That is how this same person contacted me (relay f...

2008-02-05T12:11:00.000-08:00

That is how this same person contacted me (relay for the deaf) about a puppy for sale, he gave me his email address and then sent this message. Now because of a quick google search I know it is a scam. The internet is a wonderful and terrible thing...

Hello,
> Thanks for the email you sent me and i will like you
> to reserve a male pup for me and also to let you know
> that payment will be by cashier's 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 Payment to a wrong
> location lest they get into the wrong hands.
> 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 payment, which will
> cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to
> t he 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 payment, go and cash it immediately,
> deduct the money that occurs to you, and send the
> balance to the Head Office of the company that handles
> the shipment via Western union.The payment 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 it as soon as we seal this seal.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 check or money order to you.
>
> (1) Full Name.........
> (2) Mailing address....
> (3) Your direct telephone both home and cell
> {4} Acceptance of my offer.....
> (5) Final asking price..........
> Once you get back to me with all the above, the
> payment will be issued out immediately and it will be
> sent to you .Hope to hear from you immediately.Looking
> forward to your swift response.Finally i am making you
> a promise that the puppy will be taken Good care of
> and my children will be playing it him the pup all the
> time and will make it just like a child and nurtured
> like my friend,companion and pet at the same
> time,never lacking any care and love from me at any
> point,i will also send you pictures from time to time
> for you to see what love i it gets from me.
> Hope to hear from you immediately.
> Regards
> David

I'm a relay operator and I've relayed a call for t...

2008-02-03T02:48:00.000-08:00

I'm a relay operator and I've relayed a call for this person at least 5 times over the course of a week. He's inquiring for various stuff. Just prolly anything he'd find in an ads site.

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That is how this same person contacted me (relay f...

I'm a relay operator and I've relayed a call for t...