real or played along with the scammers here on YT need to contact your state attorney general's office and have them go after puppyfind. The attorney general in Iowa is very aggressive about fraudulent companies and hopefully others would be, too. Someone needs to get this puppyfind to change their procedures.

I had never even heard of puppyfind until I started reading this thread. (ok just joined YT yesterday and I haven't been hunting on the Internet for a pup) Anyway, I write for the local paper I'm going to see if I can find out anything about people being scammed over puppies in Iowa. If I can find something I will talk to an editor about letting me or someone else do a stroy.

I think some other newspapers and tv stations around where some of you gals live would also be interested. Let's get the word out to people outside of YT. Warn them about puppyfind and about these scammers.

Also, just wondering how many other sites like puppyfind might be out there where the scammers can set up accts? This is a scary world somedays!

It makes me so

that scammers are stealing pix, but it even makes me more

that poor innocent people are loosing their $$$

Keep up the good work here everyone!!

yorkiesmiles

feminvstr · 01-17-2006, 09:32 AM

Did we post our bulls today

I love going through puppyfind gallery seeing all the red bulls

sylvan · 01-17-2006, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkiemom1970

Hee hee...Look what I just sent regarding the famous "john and susan" "btw, they still have your pics listed after all this...)

Hello. I am VERY interested in your puppies...John and Susan. they are exactly what I have been looking for. Are they a brother and sister or are they able for breed? your price is well below the going rate for yorkshires and i am very serious in wanting to talk to you more Mia Johnson, owner, Highland Kennels and Yorkies.regarding these puppies. I am in North Carolina, USA, and shipping is not a problem for me. Please contact me as soon as possilbe. Regards, Mia Johnson owner, Highland Kennels and yorkies.

it will be interesting to see if they are stupid enough to try to sell non-existent pups to someone appearing to be knowledgeable about yorks. hmm

mustangbee · 01-17-2006, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by feminvstr

Did we post our bulls today

I love going through puppyfind gallery seeing all the red bulls

Red Bulls up!!!

Sorry, I was doing paper work!
I'll make sure I post every hour,
as they sure get pushed back a lot!
Have a good day all!!!

YT SCAMBUSTERS!!!!

Sherry Lynn · 01-17-2006, 11:41 AM

I just posted 6. How many listings are you allowed. If you go back and edit them, does it bring them back up to the top of the list?

mustangbee · 01-17-2006, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sherry Lynn

I just posted 6. How many listings are you allowed. If you go back and edit them, does it bring them back up to the top of the list?

Yes it's real easy, just edit, and it pop's back up on the top of the list.
They sure do post a lot on there!!!! Not sure how many one can post.
But I've been checking about every hour.

hunniebunnie · 01-17-2006, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles

This is all so unbelievable on one hand. I bet these scammers are not just targeting Yorkies, its probably happening with dozens of other breeds.

...Also, just wondering how many other sites like puppyfind might be out there where the scammers can set up accts? This is a scary world somedays!

Oh absolutely it's not limited to just yorkies. I saw a bunch for malteses too. The scam is so obvious. the puppies are cheap/free, just send shipping money first, then pay balance when puppies arrive. I've never known a seller to be that trusting before.

I did some scams in the pet section on craigslist. In fact I wrote to one of them. But on craigslist, users are able to flag and report a scam and get the ad removed. Users also post to warn others, so the obvioius scam posts don't stay on very long. Puppyfind, knowing that it harbors so many scammers, should have something similiar in place. But instead they continue to collect membership fees from these scammers and do absolutely nothing.

mustangbee · 01-17-2006, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hunniebunnie

Oh absolutely it's not limited to just yorkies. I saw a bunch for malteses too. The scam is so obvious. the puppies are cheap/free, just send shipping money first, then pay balance when puppies arrive. I've never known a seller to be that trusting before.

I did some scams in the pet section on craigslist. In fact I wrote to one of them. But on craigslist, users are able to flag and report a scam and get the ad removed. Users also post to warn others, so the obvioius scam posts don't stay on very long. Puppyfind, knowing that it harbors so many scammers, should have something similiar in place. But instead they continue to collect membership fees from these scammers and do absolutely nothing.

I think puppyfind is only in it for the money,
and could care less about the poor people who get scammed!
SHAME ON THEM!!!

feminvstr · 01-17-2006, 06:33 PM

I just posted my bulls again

I sent off a long letter to puppyfind I believe it was on sunday night and I havent heard a thing, am I shocked NO ....just shows to go ya

BamaFan121s · 01-17-2006, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by feminvstr

I just posted my bulls again

I sent off a long letter to puppyfind I believe it was on sunday night and I havent heard a thing, am I shocked NO ....just shows to go ya

I have not heard anything from them either.

Sherry Lynn · 01-17-2006, 09:16 PM

I've gone on a couple times. The first time I posted 5 bulls as the main picture and posted the others as secondary. But then I realized that no one would see your pics.

Then I posted 5 listings with the first picture as the main pic. Tommorrow I'll go in and add 5 listings each with the other 2 as the main pic.

Meanwhile, I've created a shortcut on my desktop so that I can 'edit' often and keep them at the top of the list!

Maybe I can do some good while I'm home on disability!!

Meanwhile, I looked through almost all of the listings, and the only pics of Kimberly's that I saw were from us. Maybe they just changed the pics now that she's on to them...

vviccles · 01-17-2006, 10:05 PM

omg u have tears running down my face. u & kimberly should be paid by the aspca. i never heard of these puppy scams b4. a few months ago though i got a strange email from africa saying they wanted to put so much$$in my acct(forgot the amount)and i could keep 100.000 just send my bank ibfo w routing #.do they think we fell off the watermelon wheel? geesh.

01-17-2006, 09:32 AM	#365
feminvstr Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 4,405	Did we post our bulls today I love going through puppyfind gallery seeing all the red bulls __________________ Kimberly

01-17-2006, 11:41 AM	#368
Sherry Lynn Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,437	I just posted 6. How many listings are you allowed. If you go back and edit them, does it bring them back up to the top of the list? __________________ Sherry Lynn Dublin and Widget

01-17-2006, 06:33 PM	#372
feminvstr Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 4,405	I just posted my bulls again I sent off a long letter to puppyfind I believe it was on sunday night and I havent heard a thing, am I shocked NO ....just shows to go ya __________________ Kimberly

01-17-2006, 09:16 PM	#374
Sherry Lynn Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,437	I've gone on a couple times. The first time I posted 5 bulls as the main picture and posted the others as secondary. But then I realized that no one would see your pics. Then I posted 5 listings with the first picture as the main pic. Tommorrow I'll go in and add 5 listings each with the other 2 as the main pic. Meanwhile, I've created a shortcut on my desktop so that I can 'edit' often and keep them at the top of the list! Maybe I can do some good while I'm home on disability!! Meanwhile, I looked through almost all of the listings, and the only pics of Kimberly's that I saw were from us. Maybe they just changed the pics now that she's on to them... __________________ Sherry Lynn Dublin and Widget

01-16-2006, 10:05 PM	#363
yorkiemom1970 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,947	Hee hee...Look what I just sent regarding the famous "john and susan" "btw, they still have your pics listed after all this...) Hello. I am VERY interested in your puppies...John and Susan. they are exactly what I have been looking for. Are they a brother and sister or are they able for breed? your price is well below the going rate for yorkshires and i am very serious in wanting to talk to you more Mia Johnson, owner, Highland Kennels and Yorkies.regarding these puppies. I am in North Carolina, USA, and shipping is not a problem for me. Please contact me as soon as possilbe. Regards, Mia Johnson owner, Highland Kennels and yorkies.

01-16-2006, 10:52 PM	#364
yorkiesmiles Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,493	This is all so unbelievable on one hand. I bet these scammers are not just targeting Yorkies, its probably happening with dozens of other breeds. Those of you who have gotten scammed for real or played along with the scammers here on YT need to contact your state attorney general's office and have them go after puppyfind. The attorney general in Iowa is very aggressive about fraudulent companies and hopefully others would be, too. Someone needs to get this puppyfind to change their procedures. I had never even heard of puppyfind until I started reading this thread. (ok just joined YT yesterday and I haven't been hunting on the Internet for a pup) Anyway, I write for the local paper I'm going to see if I can find out anything about people being scammed over puppies in Iowa. If I can find something I will talk to an editor about letting me or someone else do a stroy. I think some other newspapers and tv stations around where some of you gals live would also be interested. Let's get the word out to people outside of YT. Warn them about puppyfind and about these scammers. Also, just wondering how many other sites like puppyfind might be out there where the scammers can set up accts? This is a scary world somedays! It makes me so that scammers are stealing pix, but it even makes me more that poor innocent people are loosing their $$$ Keep up the good work here everyone!! yorkiesmiles

01-17-2006, 10:05 PM	#375
vviccles BANNED! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: beverly,MA Posts: 148	omg u have tears running down my face. u & kimberly should be paid by the aspca. i never heard of these puppy scams b4. a few months ago though i got a strange email from africa saying they wanted to put so much$$in my acct(forgot the amount)and i could keep 100.000 just send my bank ibfo w routing #.do they think we fell off the watermelon wheel? geesh.