"... You're lucky to have mailed at this time because the puppy has just been placed on adoption by one of my customers, who went on a veterinarian work transfer with the West African veterinarian commission Lagos Nigeria, West Africa. He is giving the pup up for adoption because he cant take good care of the pup due to his busy and tight state of work. All he wants is someone that's homely and with a good christian home to adopt this young and lovely human best friend."

YUP I WAS ALMOST A VICTIM TODAY FROM THAT DIRTY ROTTON SCAMMER!!! I EVEN SENT MY BOYFRIEND TO WESTERN UNION TO GET ME THE PAPERS TO FILL OUT AND I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP THEM OFF TO SEND THE DOE...BUT THANK GOD WE DID SOME RESERCH BEFOR WE WALKED OUT THE DOOR... I WAS LOOKING TO BUY A BULLDOG PUP AND HE WAS SELLING IT FOR $500 FOR A MALE AND $600 FOR A FEMALE...I CAN'T BELIVE THAT $%*#!%* I AM SO PISSED..I AM GOING TO DRAG OUR EMAILS ON FOR AWHILE LONGER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENES FROM THERE..BUT WE DID BUY A PUG FROM A WONDERFUL FAMILY....OH AND HE WENT BY THE NAME OF PASTOR WILLIAMS AKA Tunde O Williams .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) THATS THE EMAIL ADDRESS HE WENT BY AND THE FIRST EMAIL ADDRESS I ORIGINALLY EMAILED FIRST AND THAT PERSON SAID I am really sorry because i have just given out our last puppy and Would not have another puppy until begining of the next year 2007.


But l would say you're lucky to have mailed at this time because the same puppy has just been placed on adoption by one of my customer who went on a veterinarian work transfer with the West Africa veterinarian commission Nigeria ,West Africa. He is giving the puppy up for adoption because he cant take good care of the puppy due to is busy and tight state of work. All he wants is someone thats homely and with a good christian home to adopt this youngs and lovely human best friend. He will give you a full details,pictures of puppy and the fast shipping arrangements you are assured for the quality breed because the puppy has a Current vaccinations,Vet Exams.,Health cert. and guarantee (1yr),potty trained and home raised and socialized for tremendous attitude, excellent temperament, super trainabilityand has that special people pleasing personality.


He has an incredible high rate of learning with a delightful elegance of structure and a beautiful breed type and with CKC,AKC,and FCI Registries.He is offering the female puppy for $600 only and also offering the male puppy for $500 (shipping not included)if you are able to email him via:p.williams01@yahoo.com l am sure you would be lucky to have this puppy in your home,and if you have any question,we will be glad to provide you with answers.
Thanks.
Juliet
AND HER EMAIL ADDRESS IS .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
BUT WHAT I CAME UP WITH IS THOES TWO EMAIL ADDRESS IS THE SAME PERSON...BECAUSE I EMAILED JULIET FOR THE LAST TIME AND ASKED HER "I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS ISENT A SCAM AND DO YOU REALLY KNOW PASTOR WILLIAMS AND THANKS FOR THE REFFURAL" AND NOW I HAVENT GOTTON ANY EMAILS BACK FROM EITHER OF THEM SO I DO THINK BOTH EMAIL ADDRESS ARE ONE PERSON....JUST BECAREFUL EVERYONE!!!

OHHH AND I DONT KNOW IF THIS IS USEFUL TO ANYONE BUT THIS IS HIS ADDRESS WHERE I WAS SAPPOSE TO SEND THE MONEY ORDER TO
Name Of Reciever: Tunde O Williams
Address:Address........11 Church street,
City..........Maryland
State............Lagos
Country.........Nigeria
Zipcode.....23401
I DONT KNOW IF IT'S FAKE OR NOT, BUT HIT HIM FOR ME TO IF IT IS.....

All I have to say is watch out for this one as well. You have to agree to his terms before you see pictures of the puppies. Give me a break!

From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) [mailto:rrosedave@yahoo.com]
Sent: November 1, 2006 2:10 PM
To: Sheila Willis
Subject: RE: Chihuahua Puppies for Adoption

I have their pictures,but I will send them to you as soon as e have agreed on the terms and conditions.

Sheila Willis <candlewix_2005@rogers.com> wrote:
Do you have pictures of the pups? I live in Canada not US.

Sincerely,

Sheila Willis
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
________________________________________
From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) [mailto:rrosedave@yahoo.com]
Sent: October 30, 2006 4:07 AM
To: Sheila Willis
Subject: RE: Chihuahua Puppies for Adoption

My own case is a different ball game.
I am really willing to give them away as soon as possible to whoever I conclude plans with.
If you are really ready to have them,just let me know so that I will give you the conditions,so that the puppies will leave here for USA as soon as possible.
Are you ready?

Sheila Willis <candlewix_2005@rogers.com> wrote:
What are the stipulations? You say you will adopt them out for free? I would like to see pictures of the puppies. We have a loving home and already have a small pup that could use a friend, she is only 15weeks old. The pup would have to be a male as mine does not get along with the same sex. I had someone before try to get me to send them money for sending me a pup but I quickly found out that it was a scam. So if this is what this is please don

Hi Cheryl,

That same person tried to scam me via email, even sending me pictures which I researched and found out they were scamming someone else at the same time too.

SHEILA,
YEA THIS GUY IS SO PATHETIC....I AM STILL DRAGGIGN MY EMAILS OUT WITH HIM STILL AND ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW ANYONE WANTING TO SELL PUGS AND HE SAID NO SORRY BUT THEN THE NEXT DAY HE EMAILED ME BACK AND SAID OH I FOUND SOMEONE FOR YOU SHE IS A REVERAND AND WILL SELL HER PUG TO YOU...WELL THE REV EMAILED ME AND SHE HAD THE SAAAAME SPELLING ERRORS AND GRAMMER AS HE DID......GO FIGURE!!!

Good Grief! This is getting BEYOND ridiculous! And, it is SO STUPID that they think if they throw in that they are being sold by a REVEREND or a PASTOR, that will make everyone think it is legit! Or, that they want the pups to go to a good CHRISTIAN home...they want the puppies to be raised in a certain religion, or what?!? Can't have any atheist dogs running the streets! (LOL) Pretty darn silly, if you ask me!
JoJo

This scam is still going on....just is being worded a little differently, but he's still puttin on the Christian front, "he is on a Christian mission and doesnt have time for the puppy." This exact picture was posted in the Windsor Star and the only way to contact the person is to email him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
I almost fell for it, but something close to this has happened to me before, so i was leery. I had me friend email him (after he was assuming i was getting the puppy) and he sent her the exact same email that I got - to the T! I also asked him to send me some pix of her, when he did, they were just small ones, when i asked him to send me bigger ones, he said he didnt have any more with him in Africa (lagos, NIgeria - same location). But if the dog is there with you and obvously you have a digital camera to put the first 3 pictures on the computer that you sent me, why could you not send me more? I got suspicious and did some investigating and came across this site. So I just wanted to let everyone know that he's still partaking in the scam - and probably getting away with it...(he just moves around to different countries) I guess we dont donate enough money to Africa, now they want to steal it.

YES THIS IS WAYYYY TO MUCH ALREADY!!! DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE??? BECAUSE IF NO ONE DOES INTERNET RESURCH THEN HOW CAN WE PROTECT EVERYONE??? OR EVEN POST IS IN MORE LOCATIONS ON THE NET?

I work at a newspaper and we have been receiving ads from these scammers for months. We have pretty much become experts in figuring out which ones are scams and which ones are legit. We do not run them.

Normally they seem to have yahoo.com email addresses. If there is a phone number, it is always out of state. If you do try to call it, it will not work. The price of the dog is always way under what it should be. We've seen these ads for bulldogs--all types, yorkies--all types, and maltese--all types.

I've emailed a few of these people just to see what their responses are. Their English is always very poor, it always has something to do with Africa (some of the email responses I received the person was being transferred to West Africa to take over the PR department of the UN..gotta admit, those people were fun to 'play' with for a while), they only accept Western Union and Money Grams.

It's not just one person. From an article I read about 6 months ago, it's usually groups of people. Where one person is the head of an organization whose job it is to go to every site they can and place ads. They use stolen credit cards to place them, if paymenet is required. Once they have a 'hit' and the person sends the money, some of that money stays with the person who placed the ad, and the rest goes to the person heading this part of the organization.

There's not much that can be done (unless you have sent the money, but no guarantee you'll get it back) except to make people aware. Spreading the word by email, mouth, wherever. Or, if you see the ads in the paper, or on a website, contact them immediately so they can have the ad pulled so others won't be scammed.

Right now it's dogs. But, I've seen it with cars, motorcycles, and I just read about horses...The scam will morph into something else at some point.

Thank goodness I found this website before proceeding any further with our potential puppy purchase. I obviously was going to get scammed as well. I found a site on Petfinder.com for bulldog puppies available for $400. The breeder was listed in my home state so we were excited. We received an e-mail from the supposed breeder that he had just had a Paster Charles McClung adopt 4 puppies and was then sent to West Africa on a mission and took the dogs with him. Unfortunately, he needed to find good homes in the US for the puppies because they were not doing well with the climate and he did not have enough time to dedicate to the puppies. We were supposed to Western Union him 400 and we would receive the puppies at our door the next day. That seemed a little fishy to me so I did some investigating and was lucky to find this site. The "Pastor" even called me at home when I started showing hesitation. I could barely understand him and when I asked questions regarding the puppies history, breeder, etc. he claimed he could not hear me. BULLDOG LOVERS BEWARE!! I TOLD MY DUAGHTER WHO WAS SO EXCITED TO GET A NEW BULLDOG PUPPY THAT IT SEEMED TOO GOOD TO BE TURE!!

I am not sure if they are all the same person, or possibly a group of different individuals, but the emails are a LOT the same. I have to admit, after falling for it, it was REALLY hard to trust ANY PUPPY ad on the email, even legit breeders. We got a Coton De Tulear from Portland, and breathed a HUGE sigh of relief when it was at the Airport. (By the way, we got him from Brian Everett, website www.prideandjoypups.com...and I was REALLY impressed! He sells malteses, havanese, and cotons, for VERY reasonable prices.)
We were smarter this time, though, and we paid Money Order, took pictures (for proof), sent it "Certified" and "Expressed", so they would sign for it, etc. I doubt Brian had ANY IDEA how scared I was. It makes me mad that people doing these stupid scams scare potential buyers away from legitimate puppies being sold. Anyway, we have LOVED our little puppy! I am sold on the breed, and have NEVER had such a wonderful, loving, well behaved little pup! I am glad I dared to try again...just smarter this time, and NOT from Africa!!!
JoJo

Sorry, I put "...and" after the website I typed in, so here it is without that.

www.prideandjoypups.com

(A lot of you on this site, though, are talking about Bulldogs. I don't know any good bulldog breeders, but I am sure there are many good ones out there. Just make sure they aren't a Reverend, or Pastor from Africa, eh? LOL
JoJo

The puppy I got is the one pictured on the "About Us" page. SO cute! Named him Joey!
JoJo

I just fell for this same scam. This same Pastor James just this week ripped me off $500 for an english bulldog puppy that I was going to get for my fiance for Christmas. Everything was exactly the same as all of these other stories. It even started off from another person and she said that she had just sold her puppies to a missionary and he was needing to sell them to a person that could spend more time with them than he could. He even called me to try to get more money out of me for customs, but I couldn't hardly understand a single word he was saying. I'm so upset right now and I feel so stupid that I didn't figure this scam out until it was too late, especially after reading all of these emails. I really shouldn't have spent that much money in the first place and now I don't know how I'm even going to be able to get my fiance anything for Christmas. Any help on what to do or who to contact?

I work as a WU agent and a young lady came to me the other day to transfer

Oh my lands!
At least you tried to warn her!
I want to know the "Friend" that she claims received a puppy, because I haven't seen that happen YET!!!
JoJo

Melani,
I don't know if you will get the money back that you spent on your fiance' for the bulldog, and I am SO sorry. Here is some contact information that you might be able to use. I hope it helps. Good luck! And, congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

Western Union (Fraud): 1-800-448-1492
Western Union (Regular Line): 1-800-325-6000
Attorney General (Mark Shurtleff): 1-801-538-9600
National Fraud Info Center: 1-800-876-7060
FBI: http://www.ic3.com

Sincerely,
JoJo

Boy am I glad I found this site. I am talking to one of these losers right now. The email is: Helen Rowe [rowemisses@yahoo.com] as a warning to anyone else. Supposedly she lives in the U.S. but has been sent to Nigeria (SURPRISE) on a work transfer, as she says: " I am currently in Africa on a work transfer with the West Africa veterinarian commission Nigeria ,West Africa and i took the puppy along with me because there is nobody to take care of him back home." SHe wants $500 for an english bulldog that looks well enough bred to easily sell for $1,800. In her emails she also used the Christian appeal signing "God bless you" etc. She will ONLY accept Western Union and I thought that was suspicious as well. She gave me the information for her lawyer and asked that the money be sent there. I had a funny feeling about the whole thing and now I am glad that I did my research. I think it is very sad that there are people who would do things like this. I am going to confront her about the scam and I will probably never get a reply but at least she will know that people are wising up to crap like this.

Thanks again guys...you all just saved me $500.

Miss L,
I am SO GLAD you did your research as well! $500 saved is $500 earned! (Hee - Hee )
Jo Jo

Pastor williams almost got me!!!! i was going to send half of the money today. (we made a deal that i would send half before and after). He even told me not to rip him off!! anyways i also emailed petbreeder frist and she told me the same bs she tells everyone. I think they are the same person, cuz they always say advice at the end of there email!! its so annoying

Becareful of anyone who wants to send you a dog overseas and it is at a cheap price. I researched a lot before I purchased my dog. I soon realized that you can not trust anyone. If you really want a pup or dog as your companion, make sure you get it from someone you know you can trust. I went and met the woman who breeds the type I ended up getting. I met the mother and father of the pups and saw where they lived. If the breeder you are dealing with breeds more then a couple litters of pups a season then you are not dealing with a true caring breeder. If you are looking to adopt a dog or a puppy please check out the link below. They are great people and care about where their pups go.

http://www.mustardsandwich.net/index2.html

I was almost "scammed"by one of these people. Let me tell you how good the LORD is... Something told me to google "bulldogs in nigeria" and this is when I came upon your website. My contact person was Jeremy Millsapp who put me in touch with one of his customers who had been shipped to Nigeria on "mission work". His name was Rev Daniel Jones, in his e-mails his english was awful. Do people not fear the LORD anymore?? How common is it to use the LORDS name in a SCAM???

The 'Nigerian scams' (or '419 scams') very often mention religion to try to sound more reputable.

JJ,
Yeah, that is what we have been discussing alot, that they always are "Christians" doing "missionary" work. It upsets me, too. I had the same experience (on page 1.) The Lord guided me as well. Of all things, I did a google on "Nutri-calthay" (Because they said they would send that with the puppy, and I wanted to know what it was.), and this site came up. Mine was for Chihuahuas, but other than that, the emails were pretty much identical to the ones listed here - and the English terrible! They will be held accountable for what they are doing. Even worse! I saw a special the other day, where a lady was doing the SAME thing with ADOPTION! She was emailing several different ladies, and getting money from them to help with her expenses. They were all excited for a brand new little baby...decorating rooms, buying clothes, etc. And, the lady wasn't even PREGNANT! All the women (and many of thier husbands) were VERY emotional talking about it, as you can imagine. I am in the same situation, not able to have children, and I would've been SO HURT! God knows all, and he will hold those who are knowingly sinning accountable for their actions. I am glad you were guided, and didn't waste your money!
Sincerely,
JoJo

Hello, I too, responded to an ad and this is the response that I got from the person:

I am currently in Africa on a work transfer with the West Africa veterinarian commission Nigeria ,West Africa and i took the puppy along with me because there is nobody to take care of him back home.

The puppy is with a Current vaccinations, vet exam,health certificate from a licensed vet and a written guarantee of health( 1yr). resently checked by a licensed Vet Doctor for heart, knees, skin, correct bite, and eyes.All these you will see in his pictures which are current ok.

Registration-AKC Registered (Certificate Available for view)
Health-100% ok de-wormed (+1 year health Guarantee)
Shot: 1st shots, and vaccinated.
Breed-English Bulldog
weight: 15-16lbs
Age-11weeks
Coat: Short and smooth
Colors: Brown/White
Life Expectancy: 8 - 10 years.
Raised in a loving home not a Kennel,Housebroken and potty trained.
He should eat out of a pan which has a flat bottom and straight sides. use stainless steel because it lasts longer. Do not use plastic either for his food or water. he likes Nylabone and Gummabone toys but Never ever give him a rawhide toy.
And for grooming, Brush weekly and bathe as it needs also Keep his hair trimmed out of his ears and eyes.and his bedding material should range from straw or wood shavings,or beds of all types.



Payment method is through (Western Union Money Transfer)

I will ship puppy using Delta Shipping Company.
The cost for the puppy adoption is $500 shipping included. This covers the flight cost, and roomy airline approved kennel. I will make all the arrangements, and let you know the details after the flight is booked. The puppy make it to its destination airport within 24 hours. All we need to know is which major airport you would like the puppy flown into.,The puppy will arrived safely to It new families. I would not consider air shipping if we did not feel it was very safe for the puppy.
If you are interested in taking him, Mail me your full name, address and the nearest airport where the puppy will be ship for delivery so i can forward it to my shipping company for them to confirm delivery which i know wint be a problem at all.
Thanks and God bless you,

Helen.

JUST IN CASE THIS IS NEEDED - THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT GAVE ME THIS REPONSE WAS "rowemisses@yahoo.com" AND IT IS A SCAM!!!

We have a male bulldog already and went through a great Canadian Breeder so this was a red flag for me as I have done a tonnne of research on breeders!

Heather

Wow! What I noticed is they are really starting to improve their ENGLISH skills...Look Out!
JoJo

the exact same thing happened to me... I just found this page... I was on my way tomorrow to western union the money.

.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) is the email he used with me.

I also almost fell for this shit. This is what happened... I was looking to buy a bulldog, came across an ad, emailed the girl known as Kelly Bright (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))- she QUICKLY emailed me back with this email:

Hello,

Thanks for your interest in my Lovely baby,My pet babies have been all adopted by one "Rev. Morris" from queens,NewYork hopefully i will behaving a new litter by January next year,but i can refer you to one of my customer that just got posted to west africa by his CHURCH here in united state"Rev. Morris" he asked me to put the adorable bulldog baby he got from me before he was posted for adoption.The english bulldog is now 3 months old and is akc registered,you will be responsible for the puppy shipping fee to you only. Send him an email immediately to him concerning adopting the puppy,tell him the breeder he asked to put the baby bulldog out for adoption refered you to him,already the lovely baby is already with him.Send to "Rev. Morris" and his email address "morrislarson@saintly.com" i think this could be the best way to get him direct. Remember to contact me as soon as you get the puppy.

Regards




So....I emailed "Rev. Morris" asking about his puppy. He replied saying:

Hello John,

The puppy is still very much available and she is here with me in africa,because i was posted to west africa countries by the united state christain organisation for (Worldwide Missionary Outreach) to preach for the world. I want you to know that am not happy to give my lovely english bulldog puppy, but i have to do these because of the weather here is harsh,am not only selling her but giving it out for someone that will take good care of the puppy for me.

If you know that you are interested in adopting the puppy, send me your name,your delivery address,phone number including nearest airport and morealso i will shipping her through Express Pets Delivery on next day delivery which i use in bringing her down here on next day delivery. Exactly why i am giving the puppy to you for free,you will be responsible for her shippment to you,which is 400usd shipping and other travelling document to avoid any delay at then airport.


Below is the web site of the mission church i am at present. (www.themaninthesynagogue.org / www.uscj.org / www.synagoguevisits.co.uk ). You can email me right away if there is any other thing you will like.

You can reach me on +2348064353701 or 0092348064353701.

May God bless you..................


Rev. Morris


It definitly looks suspicious- he didn't mention the picture, just getting the money and WESTERN UNION. What a little shit! Using some crazy Church based thing to get you to try and believe them. Blah! Well I sent him an email back with this webpage's link and basically called him a bunch of names and stuff. I also emailed Ms. Kelly Bright and called her a dumb bitch and that karma is a bitch. Oh well. Don't be fooled, guys.

What is up with them using the descriptive word "lovely" for all the dogs? "lovely" and "babies", are used in most ALL of the emails they send. I'm sorry, but I think calling a bulldog "Lovely"...isn't that like an INSULT or something?
JoJo

This scam is still up and going. We saw an add in the Brantford Expositer(Ontario, Canada) saying the same thing. 2 Bulldog puppies for sale, we replied and the puppies were gone, but customer moved to Africa and wants to sell to good christian home. Contact was "Pastor Frank Johnson" from Lagos, Nigeria. We are still having fun with him by making him believe we actually trust him. Anybody wanting to have some fun and flood his yahoo address, it is .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Have fun!

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