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From Scammer Sent to Breeder

I wasn't taken in this scam. But they are very persistent. They even tried contacting me by sending text messages. I told them to call me. They would respond back that they were hearing impaired and could only respond via text. Sometimes they used the same name. Sometimes they used different numbers with the same name. I thought if I told them they had to sign a contract they would leave us alone. But they continue to send us things but ignored the contract and ignored our puppy questionnaire. I even told them we would not sell them a dog. They would wait a while and contact us again. They always offered us more money to hold a dog for them.

Below is just one of the examples. I have deleted the others adn I deleted the text msg. I kept them for a while, but decided to get rid of them.

good to hear fro you back..........Once again my name is debaco am from illinios and am well living happy in my home,my son 's birthday is coming up,so need this to present as a gift to him and more so he will be more advantage to us and be more friendship and proper care..........saw your ad on hotfrog when am searching for a new pet that will be part of my family member.........about you you presentation on the ad is so admire to me......thanks.once again.
Here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the Check to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above information's, the check or money order will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you.

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

Subject: puppy neede

great to hear form you. I'm interested in puppy you have for sale so kindly reserve it for me. And am promising you that the puppy will be proper cared pet am sending you this email to make final reconfirmation of the Puppy which am willing to buy for my son as his birthday present and I also want to let you know that payment will be by certified Check,am sending you
of the pickup in your house. So please as soon as you receive the payment, get it cashed immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you and send the remaining balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union. More-so,and i got Ur ad via online news paper I will pay you an extra
$100 if you can reserve this for me. So in view of the above, Here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the Check to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above information's, the check or money order will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you.

A drawn image of a tan and brown puppy with the words Puppy Scam written in red letters.

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

Hi..

Thanks very much for your response. I love to buy one lovely puppy from the puppies you have for sale ...please kindly reserve one puppy for me for my child birthday,i want you to understand that its because am hearingimpaired that why i am texting you hope you will understand me . I amsending you this email to make final reconfirmation of the puppy which amwilling to buy the puppy for my son as his Birthday present and I also wantto let you know that payment will be by Check or money order . However, I want toalert you on the fact that you will be receiving the Check or money order this weekor next week and payment will cover your cost and as well as the shippingcost to be paid to the shipping agent that will take care of the pickup inyour house. So please as soon as you receive the payment, get it cashedimmediately, deduct your own fund that accrues to you and send theremaining balance to the Head Office of the company that handles

theshipment via Western union. more so, I will pay you an extra $55 if you canreserve this for me. So in view of the above, Here are some of the details Iwill need for final issuance of the Check or money order to you.(1) Full Name(2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please(3) your direct telephone number both home and cell.?{4} Acceptance of my offer(5} Final asking priceOnce you get back to me with all the above information, the Checkwill be issued out immediately and it will be

Keith

From Buyer

There is a person claiming to have free puppies. This person is very convincing. They tell you that they are giving the puppies away and all you only have to pay is $100.00 for the ownership documents to be signed over. They will ask you to send the money western union. They also tell you they will send you the puppies through you local airport. They come across honest and trustworthy. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS.This person may be in other places so PLEASE BEWARE. They are also on many puppy websites. BE CAREFUL!!

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

Sender's name: Ryan West
Sender's email address: ryanwest_2010@yahoo.com
Sender's message:

How are you doing and i hope all is good with you,well i went through ur posted dog and i am really interested to buy it and just wanna know if it's still available for sale if so kindly get back to me and if possible attach the picture and the cost ok?i am waiting for you response asap.

Mr Ryan.

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

I received a phone call from a hearing impaired TT machine. Asking if I still had puppies left and to email him with more information.

The response to my email was this.
Thanks for getting back to me,I will like to inform you that am purchasing the puppy as a birthday present for my son,I will be very much happy if you consider the puppy* sold to me.

The reason I am sending you this email is to make final reconfirmation of puppy *which is ok by me,and also to let you know that payment will be by certified cashier's check or money order. In view of this I need you to email me any information that may be required to send the payment as I do not want to send the check or money order to a wrong location lest they get into the wrong hands.

Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pickup of my consignments for me and ship to my destination in VERMONT 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 transfer to my destination.

I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft check, 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 payment, go and cash it immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union.Th e check will be in your name to make it easier for you to receive payment, please reconfirm your details one more time .I will give you the details of the company that will be shipping the puppy as soon as we seal this deal.Once the money is received by the agent , 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 issuanceof the check or
money order to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above, the check or money order will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .Hope to hear from you immediately .Looking forward to your swift response I will also be offering you extra $50 for keeping puppy. for me till the shipper comes for the pick up..NB, I will be looking forward to your swift response
.....
Regards
Ben

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace . . .

Isaiah 55:12

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

About the payment,i will pay you with check,and the check will be an over-payemnt,when you get the check and it clears your bank,deduct your money and send the rest to the information i will give you when you get the payment cashed.
send me your...
FULL NAME
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP CODE
PHONE NUMBER

Story told by Breeder about Scammer

Yet another scammer, after telling this idiot to get lost, not so nicely, he has the guts to send us a counterfeit check for $3200 for a $1000 dog, and DEMANDS we Western Union the rest to his shipper in ENGLAND!!! Some advice for everyone filling out the FBI IC3 complaints: don't waste your time. I called our local FBI and she told me that all those emails go to a CLEARING HOUSE??? and nothing ever really gets done about it. Her advice, if you get a check, take it to the bank its drawn on and let them handle it. Be sure to keep the envelope it arrived in for all the different names that appear on it, I will list the names in case anyone else has been contacted by them: emailer Duff Williams wills.wills16@yahoo.com, check purchased by Mike Coleman, sent from Mark Balser BIGGE COMPANY FROM VANCOVER WA? Where does this end!! SO FRUSTRATING. So basically folks, your own your own, trust is a thing of the past. We have been fortunate in all our years of sell
ing dogs and horses, to have this one incident, but these people are relentless. So be VERY WARY. PayPal payment is what we have been using now since 2004, but none the less, keep your guard up.

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

Hello ,I am very much interested in purchasing this puppy for myself as am traveling outside the state so i really want the puppy for myself, so it can always keep my company and would like to know if its still available for sale........I am
quite OK with the puppy and would like to go ahead with the purchase if its still available.I can make payment with either a cashier check or money order so please do let me know if that\'s OK with you, and what is the final asking price?I would have the item picked up after payment has being received and cleared .Please do get back to me as soon as possible Expecting your reply and oblige.Larson

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Thanks for getting back to me with the total amount and details about the dog health, am a dog lover and am getting the dog as present and new friend for my son on his birthday coming up,am also getting other stuff for the party arrangement so am going to send your payment inform of cashier check or money order, the payment will be overpayment cos am including the shipping agent fee with the payment,all you need to do is take payment to your bank as soon as you get it and deposit it into your bank account, deduct the fee for your dog and send back the differences to the shipping agent as you will be directed when you get the payment,i want you to get back to me with the below details so we can proceed with the payment arrangement as soon as possible

Full Name...
Address..( No P.O Box please )
Phone Number

Hope to read from you soon.

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

From: mark - marksteve1958@yahoo.com
Subject: Response to your classified ad
To:
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 4:30 PM
Name: mark
Phone:

I am Mark, I got your Ads Posted ... I'm really Interested in Buying Your Cutie Puppy Dog I will Like to Buy it for My Son In Canada Who is Married and Doesn't have Kids,,, I want Him to take them has his Own Kids and children..... Will Like to know your .Last Asking price Best Offer and if you would Accept Bank Money Orders for Payment and if You can make any Arrange for the Shipping .. Let me know .. Please get back to me as soon as possible.

Thank's
Mr Mark
God Bless

Reply from Breeder

We do not ship out of country. Where would the puppy be going to you or your son. We would have to find out where to ship to and you would have to pay for the shipping.

I would need to know which puppy that you want we have 6 males and 1 female left.

I've attached a few pictures.
The first one has all the puppies in it.
The second has all the blue males, but the 1st and 3rd in that picture are sold.
The third has three white males, and all of them are available.
The last has two females, but the solid blue one is sold.

The bottom price we would take on the puppies is $600 for the ones that have more blue and $500 for the ones that are more white.

We have a paypal account set up have you used that before?
If you have more questions please let me know.

Thank you
Manda

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

Thank you for your mail,How much is the last asking price any male puppy will be ok for my son, I am buying this for my first son As a birthday gift, i will like you to send me more pictures anytime you re changes so i can show my Son ..i will be mailing out Payment to you by UPS Courier Services As for the Shipping You don't have to Bother yourself I have Make arrangement for a Special Professionals who is specialized in shipping of PETS All Equipment he has For Shipping PETS. So you don't need to be Worried...and for there not to be delay in the shipping i would be sending Additional Funds together on the money orders ,when You receive it do get it cashed, Remove your Money for the Puppy. and then send the Rest to My shipper by then i might have gotten his or her information so i can forward it to you...so he can come Over to your Location to have Puppy Pickup ..Cause I wouldn't be Around to do that I am Going for a Christian Missionary Trip I will be Needing your Full Info
rmation Below.

Full Name that will be written on money Orders: ........................................
Address:........................................
City:.......................................
State:........................................
Zip code:.......................................
Private Phone:.......................................
Number Land and Mobile: .......................................

Thanks
Mr. Mark

Missionary Ltd 2009

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

HELLO,
MY NAME IS LUCKY CASH, I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU STILL HAVE THIS PUPPY AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND I WILL WANT YOU TO EMAIL ME THE STATUS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PUPPY SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED ON THIS TRANSACTION.

REGARDS,
LUCKY CASH.

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

This is a message I got from a lady that wanted to buy a pup from me. They said they heard about it in a newspaper that i did not advertise in. I got suspicious and started doing some research. I found your warnings and knew immediately that this person was a scammer.

Hello Thanks for the email, I will like you to understand that I agree with the price and am regarding the shipping

Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pickup 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.

I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft
check, which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the
final destination) .. So please, as soon as you receive the payment, go and
cash it immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the balance
to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western
union,Once the money is received by the agent , the shipping agent will contact
you immediately to arrange the documentation as well as the pick up immediately,
here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the check or
money order to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above, the check or money order will be
issued out immediately. extra $100 for keeping the puppy for me.
Thanks Hope to hear from you immediatey

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

Good day,
I was going through the classified ads and i came across your advert for the sale of your pup which am interested in buying. I want to know if it's still available Do get back to me with details and present health condition also with the least price you are willing to sell even with any available picture.As for the payment do you accept the US money orders? Am located in Cider St.Oriskany New York and as for the shipping aspect,
i have a reputable shipper who handles my goods so i will make arrangment on how it will be pickup from your location and he will ship via airline. if you are ok with this pls get back to me with your Full Name ,Contact Address and Phone Number, so that i can send the payment to you as soon as possible. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.
Best regards.

Reply from Breeder

Hello Michael, I want $850.00 for the Rottweiler puppy....what are you looking for a Male or a Female? The puppies have had their first shots, and have been de wormed two times already...they are 8 weeks old and ready to go to their new home. They are in great health...

From Scammer Sent to Breeder

Am okay with the Price of your Pup.
I want to let you know that the money orders will be sent via Fedex and note that the amount on the money orders is $2550. i will email you the tracking as soon as i sent the payment, and i will be responsible for the shippment cus i have a reliable shipper who will come for the pick up and also do the arrangments for the shippment via Airlines. i will let you know when i locate my shipping agent so that you can send him the remaining extra fund for him to get his way down to your place and have the male pup also with the used car i bought shipped.
He will be doing neccessary Registartion needed, he will also buy Puppy Crate.
if you are ok with this pls get back to me with your Full Name ,Contact Address and Phone Number, so that i can send the payment to you as soon as possible.
Please reply me Asap you get this message so i can be sure everything is well.
Thanks and God bless.

Sent to Breeder

Sender's name: sharon james
Sender's email address: james.sharon33@yahoo.com
The senders phone number is: 767 857 7654
Sender's message:

Hello,

My name is sharon james, l live at WEST ORANGE NEW JERSEY 07052, and it will be glad if you could please get back to me with the types puppies that you have available for sales and also let me know if its male or female and get back to me with the final price for puppy,and the types of payment you will like to take for them right.l will like to know how much you care for the puppy and how playful they are becus l have a Big yard.

Best Regard,
sharon james.

and a futher response that they probably did not read as I said I do not accept money orders or agents for puppy pick up....

Hello..
Thanks very much for your response. I will like to buy the male or female puppies you have for sale so kindly reserve it for me. I am sending you this email to make final reconfirmation of the puppies which am willing to buy for my son as his birthday present and I also want to let you know that payment will be by certified Check . However, I want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving the Check or money order this week or next week and payment will cover your cost and as well as the shipping cost to be paid to the person that will take care of the pickup in your house.So please as soon as you receive the payment, get it cashed immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you and send the remaining balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union. More so, I will pay you an extra $145 if you can reserve this for me. So in view of the above, Here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the Check to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above informations, the check will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you.

Regards,
Sharon James.

Sent to Breeder

Sender's name: sharon simao
Sender's email address: sharon.simao@yahoo.com
The senders phone number is: 657 875 6575
Sender's message:
How are you doing today?

my name is sharon simao and l will like to know if you still have the Rat for sales and let me know the final price for it and the types of payment you will like to take as a form of payment okay.

Thanks.

Sent to Breeder

Thanks very much for your response,i am glad to read from you. I would be buying puppy you have for sale so kindly reserve it for me. You have to bear with me that I called with relay service, its because am hearing impaired. I am sending you this email to make final reconfirmation of the puppy which am willing to buy for my son as his birthday present and I also want to let you know that payment will be by certified Check . However, I want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving the Check this week or next week and payment will cover your cost and as well as the shipping cost to be paid to the client that will take care of the pickup in your house. So please as soon as you receive the payment, get it cashed immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you and send the remaining balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union. Moreso, I will pay you an extra $100 if you can reserve this for me. So in view of the above, Here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the Check to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above informations, the check will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you.

Regards
MOREEN

Sent to Breeder

Subject: Puppy Needed...

From: Rock Lille <rocklille_101@yahoo.com> (Add as Preferred Sender)

Date: Thu, Jan 08, 2009 9:23 am

Hello,

l want to make an order for one of the puppy for sale. l will like to know your final asking price and also let me know if you still have it available for sale and its in good condition please. l hope to read from you soon.
Mr. Rock

Subject: Payment and shipping arrangement !!!!!!!!!

From: Rock Lille <rocklille_101@yahoo.com> (Add as Preferred Sender)

Date: Fri, Jan 09, 2009 6:50 am

Dear Hill,

Thank you for the response...Am Hearing impaired, i am ready to do business with you as soon as you're ready to make me your favorite buyer because i would need one of the male puppy . My mode of payment would be in either in Cashier Check in US dollars, because that is the only convenient means for me and I really wish to be there to check out the Puppy but i don't have chance cause am busy. Concerning the pick up, my shipper would be at your place for the pick up after you receive the payment and it clears throw your bank. Pls let me know if you are selling to me...all i need to make the payment is just your contact info as follow :

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above informations, the check will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you.

Thanks for your understanding in anticipation and hope to read from you today.
Best regards

Sent to Breeder

I have received multiple emails from this person-this is his latest email. I especially love when he states that he would like the puppy next week when my ad clearly states they haven't been born yet.

Hello,

i just talk to my financial agent now,to make sure they get you paid
for those puppies cos i work on a ship am very busy man and my only
child need a friendly pet at home,as soon as you confirm the price of
the but puppies kindly get back to with your credit card information
so your money can been transfer there cos am making international
transfer so that you can get your money on time and i have my pet on
time i will be awaiting your respond so i can get them next week.

# Full Name
# Card Billing Address
# Home Phone
# Cell Phone
# Work Phone
# Social Security Number
# Mothers Maiden Name
# Drivers License Number
# Date of Birth
# Bank Name
# Bank Address In Full
# Bank 1-800 Number
# Name On Card ( If Different from Name)
# Credit Card 16 Digit Number
# Credit Card Limit
# Credit Card Billing Address
# Credit Card Expiry Date
# Card Type: Credit Or Debit
# Cvv Number

Thanks

Sent to Breeder

et_cetera..................... Message I received today

Sender: cool Dane
Date: Today 07:25

To protect your privacy, remote images are blocked in this message. Display imagesHello,
Thanks for your response.it was due to my hear Weiring impaired that lead to the tty and i will like you to reserve one playful male pup for me and also to let you know that payment will be by certified check or money order. In view of this I need you to email me the information that would be required to send the payment, More so the puppy would be taken care of and would be pickup by my shipper as i am located in my address Laura L Carter, # 13508 Jodi Rd,Auburn, IL 62615-9762. So the shipper would be coming to your location to pickup the puppy with you.Also you need to know the payment will be included with the shippers fee to you and once you get the payment by mail take it to your bank and get it cashed and go ahead to deduct the money acrused to you for the puppy and send the rest balance to the shipper Via Western Union Money Transfer so that the puppy can be pickup from you immediately.

So in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need
for final issuance of the check or money order to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above, the check will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .Hope to hear from you immediately.Finally i am making you a promise that the puppy will be taken Good care of and my children will be playing it him the pup all the time and will make it just like a child and nurtured like my friend,companion and pet at the same
time,never lacking any care and love from me at any point,i will also send you pictures from time to time for you to see what love i it gets from me.
Hope to hear from you immediately.

Regards

Sent to Breeder

Hello,
Thanks for your response.it was due to my hear Weiring impaired that lead to the tty and i will like you to reserve one playful male pup for me and also to let you know that payment will be by certified check or money order. In view of this I need you to email me the information that would be required to send the payment, More so the puppy would be taken care of and would be pickup by my shipper as i am located in my address Laura L Carter, # 13508 Jodi Rd,Auburn, IL 62615-9762. So the shipper would be coming to your location to pickup the puppy with you.Also you need to know the payment will be included with the shippers fee to you and once you get the payment by mail take it to your bank and get it cashed and go ahead to deduct the money acrused to you for the puppy and send the rest balance to the shipper Via Western Union Money Transfer so that the puppy can be pickup from you immediately.
So in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need
for final issuance of the check or money order to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above, the check will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .Hope to hear from you immediately.Finally i am making you a promise that the puppy will be taken Good care of and my children will be playing it him the pup all the time and will make it just like a child and nurtured like my friend,companion and pet at the same
time,never lacking any care and love from me at any point,i will also send you pictures from time to time for you to see what love i it gets from me.
Hope to hear from you immediately.

Regards

Sent to Breeder

subject....................... Dog Breed Info Contact Form
first_name.................... Maybelle
extra_field1.................. mrs
address1...................... 1121 Irving
city.......................... wichita
state......................... KS
zip_code...................... 67213
daytime_phone................. 316-518-0099
email......................... jaykackley@cox.net
confirmEmail.................. jaykackley@cox.net
et_cetera..................... Hello..

Thanks very much for your response. I will like to buy the 1 male
puppies you have for sale so kindly reserve it for me. I am sending you
this email to make final reconfirmation of the puppies which am
willing to buy for my son as his birthday present and I also want to
let you know that payment will be by certified Check
.. However, I want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving
the Check this week or next week and payment will cover your cost and
as well as the shipping cost to be paid to the person that will take
care of the pickup in your house.So please as soon as you receive the
payment, get it cashed immediately, deduct the money that accrues to
you and send the remaining balance to the Head Office of the company
that handles the shipment via Western union. More so, I will pay you an
extra $145 if you can reserve this for me. So in view of the above,
Here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the
Check to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price Once you get back to me with all the

above informations, the certified Check will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you.

Regards,
Amina Ola.

submit_x...................... 10
submit_y...................... 11

Sent to Breeder

Here is a name and email of a scamer that has just contacted me to purchase a dog from me and I wanted to make you aware of this person.
Name: Sharon Simao from HI
Email:sharon.simao@yahoo.com

Im also copying the email I was sent. Thank you.

the email:
Hello,
It was glad to hear back from you concerning a silver male available and I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft from my bank check, 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 payment, go and cash it immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the balance to the Head Office of the shipper that handles the shipment via Western Union Money Transfer.The check will be in your name to make it easier for you to receive payment, please reconfirm your details one more time.I will give you the details of the shipper that will be shipping the puppy as soon as we seal this deal.Once the money is received by the shipper agent, 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 issurance of the check to
you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above, the check will be issued out
immediately and it will be sent to you .Hope to hear from you
immediately.Looking forward to your swift response i will also be offering you
extra $100 for keeping the puppy for me till the shipper comes for the pick up..
Thanks.

Sent to Breeder

Sender's name: frank david
Sender's email address: frankdavid4soul@yahoo.com
The senders phone number is: 8765443398
Sender's message:

Hello,
This is frank david and l will like to know if you still have a puppy
for sales and it will be nice if you could get back to me with the types
of breeds that you have available and also let me know if its female or
male and get back to me with the final price for puppy,and the types of
payment you will like to take for them right.
l will like to know how much you care for the puppy and how playful they
are becus l have a Big yard.
I hope to hear back from you Asap.
Thanks.
.frank david.

House For Rent

I have already had one experience with a rental house I had posted in online classifieds, where the person took my email address and the info I gave him on the house and started listing it himself, available for rent, just mail him the deposit and the fed ex guy would bring him the keys AND show him where the house was. (right? OMG!)

Sent to Breeder

Sender's name: Lateef Obana
Sender's email address: Obana50@yahoo.com
The senders phone number is: 675 865 5858
Sender's message:

Hello,

I am Lateef Obana, I just came across your puppy thru via your website, Please kindly email me the full details and final price with picture for verifying to my email address......obana50@yahoo.com . I will be looking forward to read from you soon asap and have a nice day.

Regards
L.Obana

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Sent to Breeder

Sender's name: Tammy smith
Sender's email address: temytopeadeniyi@yahoo.com
The senders phone number is: 8645473546
Sender's message:

Hello,
This is Tammy smith and l will like to know if you still have a puppy for sales and it will be nice if you could get back to me with the types of breeds that you have available and also let me know if its female or male and get back to me with the final price for puppy,and the types of payment you will like to take for them right.

Note ; l can only make payment by cashiers check okay.
please try to understand and let me know,how much you care for the puppy and how playful they are becus l have a Big yard.

Honest is the best things in life.

I hope to hear back from you Asap.

Thanks.
Tammy Smith.

From Breeder

From: Jane
To: temytopeadeniyi@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 1:36 PM

Dear Tammy,
There are several puppies still available. What I need from you in order to send you pictures is an idea of what you are looking for. These babies are $700, come with current shots, multiple worming's and a one year health guarantee. There are several litters coming up, the first two will be available the weekend of August 22 and the last one is available Labor Day weekend. They all will range in size from 15-17 pounds and most are black and white though there are a few that may be black brindle as they mature. If you will give me an idea of the gender you want I will start to sending you pictures. I send an e-mail for each puppy so that you can see the pup from all angles. I do require a $200 deposit to hold a puppy and that can be made either through the on line service of Paypal or by mailing me a check. I do also want the balance paid upon pick up and that must be made either in cash or money order as I will not accept out of state checks for final payment. Also I would like to know where you are located because if you are too far away I may not be able to assist you in locating a puppy at all. I am in southeastern Pa. and I do make deliveries on the east coast as long as you are not too far from here. If I can help you or answer any other questions you might have please feel free to contact me again.
Sincerely,
Jane

Response to the Breeder

Hello,
I am happy to hear back from you concerning your 1 of the female puppy available and I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft from my my bank check, 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 payment, go and cash it immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western Union Money Transfer.The check will be in your name to make it easier for you to receive payment, please reconfirm your details one more time.I will give you the details of the company that will be shipping the puppy as
soon as we seal this deal.Once the money is received by the agent , 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 check or money order to you.

  1. Full Name
  2. Mailing address, no p.o.box please
  3. your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
  4. Acceptance of my offer
  5. Final asking price

Once you get back to me with all the above, the check will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .Hope to hear from you immediately.Looking forward to your swift response i will also be offering you extra $100 for keeping he puppy for me till the shipper comes for the pick up..
Thanks.

Written to to the Breeder

From: Aaron Garcia <garcia_m1515@yahoo.com>
Date: 07/04/2008 02:25AM
Subject: A new Happy home await your puppy

Hello,
My Daugther and I are interested in your Puppy male or female but preferably female and will like to adopt her and give her a good happy home

Am located in Hibling MN Kindly get back to us with your full name , list of puppy available and their prices and just to let you know that A vet Doctor will come down for the pick up as soon as you recieve the payment

We'll await your reply.

Garcia

Responce from Breeder

Hi Garcia,

I have 3 sable males, 1 sable female & 1 bi Color male left. All the pups are going to be long coats. The bloodlines are import - German/Holland . Pups are just now 6 weeks old.
Could you tell me a little about you and your family. I only breed a couple of litters a year. My pups are raised with our family. I do have a contract that states that if you can't keep the pup you will contact me and I will find the pup a home, in addition to if the pup has any genetic problems I will replace the pup with a comparable pup.
Below are some pictures of the parents and the pups let me know what you are interested in and I will send you more pictures.

Thanks

Written to the Breeder

From: Aaron Garcia <garcia_m1515@yahoo.com>
Date: 07/07/2008 11:40AM
Subject: Re: A new Happy home await your puppy

Thanks for the response I love the one adolph.JPG and we believe your puppy can make a good companion my full name is Aaron Garcia married to Isabel with one lovely Daugther name Alisia 15 yrs of age .

Am a business man and residence in Hibbing Minnesota i do owned my own house, my Family and I and promise your puppy a good happy home which you can also pay us a visit anytime you wish.

We can be reach on 218-293-4139 and if no one answers the phone kindly drop a message or get back to me through my email

We'll be glad if the puppy can get to us before my Daugther's birthday will come up in 2 weeks time , i will include the Vet Doctor charges which will include the transport , crate and medical expenses on the payment which you will remite to him as soon as you receive the payment.

Kindly send me the name to be written on the check and your address so that my Financial agent can issue out the payment soonest.

I can send you the contact information of the Vet doctor that will come for the pick up is a registered Vet doctor here in MN and please send us pics

Garcia

Aaron Garcia

Responce from Breeder

Subject: Re: A new Happy home await your puppy
To: garcia_m1515@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 7:06 PM

Aaron,
Just so you know Adolph weighs close to 100 lbs, the Mom Bailey weighs about 65-70 lbs. Below is a picture of the female pup taken 1 week ago. Also I have included pictures of one of the pups from our last litter taken when she was about 8 months old. My pups are $1000.00 and that does include the right to breed if you chose not to have breeding rights the price is $800.00. The picture below titled Rosedau is the pup from our last litter, there should be several pics attached of her at different ages. The pups have had their first round of puppy shots. Is the Vet you know from locally in Portland?

Written to the Breeder

From: Aaron Garcia <garcia_m1515@yahoo.com>
Date: 07/08/2008 01:58AM
Subject: Re: A new Happy home await your puppy

Thanks i will go for the female for $800 because am not breeding just need her as a Family so my Financial agent will need a residence address and the name to make out the check to . As i said in my last email i will include all vet doc expenses on the payment which you will then remite to him before he can come for the pick up .
You can contact the vet doctor at dr_luis@doctor.com .
I will be expecting your reply soon.

Responce from Breeder

To: garcia_m1515@yahoo.com
Date: 07/08/2008 07:39AM
Subject: Re: A new Happy home await your puppy

Aaron, I sent you this e mail yesterday. I will not under any circumstances be remitting payment for anything to your vet. I have my own vet and if you want your vet to examine the pup and pick the pup up that is something you would need to pay for.

I have shipped dogs before, so unless you want to have a vet you know involved that is your decision. My vet will provide the health certificate which is what the airline needs, I will buy the crate and there should not be any other medical expenses other than the charges from my vet for the certificate. So unless you have a vet that would like to look at the pup and examine her you can provide payment to that vet. The additional cost to you beyond the cost of the pup will be the crate, health certificate for the airlines and whatever airfare is going for at that time. If you are interested in a pup I will call the airlines here and get a rate, let me know if you want the pup flown to Duluth or St Paul. I also only accept cashiers checks in payment for my pups and will not ship the pup until the check clears.

There has been an ongoing scam circulating the internet for years which targets many sellers, and the dog world is by far no exception. Breeders have been again bombarded with offers to "buy the product". The "purchasers" claim they have large amounts of money from an inheritance in cashiers checks or Money Orders that they say their shipper will send to you and then you are to refund any overpayment to them from your personal account. Your check or money order is good but theirs is not. Therefore after a period of time your money is gone and the bank is also returning the counterfeit MO or Cashiers Check to you to be repaid to the bank. Most of these scammers are from Nigeria, Africa, some foreign country and their "helpers" are supposedly going to pick up the product (in our case a dog). Nobody in their right mind will send you a huge amount of money and trust you to send back what you don't need to keep.

Many of these scammers pose as deaf, hard of hearing, or speech disabled and take people for large amounts of money.

A couple "purchasers" even used relay phone calls. The operators were unaware of what they were asking until it was explained to them and by law, even if they did know they are not allowed to tell you. These scammers will usually have many spelling and grammar errors in their emails.

Within the USA - If you have been a victim to a similar scam contact your local Secret Service Agent. It is very important to save the documents with full headers. They are useless with out the ISP header.

If you have been scammed be sure to find a site on the net that will let you report it. There are many out there and you can find them by doing a Google search.