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Some things are said to be stranger than fiction, well obviously some things are obviously funnier than fiction too![]()
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Japanese fooled in poodle scam
Friday April 27, 2007
Thousands of Japanese have been swindled in a scam in which they were sold Australian and British sheep and told they were poodles.
Flocks of sheep were imported to Japan and then sold by a company called Poodles as Pets, marketed as fashionable accessories, available at $1,600 each.
That is a snip compared to a real poodle which retails for twice that much in Japan.
The scam was uncovered when Japanese moviestar Maiko Kawamaki went on a talk-show and wondered why her new pet would not bark or eat dog food.
She was crestfallen when told it was a sheep.![]()
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Then hundreds of other women got in touch with police to say they feared their new "poodle" was also a sheep.
One couple said they became suspicious when they took their "dog" to have its claws trimmed and were told it had hooves.
Japanese police believe there could be 2,000 people affected by the scam, which operated in Sapporo and capitalised on the fact that sheep are rare in Japan, so many do not know what they look like.
"We launched an investigation after we were made aware that a company were selling sheep as poodles," Japanese police said, the The Sun reported.
"Sadly we think there is more than one company operating in this way.
"The sheep are believed to have been imported from overseas - Britain, Australia."
Many of the sheep have now been donated to zoos and farms.
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
I guess you could say that they've been fleeced.
Pretty dumb of them to get the wool pulled over their eyes like that though.
Just happy to be here
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I thought they would just eat them. They eat everything else that walks,swims or fly'sOriginally Posted by Burgs
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stupid people.
lol stupid idiots how can they not see the difference.
What kind of person doesn't look to see if their 'poodle' has paws.Originally Posted by Burgs
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Come to the dark side
We have milk and cookies
Umm - this news report has been debunked as one of the best false news items of the year. Sorry folks, no one is that thick except maybe those who will get angry about being fooled.
OK, good one. You got Burgs with your first post. I thought he might be trying it on again like on the 1st of the monthOriginally Posted by nisqua
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Think you should do something about that signature line tho. Not funny at all.
Agree with you there Shasta - wheres a mod when you need one!!Originally Posted by shasta
... and if you can't spell Olympics...?!!!
Keeping the Faith ... right here in Perth!
Agree Shasta...very old line and still not funny nisqua. Besides you've already proved that you must be smarter than the rest of us.Originally Posted by shasta
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Just happy to be here
Well, altough yes, it probably is false, it wouldn't surprise me if they did belive it!
Who says I wasn'tOriginally Posted by shasta
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"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.