I too have had the same message from jacksmith53@hotmail.com

I enquired about Alaskan Malamutes he was supposedly selling from Sunk Island, East Riding Of Yorkshire. I did originally think it was a genuine advert, but was suspicious because of the photos he sent. Then when I read further it stated the same, that he was now in Belfast. I did a Google search on his address and came up with Street View. The address he gave was a nursery, which would explain the 6+ children he said ran about. But the most worrying thing was that he said he would send a pup out by courier service. NEVER accept anyone who says this, and certainly DO NOT listen to sob stories about a death of a family member. I have had FIVE in my emails today stating that a family member had died and would use a courier service to send a pup. They all seem to have 070 mobile numbers and are located in places other than where they state in the advert.

I shall add the email addresses I have had reply to me, that are dodgy in a minute.

I too am beginning to wonder if there are any genuine pups out there, with mothers to also visit, and whom pictures have not been stolen to advertise, at a reasonable cost because I also cannot afford to spend the hundreds of pounds from the top of the range breeders.
However, my mother did purchase a puppy from Epupz and although he was in Essex, (we are in Yorkshire), we travelled to go view him and his parents.

Here we go....Email addresses and excuses for sending pups out by courier...

trey_diana@yahoo.com (Her daughter died-But after doing a search on her email, I found 3 other adverts for different breeds, and I have reported them to one of the advert sites, having previously reported the following email below to the site I found him on)-I also add to the site I reported her to, I included all emails I had, including these below!!

nathanleslie@live.com (His wife was killed by a drunk driver 2 weeks ago)


ellen.jones21@yahoo.com (Her mother has died)

sellf@ymail.com (Frank Sell-His mother has also apparently died)

And finally, the first person I contacted-I rang the number on the advert and got someone who barely knew how to speak English. I had the phone on speaker so my mother (whom is still alive!) could listen, and she thought he said he was in Poland, yet when he emailed me he said the puppies were in Scotland and would courier one to me.

I think the advertising sites, (and I have told them in my complaints), should message every advert they get, enquire about their puppies and see what kind of reply they get, then contact the police /fraud squad and remove their listings. They are preying on those who cannot afford to pay out much money for a pet and those who are naive enough to believe them.

Stinks to high heaven, don't they have dogs in France ?

Another cheap and nasty trick to look out for are people offering a home for a dog on such free ad sites as Gumtree. A bit of research shows that they also have a number of dogs for sale too !!! If you aren't sure google the telephone number or email address.

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Hi All,

I am disgusted with these people. Yesterday I had to have my dog put to sleep. Today all I have done is search on the internet for another one. I cannot believe how many sick people there are out there. They advertise dogs, then when you contact them, they say that the dogs belonged to a deceased member of the family, (normally a daughter or wife who has just been killed by a drunk driver). They are after money to deliver the dogs, but obviously you never recieve them. I am deeply hurt by the animals that are out there praying on vulnerable people. I have emailed about six people today with the same reply. They are using an 070 number too.

Hope this emails stops other people feeling how I do right now,

A TERRIBLE PLACE FOR THIS IS ON 'THE SUN LOCAL'

YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOU RING THAT THEY ARE FROM AFRICA AND SUDDENLY CHANGE WHERE THE DOG IS
THEY TRY AND SCAM WITH ANYTHING OF VALUE IE.
PARROT


SNAKES
DOGS HORSES YOU NAME IT
THEY USE INTERNET CAFES IN NIGERIA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES

THEY OFTEN ONLY USE A MOBILE AND CLAIM THAT YOU CAN HAVE IT COURIED TO YOUR DOOR IF ONLY YOU PAY THE 150-200 FEE FOR THIS
SEND VIA WESTERN UNION ETC

PLEASE IF YOU DO NEED A DEFRA LICENCED ANIMAL COURIER CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY PAY THEM DIRECTLY AND BE AWARE OF SCAMMERS AND THERE IS LITERALLY HUNDREDS NOW

STAY SAFEJOY FROM TIGER COURIER DEFRA LICENCED

Oh hello i think this is one as i was looking for a bulldog puppy last night ans had these two emails sent to me we havent replyed to them but just thought id post on here and see what you all think.....

The first one : hello nice reading from you ok.
he is still available to a loving and caring home
he is kc reg,vet checked,currently on all shots,
home and potty trained, and very friendly with kids and other pets in the house.
he love to be held and cuddle.


i just pick up my new job that really disturb me a lot from paying attention with him because every day i go to my job side very early in the morning and return home late so he is always at home a lone so i saw the idea to put him up for adoption to a loving and caring home due to the nature of my job.


i will like to know a little about you

where about are you ?

have you ever a puppy before?

have you children in the house that can be playing with him?


do not get upset by all the question is just that i want to be sure of whom i am giving my puppy to.



waiting..........................


The Second : I am so happy reading from you regarding my puppies.I have just two puppies left.One male called Galas and a female called Genev.Both puppies are 11 Weeks old at the moment.My babies are AKC Registered,Checked every week ends by our Vet doctor and shall be going into their new home with all health papers,a health guarantee,all playing toys and clothing,puppy beds,feeding menu and all other accessories since i shall not be needing them when they get to their new home.I prefer both puppies going into the same house since they are already used to each other but getting just one puppy will be no problem OK.My puppies are Potty and Home trained,Well socialized and they love to be treated with so much love,care and attention so if you are sure of providing them with that,then i can say your house i best for them.They love to play very much and they understand some basic commands and they are also very willing to learn more.My reason for giving them out for adoption is because i just found a new job which keeps me very busy and will be moving into a new apartment were pets are not allowed,so my husband and i decided to find a home that will take very good care of the puppies.It will only cost you $130 for the transfer of ownership document of one puppy from my names to your names so if you will be taking both,it will cost $250 OK and that's all you shall be spending to get both puppies.I am interested in knowing how their new home will look like so more information and if possible pictures of your home will be highly appreciated.Thanks and waiting

im new to looking for a pet online so i was shocked to see so many people who have had this happened to them..

Hi its obvious these two are scammers

some clues are
bad not ' english' grammar (and i dont mean bad just like mine!)

also akc?we are not in america and these usually african scammers who sit in internet cafes doing this all day are always saying odd things like shots (we would say vaccinations)
or akc where we would say kennel club or kc

they always ask say some rubbish sob story about losing/gaining a job/wanting a really good home/asking loads of odd questions!

Horrible people hope you reported to both the site and to police?

Regards joy from tiger couriers

Hi, they are both definitely scammers-Same write up I received on some of the puppies I enquired about.
I tried tricking them by asking for more photos of the puppies they were selling, and some sent pictures of pups with pictures behind them, ie: a palm tree on a beach.
I have found from experience that Sun Local is one of the worst places to come across these vile scammers. If you want genuine sellers, I suggest you visit Epupz and pay for an Epupz account. It allows you to see sellers addresses and contact numbers, if the adverts have been placed within so many days. If not, then their contact numbers, etc are shown after a set time of placing their adverts. It is where I bought my gorgeous puppy, and also where my Mother bought hers too.
A genuine seller will gladly send you honest photos, will not send out their puppy via courier, will not tell you some kind of sob story to get you to buy (ie: are moving, have had a death in the family, and get upset every time they look at these puppies-A genuine seller is, as anyone would be, selling their pups to a good home, after all, how ridiculous would it be to keep all their puppies??) Also note that a genuine seller will allow you to go and see their puppies with their mother/and possibly, father.
Never take home a puppy that has not been weaned, that is too young ie: 4 or 6 weeks old, never meet anyone anywhere else but at the home where the puppies actually are-My vet told me that they had seen a puppy that was 4 weeks old and the new owner had met the seller on the motorway!!!

i havent reported this to the police yet but will do first thing tomoz i wanted to make sure that this was a real scam first but i have the comfirmation now that this is a scam and will go down the correct route to get these people stopped , i dont know how these people can get away with it, its disgracefull how anyone could be so horrible , thankyou for all the advice and help on this situtation

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BEWARE
i have been looking for weeks for my perfect pet but have found so many scammers its unbelievable. people are paying stupid amounts for these pets that are not there or paying for a delivery of pets and guess what they dont recieve them.
I have come up witha few things to do first.
NEVER pay for a delivery for a pet as you will not recive them and alot of the scammers say they use PET DELIVERY AGENCY but iff you google it its a scam. Also when they advertise there pets they give descusting reasons for sale such as somebody died of cancer is the most famous one scammers use. Everything on there advert you should just google such as there email, phone number, address anything as you will find that they are selling thousands of animals that are not there. i found one that said is son died so he wanted to get rid of there pet yet when i googled his phone number it came up that he was selling monkeys donkeys horses parrots and much more and all from different addreses. Just be aware that there are loads of scammers and NEVER BUY UNTIL YOU SEE.