| moggie |
| Posted 3/26/2008 1:16:23 PM |
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there are hundreds of yorkie Puppies on this site waiting for their prospective new homes....who on earth would someone feel the need to shop in nigeria??????? i can tell you...someone who wants something for nothing...and that is what you get....nothing..but im sure you did some scam artist a huge favor with the money you sent being nigeria is one of the poorest countries on earth...and...western union thanks you too...they got paid..!! the only person who got nothing was you...and the breeder who is right here looking for homes for their Puppies...bet you buy your tennishoes from companies overseas too...anyway...there are many many huge warnings on this site warning of the nigerian scams...western unions recording warns not to send money to anyone you dont know...but the way of which they have it worder is a scam of sorts in itself....rack it up to a learning experience as you will NEVER EVER get your money back!!!!!!!!!! i spent a lot of my time warning nextdaypets of the scams i saw daily on their site...it was very frustrating to pay money to run your ad and then have 10 scam ads with 200.00 prices over yours and on weekends it stayed this way until monday...nextdaypets has now fixed this problem..but still stupid is as stupid does..and wiring money to nigeria is just plain stupid!!!!!!!!! |
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| weeery2u |
| Posted 3/26/2008 2:14:44 PM |
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Active: 01-21-2008
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In my opinion, I feel the need that it both be our fault and the Nigerians fault at one point. So technically saying, its both our fault and the nigerians fault. Basically 50/50.
The reason why I say this is because I feel that its our fault for falling for it and not taking much precaution when looking for a Dog off the internet. And the reason why I say its the Nigerians fault is because they're so lazy they can't find a job and work for money. Instead they go on internet cafes and post fake ads to scam us.
I really do think if we had like precaution sign on every classifieds website and puppy websites, it may end a few of the scams today. Plus if we have like a registration for people in the US and US only, it may stop alot of scams today and eventually it'll end.Plus, add extra security to make sure these people are ACTUALLY in the US. But, if we keep being nieve and buying without precaution or reguards or second thoughts, it'll never end and it will keep going on and never stop.
In my opinion, people need to be more aware of what they're buying off the internet and not be so careless and just buying without reguards if even the Dog exsist or not. |
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| AnAsAzi |
| Posted 3/26/2008 5:16:39 PM |
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Active: 01-10-2005
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A precaution sign on every puppy sight would not end the problem. LOL The bottom line is that many ppl can not afford a well bred yorkie so therefore they turn to cheap cheap cheap.. We all know that saying... if its too good to be true.......
If you want a Dog and can not afford the price, then contact rescue. You will pay alot less, and you wont be supporting a puppy mill. |
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| beaglebrat |
| Posted 3/26/2008 7:31:47 PM |
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| Quote AnAsAzi: A precaution sign on every puppy sight would not end the problem. LOL The bottom line is that many ppl can not afford a well bred yorkie so therefore they turn to cheap cheap cheap.. We all know that... |
Looking on the main rescue site petfinder.com right now in my area, it is VERY DIFFICULT to find a younger (as in not 10-12 years old) PUREBRED Yorkshire terrier.
Often many of the small breed specific rescues are nearly as expensive as getting an average bred puppy out of the paper.
I also notice that a HUGE portion of those rescues will not adopt to people with children.
Expensive breeds, rare breeds can be more difficult than people think to 'rescue'.
The scammers often lure people in at the prospect of a PUPPY or very young dog, for very little money initially (compared to the pups normal purchase price) then they eventually try to get more money with phoney shipping problems.
I wish we would just cut off all internet ties with Nigeria. Couldn't some programmer make that happen? I mean, what else useful comes out of Nigeria anyway? All I know they do is steal American money with these scams.
I wonder how many millions or billions go to Nigeria annually? It seems like someone in the legislature should be addressing this.
Maybe if everyone contacted their Senators change would happen. Until then, its a pure loss. |
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| naturaldane |
| Posted 3/26/2008 10:52:41 PM |
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Active: 08-13-2006
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Nigarian dwarf goats are about the only good thing thats to have came out of there.
By the way, most of the scams have a us base to them thats why its important to report it to the police. |
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