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You have GOT to read this

Wow....looks like he found a scanner?

Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 09:42:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Ashly Nfar" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
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Subject: Re: female piebald python for re homing
To: "John Cordone" <*******@yahoo.com>
hello here is the cites permit you wanted to see i hope this is enough to make you comfortable about the snakes and also so that i can complete this deal with you and face other things this has consume much of my time this wild and i hope i will shipped the snakes to you today and have some rest ok.
waiting for the money to complete the transaction today.

cites_permit.JPG

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Gosh, I didn't realize it was so tiring trying to scam people. I have a new-found respect for this individual....NOT. Was it the offer of a bonus that prompted the finding of the CITES permit? Looks almost legit, don't it?
 
I can't beleive the idiot is still on the hook and thinks he's caught YOU.
Try telling him you paypaled the money to his email address. See what has to say to that. Then tell him it will take a week to get a refund and offer to send him a certified check...............

Edit~
Be sure to transcribe some of the letters in his email address when you tell him what address you sent the $250 and a nice bonus too~ that way if he has a paypal account he can't just check it to see if you really sent a paypal
 
Ashly Nfar was on temporary work assignment in Cameroon and had to get rid of his Ball Python collection. He turned into Lamfu Patrice who turned into a registered breeder. Have I got that right?
 
dsirkle said:
Ashly Nfar was on temporary work assignment in Cameroon and had to get rid of his Ball Python collection. He turned into Lamfu Patrice who turned into a registered breeder. Have I got that right?
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By Jove, I think you've got it!! :rofl:
 
UH-OH, you think he's catching on? :rofl: :rofl:

Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 13:30:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Ashly Nfar" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
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Subject: Re: female piebald python for re homing
To: "John Cordone" <******@yahoo.com>
hello you said you make the payment i one hours time but now i am still waiting what is going on, do you want to consume all my time for the python.i do not like what you are doing.are you making a fool out me.
waiting soon
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my reply (kudo's to you Cheryl, good suggestion!)

Oh No Mr Patrice, I would never think of doing anything to make a fool of you! I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of the work and trouble you have gone through to make this happen. I have to apologize again though because I took my pain medication (vicoden) for my broken leg and right after that I went to take care of sending you the money, and I just realized that I sent it via PayPal to your email address instead of Western Union......I have to say that these pain killers are really messing up my thought processes. Boy are they strong! I sent it to [email protected], if you have a PayPal account, please see if it is there? If not, then I will try to cancel the PayPal payment and try again to do it right with Western Union.
 
OMG...he bit! Too bad he doesn't have an account.....

Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:29:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Ashly Nfar" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
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Subject: Re: female piebald python for re homing
To: "John Cordone" <******@yahoo.com>

ok thanks for the effort but i do not have a paypal account ok so try and cancel it and send it through western union ok.
waiting
 
Western Union sometimes uses key questions to identify recipients, so you could next ask them for some kind of personal question that you can include with your "Transfer" that they have to answer in order to pick up their money....

They're really persistant though, aren't they? Gotta give em 10/10 for determination to scam.
 
Well, this has been fun, but I'm getting bored with him :rofl: so I'll be responding to his last email, sent last night.

his email:
WE ARE STILL WAITING ON YOU.HAVE YOU TRANSFER THE MONEY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER??CAN YOU GET BACK TO ME WITH THE MONEY TRANSFER INFORMATION(MTCN NUMBER) SENDERS NAMES SO THAT I CAN PAY THE SHIPPING.

WAITING

my response:
Hello Mr Patrice,

Unfortunately, Paypal refuses to refund my money until they can investigate the situation, so I have come up with a solution. A couple of years ago I made friends with someone there that I have been in contact with off and on since. He has agreed to pick up the snakes for me and ship them for free. He will be in contact with you tonight I think? His name is Elvis Ngolle Ngolle, have you ever heard of him? He is very interested with these types of snakes and is looking forward to seeing you. I was able to figure out where you are by the IP address your emails were sent from, so I gave that info to him. Sorry for the sudden change of plans, but in the end, the happiness of the animals is the most important thing, don't you agree?

Thanks again for this wonderful opportunity and best of luck.
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If you're wondering, Elvis Ngolle Ngolle is the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife in Cameroon, I'm thinking that anyone in the illegal animal trade would know that name.... :rofl: . I can't wait to see his response to this (if I even get one).
 
TheFragginDragon said:
If you're wondering, Elvis Ngolle Ngolle is the Minister of Forestry and Wildlife in Cameroon, I'm thinking that anyone in the illegal animal trade would know that name.... :rofl: . I can't wait to see his response to this (if I even get one).
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Well played. Absolutely brilliant :bow01: :bow01: :bow01: :bow01: :bow01:
 
Yeh, remind me if I decide to start a scam, not to send it to you! :thumbsup:

I think that now as many of us as have too much keyboard time on our hands should start asking him for animals, as he has been so highly recomended by a friend...
 
I've just sent this email to see if this guy will still bite.... but I'll be away from my keyboard for the next few weeks on and off, so anyone else who wants to play is welcome... :yesnod:


To: '[email protected]'
Subject: Pythons

Hello,

I have been recommended to contact you by a friend who saw that you were offering pythons for export.

I have just moved to Australia and am trying to set up a herpatology society. There are very few pythons available to us here, and we were wondering what types of snakes you have to offer and whether you can handle export of fairly large numbers to Australia to get our club started?

Some of our members have kept snakes in the USA and are quite expert, others are keen beginners, so we are looking for snakes suitable as pets, but also to start a breeding programme.

I look forward to your reply,
Sincerely,

Helen B Back
 
They ARE keen.....

Within ONE HOUR of sending an enquiry to this guy I got this response...

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From: Ashly Nfar [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: Pythons

hello and thanks for the mail ok.yes i have ball pythons snakes for adoption ok.i have available two albino and three piebald ball pythons for adoption ok.for the shipping i can handle it well ok i have a good shipping company that will do it excellently ok.the adoption fee for each snake is 300$.
waiting

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So I sent this one to give him something to do:

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Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 12:48 PM
To: '[email protected]'
Subject: RE: Pythons

Hi Ashly,

Thank you for the very fast response.

Can you give me a few more details of the pythons you have available so that we can match them with the best owners? Things we'd like to know are;
Age
Sex
What kind of food are they taking?
Have any of them bred sucessfully?
Are they tame enought for new keepers?
Were they born in captivity or straight from the wild?
Also can you send any pictures for me to show to our club?

Thank you very much,
Helen

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Anyone else want to be a member of my "Australian Herpetology Club" and send in some enquiries? :dgrin:
 
Helenthereef said:
Also note price has gone up again, It was $200 for John at the start, rising to $250, for me it's $300 - they must be getting encouraged...
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It's supply and demand at its best! :)
 
Cameroon pet scam reporting

Here is information from Fraudwatchers about Camoeroon pet adoption scams:

Some of the contact details they are currently using:

Ade Cletus Angwafo
Kenya Airways
Sanjou Tadzong Abel Ndeh
Cameroon Ministry of Livestock
Cameroon Ministry of Health
Kaye Brunus
Yaounde Central Veterinary Research Center for International Affairs.
Dr. Rudolf E. Emboite
Irecson Insurance Company
Aliena Cockos

[email protected]


If you lost money to these criminal, do lodge a complaint with www.ic3.gov

Perhaps a complaint to your nearest Cameroon embassy would be in order as well. The Cameroon Embassy to the U.S. is:
Embassy of Cameroon
2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington DC 20008
Tel. (202)265-8790
Fax (202)387-3826
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.ambacam-usa.org/ambacam_main.htm

Below is a copy of the stamps they use on a lot of their fake documents:




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