is this a scam?

[RockysMom]

I inquired about a grey on craigs list , this person actually has 2 but I told them I only wanted one , the pic on craigs list is of 2 baby greys and this person says her birds are 2 years old , it's not her babies I think she / he got the pic from a some site , heres the pic on craigs list and heres her emails to me African Grey Parrots Needing A New Year Home
http://images.craigslist.org/00q0q_fFTeo1l6HU9_600x450.jpg

Ok dear great to hear from you again. I use to take most of my time
trying to study the birds andd
stay with them but since I relocated to
dallas, texas, work has been
so tight on my side so I have to give
them out cause I feel they are
kind of lonely here. So can you make it
here in texas for pick up or
should we arrange for delivery so they
could be delivered to your home
address by a delivery agency
heres my reply
sorry there is no way I can make it to Texas , I have to work and I don't have a vacation due until this July , you lost me on delivery agency ? I don't know of anyone that hand delivers parrots or are you talking about shipping them ?

the birds are free she says she just wants a good home for them but I bet , she will ask for money next to pay her delivery agency

 

[Sassy]

Sounds fishy to me.

 

[Boysmom]

Scam, this same ad and response has been going around for quite some time. I would bet the next response will be that you need to send 200-250.00 for the shipping cost. Just my opinion anyway.

I do personally know an older woman in Atlanta who was taken by this same scam. Check the IP address, they usually originate from another country to avoid prosecution for fraud , that is also why they wording is usually poor as they are not English speaking people.

 

[MikeyTN]

It's a scam! Flag it and forget it! Anytime they make the excuse that they moved out of state then why do they bother to post in your state? The next email you get is probably you send me the money blah blah blah....Scammers.....

 

[imbadatmakingusernames]

That happened to me...wanting Persian Cats.
One way you can check if the pic is real is: dragging the picture to your desktop, go to Google Images, drag the picture into the search bar and wait for pictures like it to load. But i think it only works for Macs.

 

[Terry57]

That happened to me...wanting Persian Cats.
One way you can check if the pic is real is: dragging the picture to your desktop, go to Google Images, drag the picture into the search bar and wait for pictures like it to load. But i think it only works for Macs.

It works for pcs as well Learned that from Catfish the tv show..lol. It has come in handy for me too when checking out what could be a scam ad.

 

[RockysMom]

ok went to flag the add and guess what the add is gone , it just disappeared

 

[MikeyTN]

Others probably beat you to it. Scammers are getting quite smart these days in the things they do. Must be real careful in protecting yourself from such things....

 

[RockysMom]

heres another message from him or her
http://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=365g3cd63car3#
Today at 12:34 AM
Yes dear am talking about shipping them dear cause the agency offer a
door to door delivery that's what I mean. So should we arrange for
shipping since you can't make it here

I'am just going to reply have decided not to take a baby ty and have a good day

 

[Shayner]

Good idea this is a total scam..

 

[lotosha]

I think you should tell them, that you've decided to come and see the parrot by yourself, and that you are on your way and will be there in 5 min. Let them panic. LOL

 

[Terry57]

Love lotosha's idea!