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Emanuel from camerron, shipping eggs???

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Well this guy is trying to get fauna members to buy eggs from him in africa. It is definetely a scam!!!! I already responded to his offer as seen below.

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/pp_classifieds/showproduct.php?product=20928

For Sale By Views Date Posted
emmanuel
[Contact Seller] 16 May 19, 2006

Open Price Source Distance from you
$3,000.00 Captive hatched/born Enter Your Zip Code


Bids Auction Ends
None June 3, 2006 05:03
14 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes, 5 seconds


Description: available egges of albino and normal ball pythons,egges, adults, juveniles and sub adults captively raised and wildly caught with all health records updated. you can contact for more information.
Sex: Not Set
Advertiser location: Cameroon
Price: $200

My reply:

Author
nicolai
Comment Date: May 19, 2006
Email me and i will buy all of them. I will send you a cashiers check for 5,000 dollars and when you cash it just send me the eggs and the change from the check. I jst need to know where to send the check and your phone number so i can get you the 5,000 dollars.
 
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Let us know what his reply is back to you.I just might order a few of them "egges" from him also :rolleyes: .He is also selling eggs from birds that are not even native to Africa on another forum.Here is where these people truly belong, :toiletcla .
 
I cant belive it!!! I am still the high bidder, I thought there would be a lot of people bidding on this. How can you go wrong by buying abino ball python eggs for that price and get thm shipped to you. Its not like they will get turned over or bounced around in shipping to ruin the eggs.
 
I reported that ad when I first saw it - looks like Rich or one of the other mods deleted it...either that, or Emanuel decided you were such a nice guy (and you wanted them so badly) that he would end the auction early for you. In fact, I'm sure that's what happened. Better get that incubator fired up Nicolai
 
More egges (this time by jirremar)

available egges of normal ball pythons, adults, juveniles and sub adults captively raised and wildly caught with all health records updated. you can contact for more information.
Sex: Not Set
Advertiser location: central africanCameroon
Price: $3000 -
 
Geesh, it was deleted? I was winning the auction at $1,000,025.00. That guys mouth was probably watering watching the bidding for those eggs!!!! He is going to be quite upset now that the ad is gone and he wont be an instant millionaire.
 
Actually I was winning that auction, my highest bid was up to $15,000,000.
 
awww

Awww i was going to bid 20 million :rolleyes: .Thanks Rich you saved my 20 million to bid on his next auction of egges. :hehe: h
 
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