[THIN] Re: RANT: DogSh*t Criminals of the Web
- From: Stephanie Atkinson <miitgal@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:42:12 -0700 (PDT)
That is just so completely absurd.
Jan <tinybeetle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Absetively amazing, poselutely...
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Jim Kenzig ThinHelp.com <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Here is the story, because of my recent illnesses I had to move into an
apartment from my beautiful 5600 sqare foot home because it was just too much
for me to take care of. When I got to the apartment I realized my dog Lilly
enjoyed having a yard just too much. It was also too much for me to take her in
and out all the time. I needed to find a new home for her. I posted an ad on
Craigslist and on petfinder.com and received many replies..only they really
didn't make any sense. These are the only SOME of the responses I got. It seems
that they all have spelling problems..HMM even doctors who can't spell! Note
there was no picture of the dog on petfinder.com and also I did not ask for any
money for her. I'll call this segment DogSh*t Criminals of the Web. Oh and I
got the added bonus from petfinder of them posting my email address for the
world to see (and phone number mind you) ala no login required.. and now my NEW
gmail mailbox I opened just for this purpose is
brimming with spam. Thanks a lot Petfinder! I guess I can't complain too much
though because it was through petfinder that I did get a good home for her.
Here is Craigs list warning!
** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html
HERE WE GOOO.....my comments are preceded by jk>.
jk>This guy takes free pets and puts them up for sale on other sites on the
web?.. a simple google of his email address found this out.
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hi iam inquire about dog i live in elyria ohio can u deliver idont drive
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jk>These people take your pet after you jump through hoops (vet record, shots,
fixed etc)and sell them for $95
Hello. I saw your ad for Lilly and I would like to help find her a wonderful
forever home. My name is Amy and I am a volunteer for Nikita's Wish rescue
www.nikitaswish.org . We would be willing to foster Lilly until a forever home
can be found. We require potential adopters to fill out an application, we
call their vet for a reference and do a home visit before any animals can be
adopted. Please let us know if we can help Lilly find a wonderful home.
Thank you,
Amy
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jk>The old Money Order scam?
robert patrick to ct233295
show details 1:49 PM (19 hours ago)
Reply
Hello,
i am mr JAMES MARK a veterinarian doctor and the director of
Heart of Chelsea Animal Hospital situated at ,257 W 18th St, New
York, 10011 .
i am highly interested in
your pet coz i want to take it to my house to live with my
family and I will like you to let
me know the condition of the pet.I'll be paying with money order
or cashier cheque which will be issue out by my client which will
be coming to your location for the pick up of the pet.I'll
instruct him to issue $3800 in your name .Immidiately you
receive this cheque , i want you to take it to your bank, cash it
immidiately and deduct your selling price and also deduct extra
$200 for your running around and you'll send the excess to my
client for the shipment of the pet alongside some other (pets ) i
placed in order in care of him.he will also use the funds you'll
send to him to settle some customs problem and for ticket fee in
other to get to your location for the pick up of the pets
immidiately you send the excess funds to him.
The excess
funds will be
send to the
client through
westernunion for him to come to your place for the pick up 24hours
after receiving the payment from you without giving you any
stress.So, i do hope i can have trust about the excess funds which
is meant for my client.I will like you to get back to me with the
price of the pet and send the following information for the
process of the payment.
NAME........
ADDRESS............
CITY......
STATE....
ZIP CODE........
PHONE # BOTH HOME AND CELL.....
I await your this info so that I can fax it down to my client that
will send u the payment.
THANKS
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jk>And another one?.
Collins Wilson
show details Mar 8 (3 days ago)
Reply
Hello,
My name is Dr Collins Wilson and my wife Glynnis Wilson was able to came
across your advert today concerning the pet adoption you posted for sale on
Petfinder.com and i am much interest in re_ homing your pet at a companion and
also a member of my family, because i have passion and care for pet.i spent
much of my time taking care of my lost pet and i lost her on my way taking her
to vet clinic for nauture, since then live has been unbearable for my family
expecially my daughter who care for pet more that anything she does.
I'm a christain and i live in Baton Rouge LA and My house was wood
fenced and 8.87fts high, i have enough garden in my premises where the pet can
roam about.. i have 2 daughters and a son.
i will appreciate it if you can assure me 100% that you will be able to
let me re-home yours in replacement of my lost one.i don't know how happy my
daughter Benita and her brother mark will be to see another pet in
replacement.You don't have to long for how to ship the pet.i will handle that
my self with care. so i want you to get back to me with the adoption fees,
present health condition, price, and pictures if available for more
satisfaction.
P.S: After getting to a better compromise, i will be paying with a
check in us dollars and i'll instruct my TRUSTEE in the state to issue a check
on your behalf which will include the price of the pet.you need to get all t
his info to me as well as to issue the check as soon as possible.
Name to be written on th e certified American check;
Home address ,
Phone Number;
City;
Zip Code;
State;
please get back to me
Dr Collins Wilson
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jk>And another one? love the all caps. The dog is FREE moron.
Donita Smith to donitasmith001
show details Mar 8 (3 days ago)
Reply
HELLO,
HOW ARE YOU DOING ,I GUESS FINE.
AM DONITA FROM WASHINGTON.
AM A PET LOVERS AND MY FAMILY,I ALSO HAVE 2 KIDS
WHICH ARE FROM 15YRS AND 18YRS OLD.
AM INTRESTED IN BUYING YOUR PET", .. NOW,
AM PAYING WITH BANK CERTIFIES CASHIER CHECK OR MONEY
ORDER .
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME MORE CONDITIONS ABOUT ITS AND
THEN SEND ME THE
PICTURES ALSO?
SO I NEED YOUR INFO BELOW?
1. FULL NAME ----------------------
2. ADDRESS--------------------------
3. PHONE NUMBER -------------
4. LAST PRICE-----------------------
NOW
SO THAT I CAN ISSUE OUT THE PAYMNET FOR YOU THROUGH
POST OFFICE.
AM READY TO PAY FOR THE PET NOW.
DO GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR DETAILS NOW,SO THAT I
CAN SEND THE
PAYMENT
FOR YOU BY TOMORROW MORNING.
THANKS
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jk>Still another one.. adorable eh? There was NO PICTURE how do your know she
was adorable? Idiot!
Michealson Laurence to joann.corbett
show details Mar 8 (3 days ago)
Reply
I saw your advert today on a classified site on internet concerning your
adorable pet adoption you posted on pet finder.com , I am very much interested
in re-homing your pet at a companion to be part of my family, because my 10 yrs
old son love pet so much and i have passion and care for pets also.i will like
to know if the pet is still available for sale and the present health condition
of the pet more so the pictures if available for more satisfaction.. i wait to
read back from you after you might have concider to give me the details of your
pet
Regards,
Dr.Michealson
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jk>And yet another one..your going to drive my dog from Ohio to California?
SIght unseen? You mean there are no other dogs there that wouldn't cost you
hundreds of dollars in gas to get? AND PAY FOR ME TO COME TO CALIFORNIA TO SEE
HER? WOOHOO!
Jennifer Watson to kjacot
show details Mar 8 (3 days ago)
Reply
Good Day
My Name is Jennifer , i have from AGOURA HILLS. California [ USA] . Its just
to tell you that am interested in adopting your pet that you placed for
adoption through your ads. i want to adopt the pet for my daughter that had
lost her pet some months back. she need pet to keep her bussy and for her to
concentrate on what she was doing. its not been easy for her cos she just lost
her father some months ago and she is the only child of the family and i had
promised that i will do anything she wanted in order to make her happy all the
time. and she said she was in need of your pet , she want your pet to be part
of us and you shouldn't not worry about how the pet gonna get to us here, cos
we will send pick up company to your location for the picking up of pet direct
from you. am sure with that the pet will be save before getting here and i can
even pay your flight ticket to come . if you wish to see the pet after
adopting the pet to my daug hter , in order for you to see
the pet again and the pet condition and i want you to send the pictures of the
pet if available for my daughter to see and i want you to tell me the final
asking price for the adoption,. i want you to reply me soon,
Yours Faithfully
Jennifer
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jk>And still another one?.ooooh she'd be living with Fishes and toads AND
horses..how quaint.
Good Day Seller,
Season greeting to you....i just browse throught internet and i found
your advert on your pet for adoption so interesting and will really love to
have the pet at my home..... by the way My name is Nathanel,65 yrs old man
..living in my own house in Wyoming with a large compound and a pond in which i
take care of fishes and toads ...and a horse as well in which i ride on and i
am looking forward to have your pet at my home so that i could have a pet to
include as well as a pet i could go arround with and play with my G-kids as
well.Please i will like to know it condition and your last offer on it......
Conclusively,i will appreciate if you can send me some pictures of the pet and
you are to be aware that i will be taking care of the picking up of the pet to
my home cos i have a courier that do help me in taking care of shipping a pet
. Get back to me as soon as you receive this message if u are willing to adopt
the pet for me so that we can make arrangement for
the payment.
Regards.....
Nathanel
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jk>Oh but it didn't stop there? Adorable again. IDIOT THERE WAS NO PICTURE! I
must of formatted the text beautifully.
ichard Williams to Alexmac156
show details Mar 8 (2 days ago)
Reply
I came across your advert on pet finder about your adorable pet for
adoption..i am very much interested in adopting your pet to become member of my
family and i have a large garden where the pet can play and my children Tammy
and susan are pet lovers so i want you to consider your pet is coming to a
loving family..i have attach pictures of my family and part of our garden
where the pet can roam about.
I will like to know if your pet is still available for sale and the present
health condition of the pet and it pictures if available for more
satisfaction..i will be paying with a check payment and i will send you the
payment as soon you give me your details such as Your full name to be on the
check and your full contact address including your zip code and your phone
number for smooth communication.I will be responsible for the shipping
Thanks and God bless you
Richard
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jk>By this one I was getting pretty fed up? a zoo in Africa? At least it
wouldn't be a pet mill or testing lab. : )
Kelvin Williams to kittygurrl33
show details Mar 9 (1 day ago)
Reply
Dear Sir/Ma,
I am a Veterinary Doctor based London, England with most clients all over West
African countries and UK cities, we also run many zoo in some African cities
and London towns. I have Clinics in most West African and UK Cities. I once ran
a Vet clinic and pet shop in 121 Dothan Road Abbeville, Al 36310-2904.
I have a client who's interested in your lovely Pet and also willing to pay
me anything i charged to bring it to his lovely home, he's a Pet lover and he
paid us visit every week for treatment to his Pet. He wants to package your Pet
as a secret gift for his wife birthday coming up soon. I can assure you that
your Pet is not going for an experiment, Pet mill or going to end up in Lab.
testing.
I will also like to know some few things about .......
Name
Vet Check history
Vet Certificate
Breed
Age
Adoption fee
Home or House pet
friendly with kids or not
Aggressiveness Closeness
Mode of Adoption
Pictures
Please get back to me with these information's and we will proceed to adoption
immediately. The Adoptee will like to know all these and more before taking up
the adoption. The Adoptee is in Alabama, he's a Car dealer, his name is Fuller
Pontiac, 525 Kirkland St Abbeville, AL 36310-2735. You need not ship the Pet
international. My shipper will come and pick up and deliver to the new
Adopter's home in Alabama. Please let me have full information's.
NB: I will also need Your.....
Full Name
Full Address
Telephone number to reach you for discussion.
Thanks
Dr. Kelvin Williams
Tel= +447514966958
email= vetpetlife1@xxxxxxxxx
Note: If you have any enquiry to make concerning this transaction, please
email or call the phone number above.
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jk>Arrrrgh!! Idiot.. I didn't post a price on petfinder.com.
Jom Dmdonald to littleangel1590
show details Mar 10 (1 day ago)
Reply
Hello,
HAPPY NEWYEAR....... I'm DMDONALD .I saw your advert about your pet
adoptation .I am interested in adopting the pet, you have with you . I'll
be making my payment with money order .As for the shipping I'll contact a
shipping agent of mine who will arranged for the Pick up as soon as the
transaction is sealed, but i will like to know the following things about the
pets:-
i,The present condition of the pet ?
ii, how friendly the pet his?
iiiwhat your pet like and what he dislike ?
iv, pictures of the pets ( if available)
v, the last adoption price apart from the price you posted on petfinder.com
pls get back to me as soon possible so that we can carry with this
transaction, here is mymobile number where you can reach me 07024080827
I'll be looking forward to your response..
Regards,
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jk>Hey I'll get $200 just for running around?AND he will deduct the selling
price of FREE! How generous!
robert patrick to ct233295
show details 1:49 PM (19 hours ago)
Reply
Hello,
i am mr JAMES MARK a veterinarian doctor and the director of
Heart of Chelsea Animal Hospital situated at ,257 W 18th St, New
York, 10011 .
i am highly interested in
your pet coz i want to take it to my house to live with my
family and I will like you to let
me know the condition of the pet.I'll be paying with money order
or cashier cheque which will be issue out by my client which will
be coming to your location for the pick up of the pet.I'll
instruct him to issue $3800 in your name .Immidiately you
receive this cheque , i want you to take it to your bank, cash it
immidiately and deduct your selling price and also deduct extra
$200 for your running around and you'll send the excess to my
client for the shipment of the pet alongside some other (pets ) i
placed in order in care of him.he will also use the funds you'll
send to him to settle some customs problem and for ticket fee in
other to get to your location for the pick up of the pets
immidiately you send the excess funds to him.
The excess
funds will be
send to the
client through
westernunion for him to come to your place for the pick up 24hours
after receiving the payment from you without giving you any
stress.So, i do hope i can have trust about the excess funds which
is meant for my client.I will like you to get back to me with the
price of the pet and send the following information for the
process of the payment.
NAME........
ADDRESS............
CITY......
STATE....
ZIP CODE........
PHONE # BOTH HOME AND CELL.....
I await your this info so that I can fax it down to my client that
will send u the payment.
THANKS
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Finally a kind girl named Kayti who has a farm ended this madness and called
me and came and got her. She offered that I can come and visit anytime. She has
10 acres of land and my dog should be very happy there. But it really dismays
me that these crooks are out there preying on people trying to find a good home
for their pet. They really are just a piece of DogSh*t. Now all I have to do is
figure out how to get the posting with all my personal data on it removed from
petfinder.com. It seems my login simply doesn't work. Oh woe is me.
Jim
Wishing you a wonderful day!
Stephanie
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