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2008-08-30 16:39:47 - flip
Hi, To attack these scammers just get skype and call them...if it's under 4 seconds of connect time then you dont get charged...
I ring them 100's of times...it's very easy and annoys the f out of them...don't worry we're working on these boys :D
2008-08-19 08:53:34 -
Sorry, in regards to my previous post of the Shih Tzu puppy scan, the email of this person is [email protected].
2008-08-19 08:51:40 -
Here is a Shih Tzu puppy scam - again from Nigeria, a family there on a church mission!! BEWARE. They placed an ad on Kijiji (London)....
This is the response i got to replying to their ad:
Thanks for your response and interest,Yes My Young Lively Sisie Shih Tzu Puppy still available for adoption ,I am highly excited that my baby is joining a new good family member, and i am leaving my puppy on a Trust and Honesty, i am a God fearing person, and i must to know the kind of Family i am Giving out my baby into, firstly:
What is Your job?
are you capable to take good care of her for me?
Have you Trained Any Pet's Before?
Are you Married?
What is Your Age?
are you from a christain Family Home ? Let Me Know These Answer YES Or NO
i really appreciate you interest in her, her name is Sisie, Sisie is 11 weeks old,Sisie is AKC registered and her shots are given up to date,Sisie love playing with kids and other animal.All her papers will accompany her with one year health guarantee I am Presently in West Africa, Nigeria on a work transfer with the Church Session,I am now in West Africa Nigeria, and i took the puppy along with me because there is nobody to take care of her back home,I am leaving her for $180 including with her shipping and Handling fee to your nearest Airport, So if you are interested in having her,i want you to get back to me with the following information below;
Full Name?
Home Address?
Phone Number?
including the nearest airport to your House.?
The Grace of the Lord Will Shine On You. ( Amen ).
2008-08-07 21:23:34 - kelly
domesticsale.com there is a guy scamming he says he has 2 english bulldogs boy and girls. once he emailds you he ask for 325.00 a piece for shipping to africa. It is fake totally fake a scam.
2008-08-07 20:46:52 -
To Carlye I WAS ALLMOST SCAMMED UNTIL I LOOKED UP THIS DELIVERY SERVICE AND GOT THIS WEBSITE. ONLY HE USED [email protected]
2008-07-19 22:37:37 -
To Randi Morton the person who posted right before me.. my grandparents were scammed from the same person only he said his name was Lene George. He sent them pictures of Cached and Terra too. The only difference is my grandparents sent him the money.
2008-07-18 21:38:50 -
I was scammed by a man claiming to have two Yorkshire Terrier puppies for adoption. I made the mistake of responding to an add in the newspaper. I know the smart thing to do is buy a puppy from a reputable breeder, but my grandmothe has wanted a Yorkie for a long time, and here I was thinking that it would be a nice thing to do, giving a puppy a good home.
Here is the first email he sent me:
"Hello and thanks for the interest getting my puppy. Kindly note that i have two yorkie pups which i'm willing to get a new home for. I have a male and a female. The female is named Terra while the male is named Cached. They're both 18weeks old and the female weigh 2.5lbs while the male weigh 2lbs.
Also, it was due to my missionary call that make me want to get them a new home. Me and my wife and three kids together with the pups are here in africa for our missionary call. So, after a while, i noticed that the weather here in africa is very bad for the pups health and i'm thinking to get them a new home back to the state. Also, please be informed that i'm not selling this pups to you but i'm giving them away for free to a god home where they'll be at rest and cared for. I don't know if you'll prefer to take both pups or you prefer to take either the male or female. Please let me know if you can reate a good home for the pups. Also see the attached files for the pictures of the pups. Kindly note that you and i will be splitting out the shippment cost of the puppies to you. Please get back to me if you're interested and please provide me with your telephone number for me to contact you immediately.
Thanks and God bless you.
James"
Still completely clueless about everything (haven't had much experience with things like this), but cautious...something was telling me that this was too good to be true...I emailed him back, simply enquiring about the price and telling him that if I can afford it, I'd like the female, and to call me so I could talk to him personally and work out a possible deal. I was too excited about getting my grandma her dog that it didn't occur to me how stressful it would be on a puppy being flown overseas alone, or that it's really kind of stupid to buy a puppy from someone you don't know. And here is what the bastard sent me:
"Hello,
I am happy that my puppies finally got a new and save home with you. I'm back from the shipping company, it's just few minutes drive and I have secured airway bill from the Diplomatic Courier Service company for the shipment of the puppies to you, the cost is US$950.00 for the puppies. So, i've made a deposit payment of US$350 for the shipment. This is the amount i can afford for the shippment has i've spent alot here for the puppies care and also i've spent alot for our christain missionary.
So, you're to comply with the balance of US$600.00 for shippment. I've spoken with the person in charge of the shippment and he provided his informations for you to transfer the balance before the air-way bill number could be activated.
Below the shipper's transfer informations for you to make the balance of US$600 via Western Union or Money gram.
You can send payments to:
RECEIVER'S FIRST NAME: AZEEZ
RECEIVER'S LAST NAME: OLANREWAJU
ADDRESS: 22 Robins str,
City: Allen. Ikeja
State: Lagos.
Zipcode: 23401
Country: Nigeria.
Security question: Who is the greatest ?
Answer: God
As soon as you have the transfer done, you can email the company directly on: [email protected] (Contact person: Fernandez) and provide them with the money transfer informations and you can notify me as well.
You'll need to email them with below information as soon as you have the transfer done.
SENDER'S FIRST NAME:
SENDER'S LAST NAME:
ADDRESS:
TEL:
City:
State:
Zipcode:
Country:
Security question:
Answer:
MTCN or Reference Number:
AMOUNT SENT:
As soon as you email them with transfer details, they will have the shipment fee paid fully and shipment will be activated.
The shipping company told me they can still ship out the puppies today as they work 24hrs, if they can receive the balance payment from you. And you'll be receiving them in 2-3days delivery period.
Regards."
By this time, the whole thing sounded ridiculous. The man just took it upon himself to complete the entire transaction, send me both puppies without even taking into account my interests, had no intention of calling me and didn't even bother with a parting note or show much concern about his "babies." I decided to do some more research, and lo and behold, I found several websites about this fraud.
2008-06-27 08:48:15 -
Hello to all...I have read these articles and I found an ad online, I know it is the same b/c they wanted $170 for shipping. The airlines they claim to use are no longer in operation. They took down their ad and I wish it was still online-DARN!
2008-06-05 21:41:42 - love girl
dont fall for thsese person lies...
this wht i got in when i was lookign for puppy in kjiiji website. i was palying this person game to see how far they are gone take it ..... and he mailed lik 7 to 8 mail saying all kind of things to make you belive and put you in there trap .. becareful out there..
(scam mail)fist mail
From: [email protected]
You can respond to [email protected] by replying to this email
Hello
Are you still in search of a puppy? If in case you need one please get back for more information and pictures.
(my mail)
yes i am but i need the puppy after i move to ma new house in july 1st
(scam mail)repaly
From: For You ([email protected])
Sent: June 4, 2008 5:37:50 AM
To: love rose ([email protected])
Security scan upon download
Yorkie.jpg (718.4 KB), Yorkie1.jpg (965.1 KB)
Hello
Thanks for the mail. My little cuttie is name Faith. She is 12 weeks old and very adorable. Her face describes beauty in it's entity. What i admire from her most is her behavior. She is house trained, potty trained and she is already spayed. Faith is very sociable thus will be very comfortable amongst other house pets and amongst kids also. She has been and indoor pet and has been very friendly to visitors and neighbors. She also enjoys outdoor walks and loves playing in the garden. She is fun of toys and you can catch her "smiling" when ever a new toy is bought for her.
For now i think i have given her all the health care that she deserves. I have updated her on her shots and worming and she keep having medical checkups frequently. She comes from a very strong blood line with a very good temperament.She has recently taken CYTO PHROX a vitamin for the development of strong thighs. and cyto flex for the development of joints not leaving out Melanin B2 complex for the development of skin coat and maintenance of color.
I am hoping that she will be going to a devoted pet lover who will put some time aside to play with her. You know playing with her will really make her feel like part of the family. many people say i have spoiled her with love but i think that is what i will be wanting from her new owner to give to her lots of care and love.
I am giving her out because i have to move from my present resident. You see i am located SOUTH AFRICA where they will be hosting the soccer world cup in 2010 and so the government has demolished our houses to build a recreational center ahead of the event where i was living. So we have been allocated new flats but we are not allowed to own pets there so that is why i have to look for a new home for Faith. I hope you will provide that to her. Till then i will be waiting to hear from you.
Accept my regards
2008-06-05 21:40:40 -
2nd part
(scam mail)reply
Hello
thanks for hetting back. I really appreciate your mail and i am almost certain that my puppy has found a perfect home. Yea it is tru it very difficult to trust people online this daysbut as for me i am some one who can be trusted and i will like for you to trust me the way i am trying to trust you also. If i have to give her to you that means we will always be reading from each other concerning Faith. i don't know if it will inconvinient you but imust say i will really appreciate if you keep me updated on how she is doing. You know i really care about her.
Well the adoption fee is $270..00. And you said you will like to take her in July i don't know how that will work right now i am really desperate to get her a new home and not only a new home but a home where she will be loved so i don't know if i can keep her till then. My granny is really on my neck she is not comfortable living with pets so i am trying hard to keep faith where she will be loved. So i don't really know but if you could get her now i will really appreciate it.
(scam mail reply)
Woa you were so fast in getting back. I will give you a call later on. In any case i am satisfy with your proposal if you will stick to your words.
Yes faith is spayed and very good with kids and other home pets. Concerning her shots she is up date so there is no need to worry about that. Well if you are certain that you can get her on the 20th then i can satrt to process the adoption papers at once if it is ok by you.
Once more thanks for the quick reply we will talk over the phone.
(scam mail reply)
Ok then i will give you a call soon. In any case this is my own number( 0027)833561959
Yes i know that you are in canada and i already explain everything to you. Everything will be fine i have already spoken with the shipping company and they assure me that you will be getting her in good health. i have just bought her new crate that she will be using.Your number and address will be attach to the crate carrying Faith so that when she arrives in Canada it will be easy for the shipping Company to get in touch with you. In any case i will give you flight details as soon as i have paid for the flight so that you will know when to be at the airport to pick her up ok.
So what i need from you is your nearest airport, full name and address so that all this will be attach to the crate and i will also need this information to get the adoption papers.
scam last mail
Well i must say i am dissapointed if you tend me down because i believe that everything can work well
2008-06-05 21:39:53 -
dont fall for thsese person lies...
this wht i got in when i was lookign for puppy in kjiiji website. i was palying this person game to see how far they are gone take it ..... and he mailed lik 7 to 8 mail saying all kind of things to make you belive and put you in there trap .. becareful out there..
(scam mail)fist mail
From: [email protected]
You can respond to [email protected] by replying to this email
Hello
Are you still in search of a puppy? If in case you need one please get back for more information and pictures.
(my mail)
yes i am but i need the puppy after i move to ma new house in july 1st
(scam mail)repaly
From: For You ([email protected])
Sent: June 4, 2008 5:37:50 AM
To: love rose ([email protected])
Security scan upon download
Yorkie.jpg (718.4 KB), Yorkie1.jpg (965.1 KB)
Hello
Thanks for the mail. My little cuttie is name Faith. She is 12 weeks old and very adorable. Her face describes beauty in it's entity. What i admire from her most is her behavior. She is house trained, potty trained and she is already spayed. Faith is very sociable thus will be very comfortable amongst other house pets and amongst kids also. She has been and indoor pet and has been very friendly to visitors and neighbors. She also enjoys outdoor walks and loves playing in the garden. She is fun of toys and you can catch her "smiling" when ever a new toy is bought for her.
For now i think i have given her all the health care that she deserves. I have updated her on her shots and worming and she keep having medical checkups frequently. She comes from a very strong blood line with a very good temperament.She has recently taken CYTO PHROX a vitamin for the development of strong thighs. and cyto flex for the development of joints not leaving out Melanin B2 complex for the development of skin coat and maintenance of color.
I am hoping that she will be going to a devoted pet lover who will put some time aside to play with her. You know playing with her will really make her feel like part of the family. many people say i have spoiled her with love but i think that is what i will be wanting from her new owner to give to her lots of care and love.
I am giving her out because i have to move from my present resident. You see i am located SOUTH AFRICA where they will be hosting the soccer world cup in 2010 and so the government has demolished our houses to build a recreational center ahead of the event where i was living. So we have been allocated new flats but we are not allowed to own pets there so that is why i have to look for a new home for Faith. I hope you will provide that to her. Till then i will be waiting to hear from you.
Accept my regards
2008-05-31 15:44:15 -
the email i put is his! i googled it and found several adds with diffrent numbers for diffrent states..
he was also trying to sell yorkies, watch out please, and god bless
2008-05-31 15:42:01 -
[email protected]
FOR THOSE LOOKING TO BUY AN ENGLISH BULLDOG ... PLEASE WATCH OUT!!!
I SET UP 5 DIFFRENT EMAIL ADDRESS'S TO TRACK THIS LOSER DOWN! THIS IS HIS MESSAGE HE WRITES TO ALL THE PEOPLE, SO BE AWARE! PLEASE!
THIS MAKES ME SICK!
Calvary Gretting to you thanks for your interest in my lovely babies. They are still very much available for a new home. They are both 11 weeks old, They will be 50lbs at full grown,ther parents weighed 8 pound at full grown, They are both AKC registered and there shots are given up to date, they are vet checked and trained.All there papers will accompany them, But right now I am in West Africa in Nigeria on a Christian mission with my wife and we have them right here with us. We are going to ship them to you via Express pets delivery or next day delivery after shippment through a shipping agent , I am leaving them for $700 USD Including shipping and handling to your nearest airport. but if you want only the female she will go for $350, so If you are interested in having them, I want you to get back to me with your full name, Home Address, phone number including the nearest airport to you. Please if you know that you are not going to take very good care of my babies do not reply me because i am only giving them out because we dont have time to take care of them again due to the mission work before us here. Await your response. View the Attached File for more pictures You can call me on 0112348029475189
Hope to read from you soon
Thanks
2008-05-23 07:38:10 -
Would like to know more
2008-05-14 14:03:27 -
WOW,,,,i am so glad that i talked with a friend about a freecycle ad i emailed someone about for a free 11week old female yorkie.she emailed me back and said that the yorkie has been adopted out. then 2 days later she emails me saying that the person has changed her mind and because of her new job she couldnt take care of her the way she needed to be taken care of.and sent me two pics of her too.. she looked so sweet.my friend said that it sounded like a scam maybe, because, why would someone from west africa,nigerea respond to a ad in normanfreecyle.com for a puppy from so far away.so he told me to copy and paste the email address, and search it, and it came up about a "NIGEREA PUPPY SCAM" from the news.i am soooooo mad and hurt at the fact that some one could jepordize someones money and time and feelings for anything.and on that note too, that we may also no longer be able give away animals on freecycle.com.we have a overpopulation of animals that need homes badly,for you to do that too.SHAME ON YOU.....AND I WILL PRAY FOR YOU....AND I FEEL FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DID GET TAKEN IN THIS SCAM..SO WRONG OF THEM TO DO.
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