... we get many calls each and every day .... asking ... "where is my puppy that I paid for?" ... "why isn't my puppy at the airport?" ... . "where is the horse I purchased from you?"
... so .. I went to www.google.com .. and entered the following key words ... " too good to be true " ... and yes ... when it's too good to be true ... you can educate yourself about the scams running on the internet .. and should you have sent money to a total stranger in another country .. and are wondering when your purchase will miraculously show up on your doorstep ... you now have the agencies to report your loss to ...all in one convenient web site ... http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com
... submitted by Walter M Woolf, V.M.D. .. the principal owner & managing director of Air Animal Pet Movers .. the Tampa, Florida based pet moving service for relocating families, both nationwide & worldwide, operating from its sole office in Tampa, Florida .. since 1977 ...moving pets for relocating families.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
SCAM Report #63 - Winners & Losers .. this week's report
Disclaimer; contrary to what you may have been told, or have been led to believe by imposters in the African country of Cameroon, and elsewhere; Air Animal, the Tampa, Florida based pet moving service for relocating families; is NOT involved in the transportation of pets purchased over the internet.
From the desk of Dr Walter Woolf, the veterinary founder and owner of Air Animal, the pet moving service for relocating families, since 1977, now in our 32nd year of continuous business, from our sole office in Tampa, Florida, USA.
Summary of this past week's reports from across the world.
Canadians continue to be trusting people; sending more per MoneyGram (cash) to Cameroon, for alleged puppies; that never appear than Americans.
Americans were targeted this past week as they are on a regular daily basis as victims of the con & scam artists in the African country of Cameroon and elsewhere..... with fictitious web sites provided the scam victims to allegedly "track" the shipment of the puppies. Of course, after the first transfer of CASH by Western Union and/or MoneyGram, you discover the "tracking web site" do not exist.
Our Briish cousins continue to be targeted as well; the "bait" this past week being African Gray parrots. For those who take the time & effort to read these blogs, you will benefit by knowing of the need for you to obtain a CITES import permit to bring the alleged birds into the UK, with quarantine at your residence; along with veterinary inspection at your residence. A call to your local UK veterinary surgeon will confirm this situation.
Our "down under" friends in Australia continue to take the "bait" from the con and scam artists in Camereoon, and elesewhere. Our Aussie friends would do well to look at the AQIS website ... www.aqis.gov.au .. to familiarize themselves with the imporation of pet dogs, cats, and birds into Australia.
Summary; if you contemplating purchasing and/or acquiring a pet via the internet, you are most likely setting yourselves up to be the victim of a scam from talented and sophisticated con artists in yes, the African country of Cameroon.
If the "deal" seems to good to be true, it is ... there are NO "free" or low cost pets to be purchased over the internet.
From the desk of Dr Walter Woolf, the veterinary founder and owner of Air Animal, the pet moving service for relocating families, since 1977, now in our 32nd year of continuous business, from our sole office in Tampa, Florida, USA.
Summary of this past week's reports from across the world.
Canadians continue to be trusting people; sending more per MoneyGram (cash) to Cameroon, for alleged puppies; that never appear than Americans.
Americans were targeted this past week as they are on a regular daily basis as victims of the con & scam artists in the African country of Cameroon and elsewhere..... with fictitious web sites provided the scam victims to allegedly "track" the shipment of the puppies. Of course, after the first transfer of CASH by Western Union and/or MoneyGram, you discover the "tracking web site" do not exist.
Our Briish cousins continue to be targeted as well; the "bait" this past week being African Gray parrots. For those who take the time & effort to read these blogs, you will benefit by knowing of the need for you to obtain a CITES import permit to bring the alleged birds into the UK, with quarantine at your residence; along with veterinary inspection at your residence. A call to your local UK veterinary surgeon will confirm this situation.
Our "down under" friends in Australia continue to take the "bait" from the con and scam artists in Camereoon, and elesewhere. Our Aussie friends would do well to look at the AQIS website ... www.aqis.gov.au .. to familiarize themselves with the imporation of pet dogs, cats, and birds into Australia.
Summary; if you contemplating purchasing and/or acquiring a pet via the internet, you are most likely setting yourselves up to be the victim of a scam from talented and sophisticated con artists in yes, the African country of Cameroon.
If the "deal" seems to good to be true, it is ... there are NO "free" or low cost pets to be purchased over the internet.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
SCAM Report #62 -- the Canadian scam victim's profile
from the desk of Dr Walter Woolf, the veterinary founder and owner of Air Animal Pet Movers; the relocating pets best friend since 1977, with one (1) office only in Tampa, Florida / USA .
The Canadian scam victim's profile : with the free classified advertising available on www.kijiji.ca, a visit to the Canadian communities of Brantford, Thunder Bay, Fort MacMurry, etc is easy. You will observe the major Canadian cities on the kijiji.ca website are marked in bold red ... the smaller communities are not highlighted.
The scammers in the African country of Cameroon .. and other parts of the world, list their puppies, etc for adoption, sale, etc in the smaller communities of Canada, with the alleged and non-existent pet being shipped to you from a distant major Canadian city; a city which you are unable to drive to easily, usually at the other end of Canada.
The bait is set with either a cute, adorable puppy, etc or one at a lower than market price, or a breed not generally available to the Canadian pet owners. The Cameroon scammers bait the Canadian victims with amounts of CAD$400.00, $800.00, $1200.00, etc .. usually in multiples of $400.00.
We spoke to one scam victim in Brantford, who was milked in amounts of CAD$250.00 in multiple MoneyGram transfers via Canada Post.
Summary; if you live in a Canadian province, and not in the major city of the province, and you find a pet for purchase in kijiji's free classified advertising web site, and the pet will be shipped to you from a distant major Canadian city, you are at the beginning of an internet scam.
A picture may be worth a thousand words, yet the scammers in Cameroon, Africa and elsewhere turn that picture into thousands of dollars for internet purchases that were never meant to exist in the first place.
DISCLAIMER : Air Anmal Pet Movers of Tampa, Florida/USA does not transport puppies, parrots, monkeys, etc where there is a financial relationship between a seller and a buyer. Air Animal is a pet moving service for relocating families, nationwide and worldwide, operating from offices in Tampa, Florida only.
The Canadian scam victim's profile : with the free classified advertising available on www.kijiji.ca, a visit to the Canadian communities of Brantford, Thunder Bay, Fort MacMurry, etc is easy. You will observe the major Canadian cities on the kijiji.ca website are marked in bold red ... the smaller communities are not highlighted.
The scammers in the African country of Cameroon .. and other parts of the world, list their puppies, etc for adoption, sale, etc in the smaller communities of Canada, with the alleged and non-existent pet being shipped to you from a distant major Canadian city; a city which you are unable to drive to easily, usually at the other end of Canada.
The bait is set with either a cute, adorable puppy, etc or one at a lower than market price, or a breed not generally available to the Canadian pet owners. The Cameroon scammers bait the Canadian victims with amounts of CAD$400.00, $800.00, $1200.00, etc .. usually in multiples of $400.00.
We spoke to one scam victim in Brantford, who was milked in amounts of CAD$250.00 in multiple MoneyGram transfers via Canada Post.
Summary; if you live in a Canadian province, and not in the major city of the province, and you find a pet for purchase in kijiji's free classified advertising web site, and the pet will be shipped to you from a distant major Canadian city, you are at the beginning of an internet scam.
A picture may be worth a thousand words, yet the scammers in Cameroon, Africa and elsewhere turn that picture into thousands of dollars for internet purchases that were never meant to exist in the first place.
DISCLAIMER : Air Anmal Pet Movers of Tampa, Florida/USA does not transport puppies, parrots, monkeys, etc where there is a financial relationship between a seller and a buyer. Air Animal is a pet moving service for relocating families, nationwide and worldwide, operating from offices in Tampa, Florida only.
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