Monday, August 25, 2008

Pet Transport- Fraud Fighters Strike Back !

There is a new way to counter act this common Internet SCAM. This is the adopt a pet or puppy just pay the shipping SCAM, almost always coming from but not limited to Cameroon, Africa, Nigeria etc.. It seems we are not the only ones fed up with this trickery. With every day that passes this SCAM weakens. In this post I will try to provide some new insight into ways we can strike back against these criminals who prey on the unsuspecting. I am including some tips from our undercover SCAM buster who's name shall be changed to protect his identity. Below are his tips on how to avoid these SCAMS, fight back against these crooks and band with others who have also joined the fight!

Willy Eckislike's- Advice on puppy/pet scammers.........Puppy/pet scammers will post on website forums and blogs pretending to offer 'puppies' or various other animals for adoption for a small fee.They normally ask for all payments to be made by either western union or the money gram method. If you do send any money by any of these methods you will LOSE your money. They normally operate from west African countries such as Nigeria,Ghana,Cameroon and republic DE Benin. If you do get into communication with a scammer,please DO NOT send the following information 1. home address and telephone number 2. bank/credit card details 3. any form of ID eg passport or drivers license etc. 4. MONEY by any form if any scammers sends you any ID,it will be fake.they will workhard by e mail and phone to convince you they are legit. Always 'Google' their e mail address and if they provide any,company name DO YOUR RESEARCH. NEVER SEND ANY MONEY UNTIL YOU HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN THE ANIMAL IN REAL LIFE (in person) always buy from a recognized breeder to be safe. If you have been a victim of this type of scam or any other please visit scamwarners.com for free advice if you feel you want to take up baiting these criminals, please visit and join http://www.419eater.com/ where there are people who will teach and advise you on how to shut down these crooks.

These are all great ways to combat this SCAM. If these crooks are claiming that a PET TRANSPORT company will be handling the delivery of any pet, make sure to confirm that they are a real company and on the up and up. As always, if it sounds to good too be true, IT IS!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Pet Transport UK Adoption

We are happy to report that the common Internet free pet and puppy adoption SCAM has really calmed down in the U.S. although we still see this SCAM, it has been less of an issue unfortunately the UK has become the new target of these criminals. In the U.S. the preferred payment method for these crooks was Western Union in the UK it is Money Gram, these criminals also like to tell the unsuspecting not to mention where they are sending the funds to and what the funds are for to the clerk in the postal office. The reason why they tell the victim not to mention the fact that they are adopting a pet from but not limited to Cameroon, Nigeria, Africa etc. is because they know that it is a SCAM and will stop the victim from sending the funds. As always we encourage anyone who has been approached by someone claiming to be giving away puppies and pets for just the shipping charges to contact us, or make sure they can verify the identity of the person that is making the claim. We are a USA based pet transport company, we do not have any offices outside of the U.S with our name. If you have responded to an ad, or received an email from someone outside of the United States claiming to be part of our company, they are not and it is a attempt to steal your money. Please always contact us with any questions you may have.