This past Sunday, I was looking in the classifieds for a small puppy to buy or adopt. I came across an add that indicated "Free Yorkie puppies". I sent an email right away. What I received back was the following:
Good day,
Thank you very much and I’m very happy to read from you about your response on taking good care of the babies. They are 14weeks old and both home trained and outdoor trained also playful with other animals and kids. The male named (Adam) weigh 2lbs and the female named (Eve) weigh 2.5lbs and will weigh big when fully grown. They are both A K C registered and shots are given up to date and both home trained. Both of them are my darling sweetheart and super spoiled! They both have a sweet personality and love to play and be carried around.
But I’m very sorry to tell you that it is too late for you to get the babies now. What really happened was that I just left the state for Africa in some few days ago after I posted the ad the 2 Yorkshire Terrier Puppies on the newspaper and before I left, I did not get any response from anybody that could take very good care of them for me. So I got a missionary call from our missionary head quarters in Africa, then I have to bring the babies along with me here in Africa since I couldn't find someone to adopt them before I left the state.
I'm still willing to give the babies out to someone who can take very good care of them for me forever. All papers will accompany the puppies when shipped to you, Due to our long staying over here in Africa, and the bad weather my Wife and I have concluded to get good home and care for our babies. We are not charging or selling them to you for money but to save their lives saved and care for them so this means that, you and I will be paying for the shipment of the puppies to you. they are VET checked, but right now we are in Africa on a Christian mission with my wife and 3 kids together with Adam and Eve, we have the puppies right here with us.
We are going to ship to you via a Pet Delivery Company with Express Delivery on next day delivery, if you are really interested in having my little babies, I will like you to get back to me with the Below information so that i can find out shipping cost to your Nearest Airport and we both responsible for the shipping
Your Full Name:
Your Mailing Address:
Your Tel #:
Your Cel Phone #:
The Nearest Airport to You:
I've attached pics of Adam and Eve.
Please if you know that you are not capable of taking very good care of my babies, do not reply me because I am giving them out because of bad condition and we're spending months for the Christian mission and I don't want Adam and Eve to die in this bad weather. And because we don't have time to take care of them due to the missionary work before us here. They are priceless to me therefore I am giving both for free.
Please I want you to promise me that you will take very good care of them as soon as they get to you.
Thank you and God bless you and your family.
Regards.
Rev. Jerry Jones
Thank you.
My gut feeling was this is a scam. So I sent another email advising that I was a little hesitant in this day and age to release my full name and mailing address to anyone, so I requested his contact information. This was the reply that I received back:
Hello,
I want you to know that you dont have problem with us i will like to give you the shipping company information for you to contact them
ADDRESS: 107 Church Street
City: Victoria Island
State: Lagos
ZIP CODE: 23401
Country: Nigeria
Email Address:ishipcourier@aol.com
kindly get back to me with what is going on
Thanks
Regard.
Apparently, this individual is very persistent. My plan was to respond back to him and to the email address that he provided, but I would rather just out him right here.