by nenepp
Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:21 am
Found on http://www.pets4homes.co.uk
Advertising a 13 week old pug with no price, emailed to find out what he was asking, - free? Gosh, that's not remotely suspicious for a valuable puppy.
I answered his questions anyway, I haven't heard of this kind of scam before so it's just in the suspicious pile at this point - do I have kids, experience with puppies, am I a breeder, do I promise to love her and send updates, they are so sad they can't keep her because of his wife's illness and just want to find her a good home.
Now it's getting really suspicious, his English has gone downhill, and rather than being in Leeds like the advert they are actually in Dublin, Ireland so will have to send by courier, and we would pay the courier directly. Plus she has "A Great Personality. She is Very Calm And Loving. Beautiful And Charming!! looking for her forever home.She is well Socialized With People ,Children and other pets like cats, birds , ferret and other dogs"
That's one hell of a household you've got there, I like how cat's appeared appeared only after I mentioned that I have cats.
Actually it wouldn't be that hard for me to collect from Dublin, certainly cheaper than a courier, not that he's suggested at all that that's an option, or ascertained where I am based, I guess he's just assuming I'm not in Ireland so he can pick somewhere that's probably far away.
I am being sensible and ignoring it, although part of me wants to play along and point out I can easily pick it up from Dublin just to see what he says, or ask him if she's had any time socialising with lizards or something, or be all hurt and ask why he's still bumping the post on pets4homes if he's said I can have her. However this is my real email address and he has my name (which is unusual, there's only one of me) so I feel I would be best off ignoring him.
I wanted to publish his email address somewhere though, in the hope that any future potential victims might google it and find it here. I've obviously reported it to pets4homes.
Advertising a 13 week old pug with no price, emailed to find out what he was asking, - free? Gosh, that's not remotely suspicious for a valuable puppy.
I answered his questions anyway, I haven't heard of this kind of scam before so it's just in the suspicious pile at this point - do I have kids, experience with puppies, am I a breeder, do I promise to love her and send updates, they are so sad they can't keep her because of his wife's illness and just want to find her a good home.
Now it's getting really suspicious, his English has gone downhill, and rather than being in Leeds like the advert they are actually in Dublin, Ireland so will have to send by courier, and we would pay the courier directly. Plus she has "A Great Personality. She is Very Calm And Loving. Beautiful And Charming!! looking for her forever home.She is well Socialized With People ,Children and other pets like cats, birds , ferret and other dogs"
That's one hell of a household you've got there, I like how cat's appeared appeared only after I mentioned that I have cats.
Actually it wouldn't be that hard for me to collect from Dublin, certainly cheaper than a courier, not that he's suggested at all that that's an option, or ascertained where I am based, I guess he's just assuming I'm not in Ireland so he can pick somewhere that's probably far away.
I am being sensible and ignoring it, although part of me wants to play along and point out I can easily pick it up from Dublin just to see what he says, or ask him if she's had any time socialising with lizards or something, or be all hurt and ask why he's still bumping the post on pets4homes if he's said I can have her. However this is my real email address and he has my name (which is unusual, there's only one of me) so I feel I would be best off ignoring him.
I wanted to publish his email address somewhere though, in the hope that any future potential victims might google it and find it here. I've obviously reported it to pets4homes.
