"nigerian" Scammer In The Tv Classifieds, Pet Section

[GungaDin]

http://classifieds.thaivisa.com/hobbies/pe...tion-16680.html

Pair of hyacinth macaw parrot for adoption

• Category:
  
• Pets and gardening
  

• Price:
  
• 200 THB
  
  

• Posted by:
  
• Rob
  

• Phone number:
  
• 9897656543
  

• Location:
  
• Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi
  

• Views:
  
• 28
  

• Expire on:
  
• 05/03/2009
  

• Reply to this ad
  

Pair of Hyacinth Macaws, well-socialized and tame birds,they are very

fun loving,hand fed, blood DNA testing,has a registered microchip

implant, accurate veterinarian records , they love being outside.they are very eager to learn and play,if there is any one interested mail me for more and pic's

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For starters Hyacynths sell for up to 8-10,000USD EACH

$200

The phone number is bogus.

The writer of the email is supposed to be an American, and a ships surveyor......

Read on & check the grammar.

Hello Dear Gunga Din,

Thanks for emailing me in regards to my lovely pets.

I just have one male and one female.they are hand raised birds,

well-socialized and tame birds very fun loving birds

, blood DNA testing,has their registered microchip implant, accurate

veterinarian records ,they are so funny ,likes to talk and dance. They

loves being outside. Also they are very playful and have a very

extended vocabulary , They says hello, They are very eager to learn and

play. They are looking for a good home because I really don't have

the

time to teach them that much. They would be a very great candidate if

you wanted to clicker train them or train them to do tricks since they

are so eager to learn.

they are health

guarantee for one year.I spoil

and give them the most excellent attention ever.They will also come

with pets' accessories like toys, and some birds food stuffs.They would

make wonderful companions in your home.I am an American, a company

survey experts by profession. We work in a survey company in the

USA

and i happened to be one of the experts that where nominated to survey

a shipping company in Cameroon by name Cameroon national and international

shipping lines

( CAMSHIPLINES ) so with the love i have for these pets, i have to take

them along as i have no body to look after them while i am gone. when i

got to Cameroon , i found out that my hours for work where too much and

i didn't had enough time for the babies so i have to give them out and

only to any interested person or family. I am also willing to ship to

any location

and shipping will be free since i work with this shipping

lines.all i

want is for the pets to be out of here and save too IF YOU

ARE REALLY INTERESTED AND KNOW YOU WILL PROVIDE THE LOVE AND CARE THESE

PETS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HAVING IN THEIR LIVES THEN GET BACK TO ME WITH

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

for shipping no matter where you are.

YOUR FULL NAMES

COUNTRY

STATE

DELIVERY ADDRESS ( DOOR )

PHONE NUMBER

NEAREST AIRPORT TO YOUR LOCATION

NUMBER OF MILES YOU LEAVE AWAY

FROM THE AIRPORT

WHEN I HAVE ALL THESE, I WILL TAKE THE PETS/PET TO THE AIRPORT AND SHIP THE

PETS/PET TO YOU AT ONCE.

GET BACK TO ME ASAPOur advertiser isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, he/she is using the same name & M.O. to advertise worldwide,

for the same 2 birds.

If the price was $5000 he might have got away with the scam, but $200 for a pair, not bloody likely, but some people will get sucked in unfortunately.

The ad is plausible for anyone not knowing the market for hyacynth macaws.

A nice try, "Robert Howard". robert_howard40@yahoo.com

"Robs" activities...

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&...earch&meta=

A Hyacynth Macaw

No fault of Thai Visa, it was a plausible ad.

[sbk]

please post in forum support next time, thanks

[geriatrickid]

Even odder, since the birds are not allowed to be imported into countries like Australia, USA, EU unless the "owner" is moving and has import permits. I believe the same rule applies to Thailand. Flying in from Cameroon would mean using one of the major national carriers (Air kenya excluded) which means they wouldn't take the bird. Even TG tries to follow the rules on live cargo. Bird would be dead by the time it arrived anyway.

[sbk]

Please report any scammish classifieds either here or by emailing support at thaivisa.com with the link, thanks

(and yes, while I know that "scammish" is not a word, it should be )

[GungaDin]

Even odder, since the birds are not allowed to be imported into countries like Australia, USA, EU unless the "owner" is moving and has import permits. I believe the same rule applies to Thailand. Flying in from Cameroon would mean using one of the major national carriers (Air kenya excluded) which means they wouldn't take the bird. Even TG tries to follow the rules on live cargo. Bird would be dead by the time it arrived anyway.

Dick Head was saying that he would send by sea.....

"i didn't had enough time for the babies so i have to give them out and

only to any interested person or family. I am also willing to ship to

any location

and shipping will be free since i work with this shipping

lines.all i

want is for the pets to be out of here and save too IF YOU"

[jtp]

Normally Nigerian scammers will have a legit number...If you call them and tell them you were talking to George,or Jason they are quick to tell you that "He has popped out for awhile,maybe i can help you as George/Jason whoever is my brother/father/uncle......! Because they are running so many scams,they cannot be sure who/what name has been used. I have helped out a number of Thai ladies caught up in this crap,as it is very common on dating sites. But good to see you caught these clowns out GungaDin,you must really know your birds!Hopefully this will save somebody a bit of hurt and monetary loss!

[JetsetBkk]

Nice work, Gunga-Sherlock-Din!

[beano2274]

Same scammer different Pets

• Category:
  
• Pets and gardening
  

• Price:
  
• 200 THB
  

• Posted by:
  
• Larry
  

• Phone number:
  
• 3106516462
  

• Location:
  
• Kanchanaburi
  

• Views:
  
• 184
  

• Expire on:
  
• 24/06/2009
  

• Reply to this ad
  

Three cute yokie puppies up for adoption They are well train.potty train paper train.well associated with little children and other house hold pets.For more information and pictures contact us back.

This time the scammer was on Safari in Africa with his pets. If I was a pet lover I would not be taking my pets on Safari, and having them fly for so long in an Airplane Hold.

Wanted the same thing about Shipment.

[george]

Thanks for heads up, the ad has been removed.

[nonthaburial]

Same scammer different Pets

• Category:
  
• Pets and gardening
  

• Price:
  
• 200 THB
  

• Posted by:
  
• Larry
  

• Phone number:
  
• 3106516462
  

• Location:
  
• Kanchanaburi
  

• Views:
  
• 184
  

• Expire on:
  
• 24/06/2009
  

• Reply to this ad
  

Three cute yokie puppies up for adoption They are well train.potty train paper train.well associated with little children and other house hold pets.For more information and pictures contact us back.

This time the scammer was on Safari in Africa with his pets. If I was a pet lover I would not be taking my pets on Safari, and having them fly for so long in an Airplane Hold.

Wanted the same thing about Shipment.

The very same ad was placed in the Kunming Forum Gokunming. except they were not in Kanchanaburi. Dogs were to be shipped from Cameroon. Identical. I informed the Mods of Gokunming who pulled the ad immediately

[bina]

please if anyone sees any ads like this let me know also as some of these types show up in the pets vets forum; while i am savvy in the area of wild animals, i am pretty 'bannork' when it comes to shipping costs and worldwide market costs... except for dogs and goats AND if i cant put my hands on the animal to physically check it, have it move around, etc.i guess i am a trusting soul.

on the other hand, , i probably wouldnt buy it in the first place, or at least have someone that i trust to check out the animal, or do it through zoo/proper animal people who specialize... yes u pay a finders fee but if u work with someone trustworthy than its worth every penny. (got my second male boxer thru the net, but it was i who bugged the breeder, not the other way around ...the ads certainly sounded really plausible since most normal people dont know about sexing birds, microchips etc. , and i would assume that hte person just put any old number in the price slot and then discuss actual price and negotiote (a common way of advertising in israel btw; caveat emptor.) although cameroon would ring a bell i guess.

anyway, i guess i should also check out the pet classifieds section. but i certainly would never guess a scam.

thanx,

bina

israel