BEWARE OF PUPPY SCAMS!

[ufkitty79]

BEWARE OF PUPPY SCAMS. THESE PEOPLE WILL BE OFFERING PUREBRED, REGISTERED PUPPIES FOR LOW AMOUNTS OF MONEY LOOKING FOR "GOOD HOMES, LOVING FAMILIES, ETC". THEY WILL SAY THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GIVE THE PUPPIES THE LOVE AND CARE THEY DESERVE AND WILL ASK YOU A LOT OF QUESTIONS TYPICAL OF SOMEONE LOOKING TO PLACE A DOG IN A CARING HOME.

HOWEVER, THEY ARE LOCATED IN CAMEROON. YES, THE AFRICAN COUNTRY OF CAMEROON, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL SHIP THE DOG (FROM CAMEROON) TO YOU FOR $50, AND ARE ONLY ASKING A $100-$200 "ADOPTION FEE".

FIRST OF ALL, ANYONE WHO WOULD ADVERTISE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR A DOG IN CAMEROON HAS TO BE OUT OF THEIR MIND NUTS- WHY PUT THAT DOG THROUGH THE STRESS OF TRAVELING FROM CAMEROON TO AMERICA?? THINK ABOUT THAT.

NEXT- SHIPPING AN ANIMAL FROM CAMEROON TO AMERICA (NOT A VERY COMMON FLIGHT ROUTE- THESE ADS ARE POSTED IN CITIES ALL OVER THE US) IS COMPLICATED, EXPENSIVE, AND COSTS WAY MORE THAN $50-$100. BREEDERS SHIPPING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES CHARGE A MINIMUM OF AROUND $250.

THESE SCAMMERS HAVE AMERICAN NAMES SUCH AS JILLIAN OR JENNIFER AND USE AMERICAN-BASED EMAIL ACCOUNTS SUCH AS GMAIL OR YAHOO. THE ENGLISH WILL BE GOOD, BUT NOT PERFECT, AND YOU WILL NOTICE SOME BROKEN ENGLISH SENTENCES IN THEIR REPLY. ALSO, THERE WILL BE SOME CONFUSING INCONSISTENCIES IN THE EMAIL- FOR INSTANCE, THE EMAIL NAME I RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM WAS A FEMALE, HOWEVER IN THE EMAIL, THE PERSON SAID THEY WERE A MAN WHO RECENTLY LOST THEIR WIFE.

THE EMAILS WILL BE OVERLY DETAILED AND HEART-FELT.

BE WARNED. DO NOT GIVE YOUR INFORMATION. THIS IS A SCAM.

THANKS!

[hannah26]

i emailed these people in cameroon and was very suspicous right off the bat. so when they emailed me asking me if i was a christian and a bunch of other questions i emailed them back with my own set of questions. they said that they were shipping the puppy from cameroon because they do mission work and i dont see why they wouldnt leave the puppy in america. so after that i got some more emails from cameroon and i asked them how it is that at least 20 different people from cameroon are all trying to get rid of puppies and they are all there on missionary work. they didnt respond