My daughter was almost scammed
 

I know this has been covered before but now it almost happened to one of my children. She answered a "Yahoo" ad for a Yorkshire Terrier for adoption-just pay shipping.
Before she even finished telling me the rest of the story I said-"Let me guess-The puppy is in Nigeria, right". She was shocked...
I can post the guys reply if it is OK-it is really one heck of a "story"!
Now she was savvy enough NOT to fall for it but people MUST or these scammers would quit.
How can Yahoo and places like that allow such ads?

I have no idea but I'm glad your daughter didn't go for it!

I'm glad she caught on before she lost her money and got her heart broken. I'd love to see the emails- they're always entertaining.

I know when are these scammers going to quit doing this :mad:

Here is the email copied from the reply exactly as it was sent from the "pastor"-I hope this is OK to post-if not please feel free to delete:

<<Thanks for the reply and for the interest in my puppy, First thing is that i will want you to promise that you will take very good care of my puppy and She is 10 weeks old,She is AKC registered and her shots are given up to date,She is potty trianed and Champion Bloodline.she so cute, so little, so lovable, All her papers will accompany her,But right now i am in africa Nigeria on a Christain mission with my wife and we have her right here with us,And i hope you are also a good christian that will take very good care of our baby, Why am getting rid on this little baby is that there Harsh weather here in africa that is not good for the little puppy. She a little baby girl she weighs 1lbs she is going to weigh 3-4lbs when fully grown and with a one yr genetic defect health guarantee and i will like you to know that she still available and looking for a good home to adopt her, She is for free adoption pay for her shipping fee only which is $150.. she is for new year family member so hurry and I want you to know that she will be shipping through Aero Pets Airline Nigeria Ltd Next day delivery or the same day as soon as your payment is received through western union the puppy will be shipped out to you and I will want you to get back to me with your Full Name, Address, Contact Phone# and your nearest airport for the delivery of the puppy if you are interested and so that i can start making the shippment arrangment to you. Await your response.

Thanks God Bless.
Pastor Bruce.>>

What a creep! :thumbdown I'm so glad your daughter realized this was a scam before she paid anything!

These people make me sick :thumbdown "Pastor Bruce" How low can you get to sign as a pastor :mad: Glad you guys didn't fall for this.

It makes me sick that these scammers have to throw a little religion in there...grr...

Kathy

GGGGGGGGgggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

ahhh...thank goodness she didnt fall for it. it seems that it us always the same story, they are always a pastor or reverend, etc. nigeria, missionary.....what mean people to play with people emotions like that.

i am so glad she did not fall for it

I answered an ad for a Yorkie a couple weeks ago. Was the same scam. They make you think the puppy is in a town near you but when they get back to you the puppy is coming from Nigeria. Makes me sick that people have to scam others.

Yup, I've answered a few of these myself. My husband warned me that it was too good to be true. Almost too coincidentally, my neighbor called me that her son had just been scammed trying to get a baby bulldog. She said that same thing. They were supposed to ship them from Africa. I said "maaan, puppies sure are popular is Africa. I would think the bigger animals would pray on these babies. Plus with the economics there, would they really be able to keep them in tip top shape? Hmmm.*scratching head*

I don't know what i hate more...the fact that they are scamming innocent people or the fact that they stating they are christian people!! Hate it!!! I remember looking for a yorkie before I got Nathan and the difference was that he the seller was in the service and had taken the puppy with him and now had to sell her because he was being shipped over seas again????...Now how stupid does he think people are???!!!! I actually wrote him back and asked him why he couldn't just sell it to someone where he was located if it was a purebred and a yorkie at that!!! :) lol never got a reply!!!!! Glad to know your daughter didn't fall for that one!!!

When I was first looking for a yorkie, my scammer sent me a similar email. I didn't fall for it, and I'm glad your daughter didn't either. I hate how they "use" religion to suck people in. How pathetic.