Scammed on CL

[mrmacey]

My home town Detectives are working on it.
Thanks for the inquiry

[chris L]

now this may not be that bad as swimmer said , but so many people do suck

[mrmacey]

yesterday he had police waiting for me said the dog was shipped to NJ he wont tell me where or with whom 2 days and the dogs in NJ come on this guy lives in a project type community he lied about everything, he told me he lived in assonet where he had plenty of land for the dog everything about him was false its real bad!!!

[teaser]

Send me his info .....

[striperman36]

Unfortunately without a contract he may not be liable for anything.
At best this sounds like a small claims issue.

I don't think any rescue groups could help as the dog is personal property.

[spence]

Ok, I'm no lawyer...

But if it could be reasonably proven that you would not have given the man the dog had you known his real identity, I could think it would still be potentially criminal fraud. I can't believe a contract would be needed for this.

If the dog was sold for personal gain then even more so.

-spence

[chris L]

Originally Posted by teaser

Send me his info .....

thats what Im thinking too

[striperman36]

Criminal Fraud. interesting angle.
Where's the lawyers on this board.
That could be a a felony!!!

[Bronko]

Originally Posted by striperman36

Criminal Fraud. interesting angle.
Where's the lawyers on this board.
That could be a a felony!!!

ugh...real tough to prove a criminal fraud case here. The dog was free correct? So you have suffered no financial harm. You were not deceived out of any money or out of any services rendered. All you have here is a creep who misrepresented some facts so you would give him a free dog.

You could try a civil action for fraud, but again you must be able to prove damages. There was no contract or consideration. How will you quantify damages for a pet you were looking to unload for free?

NOW I AM PLAYING DEVIL"S ADVOCATE HERE SO DON"T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY, but a judge or clerk will probably question you as to your actions. If the placement of the pet meant so much to you, wouldn't a little due diligence and investigation on your part have been in order? If you had found out he lived in the projects and not a sprawling estate in Assonet you may not be in your current predicament.

This guy sounds like a dirt bag who needs to be taught a lesson, but I am not quite sure what remedy you'd be entitled to in a court of law.

[goosefish]

What the......some people, I've really really got to question. I hate when I read stuff like this. Where's the trust?