Newspaper spam/scam

Yes, there’s a newspaper-only version of the Nigerian letter scam. In this case, they want to buy free classified ads in a newspaper and, presumably, then use the suckers who fall for it to place ads for the real scams.

I just got one in e-mail:

Hello Editor,

Greetings to you all, I am emailing you to let you know that i am
interested in placing an avdert in your newspaper. Below is the advert
details.
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AD TEXT BELOW :

HEAD LINE : English Bulldogge-Puppies Now Available
We offer you very beautiful puppies bulldog,Puppies will have had their
first well puppy check-up, shots /worming appropriate for age of puppy,
and come with a Certified Health Certificate from our Licensed
Veterinarian.Our bulldogs are breed for looks, health, and tempermant.
Dogs are registered through AKC REG. Take a look, I am sure you will find
them to be adorable.Contact Email: phil_george1102@hotmail.com
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I want you to calculate the total cost for 4 weeks and get back to me.So
that i can send you my Credit Card details for the payment. Please let me
know if you are a daily newspaper or weekly papers.

Phil George.

It’s always English bulldogs, and most of the typos are the same in every one of these e-mails. A glance at Google shows hundreds of sites, mostly free classifieds, have posted this fake ad. Some of them have follow-ups, offering to take someone’s money via Paypal for the non-existent puppies.

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