Complaint Review: Kristen Dennison - Jason Melberg - Steve McDonnald - Lagos

I have been searching for a Maltese puppy for a long time and I came across an ad from Kristen Dennison. I emailed her and she said the puppies were no longer available but she would have some more later this year. She then referred me to a friend, Steve McDonnald, who had just been positioned in Nigeria working for the US House of Reps. She said he couldn't take care of the puppies anymore so I emailed him and the conversations are as follows:

Hello,

I got your email regarding the three adorable maltese puppies i have for adoption,i have 2 females and 1 male maltese puppies, i am willing to give out to a good home for adoption,the females are 3 months old while the male is 3 months old .the cost of adopting each of the maltese puppies is free and shipping is $300,the puppies are presently weighing 2.5lbs now and would weigh between 3 to 4lbs at maturity,they are pottytrained,My babies are so animated and will keep you entertained for hours.Each of them has their own distinct personality.Loving and very affectionate personalites are standard with each of the maltese.They are very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time.They have the run of the kitchen at different times and are put down for naps just like babies.They do need to rest at various times of the day because they are still infant puppies,they are well socialized with kids and cats and will be your friend if you are the playful type,they just simply love lots of attention.they are uptodate on all shots and wormings and are all current on vaccination

i attached pictures of the puppies to your email shipping includes tax,insurance, and the carrier that the puppy is shipped in.I will include with shipment of each puppy is its certified health certificate,vaccination and worming record, copy of USDA paper, AKC registration application for the puppy, its pedigree, tips on care and training your puppy, and your puppy's guarantee.also the airline ticket, an approved carrier with a soft,comfortable bed, health certificate from my vet, a puppy pack including sample food your pup has been eating, a tube of nutri-cal,I also include a special gift to your puppy from me..Everything you will need will be taped to the top of your puppy's carrier.the total cost of shipping and handling one of the puppies is $300..as you know i have a lot of people that are interested in adopting the puppies so let me know when you intend to send payment and your contact details for immediate processing.

Thanks.

Steve.

I was going along with it even though in the back of my mind I knew something just wasn't right. I asked if I could pay for the plane ticket or have them sent via FedEx and he insisted that his travel agent handle all of that. He sent pictures of the puppies and said he would only let me adopt them if I promised to take great care of the puppies and send him pictures as they grow!! I was soo excited so I emailed him my contact information so we could began the progress and this is the email he sent me:

Hello Gabrille,

I got your full shipping details and i would forward the information to my travel agent to start processing,you can go ahead and send your payment as long as you promise to take absolute proper care of Nathan also promise to send me updated pics of him as he grow older.

you can send payment via any grocery store around your location that operates western union to my travel agent.,immediately after your payment is confirmed,Nathan would be shipped to a nearest airport to your home for pickup

Mr Jason Melberg

326 Bredfruit Str,

State............ Lagos

Country........... Nigeria

Zipcode...............23401

Also fill a text question and answer on the western union slip.

Question............My Baby

Answer............Now Yours.

Steve.

When he sent this email I searched for Jason Melberg on google just to make sure it was legitimate and thats when I saw an article on here about them scamming people. I then looked at a list of the House of Reps and Steve McDonnald is not one of them. I was soo thankful to have seen this information before I wasted $300 on a puppy!!!

I just wanted to share my story and hopefully prevent someone else from being fooled by these horrible people!!!

Scamvictim

mphs, Tennessee

U.S.A.