Is this a scam??? Please help

I've been trying to get this bengal kitten and this woman she seems really nice and all but I don't want to be scammed here's the email she forwarded to me that is suppose to be from the pet shipping service


Welcome To Pet Shipping Service:


To Whom It May Concern

Dear Client

Accept greeting from Pet-Shipping Customer Service.

We write to inform you about the shipment for your BENGAL KITTEN.
The following CONFIDENTIAL information below is to inform you that the Transportation Safety Administration establishing that you are a person known by Pet Carrier, LLC and MUST be received by a minimum of 1 days prior to shipment.




CONSIGNEE INFORMATION:

Name of Consignee / Receiver: ________________Kristin Smith
Street Address: ____________________________i removed this part
City / State: _______________________________Eldridge / Alabama
Country: ___________________________________United States
Zip code: _________________________________35554
Email: __________________________________ruebe ... @gmail.com
Phone: ___________________________________i removed this part


ANIMAL INFORMATION:
Ship Date: _______________________January 10, 2012
Arrival Date_______________________January 11, 2012
Ship From_______________________Denver, CO
Ship To: ________________________I removed this part
Pet:____________________________Bengal Kitten





VETERINARIAN REFERENCES:

Vet’s Name: ______________John Coulter
E-Mail: [email protected]




IPATA AUTHORIZATION AND SHIPPER’S AGREEMENT:

WE HEREBY AUTHORIZE PET SHIPPING AIR CARRIER, LLC TO CHARGE THE MOVING EXPENSES FOR THE ANIMAL(S) LISTED ABOVE AND PRIOR TO SHIPMENT ESTIMATED AT THE COST OF $100 AND NOT TO EXCEED $100.BUT WHEN SENDING THE MONEY YOU ARE REQUIRED THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE SOME EXTRA FUNDS FOR CHARGES WHEN SENDING THE MONEY AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT PAYMENT WILL BE CONFIRMED AND APPROVED BY THE SUB HEAD OFFICE BRANCH CAMEROON, UNITED STATES, SO WE HEREBY APPROVE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE AS AN ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHOD FOR THE SHIPMENT OF YOUR PET TO THE FOLLOWING PAYMENT NAMES BELOW DUE TO BRANCH ACCOUNTS AUDITING PROCESS:




PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR WESTERN UNION:


NAMES: _______________SIMON GBAJIE TENA
COUNTRY______________CAMEROON
REGION:_______________LITTORAL
CITY: _________________DOUALA
ZIP/POST CODE_________00237
TEST QUESTION: _______FROM?
TEST ANSWER: ________KRISTIN



You have to copy down the details to be used for Western Union transfer on a sheet of paper and take only the payment details to the Western Union store together with the money in cash and when you get there,tell the cashier on board to give you the Western Union sending form once the form is handed over to you fill in the receiver information on the form together with your own information as the sender and once you are done in filling the form with all the details pass over the form back to the cashier together with the money in cash and once the money is transferred the money transfer receipt will be provided to you and on that receipt you shall fine an 10 digit code on the receipt called the MTCN numbers and that will be the numbers we need together with the senders first and second names so that we will be able to collect the money.


WESTERN UNION ADVICE AND DIRECTIVE

Take note of the following advices below as it is a guide for
customers when making payments for deliveries at the Western Union

1 ) It would be very confidential for client to not disclose reasons
for paying at the Western Union this is to secure all client for not
paying high transfer charges for making the payment.

2 ) All payments should be sent in minutes pick-up only for quick
activations for delivery .

Note : To Avoid High Charges Simply Inform The Cashier On Desk that,This is a PERSONAL TRANSFER. This is Just To Avoid High
Charges When Sending Payments & It Is Very Important. Please Do Enable
To Send Us An E-mail Once Payments Has Been Sent With The Following
Information As Listed Below:

1) Sender's First & Second Names.
2) Money Transfer Control Number # ( The 10 Digit Code )
3) Receiver's First & Second Names As Sent.
4) Etc

All The Following Information Listed Above And The Advices Are Highly
Important To Follow .





Copy the address below to locate a Western Union store at your locality.



Murphy #5746:___________
3184 Hwy 171 N
Fayette, AL 35555






NOTICE FROM THE ANIMAL PET TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION AUTHORITIES:

The United State Department of Agriculture requires that all animals must have adequate room to stand up, lie down, sit and turn around in the crate. Water and food dispensers must also be provided. The Shipper agrees to furnish two containers/dispensers that meet USDA requirements. Notwithstanding, Pet Air Carrier, LLC (PAC), its employees and agents, reserve the right to modify such dispensers in order to meet USDA standards and/or any Transportation Company used in the shipment process. In such event the Shipper shall be responsible for all costs of such modification. Shipper hereby authorizes PAC to charge such costs to the credit card described above.Shipper understands and agrees that once PAC or its agents deliver the animal(s) to the Air Transportation Company (Airline), PAC or its agents have no further liability to the Shipper for delays caused for any reason, or and negligence on the part of the Airline in shipping or delivering the animal(s). Shipper shall look solely to the Airline for such liability and/or damages, if any. In the event of any delays in shipping, Shipper shall be responsible for the additional costs of boarding, medical treatment, fees and assessments, and any other expenses.Shipper agrees that the Airline and PAC or its agents will not be liable for any loss, damage or expenses arising from death of any animal(s) due to natural causes, or injury of any animal(s) caused by conduct or acts of the animal itself or any other person(s) or animals in the shipping process, except for gross negligence on the part of the Airline. In the event of gross negligence, the Shipper shall look solely to the Airlines for such liability.PAC shall not be liable to the Shipper for any loss or damages to the animals(s), or any damages caused by the animal(s) while the animal(s) is/are under the supervision and care of the Airline. The carrier will not be liable for death, injury or loss to an animal attendant caused or contributed to by the condition, conduct or act of animals. PAC and attendants will not be liable for death, injury, or loss caused or contributed to by the conditions, or nature of the animal itself.


Thanks



Pet Shipping Moving Customer Service
Representative of Livestock Corporation
Email : [email protected]

This electronic message is meant to communicate information to our valued customers. It does not supersede our Order Acknowledgment and the terms and conditions contained there in. Therefore, please reference your Order Acknowledgment for exact scope of supply, terms and conditions and delivery information. Please verify any required cha

Welcome to Scamwarners Babygurl98793.

Yes - it's a pretty obvious scam. The money is going to Africa by Western Union whereas a reputable US LLC would have a bank account in the USA. You're paying an African internet scammer. There's no reason to pay money to Africa by Western Union if the cat is in the USA.

I'm happy you asked Babygurl98793. And I would concur it being a scam.
The said animal being shipped from Denver, one needs to ask why send payment via western union and to Cameroon? Sad to say but these scamaroons have been around for a considerable time and your best course of action is to simply walk away. You will save yourself a huge amount of grief by stopping all communications with the trickster. All the receiver has to do is show ID with the same name as what is on the form, to the clerk and the money is his and some clerks will accept ANY kind of ID, regardless how flimsey it is. Western Union and moneygram are completely unsafe and unsecure ways to send money for any reason. Neither company will tell the sender who picked up the cash, at what store location or even in what country your money walked out the door. Neither company has any kind of refund policy, money sent is money gone forever. I notice the test question and test answer under the Payment Information in your post. The test question is designed for situations where the receiver doesn’t have proper identification. The use of a test question should be viewed as fraudulent. It should never be seen as additional security in relation to the payment of a transaction.

Thank you

This woman is now saying she's reporting me to the authorities and posting all my info online as pet abandonment and cheating her when she was the one who was trying to scam me.

That's a standard scammer tactic.

You can't abandon a nonexistent animal. You also can't abandon an animal that you never had in your possession!


They are criminals who lied to you to try to steal your money. When that didn't work (or stopped working) they changed lies. The best thing you can do is cut off all contact with these idiots. Block their email addresses and just don't respond to them.

If you haven't already, could you please post "her" email address (really it is most likely a male on the other side of those emails.)

This woman is now saying she's reporting me to the authorities and posting all my info online as pet abandonment and cheating her when she was the one who was trying to scam me.

Just adding to the other comments. Simply ignore the silly tosser. How can a non-existant animal that doesn't exist be abandoned? The silly trickster became upset because you put a dent in it's thieving activities. And if it did report you, the prevailing police investigation would reveal the scammers real identity. They would not like that because they hide behind lies, deceit and trickery.