Hello,
It appears that these people are still working hard to take money from innocent people and to break hearts!
I was in contact with a person who advertised on BarterWiser for 2 Maltese puppies for $150. I emailed her and she told me that she had been given the puppies by a friend who had family in Japan and that after the earthquake and devastation she had decided she needed to go back to Japan to help her family and that she could not take the puppies with her so she gave them to the person I was in contact with who told me that she worked full time and couldn't give the puppies the time and attention that they needed and that she wanted to find a good and loving home for them.
On Sun, 5/8/11, revsister aw <
revsisaw@sify.com> wrote:
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> From: revsister aw <
revsisaw@sify.com>
> Subject: Re: Fw: Re: MALTESE PUPPIES FOR ADOPTION
Hello and great to read from you regarding my Maltese Puppies for adoption.
They are still available and needs a good home to rescue them now and for
ever. Below are some important information you will need to know about
them. information about Nicky and Mimi: Breed: Pure Bred Maltese Puppies.
Gender: Male And Female Pet names:
Nicky AND Mimi
Age: 12 week(s)
Color/Markings: White
Size at Maturity: Small
Potential: Perfect Pets
Present Weight: 1.2lbs
Weight at Maturity: 4.5/5lbs
Temperament & Personality: Perfect temperament and great with kids and other pets, I am located in Houston Tx .they really need a home where they will be provided with all their love, care and attention they are being deprived of here.the price list for the that i need from you is as
Male Maltese puppy............$150
Female Maltese puppy......... $160
Paired(Male and Female Maltese).........$300
These are some document they will be coming along with
# All Vet Records
# Health certificate.
# 1 year health guarantee
# Complete medical record
# Crate
# Playing toys
# And a puppy kit starter.
SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU
Getting a good home for this puppies is the most essential thing I need for them now. So i have some few questions for you which I hope you get back to me with the answers sincerely. I just want to make sure they are getting into the right home. Hope you don't mind?
Where about are you located?
Why do you need Nicky and Mimi?
How soon do you need them?
Do you have any experience in raising a Maltese Puppy (or pets in general)?
Do you presently have kids and other pets?
Are you morally and financially prepared for them?
Who will look after the puppies when you are not around?
Hope you don't mind getting back to me with the answers as soon as possible, and feel free to ask any questions regarding the rescuing of Nicky andMimi. We are waiting for your reply. with the flowing addresses
full name?
Country?
State?
Home and road name?
Zip code?
Phone number?
and the nearest airport to your home?
with all this information we will know where we will be shipping them to,so how soon do you need them.waiting
Thanks and hope to read from you real soon.
I responded back to her and she said that she was so happy to find a home that would take both of them and that would love them so she would give both of them to me for the cost of shipping them which she said would cost $290. She asked me to go to Western Union and to send the money to her. The following is the email she sent to me giving me instructions on how to send her the money:
Hello XXX
Thanks for your interest in my babies and i hope you are going to take very go care of them.So all you have to do now is you take the money cash to your nearest western union store and sent it to my Western union address below because it will take like 15minutes to go get the money.So sent the money to my western union address below
First And Second Names .... Sharon Miles
Country.............................. USA
State/city...........................Texas/Houston
Zip code............................77838
Amount..............................$290
Street/house address............1600 Smith Street.
Test Question......................Who is Blessed
Test answer.........................Christian
As soon as you sent the money to your nearest western union store you
get back to me with all the transfer details, Sender's Names and the
MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number) When that is done and the payment
is confirm i will take them to the airport and book them a flight
today, I hope you will not let me down so get back to me once
you see this mail.thanks
I contacted her and told her that I was uncomfortable sending $290 with no guarantee that she would send the puppies. She replied and said that I could send $150 now and then $140 after the puppies arrived. The following is her email telling me about what a devote Christian she is and how she would never steal my money:
Date: Sunday, May 15, 2011, 12:44 PM
Hello
I assure you will have your puppies , you need to trust me in other to have the puppies as we are devoted roman catholic Christians and will not want to tarnish our good religious reputation before the god we serve just because we have cheated as that is not what the bible says.we are to show the light to others and not to show them darkness i do understand what it means to get away with some ones hard earn money and the bible says we should do unto others as we want them to do unto us.so we can't afford to have your money and don't send you your puppies.money is the route to all evil and i will not dare to put my aim nor my eyes on it ok. i promise that as soon as pay for the puppies we will book them a flight and will get back to you with all the full flight details ok so i assure you that you will get what you paid for.Just to make this so that we can both be on safe sides i will want you to pay $150 now are the rest $140 when you get the puppies so let me know what you think about it waiting
I agreed and sent her the $150 through Western Union. She agreed to send the puppies on Saturday, May 28th (my birthday weekend) and told me that she would contact me with the flight information.
She picked the money up a couple days after I sent it and then I didn't hear from her for a few days. She finally emailed me back on Saturday, May 28 telling me that she shipped the puppies through a wonderful pet transportation company and that they would be contacting me shortly to make arrangements. The following is the email she sent to me with the details. I particularly like the point where she wishes me a happy birthday! These people are unbelievable.
Hello:
I am sorry about the delay all these while. I have been a bit busy this week, i was working on sending my kids to their grand parents for holiday, i did so and now am a little free. All the same am sorry about the delay. You know am not very concern about the money involved in those puppies, all i want is a good and loving home for them, a home that will love and super spoiled them with care. That is why i accepted that you pay part and complete the remaining part after you have the puppy warm with you. That not withstanding, i have good news for you, already arrange for the shipping, and the good thing about it is that, i arrange for the shipping with a very reliable pet shipping company, and they are going to make the delivery directly to your home, so you will not even need to go to the airport. The puppies will be shipped and delivered directly to your doorsteps.
The pet transportation company i registered the puppies with for shipping and delivery is called G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE. G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE is a very big, reputable, reliable and trustworthy company that have been shipping any animals worldwide since 1979. Due to their very experienced workers, you are 100% sure to receive quality and professional and efficient services. One of my friend advice me to use them and i was so happy. I have already arranged everything, G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE will contact you very soon to tell you more on how the delivery will be made.
Honestly i am very happy that both puppies are coming home to you today. They will always be happy together.
Please keep me informed about everything and when the puppies arrive your home.
Thanks and Happy birth day.
I then received an email from what they said was a pet transportation company. The following is the email I received from them:
These concerns your Maltese puppies to be shipped to San Diego
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Saturday, May 28, 2011 7:24 AM
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G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE
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Cargo City Nord - Tor 26
Gebäude 458, Berlin.
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infogkair@rocketmail.comwww.gkair.deWelcome to G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE, Animal transport, Pet shipping, Pet airways. You want your pet to make a journey? Good that you've found us. G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE, was founded in 1967. Now, we are looking back on 50 years of specialization on live animal transportation. The relationship of pets and people is a treasured one, as evidenced by the love shown with humans and their pets in the above photos and is also recognized as the human - animal bond. As pet owners ourselves, we understand the importance of the safe relocation of your pet. While reducing the hassles and worries that can be involved, we holds the welfare and safety of your family pet as our primary consideration. Experienced and knowledgeable pet shipping is difficult to find. Allow G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE to take the concern and frustration out of it. G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE will make your pet shipping experience effortless and stress free. Your pet is a member of your family and should be treated with the respect they deserve. Our mission is to perform for our customers, the highest level of pet shipping service at a fair price focusing on the safe relocation of your pet. We maintain the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, honesty and fairness in our relationships with our customers and professional associates.
Dear customer,
We wish to inform you that we are in possession of two Maltese puppies by name Nicky & Mimi registered by one RevSister Awaso for shipment and delivery to your home address:
The address we got is not complete and we can not carryout the shipping and delivery without your full home delivery address.
We've got:
We equally need: Your home address ( home #, str address), and zip code to complete your delivery data.
With your complete address we will be able to make the delivery on time and to the right destination.
The shipping and delivery of the puppy has been payed for by your sender. But there is a problem with the pet shipment insurance of your puppies, which is very important for the puppy's transportation. These puppies lack a pet shipment insurance paper. This insurance document is very important for the transportation of the puppies because if any thing happens during the flight, the insurance company stands to take care of every lost if at all there is any. These puppies can not be shipped without their insurance.
The Board of directors of G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE and Animal Welfare Act had implemented new shipping policies stating that " No animal should be transported without a shipment insurance " provided to secure its transportation. Therefore, we will need the pet shipment insurance before the puppies can be shipped and delivery to your location.
The pet shipment Insurance fee is refundable ( will be given back to you in cash when delivering the dogs to you) by G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE. The pet shipment Insurance will cost the total of $860.00 which is refundable upon the delivery of your puppies at your home and just 2% of this insurance will be deducted and payed to the insurance company for their services. Therefore a total of $842.02 will be refunded back to you in cash by our delivery agents who will come to deliver your puppies to you. Though this fee is reimbursable, it is very important because is secures and covers the pet shipment.
Reasons For Shipment Insurance
Due to so much damages occurring on luggage and cargo shipments/pets shipment in the past, the , G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE , Animal Welfare Act and USDA has implemented new shipping policies that no animal should be transported without an insurance to secure its transportation. Therefore, the insurance is just to cover any damages on board while transporting and delivering the animal to it's destination. However, your money will be refunded to you in cash at the time of delivery or any other method you choose.
Please, we need this refundable insurance as soon as possible so that your puppies will be shipped and delivered to you today. You are going to send the money to our branch office in Cameroon, you will transfer the money with Money Gram, using our data below. We advise you make the payments very early today, so that your puppy will be on the next available flight to your location.
Payment information:
Method Of Payment :.... Money Gram Money Transfer.
Total Sum :.............. $860.00
Names Of Receiver :....... Cho Cletus
Address :..... 311.00str, SW
City :............Yaounde
State/Province/Region :.......... Center
Country :............ Cameroon
Postal Code :........... 00237
Security Question :......... What for ?
Answer To Question :........ To Insure
The refundable insurance payment should be done early enough, and please kindly email us the 8 digit reference code number and the complete names of the sender immediately the money is transferred.
Thanks for using G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE and we hope to satisfy you with our most reliable and efficient services.
Enjoy Our Service G.K. AIRFREIGHT SERVICE.
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It was then that I became even more suspicious and began checking into the company. As many of you already know, it is an actual pet transportation company, but these people have taken their website and copied from it, changed what they needed to change to get people to pay the insurance, and then sent it out.
I sent an email back to them asking for a contact number in the US. This is the email I received back from them:
Dear Client,
Your puppies are right in our agency here in Houston, Texas . Our customer service here in Houston is too busy so we have diverted some of our call to the numbers you can see on our address.
There is a flight available today so you can be able to make the payment today on time you will have your puppies available at your doorstep tomorrow morning.
This payment is to be done to the headquarters in CAMEROON Branch of our Delivery Service, Which is our new construction site. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO PAY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER BECAUSE WE HAVE THEIR UNITS AT OUR HEADQUARTERS IN CAMEROON DESIGNED FOR SUCH TRANSACTIONS.ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO THE CLOSEST WESTERN UNION STORE AT YOUR LOCATION AND USE THE WESTERN UNION SERVICE TO SEND THE MONEY USING THE ADDRESS WE GAVE YOU.
REGARDS
I also then received another email back from the woman who I was originally in contact with. The following is her email to me:
Hello xxxx,
have you been able to arrange the insurance with them?I will
want you to call them immediately and let me know when you will be
have the puppies.
call them at
0023797496083 0023779707388 00496969712124 Let me know asap.
thanks and waiting
Since then I have received several follow up emails from the company as well as several phone calls from the following number:
237-702093435. At first no one spoke when I answered and then a man started calling from the same number. He said he was from the pet transport company and that they had my puppies and would like to deliver them as soon as they had the payment for the insurance. He again directed me to go to a Western Union as soon as possible so that they would be able to deliver the puppies right away.
I continued investigating and found this website. I spoke with the website that they had originally posted the ad on and was able to get the I.P. address of the computer that the ad was placed from. The I.P. address is:
216.83.51.94 and the password they used was: cnfbyogp. The website was wonderfully helpful and removed the ad immediately.
I then contacted my local branch of the FBI and they gave me a website to go to to file a report. I have now filed the report and hope that it helps them to stop these people. They are so cruel to use people and break hearts. The $150 is not a fun loss, but the bigger loss is the loss of all the dreams that my daughters and I had about these two puppies. My girls had already picked out names and and we had gotten prepared for the puppies to arrive. Needless to say, I have two little girls here who are very sad and disappointed and who have now had a real look at how cruel some people in this world can be. I hope that this post helps others so that they do not fall prey to this scam as well. Please let me know if there is any further information that you think would be helpful.
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San Diego, CA