A pastor Brian and wife can no longer care for a yorkie since they arrived and agreed to give for free if I pay the next day air shipping $300 westtern union to an agent Martins Owolabi Folarin Address 131 Doel String Road, Victoria Island,Lagos Nigeria,23201 do you think its a scam to get 300. I really want the puppy advise please
2007-06-30 06:57:15 · 16 answers · asked by diana d 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
DO NOT DO IT!!!!!!! if you google nigerian dog scams just see what pops up. I knew a girl that was desperate for a bulldog puppy and she sent them $500.00. They called her back and kept asking for more money. Needless to say, there never was a dog, and there wasnt a thing she could do to get her money back.
DONT DO IT!!!!!
2007-06-30 07:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by lilblondee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen that too; it was sent to me as well. How could you even take it seriously? It's a scam and a very bad one at that. The horrible grammar, broken English and misspelling is a dead giveaway. There was also an expose done by a news show within the last year that showed how these scams are done. And it's out of NIGERIA, for crying out loud. The puppy you really want is probably a picture of someone's grand champion that they found on the internet.
Do not respond to that email; it's a complete and total scam and has been going around for quite some time. If it had been true, the dog would be long gone by now.
You don't get something for nothing. If you really want that kind of a dog, and your lifestyle permits it and you can financially afford to properly care for one, then go to a rescue organization specific for that breed.
2007-06-30 14:51:15 · answer #2 · answered by D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM!!!!! Don't do it!!!
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
There are a lot of phone and internet scams coming out of Nigeria lately. This is just one site on them. I haven't heard of using a dog as a front yet, but I still wouldn't trust it. My advice is look up a yorkie or small dog rescue and find one that way. Who knows, you might even find a mutt at the pound that you love. It always feels better to rescue a dog anyway. I swear my puppy knows that I rescued him and loves me more for it. Here's a yorkie rescue site... Think about it.
www.unitedyorkierescue.org
2007-06-30 14:05:21 · answer #3 · answered by Jack & Oliver 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nigeria is fraught with scammers. The Today Show exposed Nigerian scammers just a couple of weeks ago. Dont send them any mony, especially via Western Union as there is NO audit trail and when you dont get your dog you have no recourse.
Agree...go to your local shelter and get a good deserving pet that will love you for springing hime/her.
2007-06-30 14:06:45 · answer #4 · answered by xbahn 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM!! Just google anything with the words Lagos, ebay, scam, and all the information will come up.
2007-06-30 14:02:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
its a scam.. do not send money to any "agent". Why would someone ship a puppy off for free to some stranger they dont know?
2007-06-30 14:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by Nekkid Truth! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SCAM SCAM SCAM!!! RUN FAST!! Just go to your local shelter and find a nice mutt.. they "Need" homes so bad....smile
here is your scam:
(its a bulldog but it sounds vaguely familiar...so sad)
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_lifestyle_animal/2006/10/bulldog_scam_pr.html
2007-06-30 14:03:17 · answer #7 · answered by marnibrown1 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. You can't ship a dog like that.
2007-06-30 14:01:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it. It's too much money to risk. Find a dog locally. You'll probably pay the same amount anyway.
2007-06-30 14:05:03 · answer #9 · answered by Opal 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
scam, thats not how shipping works at all
2007-06-30 14:09:06 · answer #10 · answered by driven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋