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Yorkie Puppy Scam
- 12-18-2008
- Categorized in: Most Commented, Pet Scams
If you receive an email like this offering puppies for free, it is a puppy scam. This offer is too good to be true and the scammer will eventually provide reasons for you to pay for something. If you love dogs, he will exploit this weakness after drawing you in for a "free deal" which turn out isn't free.
Do not fall for it. Check out all our visitors comments below. Many have experienced such scams either through email or online classifieds. Some are even approached by strangers.
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From: Tony Brown <revtonybrown@gmail.com>
Subject: About my Yorkie babies
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 5:19 PM
*Greetings to you from the house of the lord,
How are you today, hope fine? thanks for your urgent response and interest in taking and creating a good home and care for our babies and i hope their save will be fine with you.My adorable Yorkshire Terrier (puppies) are still very much available for adoption. they are 18weeks old and both home trained and outdoor trained also playful with other animals and kids. The male named (cached) weigh 2lbs and the female named (Terra) weigh
2.5lbs and will weigh big when fully grown. they are both AKC registered and shots are given up to date and both home trained. both of them are my darling sweetheart and super spoiled! They both have a sweet personality and loves to play and be carried around.
All papers will accompany the puppies when shipped to you, Due to our long staying over here in Africa, and the bad weather my wife and I have concluded to get good home and care for our babies. We are not charging or selling them to you for money but to save their life's saved and care for them so this means that, you and i will be paying for the shipment of the puppies to you. they are VET checked, but right now we are
in Africa on a Christian mission with my wife and 3 kids together with Terra and Cached, we have the puppies right here with us.
We are going to ship to you via a Diplomatic Courier Service Company with Express Delivery on next day delivery, if you are really interested in having my little babies, i want you to get back to me with your full Name, Home Address, direct contact phone number and name of the nearest Airport to you. Please if you know that you are not capable of taking very good care of my babies, do not reply me because i am giving them out because of bad condition and we're spending months for the christian mission and i don't Terra and Cached to die in this bad weather. And because we don't have time
to take care of them due to the missionary work before us here. They are priceless to me,therefore i am giving both for free, so i will like you to get back to me with your full name and full address including your nearest airport so that i can find out shipping cost, I want you to know that you and i are paying for the shipping cost of the puppies shipment to you.
I've attached pics of Cached and Terra.
Thanks,
Rev Tony.

I was almost scammed by one of these lowdown scumbags Morphile Collins as well. Here's the email i received after contacting them from backpage.com
Hello
Nice reading from you ,Great News You are interested in both puppies, So as regards the transportation, i will need your full detailed address , full names , phone numbers and the name of the closest airport to your house where you want the puppies shipped and after that home delivered too , i will also need your full names so that i do the registration for the transportation of the puppies. with the above,you will be rest assured of where you money is going to since you pay the $400.00 for the puppies ship to you by the transport company, ...... please please please spoil this babies to rotten and update me with monthly pictures of the puppies at their new family when you have the puppies at your house ....i can send the puppies today if you email me the details...The information i need is;
Your Full Names....?
Home Address...?
Home and Cell Number.......?
closet Airport to your location...?
With this information i will be able to make the flight arrangement of the puppies to at the delivery agency,and when i do that they will let you know how they are going to make the delivery of the puppies and on how you are going to make the payment so that they can get a flight ticket for the puppies okay,so as soon as i have the information i will take the puppies there for flight reservation.
and then stupidly i gave out my information since we had been communicating for a lil while. this is the email from the "transport company" called Inter Travel Global Service. They requested that $400 be sent by western union. My first red flag after giving out the information was when the sender told me the name of the company shipping the dog and then not finding a website. The biggest red flag was the money wiring. I'm really glad i didn't shell out any $$. Please be careful everyone!! There are some sick sick people in this world...
Is This A Scam??? Ive Gotten Another Like It Same Dog Name And Weigh Size And Same Age And The Same Story. Different Emails. This Is What I Got Today : Hi there, we have one female left for adoption she's 11 weeks
old, teacup sized, at the moment weights 2.5Ibs, she is still up for
adoption to any pet loving home, not for breeding or showing. She is
AKC registered, potty trained and current on all shots and vaccines,
she is one loving and chubby pet especially with kids and other pets.
She's not for sale, we don't value money over our baby. We're giving
her out to any pet loving family promising to cater her. We giving
her out because my husband got promoted we'd to relocate, we moved
into this apartment according to lease agreement pets are not
allowed. We've been given 5 days to get rid of our pets. So we've
taken upon ourselves to find the best home ever for our puppy. In
guiding us in our search for home filled with love, what can you tell
us about yourself and family to assure us
you'll be able to cater for our baby. we appreciate you get back to us
asap with a contact number and requested information assuring us of her safety.
Look forward reading your respond.
PS: Check attachment for photos of puppy
Just wondering if youve seen this email? Scam? email used. glorymack50@yahoo.com
Thanks for the mail. I quite appreciated your interest on
your proposing in purchasing my puppies,I still have two left one male
and one female. But the question is that will the puppies be able to
find a lovely home with you?Do you have enough time to spend with the
puppies and care for them?If so i will be very glad and happy to give
out the puppies to you. The puppies are 10 weeks old presently.Will
you take the two puppies or just one ? Unfortunately I can't look
after the puppies any longer due to the mobile nature of my new Job so
i can't corp in taking care of the puppies any more
that is the prime reason for me giving out the puppies .This is how i have
made up my mind through prayers and pains taking efforts in search for a reliable
caring person to take good care of the puppies.The little babies have
had current vaccination,vet check,health certificate and 1 year health
guarantee and the are AKC registered.They are potty trained,home raise
and socialized for tremendous attitude. .I will be very glad to have
you as a good caring parent for the puppies only if you can take good
care of the puppies as your own babies. Actually money is not what
matters, but to find a good caring and loving person. If you are
interested in giving these puppies a wonderful home kindly Provide
answers to the following questions
Have you ever own a pet before?
Do you have any kids ?
Have your ever own this breed of
puppy before?
Why are you interested on this breed?
Do you want to adopt one or both?
what sex are you interested in taking?
How soon do you need the puppies over?
Where are you located?
Do your kids love the coming of these puppies?
Sorry for all the question , but i just want to be sure that the puppies are
going to the right home and they will be having all the love and
attention they need ..please get back to me with the answers.
waiting for your kind responds.
**I asked he few questions and here is some of the response...As for the delivery it will take just 9hr for the puppies to get your home cause they are going to bought a private plane to have them deliver so they are going to be provided with all attention and care for your puppies the company am to use ship animals all over the world .Also i shall require all your details to do the change of ownership papers and the details are as follow.
As soon as i have the details , i shall prepare the change of
ownership papers before taking the puppy to the courier company for
registration and your home delivery . Do get back to me with the
details so i can prepare the change of ownership papers and do the
delivery registration with the Carrier service first thing tomorrow
This scammer - MARIO KINGAH MONCHE still exists. Beware of e-mail from personnel & transporter below.
elizabeth.vamchez@gmail.com
asia_postpets_delivery_agency@rocketmail.com
Thanks for the mail . We knew that by the grace of God our babies were going to make it into a caring home.The laws here in Switzerland are quite different from the laws in the states and so the transfer of ownership papers must be done here if not the Swiss custom authorities at the airport will not allow the puppy to to be shipped out of Switzerland .We are willing to separate the puppies if you only want one . I will be shipping from the Geneva international airport.All we will need is the change of ownership papers and so we can book a flight for any of the puppies. The certificate for the change of ownership is a legal document that certifies that the puppies have been transferred to your ownership and care.The change of ownership papers will cost $25 for each and $50 for both.If you are ready we can have the papers done today and so we have any ship to you by evening or tomorrow morning depending on when the papers will be signed at the ministry of Livestock and Animals Transportation .
We will require the following information and so we can fill on the transfer of ownership papers:
-your full names
-Home address
-The names of the closest Airport to your Home
-We will also need Your phone number because the airlines will call to notify you as soon as the puppies arrives.
We will use the Delta Airlines or Air Europa Cargo because they are very efficient in pets transportation and they always insure pets before shipping .They also offers home delivery services but you will have to pay an extra $25 if you will want the puppy to be delivered to your door steps.They also have well trained vet specialist that will take proper care of pets during flight.When it comes to pets transportation in Europe they are the best.As soon as you are ready to wire the money let me know and so we can have things started .You can call me using my universal satellite cell phone number
979 - 705-5390 cal the number just as it appears . We hope to read from you.God Bless You.
again horrible people
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE................. HORRIBLE PEOPLE
Good day,
Thanks for the mail and thank God for this wonderful day he has provided for us.To begin ,Brandon is a handsome guy and Skylie is a beautiful girl.Both puppies are 12 weeks of age.This are purebred yorkie puppies.The puppies are 1.5-2.5lbs in size and will be about 3.5-4lbs when fully grown. fast learner and very intelligent.The puppies are house broken, potty trained both out side and inside and very friendly to children and other pets.They are also current with all his shots (Distemper,Para Influenza, Boratella, Parvo and Hepatitis,Rabies shots etc) and will come along with all vet papers and all toys.Many people are seeking to adopt our puppies but we can not afford to give them to any person unless we are very sure that he or she can take proper care of any.We are willing to separate them .We dont feel comfortable selling them .All we need for them is much love and care .
Where are you located?
Have you had any before?
Are you a God loving person and how can we be assured that
you will take good care of our lovely babies?.
We are sorry for asking many questions , we just want to be very sure about who we will be adopting our babies to.Hope you understand.We hope to read from you .This cute babies are still available and we pray that they will move into a good home .We will miss them very much but our job is so demanding and we dont have much time to take proper care of them.We hope to read from you .Have a nice day
.GOD BLESS YOU
Thanks
Dr Norman
What keeps me standing? My Faith.
What Empowers me? My God and Me.
May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.
Genesis 31:49.
The main red flag was them asking me to come to aberdeen knowing that I would probably say no (being from the West Midlands)
Am I being paranoid or does htis sound like a scam?????
Katie
______________________________________________________
So please i,m right now in ABERDEEN/SCOTLAND due to the nature of my job. So i,m really sorry to disappoint you at this point but there is only one thing i can help you out since we have not met before.so please will you be able to come over to ABERDEEN/SCOTLAND to view the puppies for your self.if you cannot come over here i am going to arrange with the PET TRANSPORTERS to bring the puppies to your home.so in that case you will need to provide your full delivery details such as your?
NAMES
CITY
POST-CODE
HOME ADDRESS
CONTACT NUMBERS
all these details will be needed for the transportation of the male pup over to your home.So in this case,£200 is the total charge for the male puppy and £50 will be the delivery charge for the pup.So please before delivery i will need an assurance and guarantee from you that you will take care of the pup.Here are my numbers 07023043550/07023059972 you can call me asp so we can make arrangements.Also below on this email are some of the recent attachments of the male pup.
thanks
Douglas
Hello,
Thanks for your interest in our English bulldog Puppies and I am so
glad you emailed in Response to the ad. they are 18weeks old and both
home trained and outdoor trained also playful with other animals and
get along well with kids. The male named (king) weigh 20lbs and the
female named (queen) weigh 25lbs and they should be 60 to 80lb range
when fully grown. they are both A K C registered and their shots are
up to date,also vet checked and both home trained.both of them are my
darling sweetheart and super spoiled!.
They both have a sweet personality and loves to play and be carried
around. But i will like you to know that my family and I are on a
missionary trip to West Africa along with the 2 PUPPIES 3weeks ago.So
later on we discover that the weather here In Africa is very very bad
and risky for the PUPPIES to stay here with us on the missionary trip
as we're visiting 5 countries.
So I decided to ask a friend in the state to help us put the advert
in the newspaper that we are Looking for someone to adopt our babies
back to the state. I'm still willing to give the babies out to someone
who can take very good care of them for me forever. All papers will
accompany the PUPPIES when shipped to you, Due to our long staying
over here in west Africa, and the bad weather,The cost and standard of
living here is high,malaria disease and economy melt down is really
bad here.
My Family and I have concluded to get good home and care for our
babies. We are not charging or selling them to you for money but to
save their life's and care for them. so this means that, you and i
will be paying for the shipment of the PUPPIES to you.we have the
PUPPIES are right here with us.please kindly provide us the
information needed below.
Your Full Name :
Your Mailing Address:
Your Tel #:
Your Cell Phone #:
The Nearest Airport To You:
We are going to ship to you via a Diplomatic Courier Service Company
with Express Delivery on next day delivery, if you are really
interested in having my little babies, i want you to get back to me
with your full Name , Home Address, direct contact phone number and
name of the nearest Airport to you.
Please if you know that you are not capable of taking very good care
of my babies and also if you are hunt down by this global economy melt
down, do not reply back me because i am giving them out to a very
beloved family with love and good will in their heart and also because
of We're going to spend months for the christian mission and i don't
want king and queen to die in this bad weather.
They are priceless to us,therefore i am giving both for free, so i
will like you to get back to me with the above information so that i
can find out shipping price.
I've attach the pics of queen and king below.Please i want you to
promise us that you will take very good care of them as soon as they
get to you.
Thank you and God bless you and your Family.
Yours in Christ.
REV.James Warren
Okay so I was interested in finding a teacup for a low price and I saw this ad and of course I was extremely happy to see that I had found such a dog at low price. Well we emailed and of course I was too happy that I didn't stop to think it was too good to be true. Well I emded up sending 115$ to a this darn cameroon place and then later receive another email saying that I need to pay 1500$ well then I realized that was just dumb and left it alone. The website for thr airport was Trans all world pet shipping. And the "FAKE" owners email was kellyakwi@yahoo.com. The scammers response : Hey Sorry for the late respond. I got just Two Teacup Yorkie puppies Male and Female left now for adoption.They are call female Kaya,17 weeks old of age and male call Kiki,15 weeks old of age.They have gotten all their shots,have been on a heart worm prevention and wormed. They are house train and potty .I am not selling the puppies because they were given to me as a gift and they didn't sell them to me , so i rather give them out to a home that will be willing to love and care for them, a loving family is what i need for them .They are little babies every heart of any family will desire.They come along with health documents like. AKC registration papers, champion bloodlines,travel crates with toys and a year guarantee including a hand book on how to raise puppies.Their weigh, Female 2.9lbs and Male 2.1lb and will pursue to weigh 4.2ibs when full grown. i will like to ask you some question?? Do you have kids? If so,are they good with pets? If Not then Do you have some one that will always play with them? Have you ever raised (Owned) a puppy before? Do you Own Other Pets? How is your Working Schedule? Are you getting Kaya and Kiki for your Self or for Some one Else? Do you own a house if so Do you have something like a playground(Back Yard) where you can take them to play on? If not then is there some where like a Park Near Your Home Where You can take them On a Short Walks? Do you want to Breed them? How Soon Do you Want them? Which of the puppies will you like to take home Female or Male or both? I will be happy to get these details from you so that it can guard me in making a manual which they can take along which will guard you on basics of taking care of them and also basics on feeding.My reason for Re-homing Kaya and Kiki is because I just got my Scholarship to further my course in Australia and the Australian Government does not allow Animals to get into their Country due to their Strong Quarantine restriction Law. I am Located in Northern Cameroon where the puppies will be coming from and it will be a 6-7 flight from here to get over.I am so humane that i will not want anything to happen to them.You will just have to take care of the transportation fee which will cost $115 for one and $230 for the two so you will have to pay the money for the transportation directly to the shipping company that will be doing the transportation.I will be waiting to get these Information's from you and you will assure me that you will take good care of these puppies for Me. I Wait to read From you ASAP. Thanks.
I THINK THAT I HAVE RAN INTO THIS PERSON THEY ARE UNDER ANOTHER NAME BUT THEY ARE ASKING THE SAME PRICE FOR THE PUPPIES AND ONE OF THE PUPPIES NAME IS KIKI... SHE WAS TELLING ME TO WESTERN UNION HER THE MONEY AND SHE WILL THEN SHIP TE PUPPIE... WOW WHY HAVENT ANYBODY STOPPED THESE PEOPLE....
recently i got email for puppy delivery, been in contact for a few days (very well done scam), with all pfotos and documents related to the puppy looking for a new home, i gave my info , fortunatelly when it was the delivering day, they asked me to pay via western union or money gran, to a Cameroon address, its a SCAM , ANYONE WHO IS OFFERING YOU THIS TYPE OF DEAL BE AWARE ARE SCAMMERS.
i never paid the import frequested and i email them to let them kow i will make all effort to make sure many others know about them and this type of scam. It been in Asia but africa based so i believe they work worldwide. same for sure the id given where to send the money jhave to be real or western uinion would not allow them to recive the scammed money...here the id of the person who asked me for the payment i never did
MARIO KINGAH PASS.10895687/J09
OFFICE ADDREWW 12 COMMERCIAL AVENUE AKWA DOUALA
CAMERON DUALA LITTORAL
HOPE THIS WILL HELP OTHER TO DONT FALL IN THE NET OF THIS LOW LIFE PEOPLE
Can you please tell me if this looks like a scam? I am a bit concerned as the person who has started sending me texts does not seem to speak the same as the email I received. The differences are: #1 in the email she says she lives in Arizona, in text Alaska #2: email says Caroline Morrison, text says "desantos" #3: dog names are Sandy & Lizzie in email put the pictures say different names & different genders. They have not asked for money yet, actually offered to pay the handling fee. Please help!
Here is the email:
Hello dear!
Thanks for emailing about the Teacup Yorkie Puppies. They are still right here available for re-homing to a caring home,am giving them up for free adoption . Their names are Sandy and Lizzie and they are currently 13 weeks old and have up to date shots & vaccination. I am not putting them up for sale, I am only in search for a home for them as I am a mother of two,a boy and girl and will be expecting another soon,We just relocated in a new home here in Tucson AZ which turns out to be a non-pet apartment and our landlort will not alow our puppies to stay.Being transferred due to the nature of my husbands job. I am looking for a family that can spoil them with love, attention & care. The new landlord will not permit Sandy and Lizzie stay with me in the apartment and i have no relation who will take them in. that is why I have to give them out. Already, they are home, potty & pad trained, so you will not face any difficulty if you take them into your home. Also, they possess all their papers which they will come along with them and they have a health guarantee document as well and come along with. They are very calmed with kids, friendly with other household pets. All I want for Sandy and Lizzie is a good, caring, loving home and nothing more and If you can promise/assure me that you are going to provide them with the best, then I will be willing to let you have them. As I'm concerned about Sandy and Lizzie, I will like to know some few information about you & your family as well as answers to the few questions I have for you below;
Where are you located?
Have you ever had a pet before?
Do you have kids? If yes, do they love pets?
Are you interested in both Sandy and Lizzie?
Are you a breeder? If yes, would you want to breed Sandy and Lizzie
And most of all, what's your reason for choosing Sandy and/or Lizzie as a fury friend?
They will come to your home along with some of their accessories which include ..,
* A new blanket ..
* Yorkie care kit ..
* Food Menu Card ..
* Medical paperwork ..
* Bag of food they eat ..
* Feeding bowl and
* Their favorite play toys.
Just take your time to look at them in the photos below ...
It is definitely a scam. I have run into this exact one when I was searching for my first yorkie. If you further correspond they will probably tell you the puppy is actually in africa like they told me. Yorkies are expensive and though I never paid more than 300 bucks for each of my three yorkies all of them had an extra story to go along with them. The oldest we rescued from an amish puppy mill and he still has anxiety and eating issues currently and we have had him for three years. he was also advertised as a silky terrier when he is in fact a yorkie. he was so skinny and scared when we got him we knew right away something was wrong so we bought him to give him a better life. His condition was why he was only 200 dollars. Our second dog we got from actual reputable morman breeders but because he was so huge no one wanted him and they wanted to get rid of him beacuse they had a new litter coming in, so the sold him to use for 200. He is a silky terrier and hes topped out at 12 lbs so hes huge. Our last yorkie We paid 300 dollars for which is the most I have paid fo a yorkie so far. she is pure bred we confirmed that with the vet, but she has a bad underbite and a umbilical hernia which is y she was so cheap. She also has horrible seperation anxiety and barking issues. Basically all im trying to say is you get what you pay for. when we started buying yorkies we targeted the lower priced ones because we can spot the puppy mills and we wanted to save them. To get a good quality yorkie you are looking at spending 600-2000 dollars which is quite expensive. Id say in the future only deal locally where you can actually go and see the puppies then you will know what you are getting for your money. Hope this helps. :)
We found 2 women on ASNclassifieds.com advertising free teacup Yorkies. I emailed both of them; only one has responded so far. The one that did respond goes by dianacutelopez38@yahoo.com . Her email stated that all we had to do way pay the airfare for the puppy. Her ad on ASNclassifieds.com stated her located was in Rapid City, SD. We replied to her ad because we live in Custer, SD--about 40 miles from Rapid City- SHE'S CLAIMS TO BE LOCATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA!!!! I tried to find a way to contact the website to file a complaint; but no such luck. Thank god we weren't scammed; future buyers--beware!!!
Hi I just recently helped a client recover from a "Puppy for sale" scam. What I can say is keep in contact with the person scamming and contact the police and/or Re-Puter LLC. Start letting these scammers know that they can not hide and they will have to pay.
I found this add, nearly got scamed but decided to listen to that little voice in my head saying this is too good to be true" and googled puppy scam. thanks so much for your site. I will save up the $900 and buy from a reputable breeder.
Thanks so much for the mail and interest regarding these puppies .We have one male and one female puppies now available and they are 12 weeks old, they have very good temperament with kids and other pets,very playful love to play around with toys and kids,they are health guaranteed and ANKC registered.They are up to date on all their shots and dewormings and they will be coming along side with
their health papers and vet records.First i wish to let you know that we are giving these puppies out because my mum just died. She is located in DARWIN and all of us are there now .She was the owner of these cute little babies.. Since she is now late , We can't keep the puppies here in such condition because each time we see them , we keep thinking of her .So we want to give them out to a lovely
and caring home ,where they can be treated as such and keep us up dated on monthly progress.These puppies will be coming from DARWIN . But if you would be able to come over here for the pick up ,we shall be very great full, but if you can't come , we can make arrangements for home delivery service and they will get the puppy delivered at your doorstep.Below are just some few question we asked..
Where are you located?
Do you have any kids ?
Have you ever own a pet before ?
Why are you interested on this breed?
How soon do you need the puppies over?
Which sex are you interested on?
Sorry for all the question , but we just want to be sure that these puppies are going to the right home and they will be having all the love and attention they need .We are giving them out for $350 including the delivery and that's all If still interested , do get back to us for more details of these puppies and pictures.
Thanks
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I received this EXACT same email too and they wanted me to go to Switzerland!!!!
I received the exact same email, but the dead Mum was in Utah.... SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was searching for a Yorkshire Terrier to buy or adopt and I started emailing different persons I found on ClassifiedAds.com and local ads online. A few days later I received an email from a men named Willard Clinton (willardyorkies@hotmail.com), stating that he had three Yorkies in need of homes. Willard’s email basically said that he was moving and it was difficult for him to relocate to a new environment with lots of pets, he supposedly had two Mulocan cockatoo, one Guinea pig, an English bulldog and other two Yorkie puppies excluding the other three he was giving out. He said he was located in Plano, Tx and that I could go there if I wanted but if I was far that he may consider shipping the puppies for the cost of $150 for oneand that the payment will be made directly to the shipping company after we were through with the registration; he told me the shipping company would kept me informed of the puppies. He asked me to fill the following questions: 1. where are you
located?? 2. what is your occupation ?? 3. Do you have kids or other family member and do they love puppies?? 4. Do you have experience in YORKSHIRES? 5. How soon do you need this babies?? Which I did but without giving him any personal details I also took the opportunities to asked him some questions: 1. How old are the puppies? 2. how much will they weight as an adult? 3. do they have full AKC registrations and are up to date in shots? 4. do you have pictures of the parents?
He answered me very quickly he send the puppies pics and said that the puppies were AKC registered and that had all their shots. He told me they were 11 wks. and they would come with the following: *AKC /KC Documents, *Pedigree, *Age Level Potty Training, *Puppy Contract/Guarantee, *Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, *Micro-Chipped (In case ever lost or stolen), *Current on all vaccinations, *De wormed, *Puppy Packet ( Vaccination schedule and history, Crate Training info, Potty Training info.) At the end of that email he added the following and I quote "please i will be going out if you are financially ready then please since i am going out now provide me with the following so that i
can start preparing for the shipping procedure.
Full receivers Name (New owner).......................?
State......................... .............................. .......?
City.......................... .............................. ........?
Zip code.......................... .............................. .?
Home Address....................... .........................?
Phone Number .............................. .................?
Nearest Airport....................... .........................?
Please include your home address for home delivery since there is no extra
charge needed for that. Please get back soonest"
For me that was weird and at that point it was a little bit to much information since I didn't knew him. I started asking him for more information because I wanted to make sure it wasn't a scam. Since I didn't remember I asked him where I saw his ad, I asked for a phone number in which I could call him to get to know him better and for the name of the shipping company.
At that moment he started to stop answering my emails a quick as he was, he replied that I saw his ad on classifiedads.com and that I could check it, which and I didn't find a single ad with his name or email or any information linking it to him; also he told me that the shipping company name was Exotic Pet Movers. I started researching the company online and found a website (http://exoticpetmovers.com). I'm an IT geek and I can assure you that the
website is shady. It doesn't have a phone number for you to contact them or the company's main address for you to know where are they located. The payment methods were a Money Order or their "Secure" Credit Card Payment Page which by the way isn't encrypted so any hacker can get your personal information in a heartbeat. In the Contact Us section you input your information on a form (I just inputted my first name and email no other sensitive information) and they are supposed to get back to you, at the present time I'm still waiting on the answer. After that I started to get more than suspicious and email he again asking for his phone number, his address and full name in order to verify his
veracity. He never replied back, he just stopped writing. That confirmed me that I was being scammed and that if I didn't got suspicious and asked him for his personal information, he will definitely would got away with everything. I wanted to share my story so no one else falls for this scam. Never ever give your personal information!!!!!
- Catherine, Colorado