I got one of those operator assisted call's on an ad in the paper for an adult male dog, that had been dumped on me by the person saying if I didn't take him they would put him down. I know, I have sucker stamped on my forehead. Any how this caller asked for my e-mail address and then said he would buy my puppy. He would send his courier etc. Now of course I didn't buy into it. Does anyone know how this scam works? When I asked the caller where he was from, he said New York. I live in South Dakota. Now why would any one want to pay more for the shipping than what the dog cost. I was asking enough ($250) to help cover what it cost me to fix his ear. If they do send a courier, what do they do with the dog/puppy ? I would like to have our paper print this scam in the pet section of the paper. I just sold one of my puppies to a man (that I know personally) for a hearing assistance dog. And have some deaf people that I have as Boarders that have to use the operator assisted calls to make reservations. How do they find all these ads in the small town News papers? They must have a heck of a net work? Judi **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================