Too good to be true?

I am in search for a piebald & emailed this person back about their ad on the internet & received this email back from them:

Hello and thanks for the mail. I am a breeder and seller of pythons
located in Bimingham UK. I have morphs of different species.
They are all veterinary checked and have upto date health records.
They are transported in styro boxes well heated in winter and well ventilated
in summer via Bimingham International Airport for it takes only a maximum of 6-9 hours flight to get to your location.

High white male piebalds cost................$435
High white female piebalds cost..............$450
Low white male piebalds cost.................$400
Low white female piebalds cost...............$410

below are some few photos of the both high and low white piebalds,some of them are 6months and 8months old piebalds, the low white piebalds weight 76 gram and the high white piebalds weight 78 gram, so which of them will take?????

Greetings


That was their email in its entirety. (There were no pics attached.) What do you guys think? Too good to be true? Scam?

Total SCAM!

I'd get some pics

ummmmm yeah....piebalds for that much?!? Deff a scam

Thats got scam wrote all over it.........

If the person is international, and the outline of the e-mail is like that, with incorrect grammar, it is absolutely a scam.

Heck if you order one put in an order for the $25 clown they are selling lol.

I had a feeling it was, but wanted to get your opinions as you all are much more qualified than I am. Right now, I am a ball python owner wannabe! Will change that soon, but not with that "breeder".

Unless there is any way to physically verify that the seller actually does have these snake for sale, which is highly unlikely since you live so far ways, I would not buy them. It is most likely a scam.

you should ask for a pic of the piebalds on a current dated newspaper just to see if they will send one.



Mike~

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Originally Posted by MikeG

you should ask for a pic of the piebalds on a current dated newspaper just to see if they will send one.



Mike~

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Thats a good idea but it's still most likely a scam and I'd check to see if there is anyway you could get your money back if they don't ship the animal.

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Originally Posted by southb

Thats a good idea but it's still most likely a scam and I'd check to see if there is anyway you could get your money back if they don't ship the animal.

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Well if they are not going to ship the animal they are sure not going to give your money back... :rofl:

Just me..But I wouldn't even wast my time trying to string them along..Its a scam. They crop up this time of year every year, and every year there's some unfortunate soul that temps fate and ends up learning a $500.00 lesson.

Oh, I didn't buy anything from them, so there is no money back to be had. It disgusts me that people can trick people like this and sleep at night. I'm doing research before I buy and asking plenty of questions so as to avoid situations like this, so I appreciate everyone's feedback! ;)

The person that sent you this email probably is sitting in an internet café somewhere in Cameroon or a neighboring country right now waiting for someone to take the bait :rolleyes:

There are tons of similar scams.

If you misspell the city you are supposedly from you are probably not from that city nor currently residing in it.
Bimingham is not a city I have ever heard of...
Birmingham however is and if this "seller" was a proper breeder he would not misspell words and would use spell check to his advantage.

There are some good things about scams... They lead to funny stories and conversations and honestly if you are legit you wouldn't sell your animal that cheap.

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Originally Posted by eulenspiegel

If you misspell the city you are supposedly from you are probably not from that city nor currently residing in it.
Bimingham is not a city I have ever heard of...
Birmingham however is and if this "seller" was a proper breeder he would not misspell words and would use spell check to his advantage.

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You would assume so, but after checking out the classifieds at kingsnake, there are a few breeders that must not know what a spell check is…

Hi,

Just a quick confirmation. :)

It's spelled Birmingham as has been pointed out, flight time to washington (ronald reagan airport) is a minimum of 12 hours, Lo-Med White Piebald over here cost the equivalent of $2,089.40 plus shipping. :rolleyes:


dr del

This is a classic Camaroon Con Job. The wording, the method and time of shipping, and the misspellings are all identical.

Run away....run far away!

i got an e-mail like that from an australian. she doesn't have a website and when i asked for pics she gave me 2 pictures of 2 different lessers when i asked for only one. doesn't australia bann the keep of ball pythons? should i buy snakes from her?

this was her e-mail

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Originally Posted by hillary

Sorry i have no website yet, They snake will be coming with a copy of my cites permit and all vet records with a 1 year health guarantee which they will be no problem with the shipping ok.I have attached the pictures of the Female Lesser which i will be transporting to you.
Thanks
Hillary

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she said she attached a picture of the female lesser that she will be shipping to me, but the snakes in the 2 pictures she gave me are 2 different snakes!

Hi,

Australia= nothing out , nothing in from what I've been told. :confused:

I vote scam.

Plus a years health gaurantee???


dr del

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Plus a years health gaurantee???

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I missed that part!!! Scam for sure!