BingBlaze n Skyla Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 http://www.therugbyobserver.co.uk/story-Dog-scam-costs-family-dear-42226.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 =( that's why u shouldn't buy pets from the net. Everything is just too unreal feel sorry 4 the scammed family tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahNukka&Shadow Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Im sorry but I have REALLY limited sympathy with people who do no research and just want a puppy because its free.. if its free why do you have to send money to anyone! in Camaroon or otherwise!?If it seems to good to be true then it is! Do your research and don't get conned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee&Falks Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Obviously not nice for the family but they are saying they can't afford food for their kid now, then why hand over all that money. Even if they got the dog they would still be skint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tan J P Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I'm sorry they have lost their money and their puppy,but as soon as anyone asked me to send any money anywhere alarm bells would ring let alone not even going and meeting the pup and breeder in person these sort of cons have had national press for a long long time now,i'm surprised people are still sucked into them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 But this kind of case isn't rare, you know? =( LOTS of ppl still fall in the same hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tan J P Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 But this kind of case isn't rare, you know? =( LOTS of ppl still fall in the same hole Yes, i know ,but thats my point we hear about it time and again and yet still people keep falling for it! there has been umpteen warnings about these scams and what worries me more so is the fact that people are quite prepared to hand over money even though they have never met the pup and breeder....who would want to buy a dog this way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #1 Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Unfortunately there are sooo many of these out there it isn't even mildly amusing anymore. I've seen everything from the 'free' pet that would end up costing people a few hundred dollars in 'shipping' charges to scammers using the 'it belonged to my dead *insert, wife, mother, husband, son, father, or any other number of relationships here* and it's just too painful to have the pet around anymore' utilized in order to tug at both heart strings and wallets. Some things to keep in mind when obtaining a new pet.... Your *puppy, kitten, horse, etc* Interwebs purchase is more than likely just a picture of an animal belonging to someone else if: If it is advertised as free, and any sort of charge comes into play it is most likely a scam. Anything from Camaroon, or just about any part of Africa is more than likely a scam...as is just about anything that's asking you to send money blindly in good faith to an individual in another country....is more than likely a scam Preferring money orders or other unrecoverable means of transferring money is the ONLY acceptable way for transactions to be made...it is a scam. Try a google image search for whatever breed of dog or pet you're looking to obtain. If the image appears multiple times in multiple places...it's quite likely that that's not a picture of the non existent air puppy you're attempting to buy (for example I've seen the picture of the dog sent in that article hundreds of times in the last two years). Trying to make arrangements for someone you know in the area to come by and look at the pup is met with excuses ultimately explaining that it's impossible to do so...it's a scam. You offer to have someone in the area pick it up for you and that's met with...again excuses about your air puppy being somewhere else. You ask for references and they ignore you because of a limited grasp of english or just a general hope that you're dumb enough to send your money without your questions answered...it's probably a scam LIMITED GRASP OF ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS...probably a scam Just about everything I've read screams if you can't go see it...touch it...it's probably imaginary. There are exceptions to this...such as world renowned breeders and the like...but well I'd like to think that they'd be almost as throughout at screening potential owners as owners ought to be when screening potential additions to their household. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 It's really difficult to feel sympathy for people who believe a dog needs a passport to travel from Aberdeen and willingly send hundreds of pounds that they don't have to somebody they don't know. If a dog or anything for that matter is advertised as free don't hand over any money to get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marley & Lumikkis Mummy Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 very good point Lee, and Obviously not nice for the family but they are saying they can't afford food for their kid now, then why hand over all that money. Even if they got the dog they would still be skint. Thats very true, they were buying a dog and taking food out their child mouth in the meantime. Perhaps they were hoping by saying that people were going to have a whipround Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 what a bunch of idiots, its people like that who should stay well clear from the internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephona Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 If they are "really skint" right now, what are they doing buying a 1000£ puppy on the internet?? Imo, these people had it coming. Seriously, sending money to Cameroon doesn't seem legit at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrod Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I should be a billionaire by now with all the money that i have to send money to get and should have about 10 wives if I sent money and married them all. Damn Nigerians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseWillow&Dexter Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 with scams like that, most people are smart enough to figure it out but if 1 person out of 100 falls for it, they have succeeded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikaani&Aiyana Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Im sorry but I have REALLY limited sympathy with people who do no research and just want a puppy because its free.. if its free why do you have to send money to anyone! in Camaroon or otherwise!?If it seems to good to be true then it is! Do your research and don't get conned! Agree with you and the others. Also if spending out that money has now left them so skint they cant afford food 1. they shouldn't have done it in the first place, your health & children are a priority over buying a new pet 2. How would they have afforded to keep the dog & pay for food, vaccinations etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted May 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 couldnt agree with you all more - i feel the same way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess86 Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 I agree, I found Poppie on the internet whilst I was just browsing different breeds, I would not have bought her if i had to pay over the internet or if she was in a different state. I got in contact with them and organized to meet her first, made sure I could not only afford to buy her but pay for on going costs without putting me and my children out. I will only hand over money if I can meet and take the animal on the same day, or I will only leave a deposit if I can meet the animal if it is too young to leave it's mother and if it's a driveable distance! some people have a few kangaroo's loose in the top paddock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakora Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 As soon as started reading the artical I thought < WHY are they buying a dog if there so broke, Really how were they planning on paying for vaccines, Training, Dog food ect....no sympathy from me, Sorry to say it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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