from the desk of Dr Walter Woolf, the principal owner & managing director of Air Animal Pet Movers, the pet moving service for relocating pet owners, since 1977, .. with ONE (1) office only in Tampa, Florida / USA .
Monday, 26 January 2009 brought us three reports of attempted scams over the weekend of 23 - 26 January 2009.
SCAM #1 of 3 : the first one was for the purchase of a Maltese puppy for the price of $200.00 from the prospective scam victim in San Diego, California who knew Maltese puppies were generally available for purchase in the amount of $500.00 to $1500.00 .. and could not understand why the price was so low. The "deal" was from New Jersey .. to California .. fortunately .. the San Diego, California buyer did not fall for the low price.
SCAM #2 of 3 : the second one was for the purchase of a "teacup Yorkie puppy" for the price of $200.00 from New Jersey to Washington. The Washington caller could not understand why the US Dollars in the form of a Western Union transfer or the MoneyGram transfer had to go to the African country of Cameroon ... the Washington caller went to Air Animal's website ... www.airanimal.com .... found our Blog on Internet Puppy Scames, Business Identity theft, and realized she was a potential victim.
SCAM #3 of 3 : the third one was from the caller in "Indiana" wanting to know why an intial Western Union payment in the amount of $250.00 was followed by an additional request of $50.00 by Western Union for the internet purchase of a Capuchin Monkey ..to be shipped from the non-existent office of Air Animal in Kansas City to an unspecified airport city in "Indiana" ... the $250.00 was for the alleged transport & shipping of the pet by Air Animal .. with the additional fee of $50.00 for alleged home delivery ...... had to be sent to the African country of Cameroon. The scheduled passenger airlines of the United States and their air cargo services do NOT accept monkeys for shipment; and , there are NO branch offices of Air Animal Pet Movers anyplace in the world.
SUMMARY: with diligence, intelligence, internet saavy, and basic "smarts" ... three potential scam victims in the USA .. in the states of California, Washington, and Indiana were saved a total of USD$700.00 .
Showing posts with label 18 signs of an internet pet purchase scam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 18 signs of an internet pet purchase scam. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Friday, December 19, 2008
18 signs of Internet Fraud when purchasing a pet of any type.
.. I've spoken to a lot of potential pet owners this past week, as the "Internet Fraud Manager" of my company, Air Animal Pet Movers; in an attempt to understand why the internet is utilized to purchase a living creature that will occupy a significant portion of your life; requiring both a financial committment and as well as an emotional committment.
... what I have learned this week is as follows ...
1. this is the first internet purchase by many of the people I have spoken with.
2. the naivety of the purchaser is remarkable.
3. the pressure to purchase over the internet apparently comes from a family member.
4. the caller does not know where Cameroon is located; it is a country in Africa.
5. the caller is requested to send money either via Western Union or MoneyGram; usually to the African country of Cameroon; yet a payment to the UK is not unusual.
6. the puppy, parrot, kitten, etc will originate from a city not near where you live.
7. you will not be able to speak to the breeder supplying the potential pet purchase.
8. you will not be given the airline flight number of the pet's arrival.
9. you will not be given the eleven (11) digit airline air cargo airwaybill for tracking purposes.
10.you will be pressured by e mail, text messaging, and/or telephone to act quickly, or else you will lose your initial payment and the pet will be sold to someone else who is waiting.
11.the internet scam is usually a three to five step process ... as follows ..
a. a below market price for the pet purchase
b. an additional request for "insurance"
c. an additional request for "unexpected veterinary fees"
d. an additioanl request for "an import permit required at the last moment"
e. an additional request for "unexpected transport costs"
12.the seller of the pet creates a sense of urgency for you to act.
13.various "guilt trips" will be imposed upon you by the seller.
14.you will not be able to connect to any telephone numbers you are given.
15.the pet purchase will come from " the _____________ office of Air Animal".
16.there is only one office of Air Animal .. it is located in Tampa, Florida.
17.the seller does not speak English clearly and does not write in clear concise terms; the messages you receive via e mail or text messaging contain many spelling errors as well as syntax errors.
18. and .. that's what I've learned this week talking to people all over the USA, Canada, and the world.
submitted in the public interest by: Walter M Woolf, V.M.D. ... principal owner & managing director .. Air Animal Pet Movers ... also serving as the Internet Fraud Manager of Air Animal, Inc.
... what I have learned this week is as follows ...
1. this is the first internet purchase by many of the people I have spoken with.
2. the naivety of the purchaser is remarkable.
3. the pressure to purchase over the internet apparently comes from a family member.
4. the caller does not know where Cameroon is located; it is a country in Africa.
5. the caller is requested to send money either via Western Union or MoneyGram; usually to the African country of Cameroon; yet a payment to the UK is not unusual.
6. the puppy, parrot, kitten, etc will originate from a city not near where you live.
7. you will not be able to speak to the breeder supplying the potential pet purchase.
8. you will not be given the airline flight number of the pet's arrival.
9. you will not be given the eleven (11) digit airline air cargo airwaybill for tracking purposes.
10.you will be pressured by e mail, text messaging, and/or telephone to act quickly, or else you will lose your initial payment and the pet will be sold to someone else who is waiting.
11.the internet scam is usually a three to five step process ... as follows ..
a. a below market price for the pet purchase
b. an additional request for "insurance"
c. an additional request for "unexpected veterinary fees"
d. an additioanl request for "an import permit required at the last moment"
e. an additional request for "unexpected transport costs"
12.the seller of the pet creates a sense of urgency for you to act.
13.various "guilt trips" will be imposed upon you by the seller.
14.you will not be able to connect to any telephone numbers you are given.
15.the pet purchase will come from " the _____________ office of Air Animal".
16.there is only one office of Air Animal .. it is located in Tampa, Florida.
17.the seller does not speak English clearly and does not write in clear concise terms; the messages you receive via e mail or text messaging contain many spelling errors as well as syntax errors.
18. and .. that's what I've learned this week talking to people all over the USA, Canada, and the world.
submitted in the public interest by: Walter M Woolf, V.M.D. ... principal owner & managing director .. Air Animal Pet Movers ... also serving as the Internet Fraud Manager of Air Animal, Inc.
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