OARK, Ark. -- Oark resident Rosetta Darter saw an ad in the Clarksville paper offering two free Yorkshire puppies to a good home. Darter thought it was too good to be true."I thought man, I'm going to get a Yorkie," said Darter. The only contact the ad offered was an e-mail out of Nigeria, so Darter responded but soon found out what the catch was. "They said if I would go in half on the shipping they would send me the puppies to the Fort Smith Airport," said Darter. The shipping cost was $600. Darter's son-in-law found out what his mother-in-law was about to do and immediately told her it was a scam. He even wrote back to the e-mail address offering $150. The person agreed. That's when the family knew for sure it was a true scam.
Police say scams out of Nigeria are common and not much can be done.
"It's been around for years, since the '50s. The United States Secret Service and Federal Trade Service is working on trying to combat that and find ways to stop it," said Fort Smith Detective Ronald Scamardo. Police advise, the safest tactic is to
never give out your personal information or money to someone you don't
know.
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