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I got a response to a classified ad from a buyer that wanted to know if I would ship to Canada. The next email said that they had arranged for their shipper to handle all the paperwork and shipping. Next I got the following instructions. Same old scam. Maybe it was the name that tipped me off, "Johnson Cool". Personally, I don't think I'd want to be called "Johnson" or a "Johnson".

Hello,
Thanks for your mail. I have seen the price and i am okay with it and i see that you are ready to sell it to me. I have contacted my shipper and he said he will need $1150 for the shipping of the 4 snakes and other things i plated order for. So, i will send a check of $1500 to you. After cashing it you should take $50 for your trust and runining arround also $100 for the charges at the Western Union Money Transfer and cashing point. You should send the money to my shipper who will come to your location after 48 hours that he receive the money. I hope i can trust you. If, you are interested in this deal you should send me your details like

Name............
Address.........
City............
State and Zip code...
Country..............
Phone Number........
Fax Number...If you have

I will be waiting to hear frok you with the details.

Thanks

Johnson

Canadian???? Arent they usually Nigerian scams? LMAO You really wonder how many people that they actually scam for this to continue on. This website www.ebolamonkeyman.com is hilarious, and that guy really puts some of these scammers to work!
Tom Baker

how polite and well liked us canadians are!! LOL, are there really people dumb enough to fall for this?
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Nita Hamilton
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Holy crap that site is hilarious. I just read through this whole article and laughed my bag off!! www.ebolamonkeyman.com/sammy_karba

Thanks,
Ken
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