Pet scams are on the rise – they will usually try and sell Siberian husky puppies or English bulldog puppies.They are very smooth operators and usually have a well thought out story that will tug on your heart strings. They ask for deposits for innoculations and the pet airlines or for the pet transport international – they will often say that the dog itself is for free.
Beware – there are many such dog scams going around. The run an advert in every major city in South Africa using the same photo and the same details for the dog or cat. Persian kittens are also offered at a very good rate. The scammer sends you pictures of the kittens and asks for a deposit for delivery. They will mail you the kittens details, pedigrees etc and then you are hooked. They will often go under names like “Pet Transport Services International”or “International pet shippers”. They love to use online services like Gumtree and also the pet transport scammers often ask you to pay insurance if they are sending you a rare or valuable pet from a newspaper. Of course pets are not their only subject, these scammers have been doing the same other products like jewelry – also asking for jewelry insurance to be paid up front – and offering certificates etc. Pet scams work mainly on emotion, while jewelry scams work on greed – either way – you lose your money.
A concerned reader asked; Hello I have a person named Jeanette Winter who has told me she will be transporting a young English Bulldog to me, she quoted me $320.00 does this sound accurate or a scam? She has not called me via phone only online…i am located near the oakland ca airport she claims to be a missionalry living in the Republic of Benin
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