man do the scams ever stop !!!! - Page 1

had a very interesting phone call today . This man inquired further information on Eon Löwenhof  . He stated that he is interested in buying this male  and  a google search lead him to me (  .being the previous owner he wanted info. I informed this man that Eon is owned by me and is not for sale . I wanted to know who offered him  the dog ?? The guy got real flustered  maybe it was my tone of voice and   replied I must have the wrong number  and hung up. My caller ID showed privat caller and no number so   ..dead end!!!

for the records  Eon vom Löwenhof is not up for sale !!   It must be my luck   2 dogs  within 3 months had been offered  for sale by strangers not owning MY DOGS.  

I recall a posting of another male that was up for sale without the owners knowledge just a couble of weeks ago , I think that dog resided in germany .

How can we stop these scam artists ??  This is bad !!!!!

I hope the caller reads this   and I sure hope he did not like the previous person who got scammed send off a deposit already :(

Pia

mhh you seem to be very  sure !!!  only the caller would seem that sure   IMO  or are you the person that offered him the dog ??

who are you ??

Pia

Pia,  Every day we as consumers, and we as marketers will need to continue our education regarding scams...

rescently I posted a message regarding a check being put on stop payment.    though my post was unappreciated by some I hope that others found the information to be useful and will NOT allow themselves to fall victim of this type of scam.  

I appreciate your warning to all of us regarding this innovative type of scam you are reffering to.   Thanks for posting it....

Gosh Pia, that's awful. If I had known Eon was for sale, I would have been banging down your door to get that handsome  boy <wink>.

My gosh Pia!!

Did you tell this gentleman that you would sell him your husband before you would ever sell Eon??  (kidding Jim!)

Donna

Whoa!    Jim's for sale??? Now I have to call in sick to work today so I can go bang down Pia's door.

Donna, think Pia will sell me Jim and Eon as a two for one?????

Pia can you post a picture of Jim? 

Actually I asked for a picture of her husband which I'm pretty sure this Robert Austin wouldn't be interested in.

Can Oli install an ignore button?

Dog Whisperer

I understand the feeling of being ripped off.  Some people deal with it in different ways, much like sorrow.  The problem that you are going to run into, is that because you are continuously hijacking threads to mar Robert Austin's name, you lose effectiveness and credibility.  People have grown tired of your antics and are starting to ignore your posts.  You are becomming very vulgar because of your frustration.  I think it is time to find a different solution to your problem.  I don't think that continually bumping your original thread was that big of a deal.  People that had previously read the thread could ignore and those who had not, could read.   You are only going to get negative reactions from posters if you continue to hijack threads.

To help you out, I will let people know what knowledge I have on the subject of Bob Austin.  Hopefully this will help you return to being a whisper.

Bob, or Robert Austin Sr., is a dog trainer in southeast Michigan.  D.W. has put the "Sr." behind his name in hopes of clarifying that Jr. is a good guy.  There are many rumors out there about Bob Sr.   I have heard many things.  People have said that he has taken money for dogs and never delivered the dogs,  he gets his dogs from the dog pounds, he had police searching his property for the growing of marijuana, and that Bob is an all around shady guy.  

Is all of that true?  I don't know.  I met the guy twice.  I used his agility course on his property and worked his "ring dog" once.    I am only relaying what I have heard.  I know people that have dealt with Bob Sr. and his little buddy Larry on a regular basis.  I'm sure they could tell you first hand what this guy is about.

be skeptical of everyone when dealing with money.   There are alot of scumbags out there.  Go to someone that is known and reputable. 

Whoa girls :)) Jim would plush reading the posts !!  I will keep Jim , too . Men like him are few  and I keep Eon  dogs like him are few :)   both good looking ,loyal and work hard  :) I am a fortunate woman .

LOL MI GSD if I send you a pic of hubby you be joining Dee in the quest to get through the door  LOL

you girls are funny.

I have had a few emails regarding this scam I guess I am not the only one that happend to , awareness of such will make their job harder and hopefully  due to awarness we saved someone from getting scammed .

Pia