Removed #5 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Stephanie, when would that officer be available to go with you. And where are you supposed to meet this guy .. And when? At least with an officer there you can pretty much demand to see the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Well then tell them now that you want to be accompanied You certainly don't want to go alone. Don't negotiate the price any further (hanging onto the fact that this sounds a whole lot like a scam... sorry Stephanie) and just close the deal at $200. Or else he might not want to see you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley&chad Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I mean if it is the dog.. when you see, try to negotiate. not right now! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Well like i said the person hasnt responded my text message so i dont know when or where he wants to meet, therefore i cant tell the deputy yet to accompany me until i know the info [emoji17] Ahha i kinda told him all i could get is 150 and cash only in the last text i sent.. No response from him yet /: Stephanie Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Uh oh hope he stays in contact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Well he texted me "don't accept cash at all you will need to put it on a prepaid Visa card for me to verify" What am i suppose to do to see the dog Stephanie Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley&chad Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 how do you even get a prepaid visa? and why wouldn't he accept cash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 It looks like he's very afraid you're not going to pay him. I don't know about you but by this time I'd start snapping back. "Look, dude, I don't know how to get a VISA prepaid card. All I want is to CHECK that dog in person to see whether he really is mine or not. If he's mine, I'll pay you on the spot. I must say though I wonder why you wouldn't let me see him before making sure I will pay you. Do you have my dog or not??" Listening to me might not be a good idea though. I just don't want the guy to feel he's overly in control of the situation. You can't play victim forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Youre idea doesnt soubd bad at all, and naturally i am starting to snap back cuz hes really getting on my nerves.. I been trying to tell him cash only and i wanna see the dog but he wants the prepaid visa and verify it before anything else Stephanie Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 How do i even respond to that txt msg?? /: Stephanie Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley&chad Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 do you have to put any of your info on a prepaid visa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I dont think i have to put any info on it /: Stephanie Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley&chad Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 hmm.. if you get one and give him some of the info on it, can he use it? like without having it in his hand? that worries me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 OK I've just read about VISA prepaid cards. This is what worries me: a prepaid card would contain your card number and name. So that's personal info there. I'm afraid you will have to walk away from this one. This is sounding way too suspicious. I know you're dying to check whether it really is Snickers or not, but there are way too many red flags EDIT: and now I'm reading about how people can hack into the account of a prepaid card and drain money. This link speaks more of the danger of using a prepaid card by yourself, but there are bits here and there that is relevant to your situation. http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/prepaid-cards-role-in-fraud-a-6693/op-1 Like this one: There's always been a high level of fraud and money laundering associated with prepaid cards, ever since they were first issued in the 1990s. But the really big thing that's happened in the past year is that criminal hackers have started to exploit prepaid card systems; not just the cards themselves, but, equally as much, the back-office systems that banks use to manage their prepaid card products as a way to facilitate online banking fraud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningStruck Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I just read the text you posted. Sent from my iPhone inbetween walking dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningStruck Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Sorry, stupid enter key. I have to be totally honest with you, I think there is zero change this person has your dog. There is no reason in the world why someone would not accept cash for payment for anything. Most people demand cash. Even his speech is very... Awkward. If he has the dog sitting there, he would just immediately snap a new pic of him. What kind of person would extort someone for their dog? If it's supposedly costing him money to take care of him wouldn't he just want you to come get him? Tell him to take him to the shelter so he doesn't have to pay for housing and and food anymore and you'll go pick him up tomorrow for forty bucks. This is a scam. This person will no give you an address until you send numbers from a card. That's how you can tell. Try calling the number they are texting from. Sent from my iPhone inbetween walking dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 What she said *points above* Sorry Stephanie. I've been wanting to say "walk away" since the very start but at the same time I also know that you miss Snickers a lot, so I tried to figure out a way for you to at least check... but logically the best thing you can do now is walk away. This person does not have your dog. That pic he sent you might simply be one he extracted from Google. He's using the fact that MinPins don't have a lot of marking varieties to his advantage. Might also explain why he can't get a pic of the dog in your blue collar. Have you tried putting that image in Google Image's "search by image" feature? It tells you a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I guess it is a scam, everyone is telling me that.. I just want to see the dog and see if its Snickers.. Im not gonna lie i really wanna cry.. This person is making this so difficult. Why would people do that... I just want Snickers back [emoji20] Stephanie Gonzalez Post edited by emma1979 to remove email address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 That pic he sent you might simply be one he extracted from Google. He's using the fact that MinPins don't have a lot of marking varieties to his advantage. Might also explain why he can't get a pic of the dog in your blue collar. Have you tried putting that image in Google Image's "search by image" feature? It tells you a lot. I did search by image in google and no other pictures appeared of the dog, there was only pictures of wood floors but no dog pictures appeared Stephanie Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I just wanna see if its him or not... Why cant i just see the dog [emoji20] Stephanie Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Steph I'm glad I'm not in your shoes. Even better, he better be glad I'm not in your shoes. I guarantee you, I'd get the card and I'd send him the image, and as soon as he sent an address I'd be on his door step, pistol in hand and dare him to say word one! I'd like to find out that he has Snickers, but more and ore I have to agree it sounds like someone is playing on your love of your dog to make a buck. And I can't think of a word that describes that that I can put on this forum (family forum, yes?) Maybe he's just a guy that on hard times and figures that maybe this way he can come up with a few bucks; maybe it really has Snickers and he figures, like so many people do today, that you owe him ( and maybe you do, but this isn't the way to get it ). This guy sounds like a new low in low-life ... but I know, you just want to know .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Gonzalez Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 The problem is we dont know if he'll send an address, that person might just get the info and just take off.. But i rly do wanna give it a try, everyone is against that though [emoji17] And yeah maybe he does, maybe he doesnt. I cant say cuz i dont even know the person.. I cant believe people would do such a mean thing.. Stephanie Gonzalez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Is there any way to cancel the card once you've got it? Send him pic let iso verify it then if he doesn't have the dog cancel it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loudlucky Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 According to the email address it Seems he is a make up artist...maybe you can google for a working address? post edited by emma1979 to remove personal information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesburwj Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 According to the email address it looks like this is his facebook page it Seems he is a make up artist...maybe you can google for a working address? OMG Cindy, you are fabulous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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