Comments on: Hoax: Puppies

By: enajem

enajem — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:08:32 +0000

rag246 wrote:

I just called the guy and he said there are no more puppies, but his cousin is a wealthy Nigerian diplomat with 17 million USD in a Swiss bank, and all I need to do is pay the escrow release fee of $10,000 and he will split the money with me 50/50. I told him 40/60, and after a while he agreed as long as I also pay a $5,000 wire transfer fee, which is peanuts compared to the incremental % of the 17 million (sucker!). Those negotiation classes at NYU really paid off!

So anyway, this time next week I’m going to be sitting pretty on my ranch in Costa Rica surrounded by as many cute little puppies as I want!

So long suckers!

HAHAHA!!!

By: SFH

SFH — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:12:31 +0000

This is on snopes. com:
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/puppies.asp#update

By: Yeller

Yeller — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:53:53 +0000

I like baby animals too.

By: Tama Murden

Tama Murden — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:42:48 +0000

Re 12.rag246…Bleakly/blackly comic…another one of your Terry Southern numbers.

By: Tama Murden

Tama Murden — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:36:36 +0000

And further, 411: Reading your post…. Sorry you were left feeling hoodwinked by someone local who seemed trustworthy.

Is it possible that s/he was also hoodwinked?

I followed up w/the posted email address, only to receive an “I’m really sorry, I was forwarding what I’d received, so I also got snookered…” kind of response.

Talk about some sociopath’s “Whisper Down the Lane.”

So many of us animal lovers have a knee-jerk reaction, when we hear about animals in need (esp. baby animals).

Heinous for that to be exploited.

By: Tama Murden

Tama Murden — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:14:54 +0000

What a terrible thing to do to animal-loving folks! Kudos to 411 for the big-hearted effort. Sorry you wasted you time, when your heart was in the right place.

By: rag246

rag246 — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:47:01 +0000

I just called the guy and he said there are no more puppies, but his cousin is a wealthy Nigerian diplomat with 17 million USD in a Swiss bank, and all I need to do is pay the escrow release fee of $10,000 and he will split the money with me 50/50. I told him 40/60, and after a while he agreed as long as I also pay a $5,000 wire transfer fee, which is peanuts compared to the incremental % of the 17 million (sucker!). Those negotiation classes at NYU really paid off!

So anyway, this time next week I’m going to be sitting pretty on my ranch in Costa Rica surrounded by as many cute little puppies as I want!

So long suckers!

By: jackrodshaw

jackrodshaw — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:30:36 +0000

Yankgrl wrote:

It’s a HOAX! My friend just sent me the same email but the pups were in NC! SAME PIC AND ALL!

From Durham, NC…

I rescued 6 black lab (mix) puppies out of the middle of the road on Saturday. PLEASE help me find them homes – otherwise, it’s Animal Control – which means they only have 5 days. We’ve bathed them, sprayed them for fleas and wormed them….but we can’t keep them. They are currently in a kennel in my basement since I don’t have a fence. I’ve lost count of the number of rescue groups that I’ve contacted, only to be turned down due to no room. Please check with every dog person you know to see if they need a puppy. Cathy Goodson cmgoodson@carolina.rr.com

unreal

By: hobokentownie

hobokentownie — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:50:57 +0000

At least no one will be bringing these dogs to town to shit all over the place.

By: Katie_Scarlett

Katie_Scarlett — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:28:26 +0000

I just got a response from the guy (I emailed him after we knew it was a hoax):

He said:

H Debbie -

Sorry, it sounds as if all the puppies are taken (they weren’t mine — received the email from a friend of a friend). A couple people I know called about them and got a message that all the puppies have homes. Thanks for inquiring though.

Josh Schelling