| boomobile |
| Posted 7/21/2007 8:32:18 PM |
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All these posts are about yorkies, but as I have posted before, I was scammed 700.00 for an English bulldog. I wish I had checked a little bit further before I sent the money. I found out about all this after the fact. Luckily they paid for the ad in the local newspaper with a credit card and it can be traced. But I'm still talking to the guy in Africa, and he says he is working with someone to send us the money back, but says it will take him some time. He is keeping us posted. We are playing mind games with him with some friends of mine, and he has not offered to take any one elses money, which is a plus. I don't know if he is on to us or not. I also have a doctor friend that is going to South Africa in a couple of weeks, just asked him today if he can visit him and go to the church he is working with. I haven't heard from him yet. |
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| beba516 |
| Posted 7/29/2007 1:52:07 PM |
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hi i think that we may have been ripped off by the same person(boomobile) Could you please contact me asap at belindad.orellana@gmail.com |
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| jasonmac |
| Posted 7/29/2007 4:21:20 PM |
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| gelliebean |
| Posted 8/3/2007 11:38:44 PM |
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| MorganRobinson |
| Posted 8/11/2007 11:04:39 AM |
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Anybody menitoning having missionary work in africa and has broken spelling and does not comprehend well is a scam . I was looking through some ads and found some English Bulldog Puppies for only 400 ! too good to be true . when i emailed the person i had gotten the same response from what everybody else said " Im in Africa doing missionary work " . Then i said im not interested anymore and then he pulled out of his butt " look me in the eyes and tell me you want my babies to suffer and then i say " I dont want your babies to suffer because i know they dont exsist you just want me to get you your **** money so you can live peacefully wherever the heck you live . Then he said "im creepy " and then i say "go to **** !you liar !" and thats exactly why i do not buy a puppy from this very day off the internet . Im going to adopt a Dog . |
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| luvmy2pets |
| Posted 11/30/2007 8:05:11 PM |
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I was almost scammed twice in one day. I was looking for a T-Cup Yorkie. One lady said that she had to move out of state and could ship me the puppy for additional money. When I said that I was not prepared to pay more than what she originally listed it for, she agreed to give it to me at the orig. price as long as I sent money immediately via Western Union. I was warned through nextdaypets.com to NEVER do this. I also asked her to fax me the AKC Papers and she said she could not do that for security reasons. I requested using the Feel Safe/Pet Pay option and she did not respond. I asked for additional pictures and was not sent any. I basically told her that I had reasons to be suspiscious and would not be purchasing the puppy.
Same day - I got another one claiming to be out of the country in Camaroon. I caught on pretty quick to the Nigerian/Camaroon scam and called her on it. She seemed to get quite defensive, but rather than dropping it, kept emailing me until I asked her to stop -and she did. I think I will only be looking through petfinders.com and local shelters. These scams are everywhere! |
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| JenSaylor |
| Posted 12/6/2007 2:14:18 PM |
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I just got scammed by the NIGERIA Puppy Scam. My boyfriend has wanted a bulldog since we started dating. I thought what a perfet time Christmas. I am a single mom and I do not make that much money to begin with. But the e-mail's sounded so sincere. Boy wasn't I the fool.
I will never get my money back but I hope I can save someone else from losing their hard earned money.
I have found atleast 10 e-mail address that are all involved in this scam so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be careful. Do not have your heart broken like me and my family
Here is a list of the e-mail addresses that are also using this scam that I have found out so far..
edited maoseger1010
And those are just a few. I am sure if I continue to beat my head agnist the wall trying to figure out how this happened and continue to investigate I could find hundreds more..
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Happy Hoildays
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| mauyoung |
| Posted 12/9/2007 3:37:17 PM |
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Thank GOD I read this or I totally would have been scammed i almost sent a payment! I read an add and the women said she had already adopted out all her Puppies and she referred me to this missionary woman in Nigeria! Thankyou so much for posting!
Hello,
I got your email regarding the three adorable yorkies i have for adoption,i have 2 females and 1 male Teacup yorkie Puppies. i am willing to give out to a good home for adoption,the females are 3 months old while the male is 3 months old .the cost of adopting each of the yorkie Puppies is free and shipping is $300,the Puppies are presently weighing 2.5lbs now and would weigh between 3 to 4lbs at maturity,they are pottytrained,My babies are so animated and will keep you entertained for hours.Each of them has their own
distinct personality.Loving and very affectionate personalites are standard with each of the
yorkies.They are very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time.They have the run of the kitchen at different times and are put down for naps just like babies.They do need to rest at various times of the day because they are still infant Puppies.they are well socialized with kids and cats and will be your friend if you are the playful type,they just simply love lots of attention.they are uptodate on all shots and wormings and are all current on vaccination
i attaced pictures of the Puppies to your email shipping includes tax,insurance, and the carrier that the puppy is shipped in.I will include with shipment of each puppy is its certified health certificate,vaccination and worming record, copy of USDA paper, AKC registration
application for the puppy, its pedigree, tips on care and training your puppy, and your puppy's guarantee.also the airline ticket, an approved carrier with a soft,comfortable bed, health certificate from my vet, a puppy pack including sample food your pup has
been eating, a tube of nutri-cal,I also include a special gift to your puppy from me.Everything you will need will be taped to the top of your puppy's carrier.the total cost of shipping and handling one of the Puppies is $300.as you know i have a lot of people that are interested
in adopting the Puppies so let me know when you intend to send payment and your contact details for immediate processing.
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| naturaldane |
| Posted 12/13/2007 4:57:04 PM |
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glad to hear that this site helped you not get scamed.
Its hard to find a reasonable priced yorkie but they are out there. |
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| boswer |
| Posted 12/13/2007 5:49:58 PM |
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A lady I work with got a death threat - she thinks it came from Nigeria but the email it was sent was in the US - I told her to take this email to the police - The email wanted money but did not say where to bring it other than it said if she reports it to the police that her life will be over - She is not taking this serious - I disagree - I think she should report this immediately to the FBI
What is your opinion?
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| lganio |
| Posted 12/13/2007 6:41:30 PM |
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| Quote boswer: A lady I work with got a death threat - she thinks it came from Nigeria but the email it was sent was in the US - I told her to take this email to the police - The email wanted money but did not say where... |
I guess it depend on other circumstances like has she had any previous communication with this person? i would probably report a death threat as a serious thing by taking a copy to my local police department and asking them what I should do. |
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| boswer |
| Posted 12/13/2007 7:09:38 PM |
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She doesn't know the person who sent the e-mail. The person first name who sent the email was in his e-mail address. It could be a prank but on the other hand if it is not I would not be chancing it myself. I would think that the authorities would be able to track the email.
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| weeza05 |
| Posted 12/13/2007 11:16:13 PM |
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Are any of you who actually gave these people your addresses, phone number, etc. afraid of identity theft? I just went through this today. We had already sent the $$ and sent these people the confirmation number (Western Union). But something didn't feel right, so I googled maltese scams and found out about the scam. I cancelled the Western Union wire on time, but now I'm afraid they will steal my identity with the info I gave them. Any advice (other than "Way to go loser!")? |
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| tamann824 |
| Posted 12/15/2007 1:58:23 PM |
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Thanks to all!! I was close to sending money as-well.... Heres my email 1st email i recieved!!
Hello
I am sorry the teacup yorkie Puppies have been adopted out,hopefully i will be having new
litters by june/july 2008,but i can refer you to a very close friend of mine who is working
as the Pastoral Intern of Maple Ridge Community Church
3504 Morehouse Rd. West Lafayette, IN 47906
susan has been involved with Maple Ridge since 1987 and joined the staff as a Pastoral
Intern in April 2005. she and her husband james have been married since November 2005 and are currently preparing to be career cross-cultural missionaries.susan phillips leads both the Youth and Mission ministries and has a passion to shepherd other believers and to
mobilize the church to reach the lost around the world.susan phillips received both a B.S. and M.S. in Business Management from Purdue University and is working towards a M.S. in Intercultural Studies from Crown College. she also works part-time as a computer programmer for ATA Airlines in Indianapolis. In her spare time,she enjoys landscaping, remodeling their home,running, hiking, and spending time with friends.presently she has just been transfered to West Africa to head a Center.Before leaving she adopted 3 Teacup yorkie Puppies from me and the Puppies are presenytly with her in west africa,but due to her work in Africa which has created less time for her to take good care of the Puppies she has asked me to help her put the 3 adorable teacup yorkie Puppies for adoption for free to a good home that really take care of the Puppies and shower them with all the love and attention they deserve.all you have to do is pay the cost of shipping them back,the Puppies are currently 3 months old and are akc registered,with complete papers,contact her immediately if you know you cannot take care of the babies please ignore this reference
Below is her Contact information
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| tamann824 |
| Posted 12/15/2007 2:00:28 PM |
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Heres the 2nd email!! From the person who has the Puppies.!!
Hi,
i have 2 females and 1 male Teacup yorkie Puppies. i am willing to give out to a good home for adoption,the females are 3 months old while the male is 3 months old .the cost of adopting each of the yorkie Puppies is free and shipping is $300,the Puppies are presently weighing 2.5lbs now and would weigh between 3 to 4lbs at maturity,they are pottytrained,My babies are so animated and will keep you entertained for hours.Each of them has their own distinct personality.Loving and very affectionate personalites are standard with each of the yorkies.They are very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time.They have the run of the kitchen at different times and are put down for naps just like babies.They do need to rest at various times of the day because they are still infant Puppies.they are well socialized with kids and cats and will be your friend if you are the playful type,they just simply love lots of attention.they are uptodate on all shots and wormings and are all current on vaccination i attached pictures of the Puppies to your email shipping includes tax,insurance, and the carrier that the puppy is shipped in.I will include with shipment of each puppy is its certified health certificate,vaccination and worming record, copy of USDA paper, AKC registration application for the puppy, its pedigree, tips on care and training your puppy, and your puppy's guarantee.also the airline ticket, an approved carrier with a soft,comfortable bed, health certificate from my vet, a puppy pack including sample food your pup has been eating, a tube of nutri-cal,I also include a special gift to your puppy from me.Everything you will need will be taped to the top of your puppy's carrier.the total cost of shipping and handling one of the Puppies is $300.as you know i have a lot of people that are interested in adopting the Puppies so let me know when you intend to send payment and your contact details for immediate processing.
Thanks
Just Heads up, i recieved all this in the last 2 days.. |
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| krystal81 |
| Posted 2/26/2008 5:19:54 PM |
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I am so gald I did my research before i sent this woman anything. I got an email stating that she had a yorkie free for adoption. Her and her husband are in Nigeria on a Christian Mission. I asked for info on the Dog like what type of food, feeding schedule, fav. toys. She never answered any of my questions but was very persistant about contacting a shipping agent and that I would pay $400 to get my Yorkie. I emailed her back and told her I couldn't afford to pay that amount, and then she emails me back saying that she spoke to her pastor and he gave her $200 to help me with shipping and I would be responsible for the remaining $200. I called around to shipping agents to find out shipping costs and also called my local airline and they told me to do my research because there are alot of scams coming out of Africa. I typed in puppy scams and almost fell out of my chair when I seen how many came up on the screen. I am a very trustworthy person and felt sorry for this woman, thank God Im not stupid as well. PLEASE do your research! I am so glad I did. |
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| boswer |
| Posted 2/26/2008 6:02:39 PM |
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| Quote krystal81: I am so gald I did my research before i sent this woman anything. I got an email stating that she had a yorkie free for adoption. Her and her husband are in Nigeria on a Christian Mission. I asked for... |
Sorry.
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| moggie |
| Posted 2/27/2008 7:50:18 PM |
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   i am reading your posts about the nigerian puppy scams...this is absolutely huge!!!! you would never believe how many people have told me they have sent money to nigeria via western union....i hope i dont make anyone too mad...but how stupid is it to think you are getting something for practically nothing...the costs of shipping alone that delta actually charges for shipping a yorkie puppy right here in the us is 199.56...this amount does not include a crate, a health certificate, gas to and from the vet, gas to and from the airport...how could anyone think that this could be true..so mistake # 1 would be...being dumb enough to fall for such a ridiculous scam...especially when it has been posted on all the web sites in many many locations....then # 2...why on earth would someone purchase a puppy from a foreign country when there are far too many right here that are for sale??? the ads have now hit many many classified newspaper ads in many many cities too...but...if you want to know who you can blame and who should be held liable for the millions of dollars that have been stolen by these scammers...good old western union...do you not think that they know that every single dollar wired over there is a scam...of course they do...they get their fee..the scammer gets paid...and you get screwed..everyone wins but you...and western union has had millions of complaints and they do nothing...not even return your fee..this is who i would like to see held liable for the millions of dollars they made money on while knowing full well it was another scam...after all of the complaints they have had...why on earth...are they still doing business with nigeria???? how can they aid in the rip off of our hard working citizens...i can tell you how...they not only are making huge bucks on the fees here..but also again over there...i hope they choke on it...and i hope that...cnn does a week long special investigation of western unions involvement with nigeria and just how huge it is...... |
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| Brown_i_gurl |
| Posted 2/29/2008 9:43:52 AM |
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I have been searching for a yorkie puppie and I found a lady that had a friend that had 3 she wanted to give for free. I was skeptical and tried to do a little researching on the little bit of information that I got from her. So I typed in the location of this person and here I am on your website reading about puppy scams. I have copied the information that this person wanted me to send them money to. I hope that it helps someone find these people that are bad.
Please see below:
Hello,
i understand and i am sorry if i i offended you but you just have to trust me i will be willing to let you adopt mary,for shipping send your full name,address,state,city and zip code and the nearest airport to your home,as soon as payment is confirmed i will send you all the flight details on when the puppy will be shipped and when the puppy is expected to arrive your location and also a tracking number to track the puppy at the airport,i will email the flight arrival information(airline, day of shipment, flight number, air bill number and time of arrival,you can send payment via any grocesary store around your location that operates western union to my travel agent.
Mr Kenny Williams
326 Breadfruit Street ,
City............ Lagos
Country........... Nigeria
Zipcode..............23401
Also fill a text question and answer on the western union slip.
Question............My Baby
Answer............Now Yours.
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| barajasdawn |
| Posted 3/26/2008 10:42:03 AM |
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I guess she is up to her old tricks again. I inquired about Puppies yesterday to a woman named Kim who lives about 4 miles from me in regards to teacup yorkie Puppies and got a response from a cheryl broussard. yea I knew something was weird because this woman kim just posted the add two days ago, no pictures, and all of a sudden the Puppies are all sold.
Well heres the email she sent me:
Hello
I am sorry the teacup yorkie Puppies have been adopted out,presently i am on a breeding project and will be having new litters by june/july 2008,but i can refer you to a very close friend of mine who is working with Animal Health Center of Madison
Dr. Jessica thomas joined the Animal Health Center in June of 2006.She reside in Brandon, Mississippi.
She attended Hinds Community College and then Mississippi State University where she completed her Bachelor's Degree in Animal and Dairy Science.Dr Jessica thomas attended Mississippi State University-College of Veterinary Medicine where she completed her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. During an exciting freshman year, she was invited to represent Mississippi State University on a veterinary student panel in Washington D.C. In her senior year, she received the Salsbary scholarship.Since 1998, Dr. Jessica thomas has served her country in the Mississippi Air National Guard, specifically working in the Logistics division. She aspires to become commissioned soon, and transition into the Public Health division. Jessica thoroughly enjoys this aspect of her life and hopes to fullfil 25 years of traditional guard duty.During her spare time, Dr jessica enjoys dancing, working out, reading,and traveling.presently she has just relocated to West Africa.Before leaving she adopted 3 Teacup yorkie Puppies from me and the Puppies are presently with her in west africa,but due to her work in Africa which has created less time for her to take good care of the Puppies she has asked me to help her put the 3 adorable teacup yorkie Puppies for adoption for free to a good home that really take care of the Puppies and shower them with all the love and attention they deserve.all you have to do is pay the cost of shipping them back,which should be between $250 to $300.the Puppies are currently 3 months old and are akc registered,with complete papers,contact her immediately if you know you cannot take care of the babies please ignore this reference
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