Ive got an ad up to rehome a dog and had tons of scams, i live in scotland my wife is too ill to look after dog but were in cameroon at the moment, the dog is up for free adoption, but you need to pay shipping, i always go along with them see how far they go, like i say will you send me the dog first then i will send money.there reply is oh were not here to rip people off.yeah whatever

you can tell scams straight away.notice pictures of pups there always surrounded by flowers or in pots etc, the PRICE, check there other ads guarenteed,they will have loads of pups up,and destination is never the same


"if it's too good to be true, it probably is"

Ive been looking into buying a dog, and i keep coming across sites that want payment for there dogs over the internet and they will get your puppy "delivered"... Sounds fishy to me lolz !

BEWARE OF THE CONS !

Agree with all of above!!!!!!! we were recently looking for a pup (king charles) and came accross soooooooo many scammers - not bright enough to use an original pic though (if you google the particular breed - you can see most of the images used in the ads on google images!) - I contacted the advertising websites and reported the suspect lsitings - which to be honest was pretty ineffectual as about ten more ads appeared for each one taken off.

In the end we contacted rescue centres and breed specific rescue centres to find a dog needing a home....we were also able to get some great advice etc. which has been a great support.

I have heard of so many people being scammed and particuarly dreadful story of an older gent being ripped off for around £1000 (pretty much his entire savings!) - lets do all we can to stop thess idiots!!!!!!!

THERE IS ON SCAMMER EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THEY OPERATE ON NEARLY ALL PET FORUMS THERE EMAIL ADDRESS IS GIGSRENE@HOTMAIL.COM THIS IS AN EMAIL I RECIEVED IN REPLY TO AN I AD FOR BOXER PUPPIES THESE PEOPLE ARE SICK!!!

Hello,
Thanks for the mail and your interest toward my lovely babies. They
are male and 2 female, 11weeks 2days old,They are by Names Frank,Tina
and Doris.Before we proceed these puppies are well socialized with
kids and pets like cats,Very friendly with people,They love to play
with their toys,And they have an outstanding temperament,These puppies
represents the highest standard of pure breed puppies...They very
Intelligent and Compactly built,Registered ,Pedigree,Health Guarantee
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection ,Micro-Chipped (in case ever lost
or stolen) Current on all vaccinations,Wormed ,puppies Packet
(Toys,Vaccination schedule and history, Crate Training info., Potty
Training info.) Already diaper Trained Travel Crate with delivery,they
will be coming with health certificate,KC registration papers.To begin
I will start asking you some questions.
-Are you a breeder?
-Do you have kids?
-Are use to puppies?
-Are you sure that you are going to take care of any of my babies?
-Gift me a Brief Description about your Environment?
-Do you have a vet doctor?
-Were exactly are you located? i am giving out them for free
since they were owned and taken care of by my late daughter whom i
lost to a drunk driver two weeks ago. Due to the mobile nature of my
work since i work with EDICEF,i have relocated to Belfast and now i am
in seminar that would last for 3months and it will not be possible for
me to take proper care of the puppies which was a sole responsibility
of my late daughter. They really do remind me of her sad memories all
the time i look at them and hurt deeply. So, my greatest desire is to
find someone who can properly take care of the puppies and if you can
i will be so grateful, i can arrange for delivery if you cannot come
right up here for the pick. Delivery is sure will be moderate since we
spent just too little bringing the puppies up here.. If this is ok by
you, i will immediately need the following details in order to drop
off the puppies as soon as possible at the delivery agency so that
delivery can be done to your home soonest.
Names in full..........................
Home address.......................
City/Town.....................
Post Code..........................
Land line number............................
Mobile number......................
Be reminded that these puppies are for free and all you will have to
do is to pay £250 only for the delivery of each of the puppies to the
delivery agency which will deliver the puppies to your home. My prayer
is that you love and care for these puppies just as my daughter did
and i will be always great-full to you if you should.. Do let me know
if all is fine. best regard,I have just attach some
pictures of the babies,
Thanks

IF YOU SEARCH THE EMAIL ADDRESS IN GOOGLE YOU WILL SEE JUST HOW MANY ADS THE HAVE POSTED!!

mine and my partner search for a boxer goes on !!

Hello. My name is Mickey. I am brand new to the internet and I really don't understand how buying anything on the internet works. I want to buy things for my lurchers but I don't know how you are meant to know whether you are being scammed or not. I find it hard to buy things in the pet shop as my local shop is a tiny village shop. I need new coats for my dogs and they don't fit into the normal dog shape. There are loads of lurcher coats on the net that I would love to buy if I knew it was honest. Am I being silly? Is it easy to get scammed like this or are these two different things. sorry for being so ignorant. And yes, I am actually serious!

Mickey i bought my dogs coats and other stuff off ebay no probs

__________________
love me love the dogs

I too have had loads of stuff off ebay and have never had any trouble Mickey

I was helping my Mum look for a puppy/young dog recently and I too came accross scammers on the websites asking for delivery fees and offering free puppies, i'll copy in some of the replies i got but remove any identifying info...

"Hi

all i can do for you is to arrange for a home delivery over to you with a delivery agency here in XXXXXX and that is going to cost you 200pounds which you would pay to the delivery agency and that would be all you have to pay as i am giving the puppy out for adoption to only a lovely home so you would have to promise me that you would take good care of the puppy,so here are the infor mations i would need for the delivery of the puppy over to you

YOUR FULL NAMES
CITY
HOUSE ADDRESS
POSTCODE
PHONE NUMBERS

this i would give to the delivery agency to contact you on the payment and delivery schedule of the puppy.

my regards"

And another...

"hello ,
> Nice reading from you about your full contact over these puppy , they
> are pure and 12weeks old breed puppy , they are well potty trained ,
> love to play
> with kids and other their new home . i am looking for a home that is
> going to show them all the love and care that they want and treat them
> like one of your own family member . We are given them out due to the
> fact that my work scheduled have changed since the beginning of
> this year so i got no time as before to show them the love and care i
> used to give to them , that is why i thought it wise to look for
> a good and suitable home for them.
> They are been offer for £200 as mentioned on the advert .
> how soon do you intern to have this puppy?
> do you have kids at home?
> how is the nature of your home and compound?
> are you married?
> do you have experience in dogs?
> where actually in xxxx are you base ?
> i would be as much delighted if you are going to promised me that
> you are going to sent me monthly pics of the puppy so as for me to see
> how
> the puppy is doing in your home.
> i am located in x x x x
> please i would as well advice you give me a call to confirmed that
> you received my mail.
> thanks"


It frightened me a bit because I began wondering if I could trust anyone... luckily I found my Mum and Dad a gorgeous puppy from a lovely family who were moving and couldn't look after him any more but this experience has certainly taught me a lesson as I didnt come across anything like this when I got my 2 girls...

x x

__________________
I love my gorgeous two Cavaliers 'Marnie and Dory' and my gorgeous 13 cats... x x x x

My website, Pet Friendly Hotels Pet Passports Quarantine Immigration information for Pet Travel has been represented as doing the shipping for these Cameroon folks. Some people are smart enough to email us before sending money so we can warn them of the impending scam. These scammers move around quickly and many times when I have attempted to contact them, their email address has already been taken down. They oftentimes pose as missionaries. One gal we heard from was advertising a lost dog and they said that they had found her dog, but it was in another country and she would have to pay shipping to get it back. We hear from many people who have been taken. It is very sad.

Now I understand that that scammers are misrepresenting themselves of owners of vacation rentals and collecting deposits. People show up for their vacation, and the owner is stuck with a real problem.

me and my family been looking for a small puppy, here is what i have come across! luckily i wised up vefor i was about to send the money

Re: pug addoption
From: Melissa Meeky <melissameeky@yahoo.com> View Contact
To: ME!


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Hiya and thanks for your interest in my babies, i still have both
puppies ready to go to any pet loving home,my main priority is their
care and welfare and hope you can assure us of that. our babies are
potty and crate trained and got all shots they are also vet checked
for healthy hearts with U KC registration papers .we got a
female(lily) and a male(kiki)

What assurance and reassurance can you provide as far as their
welfare is concerned? Can we visit you from time to time to know how
they are doing? Can you always update us with their pics?
both babies will come alongside the following:

- A year health guarantee
-Ukc registration papers
-Pedigree papers
-An air conditioned crate
-UPTD Vet records
-Food samples
-Puppy toys
my cuties are 13weeks old .i am giving out these angelic pets cus we
moved from town to our new location where we recently moved to a new
apartment and our landlord has rejected the pet housing
policies.Despite several appeals we made to him pleading,he was dam
on his words. we wish these puppies go to a very loving home where
they,ll be spoil t with lots of goodies and much care and concern
(kiki )male, is a gorgeous pet,loves playing on the lawns,will
always eat all his food,hates being ignored for lily (female). she
has a fine move,entertains our visitors and he is indeed a boo
(lily)female,she is a proud lady,hates dirty areas,she will always
seat on her masters laps especially during movies mimi hates being
called other names and she prefares eating on the dinning ,however
she is very careful. hope you will like them, actually i am giving
out these babies just to a pet loving home and i wish you are a
perfect fit to that. we are out of town specifically in Belfast Ireland
and needs to give out our pet to a pet
loving home.. if distance can be a problem, we can get them
delivered to your location via a pet and animal transport company if
you cannot drive for pickup. ,i hope you are okay about these babies
being delivered to your location.I will prefare you come here for and
pick up but i guess distance is a problem.Actually i am letting these
babies go on adoption so all you will be doing is getting them
delivered to your location,ie responsible for the delivery fee
please give me a respond with your location so i can get delivery
quotes from a pet carrier service if you can provide them with a
loving home and thus spoil them all rotten.
i can arrange for delivery if you cannot come right up here for the
pick... Delivery am sure will be moderate since we spent just just too
little bringing the puppies up here. If this is ok by you, i will
immediately need the following details in order to drop off the
puppies as soon as possible at the delivery agency so that delivery
can be done to your home soonest..

Names in full...................
Home address................
City/Town........................
Mobile number..............
Land line number.............
Postal code...................
email address.............

Be reminded that these puppies are for free and all you will have to
do is to pay £90 only for the delivery of each of the puppies to the
delivery agency which will deliver the puppies to your home.My prayer
is that you love and care for these puppies just as my daughter did and i
will be always great-full to you if you should.Do let me know if all
is fine.07023088882
best regard

Thanks and get back soon

no,2

Re: Reply to your ad: adorable bichon frise puppy
From: hally bridget <hallybridget@gmail.com>View Contact
To: me



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Hello thanks for the mail regarding my lovely puppies ready for

Adoption.They are still available and needs a good home to adopt them now
and for ever.They would come either separately or both depending on
you. Below are some important information you will need to know

About Puppies :

Gender: One Male And One Female
Pet name: Skippy And Sandy
Age: 11 week(s), 3 day(s)
Potential: Perfect Pet
Temperament & Personality: Perfect temperament and great with kids and
other pets.
I am giving these puppies away because I am working as a nurse in the Peace
Keeping Force with the UN as my new job and when I arrived the new area two
weeks ago, I noticed that my working hours are not O.K. for me to continue
to keep them with me, I am always very busy at work and have less time to
spend with the puppies. Can you imagine I can't spend more than three hours
with them a day?. so I cannot keep
them with me as its highly restricted in my apartment. That's, she's always
lonely.They would be Coming with:

# Health certificate.
# 1 year health guarantee
# Complete medical record
# Crate
# Playing toys
# And a puppy kit starter.

Getting a good home for Them is the most essential thing I have ever
wanted for them. So i have some few questions for you which I hope you get
back to me with the answers sincerely. I just want to make sure she is
getting into the right home. Hope you don't mind ?


Where about are you located?
Why do you need a puppy ?
How soon do you need them or one?
Do you have any experience in raising a Puppy (or pets in general)?
Do you presently have kids and other pets?
Are you morally and financially prepared for a puppy ?
Who will look after the puppy when you are not around?
A name and contact number? Would be appreciated.


Hope you don't mind getting back to me with the answers as soon as
possible. You may get back for photos of Skippy or Sandy and feel free
to ask any
questions regarding the adoption of any.fell free to ring me at 07055176753

My regards waiting for your response asap

the reply, this is the one i nearly feel for!

Thanks for the reply but i will like you to know that i can arrange
for the delivery so i will like you to take a look at the pictures on
the puppies i have attached and get back to me as soon as possible
with your full delivery details so that i can arrange for the delivery
over to your home tomorrow so i will be needing the following

-Names in Full.......................in other to change the ownership
transfer papers to your name.
-Home address......................... so the agency can locate your home
-City.......................... ....................for the delivery Van
to your direction
-Post code........................... ...........to back up your address
-Phone number........................ ..for direct communication with
the agency on how you will make the payment and how the puppies will be
delivered at your home.

As soon as we have the details , we shall prepare the change of
ownership papers before we do the delivery registration with the
Carrier . Do get back to us with the details so we can prepare the
change of ownership papers and do the delivery registration with the
Carrier. Thanks and we shall be waiting to read from you soon.you will
have to pay just £150 upfront and that is directly to the Currier
company.give me a call right back.and also send all the relevant
papers work via the Currier service.so you will paying directly to
them and not to me because my main objective is for this puppies to
have a lovey family,so will be waiting..i am now located in
Aberdeen(it is about 10 hours 11 minutes drive from my location to
your location well for me the delivery service will be more reliable
and faster) with the puppies you can give me call at 07055176753..
Best Regard

no 3

Re: Intelligent Pug Puppies For Home
From: lizet pog <lizetcol@gmail.com>View Contact
To: me


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Hiya and thanks for your interest in my babies, i still have both
puppies ready to go to any pet loving home,my main priority is their
care and welfare and hope you can assure us of that. our babies are
potty and crate trained and got all shots they are also vet checked
for healthy hearts with U KC registration papers .we got a
female(lily) and a male(kiki)

What assurance and reassurance can you provide as far as their
welfare is concerned? Can we visit you from time to time to know how
they are doing? Can you always update us with their pics?
both babies will come alongside the following:

- A year health guarantee
-Ukc registration papers
-Pedigree papers
-An air conditioned crate
-UPTD Vet records
-Food samples
-Puppy toys
my cuties are 13weeks old .i am giving out these angelic pets cus we
moved from town to our new location where we recently moved to a new
apartment and our landlord has rejected the pet housing
policies.Despite several appeals we made to him pleading,he was dam
on his words. we wish these puppies go to a very loving home where
they,ll be spoil t with lots of goodies and much care and concern
(kiki )male, is a gorgeous pet,loves playing on the lawns,will
always eat all his food,hates being ignored for lily (female). she
has a fine move,entertains our visitors and he is indeed a boo
(lily)female,she is a proud lady,hates dirty areas,she will always
seat on her masters laps especially during movies mimi hates being
called other names and she prefer eating on the dinning ,however
she is very careful. hope you will like them, actually i am giving
out these babies just to a pet loving home and i wish you are a
perfect fit to that. we are out of town specifically in Belfast Ireland
and needs to give out our pet to a pet
loving home.. if distance can be a problem, we can get them
delivered to your location via a pet and animal transport company if
you cannot drive for pickup. ,i hope you are okay about these babies
being delivered to your location.I will prefer you come here for and
pick up but i guess distance is a problem.Actually i am letting these
babies go on adoption so all you will be doing is getting them
delivered to your location,you will be responsible for the delivery fee
please give me a respond with your location so i can get delivery
quotes from a pet carrier service if you can provide them with a
loving home and thus spoil them all rotten.
i can arrange for delivery if you cannot come right up here for the
pick... Delivery am sure will be moderate since we spent just just too
little bringing the puppies up here. If this is ok by you, i will
immediately need the following details in order to drop off the
puppies as soon as possible at the delivery agency so that delivery
can be done to your home soonest..

Names in full...................
Home address................
Town.....................
Mobile number..............
Land line number.............
Postal code...................

Be reminded that these puppies are for free and all you will have to
do is to pay £100 only for the delivery of each of the puppies to the
delivery agency which will deliver the puppies to your home.My prayer
is that you love and care for these puppies just as my daughter did and i
will be always great-full to you if you should.Do let me know if all
is fine.07031856924
best regard


i know this reply is long but it has the names and the stuff they send, appolgises if any of you are genuine. i also responded to an add ashing if pup was still available and the reply was, which bread were you after?

It is a good idea to pay for something over the internet with a credit card. You have recourse if you pay this way, and the chances are the person you are dealing with has good credit. If you wire money, you have no recourse. These scammers originated from Cameroon, but they have moved to the UK. We also see them represent themselves from other countries such as France. Their emails are grammatically incorrect as they do not speak our language well. They also claim to use Pet Travel as a transport company. This is untrue. Pet Friendly Hotels - Pet Passports - Pet Quarantine - Pet Immigration has nothing to do with these people. They are using our logo without permission. Beware of these solicitations. They will keep asking for money and, at the end, there is no pet.