Scam.. Yes No.

[Billy n NC]

Hello J2,
we are trying to sell a couple of puppies. Have been advertising online in newspapers in the state.

Got a phone call a couple days ago and the caller was using a online service for the Hard Of Hearing. I think the caller was typing and the operator was reading it to me..
I gave him my email to contact me directly.

He sent me an email asking for info which I sent him.


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This is what we got in a second email.

Hi..
Thanks very much for your response. 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 or Money Order. 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 puppy. 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 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 informations, the check or money order will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you.

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This was received after I had sent him photo's of 2 puppies and there prices. Very specific.

The Above seems to me to Be a SCAM..

What say YE??
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Oh by the way here is a link..

http://www.ebroach.net/puppies/

[Shellie]

Screaming SCAM!!!!

[macgulley]

SCAM!!

[macgulley]

http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams

[Billy n NC]

Thanks..

Thought So. I emailed him back and said

Cash only
meet in person
WE do not ship...

[Pastorbps]

Got the same call when we were selling our puppies. Same procedure with a call from deaf person through an operator. He offered to pay to have them shipped by jet to NY I think it was. He was going to pay for shipping and a little extra. I'm not sure whether it is a scam or a puppy broker which seem to be abusive to animals. They do sell for higher prices in other parts of the country. We didn't do it because we don't trust people with our pets we don't know.
Again, it may be a scam but it may be a puppy broker which may be just as bad.

[macgulley]

For me, red flags go up when I see the very awkward use of language. The second red flag is that payment will be via money order or certified check and it will be for more than the asking price. The scam is that you receive payment that looks real, real enough that many banks will initially accept it, then you send money to "the person that will take care of the pickup." By the time the bank receives word that your payment is phony, you've already sent money to this person and the bank removes the deposit from your account. You're out the money and there's no way to track down the scammer.