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I get responses from nearly every ad I place on kingsnake.com that read like like this:

Hello
Greetings to you,My name is Mr john,i saw your {item) placed on advert,and it suits what i have been looking for since a very long time,based on the description i have decided to buy it from you,i'll also like to know your last asking price and also i have seen the pic,s and i,m ok with it.I am presently not in the country ,i am in UK on a business trip,So i will like to ask you if you accept to be payed with Via Money Order or a certified cashier check?If that is accepted by you,kindly mail me back with
details
full name:
address:
city:
state:
country:
zipcode:
phone number:
Best regards.
Mr john

From: john_male002@yahoo.com

or

GOOD DAY,MY NAME IS JENNY,I HAIL FROM SAN ANTONIO & I AM
INTERESTED IN BUYING YOUR ITEM PLACED ON THE NET,GET BACK TO ME WITH THE FINAL ASKING PRICE AND ALSO THE LATEST CONDITION.CASHIERS CHECK & MONEY ORDER BOTH DRAWN FROM USA BANK IS THE PAYMENT METHOD,I AWAIT YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE AS SOON TODAY ITEM FOR SALE. BLACK-NECKED SPITTING COBRA DAVID MORGAN
(Het for Creamsicle Corns)

From: jenny_female002@yahoo.com

I'm sure this is some sort of automated e-mail scam, based on the choppy and inaccurate use of the Elglish language. Most of the time I add these e-mailers to my "Block Sender" list, but it' s getting to be a little annoying.

Anyone else having this problem?

Tim

Go to ebolamonkeyman.com and see how he has replied to these scams. They are usually run out of nigeria. If it was me, I would let them send you the fake money order and then string them along for a few months like ebolamonkeyman does.

What ever you decide, remember it IS a scam.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, TX

In the past I have strung them along and gotten them to FEDEX the fake cashiers check. I figured I would hit them for a few dollars by having to pay for the FEDEX from Lagos, Nigeria.

I have been having the same problem lately. It seems I get the same type of e-mail after every add I place. Most all state they are from the UK but a few have been from here in the states. I have been getting to the point of just blocking all of them.
Nathan

I remember one where this girl told me she caught snakes in Africa, and she needed to raise money for a trip to Europe. Later on she changed her story and said she was going to China. She sent me pricelists and guaranteed healthy snakes for cheap. So I asked for pics. Her pricelist was like 20 animals, and only 2 snakes, a cobra and a rock python. The 2 pics she sent me were of a western hognose snake and a ball python.

I just add them to my block list. Never does help though.

I had an ad up saying I was looking for a certain snake, and someone emailed me, they basically sent me a email saying they had that snake, but their email was talking about dogs. It was something like "All of our BLACK STRIPED SNAKES are raised in great kennels by professional BLACK STRIPED SNAKES breeders." It looked so fake it was hilarious lol.

I hate that kind of spam the most.
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Mike
KingPin Reptiles Inc.
Helmz777@aol.com
www.freewebs.com/mikesnake

Hey Mike how are those Ringneck eggs coming along? Remember me(Dell Despain) I sent you a check for first dibs on a pair?
Thanks for all the up dates.

D.B.A.D.B.

I get the same crap, almost everyday. Just delete and move on.
If this A..H.. wants to spend all his time on the computer, so be it.

Mike