| allanabanana31 |
| Posted 5/13/2008 6:50:48 AM |
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Yesterday me and my bf were almost scammed...i live in scotland UK. And the Puppy Scam is here. Me and my bf were looking for a chow chow pup so we found one advertised on the national newpaper website. it was advertised for 450 and they apparantly lived in Gateshead,London. so we emailed the person and they emailied us back sayin that the puppy was still available. we said we could come and pick up the puppy, and then they said they can deliver it for just 90pounds, so we said yes to deliver the puppy, sounding so genuiing asking us if we make sure the pupy is well looked after and goes to a good home. they said the delivery agency will contact in morning to arrange delivery and payment.
SO..... THE NEXT DAY i get an email from the 'delivery agency' lol, saying to pay by money gram and the puppy will be ready to deliver. So the guy keeps calling me that day saying your puppy is in fort william (not far from aberdeen) u MUST go to the post office now and do a money gram before we can deliver the pup... so i met my bf at the post office he read the details... and phoned the man before we gave them money (thankfully) and said we will pay by debit/credit card but not wired money and the guy got really aggressive saying you MUST pay for your puppy we have taken to fort william from london u must pay. so my bf said y are we sending money to cameroon in africa when the puppy is in scotland and the owner is from england? and then the guy said his UK bank account is under audit so he has to use his one in cameroon... thats wen we hung up and looked up puppy scams and found all this... its ashame to all you ppl that lost out on so much money... thankfully we had a lucky escape! they are so beleivable... there should be more done about it!!
On a good note tho... i found a real breeder just out of aberdeen and now awaiting my alaskan malamute, that i have seen, held and picked as my own :) |
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| maligirl1 |
| Posted 5/13/2008 9:27:00 AM |
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congrats on your new puppy hope everything works out ok. |
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| allanabanana31 |
| Posted 5/14/2008 1:49:24 PM |
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just another msg to warn ppl about these scammers DO NOT reply to them if they email you. i am still getting emails from them... ones with pitures of slashed horror faces, also emails saying... i knew you wouldnt reply, please reply i want you to... strange freaky stuff!! |
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