I have received this email a couple of times, and I’m pretty sure it’s spam. I don’t know what purpose it would serve, though. Here it is, in its entirety:
Has anyone else received this? I can’t find anything hidden in the text, and I can’t figure out the angle.
If nothing else, any one who replies will give the spammer a live e-mail address. That’s got to worth $$ (or at least fractions of a ¢).
Once you reply, of course, the bait will dangled. Doctor Tammy will write to you from her different prominent hospital explaining that although the puppy is free, she needs a small donation to cover expenses such as shots and deforming. The best way to send her money is to give her your bank account number, driver’s license etc etc.
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what Larry said 
Perhaps it’s just a way to confirm that the email addresses they’ve collected are good, if they get a response from them?
We had one circulated around work that was about an employee here who had to give up their dogs - with pics and everything, and it wasn’t true at all.
Well, at least the cute little bugger is “up to date on shots and deforming.”
I haven’t received this particular e-mail, but my guess is that if you reply, you’re either going to hear about shipping charges, certification charges, or whatever, before the dog can be delivered. Looking on Snopes, I found several variations of the “adopt a puppy” scam, but not this one exactly. (When I tried to search on the word “yorkie,” I got a lot of hits about New York). I have to hand it to them: Not as unbelievable as the usual “just hold my $10 million” scam, and who can turn down a poor little doggie?
ETA: Man, you guys are fast.
Good grief. ‘Have you met my gynecologist, Cabana Tammy?’
I figured it was a scam that I just hadn’t heard about yet. I’m not about to respond to the email. I get quite enough spam as it is, I don’t want to confirm that my address is live and monitored.
Is there anything that spammers WON’T sink to using? I mean, come on, an adorable little Yorkie! Even if she does have multiple personalities!
Ah well, I’ll just hit the “junk” button the next time that particular letter shows up, without reading it.
When I saw the thread title, I thought, “I’d be puzzled by canned lunchmeat made of cute little button-nosed terriers, too.”
Sorry. I’ll stop.
Yeah, I know her - she’s the one that has the beach practice, right? Stirrups in a red & white tent.
Common 419. They claim to have a puppy, and tell you to send the money in advance. You send in the $$ and never hear from them again.
Pet scammers are fun to bait. I’ve gotten a few to try to sell me unicorns, with hillarious results.
That’s brilliant. What do unicorns go for these days?
“Cabana Tammy” would make a beautiful screen name.
Oh, I’d play with the scammer, but I really, really don’t want to get my email listed as one that is live.
I usually tell them right off the bat that I won’t pay more than $1200, unless the unicorn is a very fine specimen, indeed.
So make a new addy just for scam baiting. It’s fun. 