ARGH...Dodgy Dog Sellers!

[overparanoid]

ah i'm getting a little fustrated. This morning i went on gumtree to see if i could find a puppy as i can't find a labrador, dalmatian or a siberian Husky anywhere from a breeder in london (for some reason) so i decided to reply to a few ads...

this is the first reply i got about a blue eyed siberian husky (pic was gorgeous!):



Hello ,
Thanks for your response. I must say that am very happy to meet a
good home for my puppy and i am very convinced that the puppy will be
well taking care of by you.I will like to add some more qualities of
the puppies that was not mention in the previous mail i sent to you.
-they are house Trained .
-they are socialized with kids and other house hold pets
-they get angry when you shout at them, so don't do that.
-they are 11 Weeks old
-they barks when they sees strangers
they will be coming along side with all details of vaccination ,
de-wormed and microchip.Since I have made up our mind to let the baby
into to your home Can you promise me that the puppy will be well look
after and you guys will keep me update with monthly pictures so I can
know how the puppy is doing with you.
I live in Aberdeen Scotland and will be very happy if you can come
for the view but if you guys are not so close to me the I shall
arrange for a Pet courier service and they will get the puppy
delivered at your home address that you will provide to me, i love the
service of a delivery company because they are so fast .After the
registration i will provide you the puppy's registration number ok.The
litter of these puppies were six but i have succeeded in given four of
them for adoption and among those four three of them were delivered to
their new destinations by this courier service so kindly send the
delivery details as soon as possible ok.
Also i shall require all your details to do the change of ownership
papers and the details are as follow.
Full names........
House address.........
City.......................
Postal code.....................
Home number...................
Mobile number...................
E-mail address..................
As soon as i have the details , i shall prepare the change of
ownership papers before taking the puppy to the courier company for
registration and your home delivery . Do get back to me with the
details so i can prepare the change of ownership papers and do the
delivery registration with the Carrier service first thing tomorrow
morning.. Thanks and i shall be waiting to read from you soon..you
will have to pay just £150 and that is directly to the Currier
company..And also I will send all the relevant paper works via the
Currier service so you will be paying directly to them and not to me
because my main objective is for these puppies to have a lovely and
forever family,so be at home at 9 AM Tomorrow morning ok to hear from
the courier service and also to receive the puppy,so the £150 is for
the delivery of one puppy .
Puppies also come with the following papers;
# Health guarantee
# Vaccine record
# KC registration papers
# Microchip Registration
# Pedigree
# Nutrition supplement
# Traveling Crate
Regards and waiting for your kind respond.



so i thought that was odd and very susspecting that i'd buy one as i only asked a few questions.

The next was about a brown lab the first email was ok :

Hello Dear,
Thanks so much for the mail of interest regards the puppies we have ..
We have one male and one female puppies now available and they are 10
weeks old, they have very good temperament with kids and other
pets,very playful love to play around with toys and kids,they are
health guaranteed and KC registered......they are up to date on all
their shots and they will be coming along side with their health papers
and vet records...... First i which to let you know that we are given
these puppies out because my mum just died. She is located in Kirkwall
and all of us are there now ..She was the owner of this cute little
babies. Since she is now late , We can't keep the puppies here in such
condition because each time we see them , we keep thinking of her .So
we want to given them out to a lovely and caring home ,where they can
be treated as such and keep us up dated on monthly progress.These
puppies will be coming from Kirkwall.. But if you would be able to come
over here for the pick up ,we shall be very great full, but if you
can't come , we can arrangement for home delivery with the Uk animals
delivery service and they will get the puppy delivered at your
doorstep.
Below are just some few question we asked.

Where are you located?
Do you have any kids ?
Have you ever own a pet before ?
Have you ever own
this breed of puppy before?
Why are you interested on this breed?
How soon do you need the puppies over?
Which sex are you interested on?

Sorry for all the question , but we just want to be sure that the puppies is
going to the right home and they will be having all the love and
attention they need .We are given them out for £200
If still interested , contact us back for more details of the puppies
and pictures. you can reach us at 07023057578‏ for more details.

so i replied and everything...did think very low priced both of them though...anyway...they replied with this:

Hello Dear ,
We are very happy to read from you so soon. we are sure you
are going to loves and spoil her with love ,cuddle , attention and
provide her with all she needs . We need her to go into a lovely and
caring and a forever home. firstly let me tell you about her . she is
called Lizzy .she is veterinary checked and vaccinated and have all
health records till date and all papers . So we are giving her to a
good home and for every home . she is very sensitive and possesses the
following qualities:
-she is house Trained and Potty.
-she does not bark a lot.
-she eat 2 times daily .
-she Is socialized with kids and other house hold pets
-she is a portable baby.
-she loves to be carried a lot and be spoiled.
-she loves to be kissed .
-she gets angry when you shout at her, so don't do that.
-she is 10 Weeks old
-she barks when she sees strangers
she will come with all details of vaccination , de-wormed and microchip
Since we have made up our mine to let the baby into to you home Can
you promise us that the puppy will be well look after and you guys
will keep us up dated
with monthly pictures so we can know how the puppy is doing with you .Since you
guys are not so close to us , we shall use the Pet Delivery Carrier and they
will get the puppy delivered at your home address that you will provide to us .
Also we shall require all your details to do the change of ownership papers and
the details is as follow

-Names in Full.......................in other to change the ownership
transfer papers to your name.
-Home address.......................... so the agency can locate your home
-City........................... ....................for the delivery Van
to your direction
-Post code........................... ........... to back up your address
-Phone number........................ ..for direct communication with
the agency of how you will make the payment and how the puppy will be
delivered at your home.so as soon as i have all this information i
will be able to take this

As soon as we have the details , we shall prepare the change of ownership
papers before we do the delivery registration with the Carrier . Do get back to
us with the details so we can prepare the change of ownership papers and do the
delivery registration with the Carrier.. Thanks and we shall be waiting to read
from you soon.you will have to pay just £200 and that is directly to
the Currier company.give me a call right back.and also send all the relevant
papers work via the Currier service.so you will paying directly to
them and not to me because my main objective is for this puppy to have
a lovey family,so you will have to be at home tomorrow at 9 am in the
morning in other to h ear from the delivery service right.
Best Regard



sound familier? does to me! urgh...just why can't people be genuine?

sorry for the rant, just a little upset as i thought i was getting somewhere with the choc lab...

Nat

[Meko]

you can't scam people if you're being genuine

[overparanoid]

Originally Posted by Meko

you can't scam people if you're being genuine

eh? ah the whole things confused me tbh loool... just seemed odd to get very simular replies, including things written exactly the same from 2 diff people selling 2 diff puppies

[LoveForLizards]

They probably aren't two different people?


Tried :: buckholt labradors :: ?

[Meko]

Originally Posted by overparanoid

eh? ah the whole things confused me tbh loool... just seemed odd to get very simular replies, including things written exactly the same from 2 diff people selling 2 diff puppies

it's a scam, no puppies; which is why it's always delivered by a pet courier. no matter where you live they'll always be too far away to drive to.

[overparanoid]

Originally Posted by LoveForLizards

They probably aren't two different people?


Tried :: buckholt labradors :: ?

yeah i know thats what i found dodgy about the whole thing...what i don't understand is what they are getting from this? like apparently i'm ment to be paying a "delivery service" if this is true then how do they benefit? i'm being very nieve i know but its just gotten me confused and i'm just being very careful and probs a little paranoid lol

[LoveForLizards]

Originally Posted by overparanoid

yeah i know thats what i found dodgy about the whole thing...what i don't understand is what they are getting from this? like apparently i'm ment to be paying a "delivery service" if this is true then how do they benefit? i'm being very nieve i know but its just gotten me confused and i'm just being very careful and probs a little paranoid lol

They pretend to be said courier...stupid people pay 100's for the courier and ever get a puppy. Who wins?

[overparanoid]

Originally Posted by Meko

it's a scam, no puppies; which is why it's always delivered by a pet courier. no matter where you live they'll always be too far away to drive to.

yeah, thought as much. whole things fustraiting though as i'm genuinly intrested in finding a new member of the family...not looking to loose money on a van that can't deliver an imaginary animal...

[overparanoid]

Originally Posted by LoveForLizards

They pretend to be said courier...stupid people pay 100's for the courier and ever get a puppy. Who wins?

ah yeah...now i understand how they are getting the money from the courier... ah this whole thing annoys me...guess i'll have to keep looking for a while

[Shell195]

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