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Scam Alert regarding benjaminyorkie.com
We were nearly scammed out of $580 yesterday by a Yorkie puppy scam. We are looking to adopt a yorkie puppy this season. Our Gizmo died last March after 17 great years and my wife really misses having a yorkie. We saw benjaminyorkie.com and wanted to buy one of the puppies. However, when we started to ask the tough questions, we saw red flags.

First, he would not give personal info such as his phone number, address (red flag). Next, we would not talk on the phone to discuss the details (red flag), he insisted on a MoneyGram (red flag) and finally, after we asked very specific questions, his English went from bad to awful (BIG RED FLAG).

Here is one of the e-mails from benjaminyorkie.com:

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Daisy will cost $380 plus Shipping of $205 making a total of $585 so know all what you will spend in other to have her will be $585 and more over it will takes just some few hours flight duration to arrive there ,And again know once we have everything done and your baby being shipped out i will send you and email with the full flight details (Delivery recipient Airway bill number, and the Tracking number) and from there you will know the departure and the arrival time of your baby ok. The shipping process normally takes a couple of hours to complete, though sometimes it could take a little longer, how ever the whole process hardly exceeds one whole day.

Your puppy will come with a handbook that explains more on her life styles as well as feeding, and toilet habits. She will also come with her food menu , hand booklet (which explains everything about the puppy, her likes and dislikes) C.d Guide, Crate , Playing toys and a Puppy Care Kit which includes some helpful information, that should help you facilitate the transition process in your home. I'll advice you to get the following grooming tools within a month or two from now: Shampoo, Conditioner, Pin Brush, Nail Clippers, Ear/Pad Trimmer, Ear Lotion, Scissors. About food, I feed all my puppies Wellness dog food, Grain-free or Purina One and NuVet Vitamin's that are excellent for them. I choose to feed Purina One because it is relatively modest and is readily available across the United States at most department or grocery stores. There are many opinions on which dog food to use.
This is a decision only you can make, but keep in mind Purina has been making dog food for over 50 years and they do extensive research on nutrition and protein. Other dog foods may cost more but that doesn't necessarily means they are better.

Get back to me with the following information so I can start the flight and ownership arrangements:-

Names of receiver/owner of the puppy:
Address and telephone number:
Closest airport:
Preferred hours of Pickup of puppy from airport:

Thanks and Waiting
Benjamin Synderr
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And the follow up

I know how eager you may be about meeting your puppy and also knowing some info about taking care of your new family member but don't worry we are going to ship the puppy alongside a catalog for our past breed and a CD which includes vital information on how to cater for the puppy properly.
As for payment, We live closer to a building that has a Money gram and and my brother works for them,so it has been the most fastest and reliable method of receiving payments to us for a long time now,Below is the address that you will use to send the money, so you just got to find the closest Money gram agent in your area and do a person to person money transfer to the info below.

Money Transfer Receiver's details:-

Recipient: Bremiah Snyderr
Address :1550 Utica Ave S,
State: :Minnesota
City: Minneapolis,
Zip code: 55430
Amount: $585

As soon as you send the money,get back to me with the senders names and the Reference number , Once that info is received, i shall make an appointment with the shipper and place the order for the shipping as soon as it is possible then get back to you with the schedule and tracking number so you can know the exact time of delivery.
thanks and my regards to your family.
Benjamin Snyderr

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