Scammer??
 

Hello,
As everyone knows I am looking for a little girl and I think I cam across a scam!!So here it is!

I gave her some info on me and answered her questions and then she sent this

Hello,
Thanks very much for the feed back you have given me and i am now convinced that you are gonna make a better happy home for my puppy and i must say that i am sorry for all the questions ok, the reason is that i wouldn't like to adopt my puppy to one who would not take care of the puppy and that is why i had to do so coz i have sold a puppy to someone and at the end of the day, it turned out to be that he is only taking the puppy for a security dog. He doesn't bath the dog all sorth of rubish he did to the dog so for thet reason my dear i called the dog back and refunded the fool so i dont wanna be a victim to that again.

So i want you to please re-assure me that you are gonna take absolute care and love my puppy for me please and also , if you are gonna get this puppy, you will have to send me the pictures of the puppy the first 3weeks the puppy is gonna stay with you ok and that is to assure me the puppy is been well taking care of . I will send you more informations regarding the puppy.
And then I asked her to tell me a little bit about her dog and her breeding!
So she sent me this!

hanks for your interest on my baby.
My main goal is to provide families with superior quality pets, with excellent genetics. My puppies are hand raised with the help of my children. And my main concern is the Health and Temperament of the puppies and providing you with a well-balanced and well-socialized puppy to add to your family. Much attention has gone into producing top quality puppies from proven lines. I offer Health Guarantees, and I am more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Breeding top quality dogs of various From the time of their birth until they leave me for their new families, they are spoiled daily. The babies are handled daily, well socialized with other dogs, a cat, and people. My babies have their dew-claws done. At 6 wks. They get their first puppy shot. Worming are done at 2, 4, 6, & 8 wks. of age. The babies are vet checked. From the moment of birth, my puppies are raised in a warm, loving and caring environment. They receive all the love, care and socialization that's necessary for them to arrive in your home healthy and happy, and ready to adapt to life with your family. Sasha presently weighs about 1.5lb and will estimated to weigh between 4-5.8lb to 75 lb at maturity. Sasha is 9 weeks old and the cost of adopting her is $570 including shipping, My babies are so animated and will keep you entertained for hours.Each of them has their own distinct personality.Loving and very affectionate personalites are standard with each of the Yorkshire Terrier.

My babies are very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time. They have the run of the kitchen at different times and are put down for naps just like babies. They do need to rest at various times of the day because they are still infant puppies,they are well socialized with kids and cats and will be your friend if you are the playful type,they just simply love lots of attention.they are uptodate on all shots and wormings and are all current on vaccination shipping includes tax,insurance, and the carrier that the puppy is shipped in. I will include with shipment of each puppy, its certified health certificate, vaccination and worming record, copy of USDA paper, AKC registration application for the puppy, its pedigree, tips on care and training your puppy, and your puppy's guarantee. Also the airline ticket, an approved carrier with a soft, comfortable bed, health certificate from my vet, a puppy pack including sample food your pup has been eating, a tube of nutri-cal,I also include a special gift to your puppy from me.

Everything you will need will be taped to the top of your puppy's carrier.The total cost of adoption and shipping and handling one of the puppies is $570. Get back to me with the information, and send me your house address and the name of the nearest Airport to you for the shipment. As you know i have a lot of people that are interested in adopting the puppies so let me know when you intend to send payment and your contact details for immediate processing. Your house address and the name of the nearest airport to you. Get back to me if you still have anything to ask about the baby.

So now I sent her another e-mail asking her to tell me about the dog's champion lines and her breeding!!
Please tell me what you think!!

Yeah, I don't know. The price including shipping, just seems too good to be true in my opinion. I'm on the fence on this once sorry. Where did you find this puppy? that might help

It just seems scammy to me...
Have you already tried all of the breeders on http://www.ytca.org ?

I have never seen a 75lb Yorkie and thus I'm convinced it's a bogus ad.

I think that might've been a typo!! But I also think it's a ripoff!!
She sent me some refrences of hers james.lones@gmail.com and us1898583mc@peoplepc.com !!

It's a scam I have gotten the same exact word for word emais from three or more different people. All they are doing is trying to tell you what you want to hear so you will not ask them anymore questions, so they try to cover it all in one email. If you read she/he repeats theirself over and over again, who does that.

Believe me that is a SCAM!!!

Word for Word email
 

This was the exact phrase I got from a different person,


"My babies are very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time. They have the run of the kitchen at different times and are put down for naps just like babies. They do need to rest at various times of the day because they are still infant puppies,they are well socialized with kids and cats and will be your friend if you are the playful type,they just simply love lots of attention.they are uptodate on all shots and wormings and are all current on vaccination shipping includes tax,insurance, and the carrier that the puppy is shipped in. I will include with shipment of each puppy, its certified health certificate, vaccination and worming record, copy of USDA paper, AKC registration application for the puppy, its pedigree, tips on care and training your puppy, and your puppy's guarantee. Also the airline ticket, an approved carrier with a soft, comfortable bed, health certificate from my vet, a puppy pack including sample food your pup has been eating, a tube of nutri-cal,I also include a special gift to your puppy from me". :thumbdown :thumbdown


Look at this thread from here on yorkie talk, they also got the same email from someone, here's the link http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53255


These people are crazy, when are they ever going to stop!!!!!!

Trust me, it's a scam. The bad English gives it away everytime. And "Oh please, you take good care of my puppy." Yeah, yeah, what puppy!??!! :mad:

That's why I love you guys on here you warn me so that I don't get hurt and for that I thank you!!

Has scam written all over it.

I don't understand why some people even bother to answer these ads. You will not get a pure bred yorkie puppy for less than 500 bucks and in most cases, expect to pay at least 900 including shipping. I would have seen the red flags from the price and then the excessively long email..it's just shady. I think these people keep doing this because Americans are easy targets, we actually have hope over here lol We have hope that dreams can come true, the dream of owning a dog that people often pay thousands for, that we are only paying 300 bucks for. Come on, not gonna happen, I remember when I started looking for Nigel, I saw countless ads with good looking yorkies all over the internet talking bout AKC yorkie puppy 300 bucks. I smelled a rat miles away, I guess they are still in business because too many people have lost their sense of smell hehehe JMHO.

its not true that you have to pay that much...sometimes if you look localy like i did you can find a good deal...the lady i got mine from was asking $550 for fergie and i told her i didnt have that much right now and asked if she would take payments...so she said i can pay her $100 now, $100 in a month, and i have to breed her with her male, and then when the pups are born, she gets a pup..and she is registered. but that was a once in a lifetime thing i think lol...i sure wish she was akc but nope...ckc...so about the scam thing...it seems to me that she took paragraphs out of other peoples legit ads and put them in the email....it looked like it was compiled from a bunch of ads from others...i just pm'd you

Yes but that doesn't include shipping..i said 900 including shipping. With shipping (usually about 250) that dog would be 800 dollars. I also said AKC registered.

i wasnt saying for her to look localy as in where im at...i was meaning for her to check her local papers and stuff...and to keep an eye out cuz sometimes you find good deals...why does everyone on this site all of a sudden jump on everything i say and its always negative repost to what i have posted just trying to help or give advise...cheese and rice!

scam
 

$570 total cost...if is sounds too good to be true, most often it is...sometimes you might find a local breeder who sells cheap..if they don't breed much and have high vet expenses.

IT IS DEFINITELY A SCAM!!!! I would not be surprised if it's not the same person that scammed me. Her name was supposedly Amber, her husband's name is James (notice the name in the email address you were given!), the vets name was Jeremiah Thomas and the friend referred me to Amber, who is: " a good Christian woman doing missionary work, that is my childhood freind"; her name is supposedly Brenda McDonald, who lives in LA.

I have pasted the initial email that I got from Amber, right after I inquired about the puppies.

Here is a copy of the email I received:

Hello,
i have 2 female and 1 male yorkie i am willing to give out to a good home for adoption,the females presently weighs about 2.2 lb and will estimated to weigh between 3 lb to 4 lb at maturity while the male weighs 2.5lb and are estimated to weigh between 4 to 5lb at maturity.the females is 3 months old while the male is 3 months old .the cost of adopting each of the yorkshire terrier is free and shipping is $250,My babies are so animated and will keep you entertained for hours.Each of them has their own distinct personality.
Loving and very affectionate personalites are standard with each of the yorkies.
They are very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time.
They have the run of the kitchen at different times and are put down for naps just like babies. They do need to rest at various times of the day because they are still infant puppies,they are well socialized with kids and cats and will be your friend if you are the playful type,they just simply love lots of attention.they are uptodate on all shots and wormings and are all current on vaccination
i attaced pictures of the puppies to your email
shipping includes tax, insurance, and the carrier that the puppy is shipped
in.
I will include with shipment of each puppy is its certified health certificate,
vaccination and worming record, copy of USDA paper, AKC registration
application for the puppy, its pedigree, tips on care and training your
puppy, and your puppy's guarantee.also the airline ticket, an approved carrier with a soft, comfortable bed, health certificate from my vet, a puppy pack including sample food your pup has been eating, a tube of nutri-cal,I also include a special gift to your puppy from me.Everything you will need will be taped to the top of your puppy's carrier.the total cost of shipping and handling one of the puppies is $250.
as you know i have a lot of people that are interested in adopting the puppies so let me know when you intend to send payment and your contact details for immediate processing.
God bless you.
Amber

The wording in certain paragraphs is identical. It is definitely a scam! I have NO DOUBT, it is a scam, because I fell for it.
If you want to, just for the heck of it , copy this and email it with a brief explanation to the Dr. Phil show. I know this sounds crazy, but just last week the focus of his show was internet scams, especially from Africa. He asked for any information about any type of internet scams from Africa, because supposedly this is an issue the Dr. Phil show is seriously getting involved in. I do not know whether anything will come of it or not. Only because there are so many other internet scams from Nigeria that produce much bigger profits than selling of dogs. But you never know. I sent my story to Dr. Phil. Any type of crack down on any Nigerian internet scams will be a big improvement.

While it is true that most Yorkies cost more, the brother to my Lucy is 400 dollars because she is Mennonite and won't put him on a plane. He also looks just like my Lucy and I think she's beautiful. So is he. Not everyone is a scammer. I've been to my breeder's house and seen all her dogs.

QUOTE: My babies are so animated and will keep you entertained for hours.Each of them has their own distinct personality :QUOTE

Didn't we see same exact sentence in the other scam email? As long as they won't let you see the puppies in person, only 'pay and ship the pup', no matter where you are, it's a SCAM.