Scams selling or giving away non-existent animals, often Puppy Scams.
by Linollieum Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:05 pm
So, messaged an ad for a kitten, they responded with two emails, [email protected] and [email protected]. the second one emailed first, then they switched to the roxanne email.

Hi Dear , am glad you respond , like i said my kittens are called Reno an kelly , i am giving them for adoption an the reason why i am giving them out is a very long story , well i recently move into my new apartment an since then i have a landlady called Miss angelica morgan we have been living peacefully with our kitten but due to what we are facing right now i really don't have any choice than to put them up for adoption an also the reason why i am not selling is bc i am not local.to be sincere there many people who needs the kittens but am not eager to send them out to any person except i see a perfect home willing to shatter them with love.i live in chicago where i was recently transfer there for work.my work is first all a problem i work all day.Am giving out these kittens with heavy heart,so the best for me to do is to send them far so that i can put their thought behind me.Distance should not be ur problem i want you to know that i am ready and willing to send the kitten over to you,if you true ly love them.sorry for using a different email to text you that was my fiancee mail.the two female kittens(kelly and nelly)​ are still availabe they are very friendly with pets and kids around i assured you that you will like their company here are some of their pictures

The ad didn't say chicago and the ad was seen in canada. Here are the pictures they sent.

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These images were all stolen from another ad. They asked a couple questions back and forth.

Hello ___,sorry it just that I message a name on Facebook but no
response.so I never wanted to disturb u i don't have a skype account
but if you trust me we can we can make the transaction. ____I just
want you to know that am not type of person that am a sincere person I
don't know how to tell people lie if you took me serious by now you
could have the kitten in your house..if you still interested in the
please simply provide me with the following information so that I can
go on with your delivery process and change of ownership paper and
when responding you tell me which of the kitten you need (one or
both).

YOUR HOME ADDRESS?
YOUR PHONE NUMBER?
YOUR ZIP CODE?
THE NAMES OF THE CLOSEST AIRPORT TO YOU?pls kindly get back to me with the above information for the delivery
process as soon as possible.I just you to know that you have nothing
to worry about,I promise you it be as serve as you least expected
I probably will break up the payments just to be on the safe side


Then after we went after them for scamming

thank you _____for the information,since you said you have seen the kitten somewhere else better go buy it there,i have given you the proof you needed,am not a scammer that why am not gonoh waist my time with you as if am eager to give you the kitten for adoption.i text you on Facebook and you took one day to reply.i earlier told that my work is tight one and i still reply ur message still now you haven't still reply proofing that you are not serious,you think am a scammer....thank you very much....have nice day.


Fortunately we wouldn't fall for something like this since we're too careful but just putting it out there for anyone else. I'll probably just add on some more of the messages later since there were more than this.
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by Mike Wilson Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:14 pm
Hello Linollieum,
Thank you for posting the information on this scam. This is a typical African pet scam script that will ultimately lead to a payment request through some untraceable service such as Money Gram or Western Union.

If you have any additional questions about these pet scams please ask.

It is ALWAYS a scam
If the pet seller or shipper asks for money to be sent via Western Union, Money Gram, any brand of gift card. Walmart To Walmart , Zelle , PayPal friends and family option, or mentions Cameroon

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