I wanted to make you aware of this scam. They give you a money order to cover the dog and shipping and the money order turns out to be bogus after you have paid shipping. The sad part is they are using the relay service, typically used by the deaf, to call you. BEWARE! Cyndy www.texasdogs.com From: Pat Cole [mailto:patcole11@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 12:05 AM To: Cyndy Subject: Payment and shipping arrangements on one male Papillon puppy Hello Cyndy, Thanks very much for your response,The reason I am sending you this email is to make final reconfirmation of one male Papillon puppy which is okay by me,and also to let you know that payment will be by certified check or Money Order .In view of this I need you to email me any information that may be required to send the payment as I do not want to send the check to a wrong location lest they get into the wrong hands and regarding the shipping,I have a company that takes care of the pickup of my consignments for me and ship to my destination in anywhere in the U.S.A, you do not worry about shipping, the company will send down a representative to arrange the sales documentation and the pick up from your end for onward transfer to my destination. I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving an overdraft check, which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the documentation with you so please, as soon as you receive the check payment,go and cash it immediately,deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union.The check or Money Order will be in your name to make it easier for you to receive payment, please reconfirm your details one more time.I will give you the details of the company that will be shipping one male Papillon puppy as soon as we seal this deal.Once the money is received by the agent , the shipping agent will contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as well as the pick up immediately so in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the certified check or Money Order to you. (1) Full Name (2) Mailing address, (3) your direct telephone number both home and cell.? {4} Acceptance of my offer (5} Final asking price Once you get back to me with all the above, the certified check or Money Order will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you .Hope to hear from you immediately.Looking forward to your swift response.i will also be offering you extra $50 for keeping one male Papillon puppy for me till the shipper comes for the pick up.I will be looking forward to your swift response. Regards Pat --- On Mon, 7/21/08, Cyndy <cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Cyndy <cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: Pups To: patcole11@xxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 2:04 AM Hi Pat, I assume you are referring to my Papillon puppies. I ask because sometimes I have German Shepherds as well. The pups are 2 boys, red and white, 14 weeks old. I am asking $500. You can see pictures of them at the Papillon page of my website, listed below. Where do you live? Cyndy <http://www.texasdogs.com/> www.texasdogs.com From: Pat Cole [mailto:patcole11@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 12:27 PM To: cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Pups Hello Cyndy Its nice speaking with you on the phone, my name is Mrs. Pat Cole, I will like you to email me with the full details and price of the pups you have for sale, alongside pics if available, I will be looking forward to read from you soonest. Regards Mrs Pat Cole ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================