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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 15871"><p>There was/is a similar scam going aroound with draft horses. They buy them at a pecified price, then you take most of the money and send them back a small commision. Turns out the funds you got paid with aren't legit but it takes weeks to find that out.</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> The $1200. was the max amount</p><p>> requested for the calves in my</p><p>> group.</p><p></p><p>> What I determined was that this</p><p>> individual did not care what</p><p>> color, type, etc. the cattle are</p><p>> just a cover.</p><p></p><p>> When looking at the cattle</p><p>> industry today and the number of</p><p>> middle men that take money away</p><p>> from the producer, this sounded</p><p>> like a middleman wanting to export</p><p>> cattle at the cheapest price, so</p><p>> that they could turn them for a</p><p>> profit out of country. $1200 for a</p><p>> calf would do that, you would</p><p>> probably have another $1000 in</p><p>> them or less with vet/export</p><p>> fee/import permit, then turn them</p><p>> for $3-4000 and what a tidy profit</p><p>> they make. Not a bad deal if it</p><p>> was real and not a scam.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 15871"] There was/is a similar scam going aroound with draft horses. They buy them at a pecified price, then you take most of the money and send them back a small commision. Turns out the funds you got paid with aren't legit but it takes weeks to find that out. dun > The $1200. was the max amount > requested for the calves in my > group. > What I determined was that this > individual did not care what > color, type, etc. the cattle are > just a cover. > When looking at the cattle > industry today and the number of > middle men that take money away > from the producer, this sounded > like a middleman wanting to export > cattle at the cheapest price, so > that they could turn them for a > profit out of country. $1200 for a > calf would do that, you would > probably have another $1000 in > them or less with vet/export > fee/import permit, then turn them > for $3-4000 and what a tidy profit > they make. Not a bad deal if it > was real and not a scam. [/QUOTE]
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