Scams selling or giving away non-existent animals, often Puppy Scams.
by michael32209 Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:25 pm
well to start off, I feel like an idiot even though I know im not the only one this has happened to.
this is what I had gotten from her with my response to her pose "http://www.kittensforadoption.us/messages/reply/99448"


Hi there,
Thanks for the email and your interest for my kittens. They are still available.they are 11weeks 4days old and are well trained and home raised.These kittens pure breed, they are socialized to live in an active home with kids and other animals ,They are excellent in health, banded, DNA tested and proven. they will go to their new homes with crate, toys and veterinary health certificates.They will make a good companion to any interested and caring pet loving home.I urgently left the state and i am presently in TENNESSEE for a four months training program for the deaf and i left along side with the babies.I am looking for a comfortable home for them since i am alone and will have little time to take good care of them .I will like you to promise that you will take good care of the babies.My greatest concern is for my kittens to be in a good and caring home. if you can come for the pick up of the kittens from my home then that will be fine, but if you can not come i can arrange for the kittens to be shipped and Delivered Over to your Home. I shall use a professional Pets Carrier from here that will deliver the kittens or kitten at your door steps
i shall send the kitten along side with :
*Free Crate
*Feeding Booklet
*Ownership Documents
*Free Toys
*Update Pictures
i will like to ask you some questions.
Where are you located?
what are your full names?
what is your phone number so that we call u if necessary?
Are you adopting them for breeding?
Will you be taking just one or Both??
Will you prefer the Male or Female ??
Do you need me to send them with a crate or you have one ??
Are you okay to have them delivered over to your home ??
so do get back to me whether you will be taking the both of them or just one.
You can contact me via email [[email protected]]for more info and pics.
waiting to read from you .

after sending the money and getting a bad feeling about it since they say if its too good to be true it usually is I looked it up more, she posed the same thing in every state on the same day, sent her another email after she had already told me she chose me for the female kitten, I sent her an email from another email address asking for both, she said she had them both still and would choose me, thinking i was a different person, so I looked up her name and sure enough, it was a freaking scam... so seeing as I now know its a scam I fallowed it to the end, she set it up to be "sent" to me and the "shipping" company emailed me with the fallowing

DEAR CLIENT,
ACCEPT GREETINGS FROM THE ENTIRE STAFFS OF THIS PET-CARGO DEPARTMENT

Mrs. Michael

Welcome to the Pets Globe Int. Pets-Cargo Service. customer service email provider for home delivery JAMES MALON. Pets globe International wishes to inform you that we have Two (1) savannah kitten by names |Maria| registered here at our agency and have to be transported and delivered using the address below

PET REGISTRATION NUMBER: 10311

SHIPPING TYPE: HOME DELIVERY
DEPARTURE TIME: PENDING

ARRIVAL TIME: PENDING

We have information about a Female Savannah Kitten by name [Maria] .
TO BE TRANSPORTED TO YOUR LOCAL AIRPORT AND FURTHER TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS.

PETS,INFORMATION

PETS TYPE=============================ANIMAL/KITTEN
BREED ===================SAVANNAH KITTEN
SEX========================FEMALE
AGE======================11 WEEKS OLD
NAME OF PET============ MARIA
FUR / COAT===================FUR

EXPECTED RECEIVING ADDRESS

COUNTRY=============UNITED STATE OF AMERICA |U.S.A|

CITY ,STATE ,ZIP CODE======

___________________________________________________________________________________________
next email was


***REFUNDABLE INSURANCE REQUIRED FOR PARCEL No 07587556NC/78***



DEAR MADAME,
ONCE MORE ACCEPT PROFOUND GREETINGS FROM PETS GLOBE INT'L MOVERS . WE HAVE ALREADY PROCESSED THE PAYMENT AND PAPERS FOR YOUR KITTEN AND THE FLIGHT IS NOW LIFE. THE PETS GLOBE CARGO AIRLINES EMBRACE VETERINARY PET INSURANCE (EVI) AND HEALTH CARE DEPARTMENT OF THE MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MEM) WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB (AKC). ALL OF OUR SIRES ARE CERTIFIED THROUGH THE AKC DNA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. WE GUARANTEE THE PURE BREED KITTEN LINEAGE.

ATTENTION:
I AM Mr, Michelle Porter , INSPECTORATE OF OF THE EMBRACE VETERINARY PET INSURANCE TN AND PET HEALTH CARE DEPARTMENT WISHES TO INFORMS YOU THAT YOUR KITTEN (SAVANNAH KITTEN) FROM TANAKA IS REGISTERED AND HAS BEEN CHECKED TO MEET THE INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR SHIPPING. ALSO, ALL HEALTH PAPERS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE KITTEN HAVE BEEN CONFIRM AND ACCEPTED TO LEAVE TN TO (Las Vegas,NV).


GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE WARRANTY


YOUR KITTEN IS GUARANTEED TO BE HEALTHY, THAT IS TO SAY THERE IS NO HEALTH PROBLEM. HOWEVER FOR THIS WARRANTY TO BE EFFECTIVE, YOU MUST TAKE YOUR KITTEN TO A LICENSED VETERINARIAN PROMPTLY AND PET INSURANCE HELPS YOU MANAGE UNEXPECTED BILLS FROM VETERINARY UPON THE ARRIVAL OF YOUR KITTEN. NOTIFY US WITHIN FORTY EIGHT (48) HOURS FROM THE TIME OF SHIPMENT OF ANY MAJOR PROBLEM. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES HOWEVER WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED. WE HAVE DESIGNED A SIMPLE CLAIMS PROCESS TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR REIMBURSEMENT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FLIGHT HAS ALREADY BEEN CONFIRM. THE KITTEN WENT IN FOR CHECKED-UP AT THE AIRLINES INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE CHECKING DEPARTMENT OF THE PETS GLOBE MOVERS AND WE JUST DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING.


PET INSURANCE LICENSE

1: REFUNDABLE PET INSURANCE. THE EVI REIMBURSEMENT PAPERS FOR THE KITTEN HAS TO BE PAID BEFORE SHIPPING. WE REQUIRE THE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT COST FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PET ON THE FLIGHT IN CASE OF ANY PROBLEM AS THE KITTEN WILL BE TAKING A TRANSIT FLIGHT AT VARIOUS TERMINALS. THE INSURANCE COST IS REFUNDED BY THE DELIVERY AGENT UPON THEIR ARRIVAL FOR THE HOME DELIVERY OR AIRPORT PICK UP. AN EMBRACE PET INSURANCE POLICY PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT COVERAGE FOR YOUR PETS ELIGIBLE MEDICAL TREATMENTS, SURGERIES, LAB FEES, X-RAYS, PRESCRIPTIONS AND MORE, SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE OPTIMAL HEALTH CARE DECISIONS FOR YOUR PET BASED ON YOUR VETERINARIAN'S RECOMMENDATION, RATHER THAN ON THE COST OF TREATMENT. THE INSURANCE COST IS REFUNDED BACK UPON PRESENTATION OF A VALID IDENTIFICATION PAPER BE IT A DRIVERS LICENSE OR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD. WE JUST NEED THIS INSURANCE AS A COVER FOR THE KITTEN ON TRANSIT... THIS IS A REQUIRED PET INSURANCE AND IS VALID FOR 6 MONTHS PERIOD.

2: PETS CHECKED UP. ALL PETS AND ANIMALS ARE CHECKED UP AT THE PET BAGGAGE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. A VET DOCTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND IT IS DONE TO ENSURE THE KITTEN HAVE MEET UP WITH INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS ON ALL VET CERTIFICATES AND HEALTH PAPERS.
A: TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR KITTEN IS UP TO DATE ON ALL VACCINATION.
B: IT WILL HELP TO KNOW IF THE KITTEN HAVE ALL HER RABIES SHOTS OR NOT.
C: WILL HELP TO KNOW THAT THE KITTEN HAVE ALL AVAILABLE HEALTH PAPERS AND CERTIFICATE TO MAKE SURE THAT NO QUARANTINE WILL TAKE PLACE WHEN SHE ARRIVE IN . ALL THE ABOVE HAS BEEN DONE AND THE KITTEN HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED FOR SHIPPING.

THE KITTEN TOOK SOME VACCINES THAT HAS TO ENABLE A SAFETY FLIGHT. ALL THESE IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF YOUR KITTEN UPON ARRIVAL AND DELIVERY. YOUR KITTEN HAVE NOT BEEN PUT ON THE FLIGHT BECAUSE OF THE REFUNDABLE INSURANCE AND VACCINES;

-REFUNDABLE INSURANCE..................... .............................. ..............$440 (Refundable)
-VACCINES AND BILLING FOR THE TEST BY VET........................... ...$60 (Non-Refundable)
TOTAL............$500 (OF WHICH $450 WILL BE REFUNDED TO YOU IN FULL AND CASH UPON DELIVERY).

ORIGIN OF THIS INSURANCE SCHEME

This insurance scheme was introduced to protect the lives of animals or pets traveling within US and EU. This is because animals and pets have lost their lives, and airlines or travel agencies have usually been forced to pay huge amounts as compensation. For this reason, the Life Insurance for Animals was introduced so that if anything happens to your animals during transportation in case of accident,wrong delivery lost or dead ,the Agency will be free from any charge as the insurance will cover the compensation or fee place on them and not our agency. So you will be fully refunded by the Insurance company that insured your animal or pet.

SOLUTION TO GET YOUR KITTEN ON ITS WAY.

It will take 5 hours on the Insurance corporation to fully insured a kitten with Valid Insurance Permit so as to be given a pass to be transported within the US. Animal Care Transportation Agency is ready to Provide Partial Refundable Insurance Scheme that will guide the life of your kitten during this delivery. But you will be required to deposit an insurance fee which will depend on the Worth of your kitten. From the above, the Life Insurance fee you are supposed to deposit to an Animal insurance Company is ($500) and your kitten can travel through its life time through the US/UK/EU without any problems. Due to a good number of complaints by clients of numerous shipping agencies about this Insurance Scheme, the US/UK Union's Animal Aviation Commission came out with a Refundable Animal Life Insurance Scheme, which provides for the Following ; This guides the life of your kitten only during this transportation and the fee will be Refunded to you in Cash once the Vet approves that the kitten's Healthy after delivery.

ADVANTAGES OF THE REFUNDABLE INSURANCE SCHEME:

The advantage here is that the $500 will be refunded to you upon delivery of your kitten at your home by the delivery man, cash or any mode of payment you will request. The second advantage is: Your kitten gets to travel from us to your home for just $500 thus benefiting from the cost reduction we offer.

YOU ARE THERE FORE CALLED UPON TO PAY $500 SO THAT AN INITIAL INSURANCE PERMIT CAN BE ISSUED FOR THE KITTEN AFTER WHICH WE SHALL PROCEED WITH SHIPPING AND DELIVERY OF THE KITTEN TO YOUR HOME. THE SAVANNAH KITTEN IS IN GOOD HEALTH BUT THE RECENT INTERNATIONAL POLICY ON PETS IMPORT DEMANDS, THAT A TEST HAS TO BE CONDUCTED ON THE ANIMALS BEFORE TRANSPORTATION. PAYMENTS FOR PET INSURANCE ARE ACCEPTED WITH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER. PROVIDED BELOW IS THE MONEY TRANSFER ADDRESS TO THE EMBRACE VET PET INSURANCE.

WESTERN UNION PAYMENT

Due to the high rate of Imports & livestock mobilization in the U.S, all our U.S / UK based Accounts are currently Under Auditing to Increase clients rapid payment. Payments of delivery charges are paid based on Flight Time and also we use our International Accounts for payment which Host is in CAMEROON.

This information bellow contains all information you will need to issue payment. Copy this information to the nearest Western Union agent. Fill in the Western Union form using the exact same details bellow. Once you have made the payment, you will be given a receipt with a transaction identification number known as the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN). The MTCN is confirmation you have paid the money. Normally you will E-mail us the MTCN and the Sender's Names.

Western Union Payment Information

AMOUNT:::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::: $500.00
NAMES::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::: Muta solace Acha
CITY:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::: Douala
STATE::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::: Littoral
COUNTRY::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::: Cameroon
ZIP CODE:::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::: 00237
TEST QUESTION:::::::::::::::::::: When
TEST ANSWER:::::::::::::::::::::: Now


AFTER YOU SEND THE MONEY, DON'T FORGET TO SEND US THE WESTERN UNION CONFIRMATION MTCN# (Money Transfer Control Number) AND SENDERS FULL NAMES, THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR RECEIVING GOODS, AFTER WE RECEIVE THE PAYMENT WE WILL SEND TO YOU FAST AND SAFELY YOUR KITTEN.


PAYMENT METHODS AND DIRECTIVES
IMPORTANT TIPS FOR MAKING PAYMENT TO REDUCE CHARGES AT THE WESTERN UNION OFFICE

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND THANKS YOU FOR USING (A.A.P.E.D.A.D.S™ ) ltd
We will appreciate if you will treat this as a matter of urgency

AIR CARGO ANIMALS PET MOVERS International Services
Online Costumer Service
FAX:0011237 91999951


Thanks
General Manager,
Henry Banks

------This email is license under the copy right (c) of the Life pets movers .any attachments are intended only for the individual or company to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential and prohibited from disclosure or unauthorized use under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail or the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited by the sender. If you have received this transmission in error, please return the material received to the sender and delete all copies from your system.

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now knowing this was a scam by now I did not do it and just though I dont want anyone to go through what I just went through, hopes this helps someone else from being scammed.
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by vonpaso xlura Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:16 pm
Thanks for posting! The writing style is that of a West African, there's no such thing as an AKC certified kitten, and no real pet seller or shipper asks for payment by Western Union.

... ni los estafadores heredarán el reino de Dios. 1 Cor. 6:10
by michael32209 Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:36 am
when i told the "shipper" that, they said their site was finished and unable to take payments, i assume they were trying to say the site was down...

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