GOING TO THE DOGS

updated august 23 2007

A heart scam-o-welcome to Joseph Somerville, in a tale of reverse puppy scamming.
Usually this works the other way round -- a Lad offers to buy your dog, horse, car, whatever.
The web site below is one of many which describe that version of the '419' advance fee fraud scam:

http://www.lindqvist.com/iscams/index.php?ID=333

Something similar was covered on Scamorama: 419 DALMATIONS - DOG BREEDER SCAM
And of course the JOB SCAM is just another variant of this.

Here, however, a Lad puts imaginary puppies up for adoption!
Oh, the sweet imaginary things!

Steve Robinson, imaginary-puppy-mongering Lad, closely related to Cruella D'Evil
Mr. R. A. Kingsley, puppy-shipping Lad
versus
Joseph Somerville, nobody's fool


Steve Robinson
From: Steve Robinson [mailto:steverobin01@yahoo.com]
Sent: 19 August 2007
Subject: PUPPIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HELLO,
my name is Steve Robinson i am 18years old,i am staying with my grandmother who is 75years old and we both live in Eastham london,we has numerous puppies around us,Because we are pet lovers,The purpose of writing this to you is that i will like you to adopt one or more of the puppies because i will be resuming a college in germany next month and i would not be able to take good care of them due to my resumption,Besides my grandmothers is also old and i dont want those puppies to give herlots of stress any longer.
If you are really interested the airline charges to send 1 of the puppies will cost $250,$350 depending on where you are located.

so pls send me your full name and adress,how many puppies you are interested in and the closest Airport to you.

This are the list of puppies we have:
English bull dogs
Yorkies
puddles
german sherpard

Hope to hear from you soon so that i will provide you all the pictures and details of the puppies
Thanks
Steve Robinson
Joseph Somerville
Wow,

I have been looking for an English Bulldog Puppy. This email has come at the perfect time. You must have known I was looking! I would be so gratefull if you could help my dream come true. I would prefer a boy but am not to fussed. I hope you receive this email and get back to me as soon as possible as I do not want to waste anytime I could be spending with my new companion.

Many Many Thanks in Advance.

Mr J.Somerville.
Steve Robinson


From: Steve Robinson [mailto:steverobin01@yahoo.com]
Sent: 20 August 2007

Hello joseph,
Thanks for the interest in my lovely billy,He is so soft,cute and adorable.Billy is 8w eeks old and goes along with kids.You will definately love him.Attached is the pics of billy and i will like to know what you feel about him.Pls do reply with your full name,adress and the nearest airport to you.Hope to hear from you soon
Thanks
Steve

[Who knows where he got these pics]

Joseph Somerville
Hi Steve,

Billy looks perfect. He is just what I am looking for. The nearest airport to me is LaGuardia Airport. I don't think this airport would count because it is for Internal flights (from the US to the US) only. The second nearest would be JFK. This I think would be much more suitable. I work for an English company so if necessary I have contacts in the UK who might be able to help. Here are my details you have requested.

Name: Joseph Somerville
Address: 222 W 77th St - New York, NY, United States 10024
Airport: JFK.

Please get back to me as soon as possible.

Regards,
J.Somerville
Steve Robinson
From: Steve Robinson [mailto:steverobin01@yahoo.com]
Sent: 20 August 2007

Hello joseph,
Thanks for loving my billy am very happy about,i will contact the british airways straight away and all your informations would be forwaded to them which you would be paying directly to.After you must have heard from them,pls dont hesitate to mail me back so that will carry billy down to the airport as soon as possible
Thanks
Joseph Somerville
Oh excellent. I cant believe that I will be holding that cute little Billy in my own arms so soon. God must have been watching for this adorable little puppy to come my way when I have been searching. I love his name by the way.

Many Regards,
Joseph.
Steve Robinson
Sent: 20 August 2007

Hello joseph,
I contacted the airways just now,pls let me know if you heard from them.And i hope you would take good care of him because i love him so much.
Thanks
Joseph Somerville
I shall let you know as soon as I have heard from BA. Don't worry I will really look after him.

Joseph.
Steve Robinson
From: Steve Robinson [mailto:steverobin01@yahoo.com]
Sent: 20 August 2007
OK i await your response.
Mr. R. A. Kingsley

[The airways bill.
ha ha]

From: help lines [mailto:travelagent.booking@lycos.com]
Sent: 20 August 2007
Subject: *******BRITISH AIRWAYS INFORMATION FOR BILLY *******

Hello mr joseph

ALL PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE TO OUR BOOKING DEPARTMENT BELOW:

WE RECIEVE OUR PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER ON INTERNATIONAL BASIS. SO REPLY US WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS OF THE WESTERN UNION WHEN YOU MAKE THE PAYMENT TO THE ABOVE INFORMATIONS.
NAME::::::::::::::OLUWASEUN BAMIGBOSE,
ADDRESS::::::::23 0LAVES ROAD EASTHAM LONDON,
COUNTRY::::::::::::::ENGLAND,
CITY:::::::::::::::LONDOND,UNITEDKIGDOM
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUIED:$450

THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR USING OUR SERVICE. NOTICE..

Hello,(Mr Joseph Somerville) we are told to contact u by MR STEVE ROBIN, Who as schedule the delivery of billy(ENGLISH BULL PUPPY)

to you by Monday( 20/8/2007).Mr Steve brought B illy to our premises 3:00 pm this afternoon and would be delivered to you by 22-08-2007

we will proceed with the delivery as soon as the payment has been done. NOTE: Payment is required before friday for feeding and to get him ready for delivery

(SKYE TRAVELS IN CONJUTION WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS)

Mr.R.A.Kingsley

[There were also some animated gifs of swooping airplanes, very impressive, unfortunately Scamorama lack the skill to include them here. Picture the Berlin Airlift.]

[OLUWASEUN BAMIGBOSE is either (a nom de scam of ) the Lad himself, or the Lad's crony who is to pick up the money. But you knew that.]

Joseph Somerville
I will have to speak to you tomorrow about BA as I do not have access to the internet this evening.
I shall contact you first thing tomorrow morning and let you know when I hear from BA .
Steve Robinson
From: Steve Robinson [mailto:steverobin01@yahoo.com]
Sent: 20 August 2007

Hello
ok i will be waiting to hear from you.
Thanks
steve
Joseph Somerville
Hi Steve,

Good Morning to you. I did not receive the email from BA. I hope there are no problems because Billy is waiting at the airport. Do you think I should contact BA and ask where their email is?

J.
Steve Robinson
Sent: 21 August 2007

Hello,
Thanks for the mail,i am not happy about this.But i have to contact the airways right away.
I will get back to you very soon
Joseph Somerville
Hi Steve,

I have phoned Western Union and transferred the money to British Airways. I hope you get it okay. I cant wait to meet my new companion. You are a blessing from heaven. May god be with you allways.

J.
Steve Robinson
Sent: 21 August 2007

Hello,
which info did you send the payment to??i hope you have sent it to their booking section their email is travelagent.booking@lycos.com.i got their email when i visit the airways this morning
Joseph Somerville
Hi Steve,

I don't think BA have received my payment the money is still in my Bank Account. I need to pay it again I think. Can you check with them on my behalf. I hate to think Billy is waiting in London still. He should be on his way by now. Please let me know what I need to do next.

P.S. Can you tell me more about Billy. What is his favourite food?. Does he need a lot of grooming? How often do you walk him? And anything else I may need to know?

Thank you so much for being so helpful and kind with only other people interests in your heart.
J.
Steve Robinson
Sent: 22 August 2007

Hello joseph,
Billy is still fine and healthy,he is soft and goes around with kids.You would definately love him and i will like you to promise me that you would take good care of him.I went to the airline today and they told me to foward this message to you

["Mr. Kingsley's" invoice again, complete with swooping airplanes. This time think Wayne's World.]

Joseph Somerville
Hello Steve,

I am very unhappy with British Airways Service. I have tried to make the payments but am having problems. Please help me make the payment. Do I phone Western Union or British Airways? I have the money waiting for you but seem unable to make the payment. Please advise me where you want me to pay the money

I really need to get Billy over to the US as soon as possible as I need to start his training regime for Crufts. It is a long task to train a Bull Dog to play the violin and need as much time as possible. I also need to know whether he will be suitable. If you are able to visit Billy I will need to know something as this will help me organize training in advance. I need you to lift up his tail and tell me what shade of blue his underlying excretion gland is. If it is a light blue colour then he will be perfect. If it is Dark Blue then sadly I shall not be able to teach him the violin, so will have to fall back on the Bass guitar.

Many thanks
Joseph.

P.S. Please get back to me as soon as possible as I want to get the payment to you for Billy.

[Crufts is an international dog show and competition]

Steve Robinson
Sent: 23 August 2007

Hello joseph
Thanks for the information,i went to the Airlines office early today and Billy was doing fine,i have checked Billys tail and is underlying excretion gland is Light blue,so billy would be ready to learn how to play the violin,here is a brief explaination on how to make the payment via western union money transfer:
just walk to any Western union outlet near you and send the payment directly to the payment section information of B.A :
Receivers Name:Oluwaseun Bamigbose
Location:London,UnitedKingdom
After you have made the payment a receipt would be issued out to you,So you would send me the following infomation which would be written on the receipt,in other for me to forward it to the Airline immediately:
1)MTCN 10 digit number
2)Senders Name
3)Secret question and answer
4)total amount sent.

Below are some Western union Outlet near you:

BRG CHECK CASHING
470 AMSTERDAM AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10024
Tel: (212) 787-7572

RITE AID #4885
210-20 AMSTERDAM AVE BETWEEN 69TH & 70TH STREET
MANHATTAN, NY 10023
Tel: (212) 787-2903...

[... "Steve" obligingly includes the coordinates of 15 Western Union offices in New York City.]

I will be looking forward to hear from you.
Regards
Steve
Joseph Somerville
Hi Steve,

I am so glad to here that billy's excretion gland is a light blue colour. I once new a bull dog with a yellow one. He could only be used to heard wilderbeast !!!
I have visited my local Western Union Branch and made the payment.

They have given me a code to forward to you. Here it is:

MTCN - 2171800813

Many Thanks
Joseph.