Guys, does this seem really strange to y'all?

[MyBoyHarper]

Okay, I put one of my little mice that I had rescued up on petfinder.com

He was a special needs mouse (he was about to be snake food, too!), andhe had an upper respiratory infection and an eye infection when he wasrescued. I put him up on PetFinder and in the ad I stated that he's alittle jumpy when being held, so that he was not to go to a home withsmall children. I also stated that I'll only adopt him out locally, asI will not ship him, and that his adoption fee was $15. I also statedthat I will screen whoever he goes to, because he's a special boy.

Okay, since yesterday, I have gotten 4 e-mails from 4 different people, and all of them have been strange.

The first one came from Germany, and they could barely type english,and insisted that I ship him overnight. (He's not a damn piece of mailpeople!)

The second one was from the UK. Same deal, they wanted him shipped international mail. Ummm, no.

The third one was from California. They also couldn't type englisheither: "I like mouse i give him good home you sell him to me i givehim to son for birthday. we good family an he lik that much."

Ummmm, no.

Now, I just got another letter, this time from Nevada. (What part of noshipping, and local pick-up only do people not understand?)

This time, she can't speak english either, and writes: "i like mouse alot send me pic i give him good home. ship him overnight i in hurry."

Ummm.... NO!!!

Do all of these letter seems weird that they're out the state/country,and no one can type english, and all of them are just plain creepy. Sofar, I haven't replied to any of them, and they're all from differente-mail addy's and ISP's. My baby isn't going to a psycho home!

Just look at that face!

"Momma?"

 

[Spring]

That is weird!

:nonono:I'd say a huge NO, like you are saying.They're probably some 10 year old kid wanting a pet. You never knowwhat some people might be thinking when they see a mouse .

The only thing I could suggest is putting in bold what you want to say, and put itno exception.

What a cutie !

 

[m.e.]

If I lived closeenough, I would take him in a heartbeat. What a precious lil'guy :inlove:

I have two mice myself, one that's prone to respiratory infections andthe other that has allergies, sensitivity to dust, etc. People thinkI'm crazing for spending so much time and money on my boys, but they'reso worth it

Anyway, those e-mails are super wierd :craziness Hope you're able to find a nice (normal) home for him.

 

[MyBoyHarper]

Oh, I am definitely screening out whoeverinquires about him. If I have to, he just won't be adopted out. I'drather keep him here where he's safe, than adopt him out to psycho's.I'm just hoping a good family comes along.

I had a rat I adopted out over a year ago, and I went through loonyafter loony before she was adopted. And then all ofasuddenlast month, I was in a store andalady tapped me on the shoulder from behind and goes "Remember me? Iadopted your rat Lucy! Look at all her pictures, she's doingwonderful!" And whipped out a wallet full of Lucy pics. I was like,AWWWWW!!

So, that's the kind of home I definitely want Willy to go to.

 

[MyBoyHarper]

m.e., I know what you mean about spending somuch time and money on them. They are awesome little pets. My two thatI was so attached to were a brother and a sister (housed seperately)named Logan and Lucy. Logan is a long haired beige, and Lucy was abeige and white short haired. Lucy died at the beginning of this yearfrom an intestinal blockage that hit and killed her within a few hours.I still grieve over that little mouse. They become like family!

Logan:

Lily:

 

[m.e.]

Well, since we're sharing pictures

Martin (aka Martin the Warrior)

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Chuck (aka Chuck E. Cheese)

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I rescued them after they were given to a friend for her birthday :nonono: They're just about nine months old now.
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[Spring]

I've always loved mice.. but my mom says rabbitsare as best she can do when it comes to the rodent family (even after Itold her rabbits are notrodents.. lol). Are they easy to takecare of? Friendly? Maybe when I move out I'll need to get a mouse . Iwonder if they'd get along with a bunny? Probably not .

Sorry to hear about Lucy . I hope you find a home for Willy!

 

[MyBoyHarper]

Awwwww, what complete cuties!!!

After I adopt out Willy (if I do) Logan will be my only mousie left. Nomore little mices for me right now after this, but I'll probably getanother one or two in the future. I love the little boogers!

 

[pamnock]

You are receiving replies fromscammerswho have absolutely no interest in your little mouse (they his anyonewith absolutely anything for sale).

They send a check that appears to be legit -- however, there is anoverpayment, so you need to deposit the check and mail the overpaymentback to them. By the time your back catches the fake check,you're already out the money you refunded to the buyer.

Most commonly thesescam emails are from foreign countries andhave grammar errors in the emails. Genuine emails from UScitizens won't refer to US currency as USD as the foreign emails do.

More info. on the very common Nigerian check fraud schemes:

http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpeak/Nigerian/counterfeit_check_fraud/counterfeit_check_01.htm



Pam

 

[MyBoyHarper]

Pam, that makes complete sense, I'm glad you told me that!

All of the e-mailssound similar. Here's one of them. Thesubject title reads "adoption needed". Here's the exact e-mail:

hello, how are you doing and your pet? my name isWendt i willlove to give your pet a loving home. i reside in nevada with my wifeand children and we will love to take your pet as an indoor family petand we love pet so much than any other thing on earth ,so please let meknow the last asking price and i will love to view the pics ifavailable. payment will be made before shippment and my shippingcompany will handle the shipping , dont be bored about the shipping ofthis pet cos this company deals with transporting live pets across thecoast which i have been a witness of. more so my mode of payment willbe in an american cashiers check or money order check which willinclude the cost of the pet along with the shipping fees, you can get ahold of this shipping company for more information asper the shippingat[email protected]and they made it known to me that the pet will be pickup right in yourdoor step with out you streesing your self and a vet check will becarried out on the pickup day by the shipers vet doctor. i look forwardto hear from you in giving this pet a loving home , i await yourresponse

Weirrrddddd. Poor Willy!

 

[MyBoyHarper]

Here's a couple more:

Hello,
I'm mrlondi by name . i reside in alabama . i wantto inform you that having seen the advert of your pet for adoption , iam glad to informa you that im interested in adopting the pet and alsogive the pet a loving home. i will be glad to hear from you as soon aspossible . im guaranting the pet a loving home. thanks and GOD bless

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and.... one more:


hello...
how are you doing today?hope all is well with you and your farmily..i
am mercy smith i resite in new york before i later get a appointment
with
catholic church here in uk..i am browsing the web before i saw the
advert of
your posted pet on pet finder...i want to tell you that i am intrested
in
adopting your posted pet..i am pet loving person before i left US..i
will
like to adopt your pet as member of my family...never mind that i am in
uk
amd i want to adopt pet from state i am have reach with the company
that
will handle the shipping of the pet...please i have contacted several
people
but they will not give me the pet cos i am in UK....i am want you to
help me
by given me your pet and i have make all the relevant arrangement for
the
adotion process...such as payment,shipping.food that the pete.t.c
please i want you to tell me the last price of the pet and also include
the cost of the food that the pet eat
you can reach with on this # +447024061289
MERCY SMITH

 

[daisy052104]

I've learned from working in retail that mostpeople don't read everything all the way. They tend to only read whatthey want to.

 

[MyBoyHarper]

More weird e-mails this morning...

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Hello Dear Sir / Madam,


Good to meet you, My name is Wendy Teed.The Pet is to be relocated tomy home in a city called CEDAR RAPIDS in IOWA. I saw your profileonline at www.petfinder.com that you are will to place your pet beenadoption and immediately, I got so fascinated about having the pets. Iam an honest, caring Woman with the utmost fear of God. Having the Petis like owning a fortune and the thought of the Pet makes my vein leapfor joy because i really Love Pets.


I will like you to foward to me the ADOPTION FEE CHARGES so as i canmake payment sent to you as soon as possible.I will have a PetTransporter Company who will comes for the Pick-Up as soon as thePayment is Cleared from the Bank.Will email you the et TransporterCompany Email address when you got the payment for the ADOPTION FEE forthe pet.


I will prefer you email me back as soon as possible with your details to make the payment via MONEY ORDER or US CERTIFIED CHECK.

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and another one...

Good Day Sir/Ma

Am Mr Owo Wani ,I Hail from Salt lake City {Utah} ,I will like to tell that i want to adopt /buying your pet that you youadvertised on the internet but i want to know if the pets is in goodcondition becasuse i want toadoptlbuying the pet for my dougher cos herpet just died and she;s not happy at home m she felt lonely all thetimes andshe ask me to get another pet for her so that she can be happyagain and to know tha final asking price , including the pictures ifavailable ,and i want to tell you that you are less concern about aboutthe shipping becaus there's a pick up company from NigeriaLagos city that always do pick up for me , they areinternational pick up company fast and reliable ,i hope thistransaction will be fast because is within the state . So i want you toreply soon

Best Regards
Owo Wani

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I give up! I'm taking Willy off of the adoption list. Jeeeesh, this is ridiculous.

 

[naturestee]

They don't even take the time to put in Willy's name or species! Total spam.

He's really cute. I'd consider it if I wasn't so far away.

 

[MyBoyHarper]

Yeah, a waste of my time, stupid spam!

I wish you were closer too, I'd love for him to be adopted out tosomeone on this board, because I know you guys are all great people andgreat animal lovers.

 

[MyBoyHarper]

This newest one is funny:

Goodday,



am interested in buying your Dog,let me know the price you are willingto sell it for me,and i will want you to attach the current picture andsend it to me ok.And i will come over and pick it up.and i

do located in Ont canada.

Waiting.

Frank.


Wanna know what's scary? What if I was REALLY stupid, andactually went through with one of these transactions, and shipped Willyoff. In the end, where would he end up? I've wondered that a good bitsince this started...

 

[Spring]

What?! A dog? Come pick it up? Wouldn't it befunny if he was really dumb and came all that way to find it was amouse . I agree, I wouldn't trust anyone like those emails you aregetting!

 

[pamnock]

MyBoyHarper wrote:

This newest one is funny:

Goodday,



am interested in buying your Dog,let me know the price you are willingto sell it for me,and i will want you to attach the current picture andsend it to me ok.And i will come over and pick it up.and i

do located in Ont canada.

Waiting.

Frank.

Wanna know what's scary? What if I was REALLY stupid, andactually went through with one of these transactions, and shipped Willyoff. In the end, where would he end up? I've wondered that a good bitsince this started...

Won't get that far (they won't come over and the"shippingagent" that they claim to have doesn't exist)-- once they getyour money for the "over payment", you won't hear from them again.

Some sellers like to play the scammers and waste their time I didn't book mark the page, but one seller kept a blog oftheir experiences scamming the scammers and the seller also posted thebogus checks online.

On the serious side, it can be very dangerous to place advertisementson the internet -- there are some very scary people out there.

Pam

 

[MyBoyHarper]

pamnock wrote:

Onthe serious side, it can be very dangerous to place advertisements onthe internet -- there are some very scary people out there.

Pam

Yeah, ain't that the truth; VERY scary people.

*Looks at Willy running on his wheel*

My poor little man. Knowing people like that, they're liable to killhim and stuff him with drugs to smuggle over the border or something.

Okay, maybe not, considering he's so tiny, but you get the idea of what I think of these people, Lol.

 

[juicyjuicee]

Absolutely adorable.

Good luck with the adoption.