Bulldog Puppy Scam

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From Long J Westerfield Mon Apr 28 11:56:18 2014
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Hi,
I'm once more sorry for any delay this may have cause to you and your family. I've just spoken with your partner on phone. We are pleased that you have shown concern and we are rest assured you will take good care of the puppy once you receive him.Once you make the payment of the $645 do inform us so we can know when you will receive him and the full refundable insurance.Looking forward reading from you.

Please do not pay a penny to these fuckers. There is no such thing as 100% refundable pet insurance. If it was 100% refundable, then they can insure the pet. The're going to get their money back, right? It is a 100% scam!! They tell you to go and pay using Money Gram or Western Union because it is untraceable. You lose money and you won't be able to get it back. NEVER PAY WITH MONEYGRAM OR WESTERN UNION UNLESS YOU KNOW THE PERSON AND YOU KNOW YOU CAN TRUST HIM/HER!!

Welcome Annatoosweet,

I hope that you have not also lost money to scammers like this one. Unfortunately there are many of them out there, just waiting for a chance to steal money from anyone who doesn't see through their lies. If you look at aquamax's story, you will see that they actually did not use WU or MG. They used a prepaid debit card instead. Unfortunately those are equally unsafe. When buying anything online, the only payment methods with any real protection built in are credit cards and paypal. Any untraceable, irreversible payment method should be avoided.

@aquamax

I am very sorry that you were scammed, though I am glad that you realized before sending any more money, as the scammers would gladly have taken you for anything they could get. It is important to understand that anyone offering you a bulldog puppy for $500 is either a scammer with no puppy to sell, or a disreputable breeder trying to unload a puppy with problems. There is a reason bulldog puppies are so expensive--bulldogs are very difficult to breed, and are prone to a variety of significant medical problems. The cost of successfully breeding healthy puppies is extremely high, and it is that cost that is passed on to the buyers.

As far as reloadit goes, while it won't hurt to try to contact them, it is highly unlikely that you will get any assistance from them. Their website contains the following warning:

What is the best way to protect my Reloadit Pack money?

Reloadit should ONLY be used to reload your prepaid cards or for accounts that YOU control.

Beware of deals or opportunities that seem too good to be true.
Beware of any offers that do not accept a Visa or MasterCard payment and asks for you to purchase a Reloadit Pack where you provide the Reloadit Pack number in an email or over the phone.
Never use a Reloadit Pack to pay for taxes or fees on foreign lottery winnings, grants, or any offer that requires you to pay first before getting something back.
Beware of websites requesting Reloadit Pack numbers as payment.

Remember: Guard your Reloadit Pack like cash! Transactions cannot be reversed, so only give the number to a trusted recipient.

Basically, this warning, and their terms, absolves them of any liability if you give the number to someone.

I do want to make sure that it is clear, though, that absolutely everything is fake. There is no breeder, no puppy, and no shipping company. The puppy photos were stolen from a legitimate website--the scammer has never laid eyes on the puppy in the photos. The shipping company website is fake, using content that was largely stolen from legitimate shipping company websites. The scammer is not in the US, and he is not in Australia either. The mistakes in the scammer's English are numerous, and they are consistent with someone from Africa. The unusual accent your husband noted is undoubtedly African. The phone numbers the scammers have used are VOIP numbers. This means that they are computer-based and can be answered from virtually anywhere in the world. The scammer behind this is almost certainly in Africa or Malaysia (where there is a large cell of African scammers.) When his current fake websites are killed, he will open new ones, very likely using different names and addresses.