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AnimalHouse
03-19-2007, 04:08 PM
I have a kitten I am tring to rehome and I had a Relay call about 30 min ago. I never done one of those before. But the person on the other end, wanted me to Email them with his pictures, and some info on him.. So I Did. Well this is the Email I got in return... Tell me if this is a bit fishy, or if it is just me..

Hi
Am making final reconfirmation and also to let you know that payment will be by certified Money Order OR Certified Cashiers Check. In view of this I need you to email me any information that may be required to send the Money Order.I will want you to reserve the kitty me okay.Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pick up of my consignments for me and ship to my destination anywhere , you do not worry about shipping, the company will send down a representative to arrange he 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 Money Order OR Certified Cashiers Check, which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the 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 Money Order OR Certified Cashiers Check, go and cash them immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you, and send the balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the below are the info i will need.
(1) Full Names
(2) Mailing address, No P.O.Box Please
(3) Your direct Telephone Numbers(Home and Office and Cell)
(4)final selling price
(5)Acceptance of my offer and agreement to send the balance of the money to my shipping agent.

Regards,
*name blocked for privacy*

N.B. : I will pay you extra $50 to reserve this for me

Sabledog
03-19-2007, 05:08 PM
looks like someone wanting to get it for a petstore or worse. i would steer clear of them!!! just look for a loving family not some one looking at him like a business transaction, i do not trust that at all!!!!!

cassiesmom
03-19-2007, 05:11 PM
feels fishy to me

Ceph
03-19-2007, 05:12 PM
I would say stay away, that was all kinda weird.

skunkstripe
03-19-2007, 05:13 PM
SCAM! Don't touch it!
The piece of paper they want to send you has no value, and you will be out whatever money you send to that "Head Office", to say nothing of the kitten!

brunosmom
03-19-2007, 05:48 PM
Sounds like this person is just looking to make a fast sale($$$$$)............STAY AWAY!!!! :eek:

KatzNK9
03-19-2007, 05:52 PM
It SCREAMS of being FAR MORE than just fishy to me. This person makes some form of profit on the purchase of animals. Pet store? Backyard breeder? Kitten Mill?

What kind of cat is this? And, could you post a pic of it here? I'd love to see what the cat looks like to make further comments about this person's motives.

OR ... it is some kind of weird scam with funny money.

AnimalHouse
03-19-2007, 06:41 PM
He is a 11mo Old Siamese Mix.

Borzoi mad
03-19-2007, 07:00 PM
If it was me I woul leave it alone. Sounds terribly suspect to me. I agree with Katz more details . Sounds like a Kitten Mill. Stay clear please.

ruffian
03-19-2007, 08:04 PM
this is a scam, they are not trying to buy the pet for any reason, they want you to take the money order and cash it then give them the extra money, then the money order is reversed or found to be fake and you are out all of th emoney.

LoveThatPom
03-19-2007, 08:30 PM
This is for sure a scam. I ran in to TONS of these when I was searching for a small breed pup. I would e-mail these people who would post about having a dog they could no longer keep, and the e-mail response was something crazy just like yours. They were always claiming to be missionaries and the e-mails were always in broken English. Total scam, don't believe it!

AnimalHouse
03-21-2007, 12:04 AM
Well I Deleted the Email. But I think I found him a SUPER HOME. With someone on a cat forum that I have been talking to outside it. She lives like 15 min from me! I Am sooo Happy!

KatzNK9
03-21-2007, 12:08 AM
Excellent news! Glad to hear it!

KatzNK9
03-21-2007, 11:21 AM
Here's a link about some scams with funny money:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8171053/