Remember when I blogged an article about how NOT to be a part of a scam earlier in my blog? Well, I had someone "pretend" that they were interested in one of our pups.....he is a BIG scammer.......how do I know? Well 1st of all.......they ALL use a form letter......how do I know? I get the SAME letter from different ones......over and over and OVER! They basically say the SAME thing!
Well here's his letter:
Hello (He didn't even address me by name......etc)
This is Mr Musty, (yeah right........Mr Musty? for real? Not even a REAL name!)......
I am a builder,my wife is a nurse,I have 2 kids,and I have a fenced yard,I am located at California. (FIRST OF ALL, this guy is behind a computer in NIGERIA, AFRICA....that's right...this is a Nigerian scam!!!)
Secondly, I sent him a LONG list of questions.......he didn't answer them directly like I asked him to! Another flag! This is because he uses a formatted letter like I stated before!
I just contacted you and since the price is okay by me and its good to go i will like to pay for it and my mode of payment will be via CERTIFIED CHECK which you can cash instantly at your bank,the payment will be sent down to your place via ups courier service. (There are a few red flags here.....first of all this guy is using a yahoo address......a first suspect. Secondly, due to the language, dialect and interpretation from his language to ours......there are MANY punctuation/spelling/grammatical errors.....another thing to look for is the idea of a certified check! You may think there's nothing wrong with a "certified check" right? Well these checks are MORE than you ask for...then you deposit them....and mail them the money Western Union. AFTER your WU check clears........the "certified check" will BOUNCE, will be FAKE and you will be out the $$$$$))
About the shipping there is no need for you to worry about that because i will have my personal shipping agent sent down to your residence for the pick up and inspection but i will need your help in remitting the shippers fee because I have not gotten in contact with the shipping agent for sometime now so what i want to do is that i will add excess fund i mean include his payment together with yours and once you have received the check,Cashed instantly at your bank,Then you will deduct your payment and have the rest paid to the shipping agent via WESTERN UNION as soon as i have him located ok,he will be able to make arrangement to take his flight to ur resident and pickup then ship. (Does anyone else but me see all of these run-on & fragmented sentences?? Yep...refer to what I said in the previous paragraph!) So if this is ok by you i would want you to provide me with the below information which will be used to send the payment to you I hope you understand my explanation to you. (Another issue is that the idea of Western Union! If they ask you to use this...this is a huge indicator that they are scamming you!!)
1. First and Last names(which will be issued on the CHECK )
2. House address(physical home address where UPS will deliver payment too)
3. Phone number.(incase i need to contact you urgently)
(Another thing is.....I am the one asking for details NOT him. So...eventhough I see this as a scam....I could easily delete it...but instead I am going to make an example of him to show you how to take steps to insure that you are not a victim! Even breeders like us, can be taken for a scam! We are not immune!)
Hope this helps you pay attention in the future. Make sure you read the article on how not to be part of a scam so you can take extra precautions!!
