Complaint Review: Cole Peter

On September 20, 2009 I was contacted by Cole Peter on the phone through a relay service and by e-mail stating that he saw the ad I had for the pit bull puppies I had for sale. As you can see I became suspicious when I couldn't get a straight answer and he wouldn't even acknowledge that a contract needed to be signed for a sale to be final.  I stopped communicating with him and the e-mails keep coming, almost like a regular schedule like he has a list he goes through once a month.  As you can see in the latest e-mail there was actual information for Fedex.  I tracked the package and then called Fedex and reported this to their international serurity department.  Why international?  I found out from Fedex that the package originated from Vienna.  They immediatly put a stop on the package and closed the account that "they" had set up.  Below are the e-mail communications back and forth between myself and Cole Peter.  Some information has been edited to protect my privacy.

Sep 20 

(from Cole Peter) Hello,
    This is cole peter from illinios bensenville i saw your email address at online newspaper classified ads for sale so am interested in purchasing One out of the puppies you have for sale so i want you to email me the full details about it and the final asking price as soon as possible.

Sep 21 

(from myself) Hello,
  Sorry to not get back to you last night.  It was almost midnight here when you called.  I have 1 blue female and 1 blue male, 1 black/white female, and 1 black/white male.  The sire is short and very wide, and is black and white.  The Dam is a little taller than him, but wide, she is blue reverse brindle.  I have some pictures up on our website at *website*.  The pictures of the puppies on there are old, they were taken when the pups were 4 wks and the puppies are 7 weeks now.  The pictures of the Dam and Sire are under the "Breedings" tab.  They are beautiful, they all have straight legs, good bites, and excellant tempermants.  They are registered with UKC and ADBA.  They have had their 1st set of shots so far and dewormer every 2 weeks since they were 2 weeks old.  Final asking price for them is: blue female=$900, blue male=$800, black/white female=$700, and black/white male=$600.  Shipping is not included.
Please let me know if you have any other questions and which one you are interested in.

(from Cole Peter) Hi..
Thanks very much for your response. I would be buying the puppy you have for sale so kindly reserve (the blue puppy) for me. You have to bear with me that I called with relay service, its because am hearing impaired. I am sending you this email to make final reconfirmation of the puppy which am willing to buy for my twins as their birthday present and I also want to let you know that payment will be by certified Check . However, I want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving the Check next week and payment will cover your cost and as well as the shipping cost to be paid to the person that will take care of the pickup in your house. So please as soon as you receive the payment, get it cashed immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you and send the remaining balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via Western union. More so, I will pay you an extra $100 if you can reserve this for me. So in view of the above, Here are some of the details I will need for final issuance of the Check or Money Order to you.(1) Full Name
(2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please
(3) your direct telephone number both home and cell.?
{4} Acceptance of my offer
(5} Final asking price  Once you get back to me with all the above information's, the check or will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you.  Regards
Cole

(from myself) Just to clarify,  do you want the female blue or the male blue?  That's fine about calling with relay service, I understand.  I am sure that your twins will love their present.  If you have not decided which blue puppy you want; the female is very mellow and the sweetest thing; the male is a little more energetic and an attention hog.  Certified check will be fine and I will get it cashed immediately upon arrival.  Do you have a shipping company that you would like to use?  I would be happy to arrange this for you, I just need the info for the company and your info.  If you do not have a company in mind, I know of 1 that transports puppies, I will have to check into how much they charge and availability.  I am attaching our sales agreement, could you please read it over and if you have a way to sign it an e-mail back, that would be great.  Once I receive your response I will send you my information on where to send payment to and final price.  There is a price difference between the male and female and,  depending on the shipping company, I need to find out how much that will be.  Thanks for the email so i want you to hold the male blue for me and also my personal shipping company will come for the pick up of the puppy so email me the information needed as soon as possible.

(from myself) Here is the information that you requested.
(1) J**** T***
(2) 1** C**** Ter, Sanford, NC 27332
(3) home 919-4**-**** cell 910-5**-**** {4} I accept the offer to reserve the blue male puppy for you (please read, sign and send sales agreement
(5} Final asking price w/ reservation is $900
 Does your personal shipping company require a health certifcate?  If so, do I need to go have that done?  Do you want me to mail the registration papers and health record to you or do you want me to send them with the puppy?  Will the shipping comany give me their information where to send payment to when they pick up the puppy?
 Sorry about all of the questions.  I just want to make sure that everything is perfect so nothing happens to the puppy.  I will let you know when the check arrives and I have cashed it.  Thanks.

(from myself) Its amazing what you can find on google.  I just found a report on ripoffreports.com on you saying just about the exact thing that seems to have happened here.  I do not play games and I will not be scammed.  If this is your intent, then you need to stop all further communications immediately.  If I do receive a certified check from you and it does not cash, I will not be putting it in my account and it will be returned to you.  If you are serious about the puppy, then you will send me back the signed sales agreement.  These puppies are like my children, I am that protective of them.

Oct 3

(from Cole Peter) Hi,
If i have to tell you that i am not having the best of times lately;haven just been diagnosed of cancer of the brain(TUMOUR),hence the reason i was out of communication for the past few days.Please bear with me till next week and try to understand my situation.
Concerning the purchase,the payment have been purchased and they have been sent out and you'll get them in a couple of days,they will be delivered by Ups Express or Fedex express ,pls once recieved act as insructed and send the excess funds after you have deducted your own money to the shipping agent immediately and email me the details of the transaction once you have done the transfer to the shipping agent.
Have a nice weekend ahead ,i hope you'll be kind enough to understand my situation and accept my profound apologies for delaying in the payment.
I will be waiting to hear from you.Once again please bear with me.
Regards

Nov 11

(from Cole Peter) Hello ,  I have confirmation that the payment has been sent out to you Via US mail which is going to deliver in 1-2 days so Once it has been delivered to you,please proceed  with the following instructions as soon as you recieve the payment:   (A) TAKE THE CHECK TO YOUR BANK AND GET  IT CASHED  IMMEDIATELY OR THE CHECK CASHING FACILITIES,PAY THEM THE CHECK CASHING FEE AND DEDUCT IT OUT OF THE MONEY. (B) ONCE YOU HAVE CASHED THE CHECK,DEDUCT THE MONEY THAT ACCRUES TO YOU AND PROCEED TO THE NEAREST WESTERN UNION TO SEND THE REST OF THE FUNDS TO MY SHIPPER'S DETAILS. (C) YOU WILL DEDUCT THE COST OF THE WESTERN UNION TRANSFER FROM THE BALANCE THAT IS LEFT WITH YOU AFTER YOU HAVE DEDUCTED YOUR OWN FUNDS. Below is the information  where you will send the funds via western union international money transfer,please print this info out and have it with you so immediately you recieve the check,please go and cash it and go and send the funds to the details below according to our agreement;

Aiesha Harry
178 Broadway
Brooklyn, New York, NY 11211 Upon your transfer of the Shipper's funds via WESTERN UNION,you will email me the details of the western union transaction immediately complete with the following: (1) SENDER'S NAME:
(2) SENT AMOUNT:
(3) TRANSACTION TEST QUESTION:
(4) MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER: As soon as i get these details i will forward them to the recipient,and once the money is received by the shipper agent,you will be contacted by the shipper agent on the details of the pick up immediately.Once you send the money also send an email with the western union details to the shipper's email address and also fax the western union receipt to them so that they will be able to get the money without any problems,the shipper's email address is: shippersinc909@gmail.com. Once the money is received by the shipper agent,you will be contacted by the shipper agent on the details of the pick up immediately

Dec 9

(from Cole Peter)Hello , I have confirmation that the payment has been sent out to you Via Fedex Express which is going to deliver today so here is the tracking number(7982 0354 3293) so Once it has been delivered to you,please proceed  with the following instructions as soon as you recieve the payment:   (A) TAKE THE CHECK TO YOUR BANK AND GET  IT CASHED  IMMEDIATELY OR THE CHECK CASHING FACILITIES,PAY THEM THE CHECK CASHING FEE AND DEDUCT IT OUT OF THE MONEY.(B) ONCE YOU HAVE CASHED THE CHECK,DEDUCT THE MONEY THAT ACCRUES TO YOU AND PROCEED TO THE NEAREST WESTERN UNION TO SEND THE REST OF THE FUNDS TO MY SHIPPER'S DETAILS. (C) YOU WILL DEDUCT THE COST OF THE WESTERN UNION TRANSFER FROM THE BALANCE THAT IS LEFT WITH YOU AFTER YOU HAVE DEDUCTED YOUR OWN FUNDS. Below is the information  where you will send the funds via western union international money transfer,please print this info out and have it with you so immediately you recieve the check,please go and cash it and go and send the funds to the details below according to our agreement;

Aiesha Harry
178 Broadway
Brooklyn, New York, NY 11211 Upon your transfer of the Shipper's funds via WESTERN UNION,you will email me the details of the western union transaction immediately complete with the following: (1) SENDER'S NAME:
(2) SENT AMOUNT:
(3) TRANSACTION TEST QUESTION:
(4) MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER: As soon as i get these details i will forward them to the recipient,and once the money is received by the shipper agent,you will be contacted by the shipper agent on the details of the pick up immediately.Once you send the money also send an email with the western union details to the shipper's email address and also fax the western union receipt to them so that they will be able to get the money without any problems,the shipper's email address is: shippersinc909@gmail.com. Once the money is received by the shipper agent,you will be contacted by the shipper agent on the details of the pick up immediately.