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so i received an email today reguarding a ball python ni had for sale on here and this is what it said

Hello, am Marvin.is your item still for sale. I would love to buy this item asap,do withdraw the advert.I want you to know that i will be sending you a money order for payment. if you are ok with that,i will need your full name and mailing info to send the payment and i will arrange for the pick up.if you are willing to sell the item to me do email me at .....(not sure if i can put his email address on here, but i will say it has his name in it)

so im thinking maybe this guy is just not that great at speaking english, but i also thought it was kind of weird that he didnt ask any questions about the snake or even a picture so i didnt give him my info but asked him what exactly he was interested in since in have a couple different snakes posted and he replied

Good to hear from you,
its the ).1 cinnamon-450.do get back to me with your full name and full mailing address including your phone number as to send payment
asap

still giving this guy the benefit of the doubt hoping hes just foreign or something i told him we do still have her but before he send a payment i need his info so i could get a shipping quote because the price in the post did not include shipping, it says it at the bottom of my post in bold letters. he replies

I want you to know you are not going to be responsible for the shipment ok.i will arrange for the pickb up.

... hmmmm. so i emailed him back and said it all sounded a little weird that i could be anywhere in the us as far as hes concerned so shipping her would more than likely be easier on both of us and that if he couldnt give me his info to ship her i wasnt going to be able to give him my info or sell her to him. so needless to say i obviously wont be selling him the snake but i was just wondering if anyone else had heard of this guy or maybe sold him anything (hopefully not)?
 
He sent the same email to me,So since I had two different turtles listed I asked him what one was he interested in,So he replied albino and that he would send money orders and have someone pick them up,I told him that I would ship but no visitors.He has two email his name 03 and [email protected],I did give him the info of where to send the money orders ,As of yet I have not received them.
 
Sounds like classic scam...his agent will arrange shipping, and they will want to overpay (typically, bank check or money order) - the catch being that you will pay him/them the difference. Of course, the payment is no good, and you're out the money you gave (and the animal, and possibly some bank fees).
 
i have had the same person e-mail me about the leopard geckos that i have for sale. I did not respond because it sounds like a scam.
 
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