DoubleD1996
DoubleD1996
Let me start by saying i have too much faith in humanity, and this was a dumb mistake.
I take in turtles and torts needing new homes. If i can help i always will.
Well, someone in Texas reached out to me looking to rehome 2 female eastern hermanns tortoise.
They explained that they were in the process of moving and needed to get rid of them.
for just $50.
Why not? Not a huge amount of money, but still money. The guy claims to have three kids and busy schedule. He went on; engaging consistently with me about the state of the world and his daily tasks.
Didn't think much of it, and like an idiot I didn't press for enough images as I didn't care about the animals condition as they were "Rescues" and everyone goes into quarantine. He kept saying he'd send over the tracking info, but tip-toed around it each time I'd ask.
This guy literally spoke with me until the moment the torts were supposed to arrive.
I live where FedEx headquarters are, so overnight packages always arrive promptly by 7 am. Then I put two and two together...
His response went from every 2 seconds to complete silence. I just don't understand putting so much theatrical energy into talking to me about dogs, kids, and the state of the world for $50, you'd think I'd just given him $10k
. If I were a scammer, I'd take my cash and *crickets*
Well, I can't get my cash back, but i learned a valuable lesson. No hard feelings as some people are just desperate(still no excuse),but here's his info. Feel free to warn others.
I take in turtles and torts needing new homes. If i can help i always will.
Well, someone in Texas reached out to me looking to rehome 2 female eastern hermanns tortoise.
They explained that they were in the process of moving and needed to get rid of them.
for just $50.
Why not? Not a huge amount of money, but still money. The guy claims to have three kids and busy schedule. He went on; engaging consistently with me about the state of the world and his daily tasks.
Didn't think much of it, and like an idiot I didn't press for enough images as I didn't care about the animals condition as they were "Rescues" and everyone goes into quarantine. He kept saying he'd send over the tracking info, but tip-toed around it each time I'd ask.
This guy literally spoke with me until the moment the torts were supposed to arrive.
I live where FedEx headquarters are, so overnight packages always arrive promptly by 7 am. Then I put two and two together...
His response went from every 2 seconds to complete silence. I just don't understand putting so much theatrical energy into talking to me about dogs, kids, and the state of the world for $50, you'd think I'd just given him $10k
. If I were a scammer, I'd take my cash and *crickets*Well, I can't get my cash back, but i learned a valuable lesson. No hard feelings as some people are just desperate(still no excuse),but here's his info. Feel free to warn others.
