My family and I recently found out about a puppy that we want. We found it on the Mercury News [internet] on the pet ads. But the thing is, since it IS on the internet, I am wondering if it is a pet scam or not, someone who just wants to take our money away. This person supposedly claims that he went to Africa last week or so working on the CHAD-CAMEROON PIPELINE PROJECT, and he took his puppy with him, and he wants a Western money transfer or something, and ship the puppy to the US. He seems a bit eager to make the deal, saying that he wants to send the puppy today and things like that. How do we know if he's a pet scammer? Please help.
2006-07-08 08:01:58 · 18 answers · asked by Smile! 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It's a guaranteed scam. Blow it off and do not even contact the person again. Ignore his emails, etc. Animal transport of this nature is full of red tape, time and expense, and is not simply done like sending a package in the mail.
You are in the wonderful position to help save an animal's life. Visit your local animal shelters and animal rescue places. The dog you bring home may be spared from being destroyed. Most shelter's have more animals than they can handle and the only management process they can resort to is to destroy unwanted animals that do not get adopted within a certain length of time. It is done humanely as possible, but still, it's a horrible thing to have happen if someone like you can make the difference for that one special dog......YOURS!
2006-07-08 08:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by K9-Family 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT IS A SCAM!!!! I have answered and questioned many "breeder" and some of the emails come back with the " I am in africa as a missionary and I can't pay attention to the dog" and so forth. This is a typical scam. The email that you recieved was a HTML, it wasn't written by anyone, it was a computer that sent it to you. If you asked any questions in your email, notice that it never answered any of your questions. ANd if it did, the scammer is smart enough to include any answers that a buyer might ask.
THIS IS A TYPICAL SCAM..... I just saw it on MSNBC.
DON"T FALL FOR IT!
If it doesn't answer your question directly or doesn't state your name, it is a computer generated response to your email. OBVIOUSLY FAKE!
Oh, for future reference, NEVER DO MONEY TRANSFER!! NEVER, NEVER, NEVER......!!! It provides you with no protection, once you wired the money... it is GONE! USe paypal.com or escrow.com.... they are registered with the BBB.
2006-07-12 18:17:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom found a scammer on Yahoo! Pets not too long ago. We lived only about 20 minutes away from him, but he was reluctant ot let us see the puppy in person. He said that he wanted a money transfer and had to first get with his agent in WEST AFRICA! Yeah right! It was definetley a scam. And my mom and I just read your story, and we believe that person is trying ot scam you. I hope this helps!
2006-07-08 08:08:51 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why have a puppy shipped to you if there are plenty in pounds and shelters everywhere? Africa is the home base of scammers - sending money overseas for anything, ESPECIALLY an animal, is like throwing your money in a fire.
2006-07-08 08:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Defender 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 21:16:05 · answer #5 · answered by whipper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF it sounds too good to be true, then it usually is.
Go to your local animal shelter and pick up one from them. You need to make sure that the puppy will get along with you and anyone else in the family. You can't tell that from an ad.
2006-07-08 08:03:59 · answer #6 · answered by pnk517 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No free lunch. Run from this guy. Either get a dog from reputable dog rescue organizations or from a reputable breeder; check the AKC website for breeders and inf on dog breeds. Check with a vet to get the names of pet rescue organizations. I paid a lot for my dog from a reputable breeder but he dog is guaranteed not to have hip, eye or genetic defections.
2006-07-08 08:23:19 · answer #7 · answered by canela 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's to good to be true, then yeah, its a scam. If he is asking way to much money for the puppy then I would not get it, go get one from the pound.
2006-07-08 08:11:43 · answer #8 · answered by Wish I still had all my dogs!!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG!!! What cave have you been living in??? OF COURSE IT'S A SCAM!!!!
RUN! RUN AWAY!! RUN VERY FAST,VERY FAR!!!!
There is NO WAY a reputable breeder will EVER sell a pup on-line! ONLY CROOKS,BROKERS OR PUPPYMILLS!!!!!
Go to the AKC & research the BREED STANDARDS!! Then GO TO SHOWS & MEET the breeds & the people of actually KNOW & CARE about their breed!
2006-07-08 08:43:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think all pet store sellers are selling bad condition or experimented animals. The safe way is like self breeding 2 spieces or buy from farms.
2006-07-08 08:06:19 · answer #10 · answered by Justinfire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋