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Does anyone know or done any business with a guy named Larry Holiday? He has some albino ball pythons for sale for sale $750 each because he lost his job. What concerns me is in his ad it says he is from Alabama. It says he registered as living in Pennsylvania, but the site says it was registered to from Nigeria and his email today says he is in the United Kingdom. Sounds like a scam, he says he has done deals with Mark Bradford in Ohio, I tryed to find a number for this gentleman but there are 49 in the state of Ohio. So if anyone knows this guy or the seller please let me know. I will put copy of recent email below, sounds like scam, I just noticed he said he would ship ups and it would take three days? Comments are welcome sound like a scammer!!

Dear Bill,



how are you today? I hope all is well with you and your family.



One is a male, One is a female. The mice they feed on is either frozen or prekilled, they also feed on live ones. It is $750 per one so the two is $1500 but i can come down to $1400. As for the shipping. i will ship through ups it will take three days to get you and i will pay for the shippment all you just need to do is pay for the python. Immediately i get the money i will ship immediately and i will send you the shipment invoice and also the tracking number.



So send me your full address, Full name and also Mobile phone number where the python will be shipped to. I have shipped python before to ohio. I sold one of my ball python a male to one mr mark bradford that stays in ohio and it get there safe and sound.



My means of payment since i am in uk is western union money transfer that is secure and fastest way to send money worldwide. if all these are ok by you mail me so i can send you the informations you will use in sending to me to me. Immediately you send the money will ask my shipping agent to ship to you. All shippment arrangment have been made.



Expecting your reply.



Thanks

Larry




Plus I have never heard of a ball pythons eating live,prekilled and/or frozen, especially two of them.Comments welcome, Thanks
 
I just noticed the guy asked for a mobile phone number. What the heck would he need that for?! He gonna take my money and run up my phone bill!! :uzi: :uzi:
 
I would think if there is that much doubt I would avoid this individual at all costs! Common sense...

But yes, this is a scam. No one is about to sell an albino ball python for $750, even with losing a job. Hell... An albino priced at even $1750 would probably sell in under an hour. lol
 
Copy of the email I sent him today!


Hi Larry,

I am confused, you said you are selling because you lost your job, but you were on a job in Nigeria when you posted the ad. Then your ad says you live in Alabama, but your email says you live in the United Kingdom and your account says pennsylvania. You want me to wire you the money because its faster, but paypal is instant. You are trying to sell $2000 dollar snakes $750 each. You sent me pictures of the two snakes like you had them. Then you say your shipping agent will have to ship them. Do you have the snakes or not? Then you want my name address and mobile phone number. What do you need a mobile number for, I work from home! I think you are a crook!! You should be locked up! I find it hard to believe an unemployed man would have been in 2 different parts of the United States and in 2 countries in less than 30 days. I have reported you to the classifieds you listed in as a fraud. Prove otherwise!!



I will put link to the classifieds just in case anyone else cares to report.
http://www.hoobly.com/0/0/166829.html
 
You should have told him you were going to pay him with a money order! ;)

Griz
 
Best part is...he says the snakes will be shipped UPS and will take THREE DAYS to get to you...

This alone would keep me from doing business with ANYONE...regardless of if they are a valid seller or not.

Don't even need to worry about the 4 different addresses...
 
Suncoast Herpetological said:
Who has ever heard of Hoobly.com?
Click to expand...
I have listed birds for sale on that site.

But the real dead giveaway is the TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE DEAL. It's what we all wish for but I doubt it's ever going to happen.
 
I Would Think

that his 2 and a 1/2 year old animals being 5-6 feet would be the give away that along with the price and just the overall wording of the ad screams scam
 
Here is the latest email!!

Dear Bill,



How are you today? I am An architect i do not base in a country. Well

Yes i lost my job. But i have gotten another job but i still want to

sell the python i have them with me. It was when i went to Nigeria for

a Job contract that i posted the ad. Yes i am usa citizen i have a

house in alabama that is where i stay but do not stay long when i come

over to usa. As for my account that says pennelysvia it was the Zipcode

i use in registering it i used the zipcode of philadelhia. because

while registering it it didnot accept alabama's zipcode that why i used

penelsyvia. I am in Uk now so if you are still interest or you still

have more questions let me know. I do not have a paypal account and i

am selling the python for $1400 not $2000. what I need your mobile

phone number for is to call you to do business over the internet you

need to trust.



Thanks

Larry

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oh that clears everything up

good ole larry isn't a scamer at all he's just an architech that isn't based in any country i sure am glad he cleared that up. just 2 words for you
BUYER BEWARE
 
Well, it sounds like he is still trying to string you along. Here is what you do. Go to this website and follow her footsteps to a T. If nothing else, this will provide you some comic relief as well as give you insight to how these guys work.

How to scam a scammer

Griz
 
I want to know how is taking these snakes with him everywhere? What a liar! The pile keeps getting deeper and deeper!! This is on the brink of being comical (sp?) , if it wasn't that somebody might get ripped off!
 
You can tell he is trying really hard to put those sentences together. I love the way he spelled Pennsylvania wrong and different both times!! :rofl:
 
I just sent him an email and told him to send them to me UPS and COD. Plus told him I had references to give. Can't wait to see what he comes up with now!! :raspberry
 
does anyone recognize these?

i emailed mr holiday with interest in his 5-6 foot balls :rofl: expressed interest in them and asked to see pictures and these are the pictures he sent me oh yeah they really look 5-6 foot to me :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: i guess its time to have a little fun with this "mugu"
 

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