SPAM? - Page 1

Hello, just received this email: does it seem like a spam or a trick to you guys:

 My name is captain Richard Jones I am from Winnipeg,canada.I and my wife had to relocate to South Africa as i got a job with a new airline in south African ,we came along with our female dog.After a week in Cape town,i noticed that the African weather is not Good for the puppy(mitch),and i have not been able to take good care of her the way i always do because of my job. I need someone to adopt her and take care of her the way i always do. If you can take good care of her do send me a reply and i will mail you her pictures.i look forward to hearing from you soonest.
Regards
Captain Jones.

I have requested a puppy but this email seems a little strange to me. If its not I wouldlike to see about the dog so please help.

Sounds legit to me.  In my experience the general tone of a scammer revolves around money...either they are anxious to send you some or for you to send them some.  This email didn't mention money at all.  Also he is offering to send you photo's...also in my experience when you ask for more information or photo's they again respond about money and don't answer any of your questions.  Scammers also won't send personal information... so if this guy is willing to send you pics, answer your specific questions, give his full name, address, phone # and a reference I would believe it's not a scam.  Always be wary but this doesn't sound to me like one of "those" emails.

Regards,

Melanie

Yeah, that's what I thought aswell, thanks a lot for the help.

I get a suspicious e-mail about buying pups from time to time. The latest, this week, looks fairly innocent, but all the supposed buyer wants to know is the price. They say they will take care of shipping. to me that's a red flag, along with mentioning the WRONG BREED on the first contact...

Hmmmmm.

I don't sell any dog to anybody without several in-depth telephone interviews.  I'm thinking this one is not going to call.

SS

For an airline captain he certainly has a very poor grasp of english & grammer...

& he didn't realsie what the South African weather was like...

& how come he could take care of her before,  when presumably, he was also an airline pilot...

Hope he ain't the captain of the plane when I next fly.

I would be very suspicious...ask yourself ,,,no name no p hone no address,,,,,how did he get your addy....?

why cant he find someone where his domain is now.....doesnt ring true to me......Hundreds of other places locally where he is....why would he spend hundreds of dollars to ship a dog to get rid of it....??????I wouldnt even trust a phone call...

I dont know who you are,  but if you are not careful he will have your address and access to all your info   thats how the big boys work.....make you think your getting something for nothing  and wham o   someone shows up at your door next week  and you are defenseless...in todays world    id be    Very Careful    ask him what airlines he works for and call the administration dept of that airlines and ask for verification from employee supervisor...All they will do is verify that there is a man with his name     ....did he even give you a full name?

there have been warnings about scams like these. people with pups in africa who for one reason or another can't keep the pup, etc and apparently there is no one else in africa (its a pretty big continent) who can care for it or where the weather is different. i wouldn't get involved with them. if you respond then they'll start with $ requests; for shipping, etc. you'll never see a pup. it's happened to people already regarding a bulldog pup. the photo the scammers used was taken from petfinder i think and they used it again and again.

Spam. Definitely spam. The written in precisely the same fomat as the others, but with better grammar. The money request would surely follow. IMHO, DO NOT REPLY.