Sunday, December 7, 2008

Bait, Switch, Scam > internet fraud ... don't be foolish

... our front desk reports this past week of numerous potential puppy owners calling us wanting to know why their puppy purchase has not been delivered.

... the sad truth is that your "conversations via e mail" with the alleged office of Air Animal in Yaounde, Cameroon is simply a scam .. and all you may have is a receipt for the wire transfer service .. and the puppy you think you will be receiving is a figment of your imagination at best.

... at this holiday time ..you simply cannot purchase a puppy for several hundred dollars over the internet. what you will become is a victim of internet fraud, where unscupulous overseas operators advertise through the internet.

... fore warned is fore armed. If you are going to purchase a puppy or any pet over the internet, simply ask for the health and vaccination papers in advance of sending money by wire transfer; and even better yet, ask for the names, phone numbers and e mail addresses of at least three (3) satisfied pet owners who have purchased from the alleged dealer/broker.

... submitted in the public interest by Walter M Woolf, V.M.D. ...principal owner & managing director ... Air Animal Pet Movers ... of Tampa, Florida.

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