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"YORKIE SCAM ALERT"
Cameroon Africa Pet Scam -- There is No Puppy, Monkey, Parrot, Kitten, Horse or Pet of any kind from Cameroon Africa.rnrnOne of the most disgusting new trends of the online puppy classified sites (and general classified sites) is the ease with which they can be used to perpetrate something that's been referred to as the 'Cameroon Africa Pet Scam'. In the Cameroon pet scam, 'sellers' list dozens of photos of puppies which are "free for adoption" or for sale at drastically low prices. Scammers obtain their photos by stealing them off of the websites of legitimate breeders. These 'sellers" are located in Africa - mostly in Cameroon and Nigeria. The story can vary as to why the animal is free or discounted -- the current owner is a missionary who needs to find the puppy a new home due to the terrible weather in its current location; the animal was rescued from a natural disaster and needs a good home; owner's busy work schedule, etc. etc.rnrnThe scammer will ask interested buyers to pay the dog’s shipping costs to a fake “pet shipping company” in Cameroon Africa. The victims wire money for the dogs but only get excuses for the delay. Instead, they're repeatedly asked for more money to cover additional "fees" invented by the scammer. Then the scammers will concoct even more fees that the victim needs to pay after the dog has supposedly been shipped.rnrnThe scammers' only accepted method of payment is Western Union or MoneyGram, payment methods which, when 'no signature' is specified, is completely anonymous and untraceable, and can be picked up at any location in the world. Sellers receive payment, and then disappear, leaving the purchasers without a dog, or a method of determining who they were scammed by. Once scammers have sold the same non-existent puppy a few times over, they remove the ad and place one for a new breed, starting the cycle all over again. PuppyFind and many other sites allow users to place free 'trial ads', allowing the scammers to escape the paper trail which paying for an ad would create.
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Seller Information
- Name:
- Nicki
- Posted on: 2010-07-16 23:47:51
- Classified ad views: 17
- Item ID: 2454601