Is this a scam?

Pieds are a high dollar morph...don't skimp! Noone is selling pieds for a couple hundred bucks. research the seller and buy from someone credible...

It is a scam.

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Originally Posted by SiscoReptiles

Western Union is one of the only ways to send payments that does not allow for any recourse if you are scammed. Add to that, being in a different country makes it hard for you to do much either legally.. so..


Western Union + Africa = Scam

Rick

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I have even gotten e-mails to this nature saying that a big collector in Africa has died and left tons of snakes and all I have to do is pay for the shipping. and its like 75.00 US per animal and I must take all of them and that there are 100 snakes ranging for BLE to pieds to some "new stuff"

Very laughable.

When a deal is "too good to be true"....it's a lie.

When a deal is "too good to be believed"....don't believe it.

If you can afford a pied to sell....you can afford a camera.

To answer your original question "is this a scam?"....yes!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

When a deal is "too good to be true"....it's a lie.

When a deal is "too good to be believed"....don't believe it.

If you can afford a pied to sell....you can afford a camera.

To answer your original question "is this a scam?"....yes!

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Brilliant!! I completely agree!!

if you have to ask if it's a scam ......................it's a scam! :sweeet:

Ok, thanks guys. I'll e-mail him back today and tell him that I'm going to continue shopping around. No need to be nasty.

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Originally Posted by Mindibun

No need to be nasty.

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Bingo be the bigger person...

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Originally Posted by Mindibun

Ok, thanks guys. I'll e-mail him back today and tell him that I'm going to continue shopping around. No need to be nasty.

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On scammers who are clearly scammers (and that particular set of pics has been attached to dozens if not hundreds of offers), it's more fun to waste their time.
Tell them that you are really excited about the snake, but want more pictures, need more time, just have to get the money together, etc. String them along as long as you can. Ask for pics of the animals in specific settings (on a current newspaper, next to a coke bottle so you can see how big they are, etc). Ask lots of questions. The scammer will skip them and try to get you to send money in a hurry. Be persistant about getting the information. :D

Remember that they are thieves, trying to con you and others into sending money for nothing and as such deserve no compassion or compunction. Playing with them is both entertaining and useful, in that the more of their time you can waste, the better. More on the theory of scam-baiting can be found here: http://www.419eater.com/

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Originally Posted by SiscoReptiles

Western Union + Africa = Scam

Rick

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Exactly...they also had a fantastic show on Dateline I believe it was on some amazing scams coming out of Africa...I was shocked....

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Originally Posted by slartibartfast

On scammers who are clearly scammers (and that particular set of pics has been attached to dozens if not hundreds of offers), it's more fun to waste their time.
Tell them that you are really excited about the snake, but want more pictures, need more time, just have to get the money together, etc. String them along as long as you can. Ask for pics of the animals in specific settings (on a current newspaper, next to a coke bottle so you can see how big they are, etc). Ask lots of questions. The scammer will skip them and try to get you to send money in a hurry. Be persistant about getting the information. :D

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haha i would've done that