Don't be fooled!
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Protect your right to farm!
NAIS (National Animal Identification System)
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Here's a sample of a scam attempted upon Fresh Start:
Hello
GREETINGS TO YOU OVER THERE,I saw your advert over the web and I'm very interested in buying it. I live in IRELAND , i will like you to provide me with the necessary details such as the price, picture and any other details
that will help in this transaction. NOTE: As soon as we conclude with the pricing aspect, I'll not want you to bother about shipment, coz I have a reliable shipper on ground for shipment of all my goods.Contact me on receipt of this mail. Thanks for your understanding and regards to you and your family. Here's my email address so you can contact me directly via
email...My B.S. radar went off so I didn't answer this e-mail at all until I ran into the 4Corners Horse Trader's scam information. Then, to satisfy my curiosity, and this was weeks later, I sent the fellow the following:
Our asking price . . . is still the $2000 listed . . . She is a gentle kids horse and well worth the price. We would like more information concerning the type of home she would have. For our records we would like to know where on the web you found [her] and more information about you. Since we are a horse rescue we do our best to assure the horse will have a positive future.
Thanks,
Fresh StartLo and behold, the very next day I got this. Notice how it compares with the 4 Corners Horse Trader's example. Also notice how it doesn't answer any of my questions.
greetings,
Everything sounds well and am okay with the prize $2000 and I will be offering you $50 for it so i will want you to keep other buyer's off.Concerning payment I have a friend in the state who is ready to issue you a Certified Cashier's check of $8,500 you will deduct your own out of the money and send the remaining balance to my shipper agent for them to come to your location for the pick up of the horse the cheque will be drawn in US funds For convinient and easy
transaction, I have a liable shipping agent who'd be responsible for the shipping as soon as you receive payment for horse.I will therefore need the following information of yours, for the issueing of the payment.......
NAME IN FULL........
ADDRESS IN FULL..........
STATE..............
ZIPCODE........
COUNTRY.........
CELL/OFFICE/HOME PHONE NUMBER.......
I await your soonest
reply
MY REGARDS AND I CAN ASSURE YOU YOU
I can assure you I never answered that.
