Almost a vicitim: please read on

From: "Amanda Chamberlain"
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Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:58:26 -0500
Subject: Scam Using Your Name

Hello,

My name is Amanda. I recently have almost fallen victim to a scam. The ad said the puppy was in California and would be shipping via Air Animal Pet Moving Services. The e-mail said that it was the Dublin branch and I was supposed to send my money to Cameroon. Upon receiving my name, address, and phone number, they sent me information to pay. The reason I am contacting you is that I wanted you to be aware someone is scamming prospective pet owners using your company’s name. I know there’s probably not much you can do, but I wanted to pass on the information. The following link is similar to the e-mail I was sent. I would be happy to forward the e-mail on to you, if you would like to see it.

Sincerely, Amanda Chamberlain BS, RVT

Please note: Amanda Chamberlain was kind enough to share the above e mail with us. Thank you Amanda.

Canadians targeted for Internet Puppy Fraud : SCAM

... the caller of earlier today from New Brusnwick, Canada could not understand why he had not received his teacup Chihuahua from California, after he had sent via MoneyGram the amount of CAD$500.00 to the U.K.

... and, he was waiting for the telephone call to come

... the answer was simple; there was NO teacup Chihuahua puppy coming from California, and he was another vicitim of the overseas scammers, now using the UK as the money drop in their global internat fraud scheme.

and ... Air Animal Pet Movers of Tampa, Florida sustained another business identify theft from these overseas scoundrels.

... Caveat emptor .. buyer beware ... before you send your hard earned funds by either Money Gram or Western Union money order .. discuss with the agency accepting your funds the purpose of sending the money

5 species, 19 pets & animals .. a successful relocation

The task was daunting, as we planned the move of 5 horses, 2 pygmy goats, 5 chickens, 4 dogs, and 3 cats from Calabasas, California to St. Lazare, Quebec last week. The planning took place over a period of two months; involving the team work of three veterinarians in California, our Los Angeles service partner, and our northeast service partners, especially Mersant International for the cross country horse transport by air.

From 12 noon on a Wednesday afternoon to early Saturday morning (3:00 a.m. to be specific)... the 19 pets and animals were moved successfully. We organized the small animals to move first from Wednesday afternoon in California to Newark, NJ by air ... with ground transport from Newark, NJ ... Quebec, with a border crossing at Champlain, NY / Lacolle, Quebec ... with delivery to residence in St Lazare concluding Thursday night.

The five horses moved successfully by air from Los Angeles to Newark, with ground transport from Newark to the Champlain/Lacolle border crossing. The ground transport to St Lazare was concluded at 3:15 a.m. on Saturday morning.

With great thanks to the professionals at the CFIA inspection station at Lacolle, Quebec, and the terrific cooperation of Canadian customs, the move went exceedingly well.

An anecdote: after the chickens were gathered and collected in California, an egg was produced by one of the chickens prior to flight departure. Upon delivery in Quebec, another egg was produced. The relocatees simply stated, "the chickens were not stressed by the cross country and cross border relocation, as eggs were laid in both California and Quebec". And, "thank you for delivering our children to us".