The below is from a Scammer! Some of the emails may not look like scams, but they all lead to the same thing. The scammer will pay by check (cashier's check/money order) for more then the pet is worth, then they will ask you to send them back the difference in money. A couple weeks later you find out the check was fake and the bank will take it out of your account. This scam can be set up several ways.

Some key points for pointing out a scammer:
1. Doesn't care much about the pet, just the transaction.
2. Says they will use their own shipper.
3. 95% of the scammers are from overseas (Nigeria, Israel, South Africa)
4. Pays you more then the pet is worth, then asks for the difference in money back.

Email: johnsonyabutu001@yahoo.fr
Date Caught: 3/13/2006
IP Address: 213.185.106.151
Host Information: 213.185.106.151

FROM JOHNSON YABUTU
ABIDJAN-COTE D,IVOIRE
WEST-AFRICA .

I AM A CITIZEN OF LIBERIA,SON OF THE LATE MR GODWIN YABUTU
FORMER MINISTER OF MINES AND POWER RESOURSES
IN LIBERIA. SINCE THE DEATH OF MY LATE FATHER LAST YEAR, I AND MY SISTER
HAVE BEEN RESIDING IN ABIDJAN ON TEMPORARY POLITICAL
ASYLUM IN HCR /CARITAS REFUGEE CAMP HERE IN ABIDJAN ,IVORY COAST
ON MY ARRIVAL AFTER OUR LATE FATHER'S
BURIAL.

I CAME INTO ABIDJAN WITH A DOCUMENT THAT COVERS THE
FUND WHICH MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED IN THE BANK.THE
SUM OF $2,500,000.00(TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED
STATES DOLLARS)WHICH WAS DEPOSITED IN A BANK
HERE IN ABIDJAN IVORY COAST BY MY LATE FATHER BEFORE
HIS SUDDEN DEATH.

THIS FUND WAS PART OF THE MONEY MY LATE FATHER MADE
THROUGH GOLD / DIAMONDS SALES WHEN HE WAS THE MINISTER
IN LIBERIA FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS. PRECISELY,SINCE MY
ARRIVAL HERE WITH THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENT, I HAVE VISITED
THE BANK AND HAVE CONFIRMED THE FUND STILL IN
THEIR BANK PENDING WHEN I WILL COME TO RETRIEVE IT
AS THE ONLY SON OF MY FATHER AND NEXT OF KIN OF THESE MONEY
SINCE OUR MOTHER HAVE DIED LONG AGO .

MOREOVER,I DO NOT WANT TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN ABIDJAN
DUE TO THE CONSTANT POLITICAL WAR IN AFRICA.
MY PLAN IS TO USE THIS MONEY TO INVEST IN A PROFITABLE
BUSINESS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD APART FROM
AFRICA,ALSO TO PURCHASE A RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION.

I WILL COME OVER AND SETTLE THERE TO CONTINUE MY
EDUCATION AND MY LIVELYHOOD.HENCE, I AM ASKING FOR
YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE AS MY FOREIGN PARTNER TO
RETRIEVE THIS FUND FROM THE BANK WITH GOD FEARING.
I WANT THIS FUND FOR ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY WHERE WE WILL INVEST THE FUND .

PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME,DO SEND IN YOUR
REPLY IMMEDIATELY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: -

(1)WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT DO YOU INTEND TO
CHARGE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE,PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS
YOUR MIND.
(2)INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO ENHANCE THESE .

I SHALL INFORM YOU WITH WHAT NEXT ON LINE AS SOON AS
I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE.5% OF THE TOTAL MONEY
WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXTRA EXPENDITURE.I BELIEVED
NO PROBLEM IF I COME TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY.

YOUR URGENT REPONSE THROUGH MY E-MAIL FOR MORE DETAILS
I SHALL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

BEST REGARD,
JOHNSON YABUTU.