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Hello everyone and Happy Holidays! I am considering purchasing a Burmese Black Mountain tortoise from Pat Sewyer and having never dealt with him before am checking to see if anyone on this forum has dealt with or purchased from him. Any feedback would be appreciated. Slainte' Ruth
 
Hi Ruth -
Any other identifying information? Pat Sewyer from: location?, company name? saw his/her ad on?
Might help spark someone's help... good luck!
 
rsepiphyte said:
I noticed that as well. Ruth
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That should instantly give you some serious pause i.e. red flag.
Members are only allowed:
1. To sell using their full legal name
2. Not sell for other individuals (especially those who are not members or who have been banned).

Do you have any correspondence you can post regarding a "Pat" using this account? Thanks Ruth.
 
Here is the response i received when i asked who Pat Sewyer was.

"Re: Burmese
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pat sewyer
4:43 PM (14 minutes ago)

to me
My son I bud thanks we I bred and raise them you will love them


Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

On Monday, December 26, 2016, 3:40 PM, Ruth Croghan R.Ph. <[email protected]> wrote:

Pictures look great although i am a bit confused as to who is "Pat Sewyer" since the ad lists "Cheryl Goldberg" as the seller? Steve
 
rsepiphyte said:
pat sewyer
4:43 PM (14 minutes ago)

to me
My son I bud thanks we I bred and raise them you will love them
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That gibberish alone would probably raise some red flags with me. If someone can't express themselves with some degree of clarity, I tend to take it more seriously than most would.

Did you use the site's built-in email function to send an email to the seller, to which you received the quoted reply; or was that message received unsolicited? It kinda looks like what Dan Costello used to do: lurk ads waiting for someone to express interest so he could swoop in and pretend to be the person who posted the ad.
 
Well i am learning a few things here. I posted my email address in my reply to the advertisement which i will never do again. The first email i received from this person contained his paypal account which i could send the money to.

pat sewyer
9:27 AM (8 hours ago)

to me
PayPal: [email protected] Can ship this week overnight thanks with tracking

Here is his email address.
pat sewyer <[email protected]>
 

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Fangthane said:
or was that message received unsolicited? It kinda looks like what Dan Costello used to do: lurk ads waiting for someone to express interest so he could swoop in and pretend to be the person who posted the ad.
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Bingo
(side note for readers, Dan Costello is deceased, so this can't be him any longer. This can serve as a warning of why you should use Fauna's Private Message system vs. posting your email)

rsepiphyte said:
Well i am learning a few things here. I posted my email address in my reply to the advertisement
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Thanks everyone for your help. It really is sad that scammers exist and prey upon the public. I have been on this forum for many years and purchased many reptiles without any incidents, sadly this is the first time i have experienced this type of behavior. Since the individual who attempted to steal from me gave me his paypal address i did report it to paypal. Not sure if anything can or will be done but at least the information is out there. Again, really appreciated the help. Ruth
 
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