Possible Scam?? Free Albinos + Pieds (only pay shipping) HELP!

Huh.

I guess the person who sent me at least 45 of these emails back when I had birds finally gave all their birds away and bought snakes to give away.

Actually, they have not only birds of all species and snakes of all species, they also have dogs, cats, fish, horses, goats, cattle, lizards, ducks, geese, burros, llamas, emus, tarantulas, hamsters, guinea pigs, frogs, turtles, pretty much if it's ever been kept as a pet they have it available and all you have to do is pay the shipping.

I've often wondered if it's a zoo giving all these animals away. :rolleyes:

It is a generic chain scam letter/ad. They just insert whatever pet they think you want and presto! I've been seeing this same stupid email/ad for at least the last 12 years.

Gale

If its to good to be true it is. Why would he give away his beloved pets (that are worth good money) to any person interested?

These kind of scams always kind of make me chuckle because those that get screwed were being kind of greedy (no offense:P).

wow very interesting reading that other e-mail ... their english is absolutely terrible and the funny thing is that they make it seem like snakes are creatures that require MUCH attention and care when really, they don't require much at all (once everything is set up etc) .... to those of you who want the e-mail I am not giving it out sorry!!! And to those of you who want it thinking it's a good deal... it's a scam fosho! If you are in MN and want to go harrass him/her (which I doubt they are even in MN!!) then PM me!! as long as you post here what happens!!! I just was really surprised that there would be scammers in such a niche community!!!

you're a smart girl sparticus, sounds like a scam to me to

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wow very interesting reading that other e-mail ... their english is absolutely terrible and the funny thing is that they make it seem like snakes are creatures that require MUCH attention and care when really, they don't require much at all (once everything is set up etc) .... to those of you who want the e-mail I am not giving it out sorry!!! And to those of you who want it thinking it's a good deal... it's a scam fosho! If you are in MN and want to go harrass him/her (which I doubt they are even in MN!!) then PM me!! as long as you post here what happens!!! I just was really surprised that there would be scammers in such a niche community!!!

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go on fauna classifieds, look at all the reports, its ridiculous how many times some of these loser's aliases pop up

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to those of you who want the e-mail I am not giving it out sorry!!!

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o come on, think of things you can do :) I would be doing the world a service and having fun at the same time

I had one of these guys contact me.
I was leery so I asked them for a picture with one of the Albinos or Pieds on the local paper for today's date. They got mad and told me they have never had such a stupid demand and I was trying to bully them and they don't deal with bullies.

I laughed and replied with thank you for proving my suspicions!

hahaha yeah I was thinking of asking to have them hold up the snake with three fingers or something ridiculous to prove that they were legit pix .... so nuts to think that they could be reading these posts right now lol!!!

They are not in that state. These adds are posted all over the USA. They tend to use kijiji more than anything but sometimes they try CL. There was another member on here who asked about one of these adds. Seemed upset that everyone said it was a scam. This person flat out said they were going to risk it because it was such a good deal. This is why these people are still getting away with this. That really bothers me. That a person like that would not take the advice of an entire community who has seen this countless times. Trust me, we don't want the email so we can get one over on you and get some really cheap snakes. It is a guaranteed scam.

These are African based scams. They have been using the same methods for years. Guaranteed scam. Period.

Last year I was searching online to purchase a miniature pinscher. I had to sift through literally 15 or 20 adds that were worded about exactly the same as that except it was for a dog instead of snakes....and the same thing when i tried buying a car online...... ridiculous! It's scary that these scams have been going on as long as they have....there really are suckers out there who believe this....like another member said....if it sounds to good to be true....it is....period. I live by that rule and avoid being ripped off that way.