Another Scam

jmincy · 09-28-2010, 01:01 PM

I'm pretty sure I have come across yet another "puppy buyer" scam. This one tries the sympathy card by using the I711 text to voice operator (usually used by the deaf) to communicate and then emails. Everything sounds on the up and up right up to the point that he wants to buy every single puppy left in the litter, and ignores the request for references.

Any others come across this?

smyke · 09-28-2010, 01:53 PM

and why would people do that? to sell them to others?

Stosh · 09-28-2010, 01:56 PM

There was a thread about this scam not too long ago- same thing, deaf guy, wants to pay more than you're asking for the pup, will send a courier to pick it up, blah blah. Definitely a scam

jmincy · 09-28-2010, 03:52 PM

As I dug a little more, what the scam is, they send you a money order for the cost of the puppy and shipping and they ask you to send the cost of the shipping to their 3rd party shipper. You send the money and a week later your bank gets word that the money order is forged and you are out the shipping money.

Konotashi · 09-28-2010, 04:09 PM

One of my mom's friends did that with one of her golden pups. My mom told her it was a scam. Someone in NY wanted one of the pups, and she lives in AZ. My mom TOLD her - don't do it, it's a scam. She said, "No, no."

Sure enough. She lost the pup and was out the shipping.

smyke · 09-28-2010, 04:12 PM

so not only you are losing the "shipping fee" but you lose the puppy too? thats just messed up.

Konotashi · 09-28-2010, 04:15 PM

Yeah. The person in NY got their pup at Mom's friend's expense.

It probably doesn't happen every time, but she thought the entire time that it was legitimate so she went ahead and shipped the pup. At her expense. *Sigh*

Jessiewessie99 · 09-28-2010, 05:07 PM

I hate it when people take advantage of people who are having trouble with their pupppies.

mssandslinger · 09-28-2010, 06:32 PM

a lot of scams come through my work from NY, Sorry to be geographically prejudice but i dont trust most calls from NY

09-28-2010, 01:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
jmincy Master Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Heart of Texas Posts: 819	Another Scam I'm pretty sure I have come across yet another "puppy buyer" scam. This one tries the sympathy card by using the I711 text to voice operator (usually used by the deaf) to communicate and then emails. Everything sounds on the up and up right up to the point that he wants to buy every single puppy left in the litter, and ignores the request for references. Any others come across this? __________________ Jeffrey I hope one day that I can be half the man that my GSD thinks I am.

09-28-2010, 01:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
smyke Master Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 733	and why would people do that? to sell them to others? __________________ MIKE Fanta Von Grafenstein

09-28-2010, 03:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
jmincy Master Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Heart of Texas Posts: 819	As I dug a little more, what the scam is, they send you a money order for the cost of the puppy and shipping and they ask you to send the cost of the shipping to their 3rd party shipper. You send the money and a week later your bank gets word that the money order is forged and you are out the shipping money. __________________ Jeffrey I hope one day that I can be half the man that my GSD thinks I am.

09-28-2010, 04:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Konotashi Knighted Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,380	One of my mom's friends did that with one of her golden pups. My mom told her it was a scam. Someone in NY wanted one of the pups, and she lives in AZ. My mom TOLD her - don't do it, it's a scam. She said, "No, no." Sure enough. She lost the pup and was out the shipping. __________________ Ozzy - Chocolate Pom "In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog." My Photography

09-28-2010, 04:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
smyke Master Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 733	so not only you are losing the "shipping fee" but you lose the puppy too? thats just messed up. __________________ MIKE Fanta Von Grafenstein

09-28-2010, 01:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 8,434	There was a thread about this scam not too long ago- same thing, deaf guy, wants to pay more than you're asking for the pup, will send a courier to pick it up, blah blah. Definitely a scam

09-28-2010, 04:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Konotashi Knighted Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,380	Yeah. The person in NY got their pup at Mom's friend's expense. It probably doesn't happen every time, but she thought the entire time that it was legitimate so she went ahead and shipped the pup. At her expense. Sigh __________________ Ozzy - Chocolate Pom "In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog." My Photography

09-28-2010, 05:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jessiewessie99 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lakewod, CA Posts: 6,807	I hate it when people take advantage of people who are having trouble with their pupppies. __________________ Jessica-Shelter Volunteer Molly-GSD ✔ Certified Ninja Dog Tanner-GSD ✔ Certified Lovebug RIP: Max & Simba "No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible."-George Chakiris, as said by Agent Derek Mogan

09-28-2010, 06:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
mssandslinger Master Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: arizona/ where we only have one season Posts: 643	a lot of scams come through my work from NY, Sorry to be geographically prejudice but i dont trust most calls from NY

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