I was looking online for a small puppy for my Grandmother when I came across an add about two teacup Yorkie puppies for free. I emailed the owner (Stacy Lorren) and she said she still had the pups, they were AKC registered with papers, came with a one year Health Guarantee, crates, toys, vet papers.. etc. She said she was giving them up for adoption because her job had relocated her to Alaska and she wouldn't have time to spend with the little guys.
Said all I had to pay was the shipping fee for the pups to be flown down here, $100 for 1 $200 for both. Said it would take about 6-7 hours for them to get here, and they even brought the pups to your doorstep. Had an e-mail sent to me from Animal Pets Ride Delivery after I gave her my info and said I was interested. The email had all the info I needed to send a money transaction (by Western Union), so I sent it; then I got a phone call from "The pet company" saying that the payment had been confirmed.
Then I got another e-mail from the company saying that the puppies should be leaving at 10pm since I missed the morning flight they would have to take a night flight. They should arrive at 8-8:30 am at my doorstep.
Well I got up this morning and waited and waited and never received a any puppies, so I got back on my e-mail and I had another email sent from the Pet Co. saying:
Determining the route of travel in the transit State of your puppies Tina and
Timmy in HAWAII greatly depends on the available schedules by the
airlines and the weather!
If a puppy is being shipped during the colder months, the route of
choice will be south for connection flights, during the summer we will
search routes that are north for connections. We always check the
weather temperatures for a safe transportation of the puppy. N.B.
Right now, we are facing some problems to ship your puppy as a
result of the bad weather so we have decided to Adopt a well
heated/ventilated AC crate so that it could always moderate the
temperature of the puppy while on transit . Here are some reasons why
your puppy needs a crate below .1.) A crate should Include
a safe toy to occupy the puppy, keeping in mind they will be
unsupervised so choose your toy wisely. NO RAWHIDE'S please!
(they are choking hazards and I NEVER give them - supervised or not)2.)Crate
will need to be big enough for puppy to stand in without touching head
on top and have the ability to turn all the way around comfortably.3.)Airlines
have temperature requirements - especially important for pug nosed
breeds such as pugs, Bostons, pekingese,English Bulldogs etc
Normally,nothing is shipped when it's over 85 degrees or below 25
degrees but with the adoption of the well heated modern temperature
stabilizer crate, the puppy will be shipped . ...The cost of the Crate has
amounted to the sum of $100 The crate that the puppy was delivered in
was a dilapidated crate that never had a temperature regulator system.Also , Before we ship any puppy from one state to another without which no person accompanies the puppy, We usually require a transfer of ownership document from the rightful owner to the owner in the new destination .
The transfer of ownership Document has been created it did cost us $150 for this document . please check attached copy in this email.We
also realized that your puppy was also delivered at our agency without a
life insurance to insure the life of the pet .We do not carry out the
shipping of any pets and animal in general without well certified
insurance papers work. This act of insurance is both advantageous for
our clients and us in that the insurance companycompensates
you for almost all your spending you have done apart from the shipping
fee of the puppy and this money will be refunded in check/cash upon
delivery of the puppy. we checked and verified all these documents of
the puppy and enabled you dog to have all valid paper work and you
billings accounted as follows .Cost of customs.......$130Transfer of ownership document......$150Insurance Cost....................$200Total to be paid.......$480You have no need to worry because the Insurance company will refund you with $480 of the money you send since they give up to 98% coverage, view attached document.
Reasons why we adopted a non-pet shipping without an insurance paperwork. 1.......}
In case of any pet abandonment at our agency , puppies without
insurance, will be homeless while pets with insurance will be protected
by their life insurance department ,2.......}In
case of any accidents while transporting your puppy to you like any
defects attacking your puppy , you will be 100percent compensated by the
insurance company since your puppy possess` a life insurance .This
payment is to be done to our New Created Branch of our Company.YOU ARE
REQUESTED TO PAY THE TOTAL FUND USING MONEY ORDER VIA WESTERN UNION AT
YOUR LOCATION BECAUSE WE HAVE THEIR UNITS AT OUR NEW BRANCH DESIGNED
FOR SUCH TRANSACTIONS, PAY THE MONEY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY WIDE
SERVICES USING THE ADDRESS;
NAME--------------------------JASON MCCOY
COUNTRY----------------------------CAMEROON
ZIP CODE-------------------------------0237
STATE --------------------------------YAOUNDE
CITY------------------------------------------LIMBE
TEST QUESTION------------------WHAT NUMBER
ANSWER------------------1 2 3
When you make the payment you get back to us with the Money transfer Number and the Sender's Names so that we can put your puppy on flight,
NOTE
THE MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED BACK TO ON DELIVERY OF YOUR PUPPY TO YOUR HOME TODAY.
..we do everything to make our customers happy ....................
Thanks
CARRIER DETAILS
Name of carrier...................................Mrs DONNA CHRISTOPHERS
Agent Number.........................................AFID ...........8655
Flight and Details;............................................. (NOT
ACTIVATED)until payment is comfirmed
Testimonials"Mitzi & Bailey arrived safely in Munich Monday evening."
A BIG thanks to you and the French Pets Team. I'm very happy and
impressed with the service'. Again, thanks a lot for an outstanding
door-to-door hassle-free service!
Enjoy Our Service Alaska Branch Animal Pets Ride Service
Secretary;
Mr Chris Gold
Thanks
STAY TO ENJOY PETAIR EXPRESS
PETS DELIVERY SERVICE,
Alaska Branch.
Something finally clicked in my head so I looked it up online, that's where I discovered that there had been several scams made out to the same company all over the world. It broke my heart, not only did I not receive the cute little babies, but I'm out $210. Hope someone reads this before falling for it like I did. I should have researched it first... but I learned from this. You can't hardly trust anyone these days.