We were contacted by an individual claiming to have a puppy she wants to find a home for in west africa. She claims to be a missionary and can't keep the puppy. We received a picture of the puppy, and she says she will send all papers,etc. if we pay for shipping. It is supposedly 250.00. 200.00 to ship and fifty to have the puppy checked on in transit. All she wants is a good home and is asking nothing else. She has used a yahoo and a hotmail address. I am really suspicious of this and when I contacted an airline about shipping, she said it sounded like a scam. She said there are alot of scams coming from africa. please find out if this is legitimate.
2007-12-04 09:16:38 · 4 answers · asked by randall b 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Someone who you don't know in Africa mysteriously knows that you have a "good home" for a puppy?
This is absolutely a scam... there are numerous rules about bringing animals into the US from abroad, and couldn't even work that this was legit, which it is NOT.
2007-12-04 09:21:01 · answer #1 · answered by Citicop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam Scam Scam
They take the money then say there is a problem with shipping and they need more
Then its sick, etc
They keep going until you smarten up
They send out millions of emails knowing someone will bite
Saw it on TV
2007-12-04 17:21:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is quite blatantly a scam.. any complete stranger, as in someone you don't know and have never previously spoken to, sending you an email and asking for money is one enormous scam.
2007-12-04 17:25:20 · answer #3 · answered by Ben J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the reverse happen.
I found a stray and posted it on petfinder.com.
Then I got a torrent of email form the same scamsters who send Nigerian spam. they wanted my puppy in California.
As though they can't find a dog less then two continents and one ocean away :)
2007-12-04 17:27:20 · answer #4 · answered by Barry C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋