how do i find out if someone on yahoo. com is legitamate or a con?

Question

someone is helping me out however, i don't want to be taken for a fool so i want to know if this offer is valid or a con

Answer 1

What sort of offer? I don't think there's any way of finding out, that's how the internet is. Just to be on the safe side, I'd decline the offer though.
btw what's this got to do with Pets...

Answer 2

There is no sure way really - that's why it's a bad idea to rely on Yahoo for medical advice.

What sort of help are you being given by the way? If you're being offered health advice be VERY wary - someone who is actually a professional would NOT makes diagnoses or suggest treatment without seeing the animal. You'll know a professional because they will give you reasons why you should go to a vet.

If you're being offered a dog to buy online - beware again, no good breeder would do this!

Chalice

Answer 3

Since you asked this question in the dogs section, I'm assuming that the person has offered you an irresistable bargain for the price of a dog. Here's a few pointers out there.
A really good place to purchase or/and adopt a dog is from a breeder or an animal shelter. The average price essential for purchasing a dog ranges from $300-1000. And those bargains that are less than that aren't worth it because it is highly probable that the dog-mill bred and raised dog is deathly sick with various and numerous ailments and poorly house trained and/or people trained (optional). It's well known that dogs from pet mills, due to the dirty conditions and uncompassion in regards to the dogs wellbeing, that it is very sick with ailments which are often incurable but treatable with expensive heavy medication, which can tear a gap on your pocket. Don't be fooled by those pet shops because about 95% of all managers who maintain their pet shops purchase those apparently healthy cute and happy puppies from pet mills because they're so cheap! Disregarding animal rescue, your local dog shelter and breeder are the ones that truly care about where it is best suitable for their dogs to find that TLC. Usually they are very hesitant to allow you to adopt/ purchase a dog right away because you're a stranger to them. When you notice that fact and that they like to ask questions about your financial stability, job security, and other basic questions such as why do you want to get this particular breed? and why dogs in general? is your personality and lifestyle best suitable for your dogs needs...that's substantial evidence that they truly care about their dog. They ask those questions to make sure that although you promise to provide a loving home to the pet, you don't send it to the overpopulated animal shelter around the corner 2 weeks later. Some of them go to even extreme measures to force you to sign a contract, mandating that you provide your dog with a loving home for at least a couple of months and then you have to return it back to the breeder. Not all breeders do that but look for other obtruse signs that confirm their compassion for dogs. Check to see if the breeder is a member of pet owner organizations, such as the American Kennel Club or something similar and make sure it is valid. But if you can't seem to resist that bargain, make certain that retrieve documents about the dog's medical history and if they have received all of their vaccinations up to date. Prove that they are valid by a veterinarian. If the bargain benefactor refuses to present those papers, that's a sign that the dog potentially is sickly with numerous and various ailments. Learn more information that I possibly may have overlooked from an animal shelter, veterinarian and staff and the dog owner community. And via the Internet, I heard that http://www.petfinder.com/ is very resourceful in finding healthy dogs of all types of breeds. One more thing, the biggest scam that imminent dog owners encounter is when they purchase a dog across the shore. Although those papers may be valid, on numerous occasions, you may never retrieve the dog. Or if you do, they manipulate you by deliberately granting you custody to the wrong dog, a mixed breed, or a look-alike. And don't be fooled. Even breeders are money-hungry self-centered tricksters!

Answer 4

Tell us what the offer is, or website link, it will make it easier to help you decide if it's real or not.

Answer 5

So what type of offer or service is this person advertising?

Answer 6

I think you need to post more details. Is this person doing something for your dog?

Answer 7

This is the Dogs section. Are they selling you a dog?

Answer 8

con because i have yahoo.com too!

good luck!!