As a dog lover, I have to say that this is one of the most evil scams I've seen in a long time. According to The Consumerist, the latest advance-fee scam works like this:
You're browsing through an online classified ads site like Craigslist, and see a cute little dog available for adoption. You email the poster who replies that there is no fee and that while he hates to see the dog go, the weather in Africa is no good for him. If you could just pay the shipping fee, he'll be happy to send you the dog -- and so you wire him the shipping fee and, you guessed it, never hear from him again. In some cases, he may string you along with more requests for money but, either way, you ain't gettin' the pooch.
These con-artists should have to share a jail cell with Michael Vick.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-14-2007 @ 11:35AM
paris hillton said...
LOOK AT THAT CUTE LIL PUPPY THAT`S HOT