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This evening we got a phone call. The caller ID said "IP Relay". This is the first time we've ever seen this, and immediately piqued our suspicions.

There was an operator on the line that asked if we knew how to use this service. Basicly it works likes this: The operator is reading (apparently) an IM from a user and telling us what it says. We then respond and the operator types back to the user/caller. The caller asked if we had puppies for sale. We said yes. The caller then had the operator give us their email address. We sent them an email asking what they were looking for. This is the email we got back:

I WANT THE MALE PUPPY OF $700
Hello
Thanks very much for your email,they are lovely puppy you have, would
takethe puppy, get back with total selling price for this puppy.
The reason I am sending you this email is to make final
reconfirmation and also to let you know that payment will be by certified
USPS (United States Postal Servce) Money Order. In view of this
I need you to email me any information that may be required to send
the Money Order, as I do not want to send the Money Order to a
wrong location lest they gets into the wrong hands.
Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the
pick up of my consignments for me and ship to my destination anywhere
in the U.S.A, you do not worry about shipping, the company will send
down a representative to arrange the sales documentation and the pick up
from your end for onward t! ransfer to my destination.
I also ! want to alert you on the fact that you will be recieving an
overdraft Money Order,! which will cover the money for the pickup
(pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money to be
paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the documentation
with you. So please, as soon as you receive the Money Order, go and cash
them immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the
balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment in
London United Kingdom which i will give you the details later.
The Money Order will be in your name to make it easier for you to
receive payment, deduct your money and send the balance to the
shipper so that they can come for the pick up.I will give you the details
of the
company that you will send the balance of the money to in London once
I get a reply and agreement that you will send the money! to London via
MoneyGram or Wes! tern Union money trnasfer immediately you cash the Money
Order.
Once the money is received by the agent in London , the shipping
agent will contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as well
as the pick up immediately. So in view of the above, here are some of the
details I will need for final issuance of the USPS Money Order to
you.
(1) Full Name
(2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please
(3) your direct telephone number
(4) acceptance of my offer
Once you get back to me with all the above, the Money Order will be
issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .Hope to hear from
you immediately you read this message.
Regards,
bill cole.
N.B I WOULD GIVE AN EXTRA $50 IF THIS PUPPY IS RESEVED FOR ME

We replied that we don't deal with SCAMMERS.

Has anyone else revceived an IP Relay call? The next time we will just tell the operator we do not accept those kinds of calls and to tell the "caller" to K.M.A.