Most people who have a love for pets have done so since they were children. Even adults love pets, and most people have a dog or cat at some point in their lives as a companion. Unfortunately, there are pet scammers who are quick to use people’s love of animals to cheat them.
A lot of these scam artists run puppy mills around the world. Brokers handle the shipment of the animals and distribute then to a variety of sellers. It is the sellers who will use various means of advertising, including the Internet, these puppies for sale.
Their ads will display beautiful dogs that are extremely pleasing to look at online. This animal is offered at a very high price as a purebred of championship quality. You’ll always have to pay up front in these situations. Unfortunately, when the animal arrives, if it arrives at all, it is not the same animal at all.
Another downside with these pet scammers is the guarantee they give that the animal has had its shots and is in perfect physical condition. Many of the buyers who fell for this game got a puppy that was sick and/or died soon after. Do not plan on buying any live animals for a source you cannot certify as being legitimate.
In many cases the pet purchaser sends the money for an animal pictured on the Internet. What’s real is that there never was an animal for sale, and the money you sent is now gone. Due to the large amounts of money paid for what is claimed to be a championship dog, many people have lost small fortunes. It is always a good ideal to use telephone look up services such as cell-registry.com/715/271/ in able to verify what the caller is actually whom they claim to be.
There is one variant of the pet scam that claims that the dog has to be shipped from out of the country, and asks for money to cover shipping. The scammer then keeps the money and never sends a pet. The buyer is left with no options for the return of the their money.
Pet scammers have many stories to tell that sound legitimate. One of the regular scam stories is owners who love their pets but can’t continue to keep them. People overseas who have to give up their pet for various reasons are also a current story. In addition, every one of these circumstances will demand prepayment of any money required.
Being aware of who you are buying the pet from to start with is the best defense for not being scammed. If possible, a buyer needs to look at the animal’s parents and view the prospective pet in person. The idea of buying any unknown animal, either overseas or here at home, is setting yourself up for trouble. It’s not hard at all to get in contact with perfectly legitimate breeders. Don’t trust any sort of transaction that asks for money before the product.
