From the time a person is a child they develop a love for pets. That love of animals definitely goes with them to adulthood, and most people end up have a cat or dog as a pet. However, this kind of sentiment for pets can lead people to be scammed.
A lot of these scam artists run puppy mills around the world. Sellers receive these animals from brokers through shipping. Internet ads are then put up by the sellers, attracting buyers who take their word for it.
When they’re advertising on the internet there’s usually a picture of a very cute or pretty animal. This animal is offered at a very high price as a purebred of championship quality. The purchase always requires money up front. Unfortunately, when the animal arrives, if it arrives at all, it is not the same animal at all.
Another problem with pet scanners is that they state that the animal has all its shots and is in good physical condition. Many buyers have received animals that are ill or die shortly after arrival. Buying from any source that is not certified is not a good idea.
The person buying the puppy thinks they are paying for the animal they saw in the picture on the internet. In reality, there is no animal at all and the money is gone. Lots of people have lost hundreds to thousands of dollars because they thought they were buying purchasing a purebred champion – which are extremely expensive. It would do you well to use cell-registry.com/905/824/ or another telephone look up service to test the validity of the claims these sellers are making, and to see if it’s a scam.
There is one variant of the pet scam that claims that the dog has to be shipped from out of the country, and asks for money to cover shipping. Needless to say, once the money is paid, the animals never show up. The buyer can do absolutely nothing to recover the money.
There are a lot of detailed stories told by pet scammers to engender sympathy. Sob stories abound about pets who were abandoned and are just looking for a good home, which you might provide. There’s even a current tale about people overseas who are being forced to give up their pets for a variety of reasons. No matter the story, they ask for cash up front.
If you want to keep from getting scammed, verify the original owner of the pet, or its location. If possible, a buyer needs to look at the animal’s parents and view the prospective pet in person. Trying to purchase from an unknown here or overseas is just looking for trouble. A legitimate breeder will be well-known and can be easily investigated. Don’t trust any sort of transaction that asks for money before the product.