Complaint Review: Kristen Dennison - Sandy White - Jason Melberg - Abuja

Dont Let it Happen to You! I was in pursuit of a blue pitbull puppy to adopt it. They are very expensive so I was trying to pay the minimal amount. I came across several that were selling and was trying to find the best deal. I e-mailed //// Kristen Dennison /// who was supposibly selling some. However, she said she didnt have anymore but reffered me to a friend of hers /// Sandy White /// and included Mrs. Whites bio complete with schooling, career and marital status (which I thought was a bit weird) but sad to say I was naive and in desperate need of this puppy.

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Her e-mail was as follows:

Hello

My Pitbull puppies have been adopted out,hopefully i will be having new litters by August 2009,but i can refer you to a very close friend of mine who is working as the Pastoral Intern of Maple Ridge Community Church

3504 Morehouse Rd. West Lafayette, IN 47906 Sandy White has been involved with Maple Ridge since 1987 and joined the staff as a Pastoral Intern in April 2005. she and her husband james have been married since November 2005 and are currently preparing to be career cross-cultural missionaries.Sandy White leads both the Youth and Mission ministries and has a passion to shepherd other believers and to mobilize the church to reach the lost around the world.Sandy White received both a B.S. and M.S. in Business Management from Purdue University and is working towards a M.S. in Intercultural Studies from Crown College. she also works part-time as a computer programmer for ATA Airlines in Indianapolis. In her spare time,she enjoys landscaping, remodeling their home,running, hiking, and spending time with friends.presently she has just been transfered to West Africa to head a Center.Before leaving she adopted 3 Pitbull puppies from me and the puppies are presently with her in west africa,but due to her work in Africa which has created less time for her to take good care of the puppies she has asked me to help her put the 3 adorable Pitbull puppies for adoption for free to a good home that really take care of the puppies and shower them with all the love and attention they deserve.all you have to do is pay the cost of shipping them back,the puppies are currently 3 months old and are akc registered,with complete papers,contact her immediately if you know you cannot take care of the babies please ignore this reference

Below is her Contact information:

Sandy White

Address.....4079 george close

State..........Lagos state

Zip code....23401

best regards

Kristen Dennison

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So I replied to Sandy (or so I thought). I then heard back from Sandy and she gave me all the info on the puppy and how to obtain it.

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The info Sandy sent me was as follows:

Hello Jessica,

I got your email regarding the three Pitbull i have for adoption,i have 2 females and 1 male Pitbull 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 Pitbull puppies is free and shipping is $250,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 pitbull.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 attaced 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 adopting handling one of the puppies is $250.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.

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I was completely naive and told her I would send the money right away (I needed the puppy like yesterday and was almost willing to do anything, and I did. Sandy then sent me the Western Union Information to send payment in the amount of $250.00 USD. And I immediatly went through Western Union to process the payment. Unfortunately, they are not responsible for fraud and there was no way of getting my money back if it was fraud. Sandy also sent me pictures of the dogs up for adoption. You can copy the link and paste it in another window if you would like to see the dogs in case you've seen the pictures before or after, so you can know not to get involved in this scam!

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When it was time to send the money, this is where Sandy told me to send it and what Sandy told me to do:

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Hello Jessica,

Thanks for getting back to me asap,i still have the puppies for adoption only to a comfortable and caering homes that can afford to take absolute proper care of my puppies,my puppies are three months old house trained,very well socialized,raised in my home around my children with alot of love,care and special attention,i would only be willing to let you take any of my puppies as long as you promise to take absolute proper care of the puppy also promise to send me updated pics of the puppy as the puppy grow older.

Pls let me know which particular puppy that you're interested in asap.For shipping send your full name,address,state,city and zip code and the nearest airport to your home,as soon as payment is confirmed i will send you all the flight details on when the puppy will be shipped and when the puppy is expected to arrive your location and also a tracking number to track the puppy at the airport,i will email the flight arrival information(airline, day of shipment, flight number, air bill number and time of arrival,you can send payment via any grocery store around your location that operates western union to my travel agent.

Mr Jason Melberg

326 kings Street ,

State............Abuja

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks

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After the money was sent, and confirmed Sandy told me once she confirms the money has been sent, she will send Annah (the puppy i chose) on a flight to the US. Until the next day. She told me there was a problem with customs and the puppy was stuck in the UK with a threat to be quarentined if they didnt have some more money. At this point i kinda knew it was a scam and kinda played it cool. Asking questions and being very careful. Not planning to send any more money. But she kept asking me for more and more. Saying she is distraut and even blaming me for not being able to get Annah (the dog) out of this mess. I was very clear with her that this is not my fault and trying to find a way I could get reimbursed but it didnt look like it was going to happen. Ikept being pressured for more money and increasingly got frustrated with this and the fact that I could have been so naive but I finallly decided to let it go and once i googled her name and kristens name, this came up on the rip off report so i decided to write in. I would hope the scammers will get caught and not con anyone else out of their money. I'm just glad it was $259 and not $$700! Which is close to what they were asking for. Please find these scammers whoever they.

Dontletithappentoyou

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

U.S.A.

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