I really love English Bulldogs. Recently I became aware of a common pet scam that is based on every other over seas Internet scam. Someone from Cameroon posts a desired breed up for a ridiculously low price. He/she asks for money plus shipping. You never get the dog. Here is my recent correspondence with one such scammer. I have resorted the posts from oldest to newest so you can enjoy the events as they occurred. For reference, here are the photos the scammer sent with the email. Keep in mind that these are the actual size photos that were sent!
Original post that my sister saw on Craigslist in Denver:
Hello Thanks for the mail,i work for a Christ orphanage care center at Denver,but presently i am in New lakes Cameroon. i have come to discover that the weather/climate,is not good for my baby.she finds much difficulties in adapting,and due to the nature of my work,i find much difficulties in taking care of her,so i want to send her back to the States/Canada to any caring family/ pet lover or a Christian home.i hope that you will take great care of her ok? i will not refuse anyone from getting my baby, all i need for her is love and care and if you will accept in sending me update pictures of her every month.She is just 13weeks old so gentle to kids, a very good companion at home, she is good with other house pets.she is vet checked,AKC registered and up to date on all her sorts.She will run and play like a 3year old kids.She has very good temperament with kids and other pets at home she will make a very fine house pet.This little girl loves to run and play, Likes to stop and smell flowers.. She comes along with a 1-year health guarantee She comes along all her playing toys, including her menu booklet,and video CDs, which shows what she likes and dislikes.her asking price is $350.i will like to know how soon you will be ready for the puppy.her pictures are attached to this mail thanks Yes, it was centered like that and no changes were made to spelling or punctuation.
My reply:
Please send me your contact information. I am very very intersted in saving your baby! Thank you,
I was 99 percent sure it was a scam, but I thought I would give them a chance.
Their reply:
Hello Thanks for the mail,i work for a Christ orphanage care center at Denver,but presently i am in New lakes Cameroon. i have come to discover that the weather/climate,is not good for my baby.she finds much difficulties in adapting,and due to the nature of my work,i find much difficulties in taking care of her,so i want to send her back to the States/Canada to any caring family/ pet lover or a Christian home.i hope that you will take great care of her ok? i will not refuse anyone from getting my baby, all i need for her is love and care and if you will accept in sending me update pictures of her every month.She is just 13weeks old so gentle to kids, a very good companion at home, she is good with other house pets.she is vet checked,AKC registered and up to date on all her sorts.She will run and play like a 3year old kids.She has very good temperament with kids and other pets at home she will make a very fine house pet.This little girl loves to run and play, Likes to stop and smell flowers.. She comes along with a 1-year health guarantee She comes along all her playing toys, including her menu booklet,and video CDs, which shows what she likes and dislikes.i will like to know how soon you will be ready for the puppy.her pictures are attached to this mail thanks The formatting was a little better, but everything else was identical.
My reply:
Ya. I saw all that in my sister’s email. How many dogs do you have? There were pictures of four different dogs with different markings. Do you have any larger pictures? I assume you are on a short vacation and will be coming back to Denver soon as Christ orphanage is very understaffed judging by the ads I always see on KKDNVR about their need for volunteers. I was wondering if you would be willing to trade it for a Mac p-p-p-powerbook. (I did not include this link in the actual email.) I will gladly have one of my friends in Cameroon pick up the dog. Thank you,
Their reply:
i am sorry fo the ale reply,i went for evening prayers.that is all the pics i have for the puppy,and the pictures you see is the pics of 1puppy,and not different puppies.so how soon are you ready for the puppy?
My reply:
Adam
Their reply:
Hello i am just so sorry for emailing you very late,i was at a seminar,and only came back yesterday.the batch appears as she grows older. my baby is a southwithshire breed,and i am sorry you misunderstood me the $325 was for the transportation.her re homing fee is $1950.my darling has a pick nose.she has been vaccinated against elm,re best and is currently on sorts.she will come along 1yrs health grantee.pls i will like to know how many pets you have at the moments,because my darling is so sociable with other house pets.in fact you will see that magic in her when you get her. hope to read from you.
My Reply:
At this point I decide to make some of the same mistakes in my post as they make in theirs. Note that they were hoping that the dog would go to a good Christian home and that they work for Christ orphanage, yet she was delayed in a previous post because she was gone for evening prayers. Isn’t that strange?
Alvin (I decided to make a change to my name to see if they would call me on it.
Their reply:
I begin to sense that they are getting a little irritated at my wavering interest in their baby. ok Alvin if you will come to pick her up here,then that will be very great.this is the rightful time to visit Cameroon,when you want to come do let me know,so that i can help make some reservation for you. i have close to 3months to be here in Cameroon,and the weather it really not good for the pup.so pls the earlier you come the better. thanks.
My reply:
This should be my final message to them. At least until they get to Denver with the southwithshire.
Just so everyone knows, there’s a guy who tried to scam me last week. He claimed to have argentine dogo puppies for sale. Just as I was about to buy, he told me to send the money through western union to Cameroon. He supposedly lived in Perth, Australia. He claimed his wife died and that his new landlord didn’t allow puppies. I guess he didn’t count on me being so thorough before a buy because I checked out the website the supposed agency sent me and it was completely fake. I tried to research it through google and there was no link. Beware safepetrelocationltd@live!!! The email came to me from a personal yahoo account which really tipped me off to the scam. Also, after not being able to reach any of the numbers he had given me for the agency, he claimed was experiencing technical problems and auditing, I traced the numbers online back to car dealerships and private sellers. I hate that these idiots cant even show human decency toward pet lovers.
Things I noticed not to trust:
1.Watch out for Cameroon scammers
2. sellers with two first names
3. Really cheap puppies of expensive breeds
4. people using ok at the end of sentences
5. anyone who ends their messages saying “I will be awaiting your response”
So, I guess from growing up in a small town in South Carolina, I’m a little naive. I couldn’t believe someone would do that! here’s my experience, I edited some of MY e-mails, considering they contained personal information, that some random person now has. The scammer’s, “Benny Jeferson’s”, e-mails were not edited.
Well, there are no mistakes, just lessons learned. :/
Between emails I added some comments on when I should have realized I was being scammed.
From: benny.jeferson@yahoo.com
“benny”-
Hello ,
Thanks for the interest in my English bulldog puppy . This puppy is just perfect as she is female , she does well with kids and other animals as she is of absolute temperament . She is 11weeks old and has a little bit of potty training . she is akc registered and will come along all akc papers and health records . She is now up for adoption since i got a new job and i moved into a new and non pet-apartment and so i am looking for a home for the baby . She is called baby lizy and you can have her if you can afford just the transportation fee of $100 which you will pay directly to the transport company so that you are secured about your money . Email me if interested in my baby so that i email you more information about the transportation and delivery if you have never done this before . Transportation will take about 9-13 hours to get to your door step . I have attached some pictures of the baby in this email so please email me back if interested . I am located in ALASKA.USA .
(okay first of all, who talks like that? and says USA? who’s last name is “jeferson”?)
me-
I am in love with her! I want her, no doubt in my mind, and the 100 dollar fee is so convenient because otherwise I’d have to wait until march to get an english bulldog puppy, considering I can’t find any for less than 500. I’m busy with class all this evening, so tomorrow afternoon I will be able to pay the 100.
“benny”-
as regards the transportation , i will need your full detailed address , full names , phone numbers and the name of the closest airport to your house where you want the baby shipped and after that home delivered to , i will also need your full names so that i do the registration for the transportation of the puppy . with the above , you will be rest assured of where you money is going to since you pay the $100 to the transport company . please please please spoil the baby to rotten and update me with pictures of the puppy and the new family when you have the puppy at your house . Transportation can be done first thing tomorrow morning.we cant hold her till then since she has no home now , we can ship her out to you today or tomorrow morning .You will pay the transportation company soon after i do the registration for the transportation . The transport company will let you know how you will get the money to them . My cell has a problem but you can try calling anyway i or my boy friend will pick the call. the number is 202-629-9366 i think we shall just do this via email .
(okay at the end of this “benny” says boyfriend, on the email it said that “benny” activated his profile. is he gay? what? i was confused. also, if she has no home, where the hell is she? and 100$ to the transport company? what company is going to deliver a puppy for 100$? all of this through emails?)
me:
The closest air port to my house is the Charleston International Airport and I live about an hour from there.
(my address was here)
My cell phone number is —– and I’ll be right beside it all day
I promise I’ll send lots of pictures! If you ever miss her and would like pictures or anything, I’ll be happy to do that for you. Thank you so much, I’m sure she’s a sweetheart, and I’m looking forward to meeting her!
(I actually felt bad for “Benny” by the way)
“benny”-
ok i git the email with your address in it . hello and i will register the baby for transportation as soon as possible, the transport company will contact you as soon as i am done with the registration for transportation and they will let you know how payments/delivery will be made .The transport money you will give the company will be $100 . please spoil the baby to rotten and keep me posted with pictures of the baby and the new family when you get the baby at your house .i just hope you be the perfect parent for the baby. i will also send the baby along with some food stuffs and a booklet that will caution you on the feeding and the habitation of the baby so that you don`t get mixed up . I will be done in the next 1hour 30 mins or less .
(then I was like………this sounds weird, probably should have figured that one out a long time ago)
me-
I will be in class until 12:30 today, so any payment that needs to be made I can not pay until then, will that be a problem? If so, I need to get people in order to make the payment for me incase I can’t make it in time to get the payment to the company.
(by the way, it looks like ive figured out it was a scam, maybe a little, but i was being completely serious in that e-mail, which is sad)
“benny”-
no problem with that ok , let me know when the company contacts you .
me-
What’s the total cost for everything that Im going to pay? Also, when should I expect a call from them? Oh, and how old is she again?
(once again, being completely serious. but after I sent this I had some free time, like an hour ago actually, and researched everything, and uh, wow. im a little disappointed in myself)
“benny”-
$200
(yea, thats all “benny” wrote back)
last e-mail
me:
Oh, and thanks for totally bullsh—ing me. Cute dog though, too bad I’ll never see it.
So after this, ol’ “benny” was online and I kept iming them. No response. So I sent one last e-mail, and haven’t recieved any response, but don’t worry, I’m not completely oblivious, I didn’t expect to hear from this “benny” person again.
Well this sucks.
i”m so stupid i just got scammed for 280 dollars. this man claiming to have 2 english bulldogs for adoption one named angel and the other one named bubba. i wish i would have read this sooner these bastards i hope they burn in hell…
Hello,
Thanks for your interest in getting a pup from us. We are writing Bubba and Angel are
left and they are sweet little babies with loving temperaments. They are from champion background. These puppies come along with all registration and immunization papers. They are KC registered and will come with all paper work and a 1 year health/ genetic guarantee.They have been house and potty trained. I’ll bet you they even know how to use the doggy door. They are moderate in size, heavy, and built low to the ground. They are strong, kind, amiable, and courageous. This pups are not vicious or aggressive but are quite dignified. They possess a passive demeanor and have a quirky sense of humor. They are now 2 months and and they are well placed with children and other household pets.
Here are their qualities.
Angel is the best matured of all and loves everyone. She is a very busy and curious dog, needs to see everything that goes on, and does. She is so calm & laid back that she makes herself at home on anyone’s lap or bed and she is my only one that wont lick you to death. She will weigh approximately 9-10lbs .
Bubba is a great eater I have to limit his intake which is hard to do because of the various places where there are food dishes. He will eat until he can’t hold any more & then just stands over the dish guarding it from everyone else. He is a ball NUT. He will come out of a sound sleep if the word is said and go get his ball. I took him to a ball game and he ran up to the fence jumping up and down when the umpire was tossing the ball up and down, he thought he was playing with him.
As for their temperaments I’ll assure you that they are loyal, exceedingly affectionate, and deeply devoted to their family. They will get along with other pets as they have been raised with but may be rude and try to bully strange dogs. They thrive on your attention and are dependent upon it for their happiness and well-being. They will have excellent guarding abilities but will only bark when absolutely necessary. I will appreciate if you give me details on the following questions;
-Have you ever lived with a Bulldog puppy before or any other puppy?
-Do you have an acre of land, or again where they can always play around?
-Are you aware of the love and attention that puppies need?
-Do you have kids at home?
-Is every one in your home fully committed to the adoption of a new pet?
– Have a vet doctor you can rush to when need be?
-you will promise to send me pictures of them as the get on with you?
-Where exactly are you located?
sorry for asking too many questions, but we are just concern about the puppies and we just want to make sure they will be in good home,While hoping to get your answers to the questions in your reply..
Looking forward to read from you soon.
Kind Regards
so i was excited cause me and my hisband always wanted one of these dogs and know how expensive they are so stupid me send the money then he told me he needed more so i told him i did’t have the 700 he was asking for and he said he would help me pay so i paye d another 150….. omg i feel so stupid i wish i would have read this sooner.
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Thank you for returning my email and i really feel comfortable about my puppy living with you hoping that you shall keep your promise. Most often the homes that are most suited for our puppies are often suited far from a driving distance so we consider shipping as an option. We just relocated located in Memphis Cameroon so we will ship, i can guess what question you have in mind right now,
**Flying a Puppy: Is it safe? This question is often asked.. We certainly wouldn’t consider it if it wasn’t. I personally asked this question to the manager of the shipping company on my first attempt to ship a puppy some couple of years back,and this was his answer to me ***When we book a flight for a puppy it is only on safe, approved Airlines that has pet-safe programs hat Follows USDA guidelines. The puppy will have the same air as the pilot flying the plane & someone will be there to care for & look after the puppy on and off the plane. When we go to book a flight for our pets we always call ahead and find the most direct flight available(much as if you were looking for a flight for yourself.)
Our puppies have always arrived safe and sound to their new owners, he even went further to say that it is better and more comfortable to fly a puppy on a 7-8 hours flight than drive with that puppy for 20 hours or more***Shipping a Bulldog puppy cost $130, the shipping company actually makes $30 as profit of shipping one puppy and $100 is what they pay for flight and taxes.
To conclude the price ,getting Angel deliver at your doorstep will cost you 130$ flat no other fee required.
Get back to me with the following information that shall be used to deliver the puppy to your doorstep.
Your Full Names?????
Zip Code l????
Contact Address???
Street address????
Nearest airport Closed To Your Location????
Your phone and house number number#?????
Suitable time to receive the puppy????
As soon you provide me with the following information i will be able to change my names from the passport to your names and fill the flight/transit form and get the puppy ready to be flown to your location after payment is done .
God Bless you
Below are the pictures of Angel
Thanks very much for getting back with a great relief of your location that shall be use to locate your home for delivery.
As soon as you send me the money,i will prepare her to ship to you right away. I am ready to proceed now, you can go ahead and send the money to me now.
As for the payment, you will send the money via Western Union Money since i leave in the same flat with them it shall e easier to pick up the money an proceed with the shipping.
Copy the address below and locate the Western Union store.
Transfer to this address:
Receiver’s Name………..Kazi Mathieu
Zip Code………………….00237
Country………………….Cameroon
State………………………Adamawa
City………………………..Memphis
Address……………….Old Church Street Apt 243
Test Question…………….Who Cares
Test Answer…………….God
Amount…………………………130$
As soon as you send the money, please get back to me with the confirmation reference number and the senders name of the money transfer, I will pick up the money and proceed as plan.
As for the pick up a soon as the puppy arrives Texas the delivery agent in charge will call you to know your position before coming for delivery so don,t border yourself o go the airport okay.
Let me know how soon can you send the money so that i start preparing the puppy luggage so that as soon as i pick it up the money i proceed immediately with the shipping
I will be waiting.
Thanks very much.
F**k..they almost got me..thanks to this website! I think one of them definitely have save some money from the scam their doing that they’re actually in the US already!!!
here’s they’re email;
1 from nasty nas
Hello,
Thanks for your email regarding my sweet little teacup
yorkie puppies called lina and mimi.,And please i had a delay
in my reply because i have been so busy with work, As i work
as an international volunteer with NEW-ERA ANTI-CANCER
ORGANIZATION which was recently launched in New York..
I have dedicated my life for anything that has to do with
helping people with cancer because my little boy passed away
from a brain Cancer.
Mimi and lina are both 11 weeks old and a pure breed teacup
yorkie, they up to date with shots and is vet checked, they
are potty trained, house trained and crate trained, they are
very sweet tempered family companions. they are also very
placid, docile, obedient and stable .they never demanding
but has a very loving patience..they only barks when there
is really a reason.
They are absolutely wonderful with children and elderly
like wise other pets too like cats and also dogs. At their
age, they are very sensitive to human moods and is delighted
when one is happy and is very still and compassionate when
one is in grieve, we have taken note of that since the day
our little boy passed away.
At their age, you can also notice that they are already
brave to the extreme and claims to defend when they thinks
we are being threatened. In fact, they is a true companion
in every sense of the word.
Since we are going away and wont need any of their
equipments again, i decided to give them away alongside
their plastic dog bed which is fitted with cushions, their
stainless feeding bowl and drinking bowl, their toys( tugs,
dumbbell with bells and a rope ball which i recently bought
before coming here.
The greatest problem now is that I got a promotion in our
campaign and the work is really over loaded for me so much
so that i don’t have the least time to take care of them
I also cant give them to any person here in limber Cameroon
because they don’t know the worth of a pet and more to
that a dog like mimi and lina, inhabitants here use dogs for
dog fighting, they even eat dogs, they don’t take care
of their dogs , their dogs roam the street very dirty and
unhealthy. Please if you are able to offer mimi and lina a
home back there, then it will be the best
thing someone has ever done to their life .. I really made a
big mistake bringing them here, i never knew the inhabitants
here are not pet welcoming.
God Bless You
and here’s the 2nd; was he able to save money from all the scams to be really in Ohio?
this is where she wants the money to be tranferred;
Country………….U.S.A
City……………Akron
State………………Ohio
Names………..Guida Moss
Address…………….740 callis drive
Test Question………To who
Test Answer ………….guida
Hi,
Thanks for the mail.First of all i am located in Akron Ohio.All puppies come with a written health
guarantee,crate trained and we even begin Paper Training prior to
leaving for their new home.They are AKC reg,vet checked with health
records that will be faxed directly from our vet,they are current on
shots and worming and these can be seen below.They love to cuddle and
get into things especially when they are indoors.They do weigh 25 IBS
and when fully grown they are to weigh 50Ibs.All our puppies come on limited
registrations and as companion pets only unless otherwise prearranged.
They are all 13 weeks old now and very affectionate.Also they have very
good health conditions and temperature.Our greatest wish is that these puppies should be
taken good care of and be shower with love and attention.They are very
lovely with kids and other house hold pets and will love to make any
new home spoil rotten.Do you have kids at home?have you other house
hold pets.Where are you located?,sorry for the many questions just curious
as to where any of these puppies will be going to.They do come with 1 year
health guarantee,a free crate,all playing toys and a puppy package to come
with(puppy food).Our adoption fee is $250 including shipping
Regards
Hello
Nice reading from you and the interest regarding my baby puppies two
male and three females I have a litter for free adoption.they are
still available for any good home.I have always wanted them to get the
best of love from their next home.Don’t want to give them to a breeder
or and animal rescue, i need a new home and want them to have just
what they have always had…they have so much love to offer, if you
promise to accept them with a open heart and arms. They have
spectacular,Stunning, Gorgeous.Fabulous Baby doll Face,short cobby
body,weighs 2.32Ibs and estimated to have an additional weigh
of1.25Ibs at full grown up age, short legs and confirmation.Home
raised with a very good personality.They are just the happiest little
puppies you will ever see.they will make a very good family member
with their very great quality,sweet and loving temperaments.they are
spectacular Designer Purse Puppies to take everywhere with you and
they are lover too.Loves to give lots of kisses hugs.Have always been
around children and other pet and very used to being together. They
are AKC reg,current on all their recent shots and dewormed,vet checked
with all their vet and registration papers available and up to
date,potty,paper and crate trained.they are 13 weeks old and weighs
2..4lbs and will get an additional 1.2lbs(estimated) when fully
grown.Babies will be coming alongside with all their play toys,healths
and reg papers.. As for our location ,We are located in St
Louis,Cameroon where i will be shipping these puppies to your location
safely What we am concern about here is your assurance on their
health,good care and.they needs so much love caution and stability.If
your home is open to this darling,they will be on their way to your
home and i am really hoping it happens.Recent pictures of babies are
attached to this mail so that you can have a general view of their
beauty and they look alike because they were from the same litter.Get
back soon lets see how they gets to your home…OK. Waiting for your
mail in anticipation of getting a sure response on taking good care of
them when they reach you site..
Are you married?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Do you have kids?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Have you ever kept a puppy?,,,,,
Where are you located?,,,,,,,,,,
What do you do for a living?,,,,
How soon do you want these puppies?,
How many of them will you be taking home?,Thanks and God bless
you, Have a Blessed Christmas with love, Health & happiness you
deserve & a prosperous 2010.
AND THEY ATTACHED THE CUTEST PICTURES!!
ITS SO SAD I WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING MY PUPPY 🙁
WHEN I REPLIED THEY SAID THIS :
Hi ,
Thanks so much for the email and also the love you are showing in getting and caring for my baby .i will really appreciate it if you could please promise me again that you will take care of him as you promise ,please keep to that promise as i don’t want them to be too far from each other.Also let me know if you will be able to send me pictures of them monthly to me here.
I have just got off the phone with the shipping company and i was told that the shipping cost of baby to your nearest airport will be $150 and i think you know that we will both be responsible for the payment as agreed.So let me know if you will be able to come up with the $150 on your part so the baby can leave today if we can make the payments today.
i transferred the money to this names Gloria Rodriguez and after they got the money they keep asking me to pay more money for a quarantine and telling me if i do not pay the money the my puppy will die thank God for my sister who helped me out to found out that it is a scam . Please never you pay any money to the above names all you will never see your pet .
The same people tried to scam me with a shiba inu puppy.
They used the same location and talk the same weird broken language.
Luckily I searched for the company before sending my money.
This website really helped me from losing a lot of money.
I hope many more people read this site.
Hello,
Don’t buy from cameroon, they are just money hungry,trust me i got scammed for the amount of$ 2,000 . I have all the proof in the world.BEWARE of F***er out there. The best option out there if you can’t see, touch, or play with the puppy don’t buy off the internet do it in person
After getting your money,they change there phone numbers,names, and e-mail. looking for there next vic. this lady said that she was a christian and all those people who scam should go to hell. well we all know where she is going to HELL. so like i said on my last comment if you physical can’t see, touch,or play with the puppy/puppies don’t buy look in your hometown for your next pet. i’m sure there are some.
I was about to get scammed too until I googled Cameroon 00237 and saw all of these stories. “LynKedis@yahoo.com” wanted me to send a western union money order to Cameroon to send me a baby golden retriever. Im so thankful to hear these stories but also really disturbed that these people have no morals. I wish that something like the Today shoe Opera etc. would do a segment on pet scams from cameroon to get the word out.
I have an email that has been used in a scam towards me about Chihuahua puppies from Cameroon:
cameroonpetstransportair@airpost.net
plus some contact information of the directors of Cameroonpetstransportair:
Linda Atemkeng
Telephone ………. 00,237 77 91 78 82
and
Mr NGALIM
Telefon: 00237 77 91 78 82
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Payment for a cage for the ‘suddenly’ and ‘unexpected’ delayed flight was supposed to be send to:
Namn :::::::::::::::::::: NGALIM RANDOLPH
Country :::::::::::::::::::: Cameroon
Adress ::::::::::::::::::: Douala airport
:::::::::::::::: Telephone 00237 77 91 78 82
Zip :::::::::::::: 00237.
Question …………………. for what
Answer :::::::::::::::::::::: cage
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The seller who tried to sell me a pup via Cameroonpetstransportair goes with the email:
samantharuth0@yahoo.de
Her contact info:
Namn: Samantha nyenty
Land: Cameroon
Region: Douala
Postnummer: 00.237
Adress: 144 Street 4 Douala
Telefonnummer: 00237 77 99 54 84
Her name kept changing from Samantha to Jessica to Ann Samantha, Samantha Nyenty and then to Samantha Ruth during email contact.
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In my case, I refused to pay for ANYTHING until I had the puppy in my possession when I found out the Chihuahua puppies were ‘located’ in Cameroon while the ad said they were in Stockholm (I am living in Sweden).
It took a while of emailing back and forth, but eventually this Samantha gave in doing so. After all this, I tried to find out if her contact information was accurate with the help of Google, but I found nothing except for warning for scams from Cameroon.
I eventually got an email from cameroonpetstransportair which told me the flight could not depart because of bad weather and so the pup was in need of an electrical cage to keep the pup warm and alive during the flight. The price had to be paid ASAP or else the puppy could not be send over by plane (as they put it nicely: it will die).
Since I had read all the warnings and stories of people who lost money with all these clever scams, I saw the ‘need of cage’ as a ‘lost document’ and ‘unexpected extra insurance’ scam, so I ignored it all and refused to pay for anything.
The emails I received from cameroonpetstransportair all looked very unprofessional and in my opinion very fake, no matter with logos and all. Everyone can save a logo and re-use it in an email.
I also tried to find anymore information with the use of Google, but again no hits aside from all the scam warnings.
Samantha send me an email a few minutes after I got the mail of the petstransportair, going all crazy and wanting her money because she was certain the puppy would be in my possession by now.
I told her the flight was delayed and that I refuse to pay for anything extra until I got the pup; it wasn’t part of our deal. She tried to make me feel sorry and guilty by blaming me for her puppy’s death and that she would never forgive me if the pup would die. I ignored every threat email she has send my way and the threats become sillier with every mail send. Right now, she threatens to have a witch doctor go voodoo on me.
I am just glad that I have not lost any money over this.
From Ottop.com:
In my opinion, people being ripped off by “puppy sellers” in Cameroon are just as guilty as the scammers in Cameroon. First, none of the buyers are innocent – They are all trying to get an expensive dog for next to nothing. If they were really concerned as many of them say they are with taking care of a puppy, they would go to their local shelter and adopt a puppy for around $100. Its absurd, that someone would even believe a dog could be shipped via an airline from Africa to the USA for $200. It takes weeks in most cases to clear a dog coming from certain areas of the world – quaranteen is required into many areas ESPECIALLY areas of the world where agriculture is an important source of income. Thus Pets coming from areas that contain many agricultural pests like Africa into the USA or Australia could require expensive quaranteen that must be arranged BEFORE HAND (it could take weeks to arrange a space to quaranteen an animal) directly with the Government Department handling importation of animals. Its extremely expensive – thus there is NO WAY that anyone would ever import pets from Africa into any Western country.
Its absurb to believe that someone would bring their dog to Cameroon only to turn around and ship it back. Most smaller breeds can ride accompanied with a passenger in a crate, however, when shipped they are in a special container area. Frankly, I would not put a dog through such stress…wait there are no dogs being shipped…its all a scam by the guillible for the guillible. Educate yourselves people…instead of using Google to find out who you are dealing with – Google this: Importation of Animals from Cameroon (or whichever country they claim the animal is located). Well, then you can also have fund laughing at how ludicrous this whole scam actually is. Take care – Be Smart – Don’t get scammed by the Camerooni Loonies
i also replaid to a ad about two yorkies and someone wornd me not to pay and now after i have seen all these warnings i am clade i haven’t made any payments thanks for all you people who help us see .I’m from south africa mpumalanga
We have an ad in our newspaper about 2 Yorkshires for 80 each for transfer of ownership AKC but it’s only 20.00 for that, my next email from her saying that she lives in Cameroon and she will fly the dogs to me after receiving money, no way hehehehe
Dr Julian is the email address i was sent
does any one know lizacassareno? let me tell you we got scammed big time but she still tells us she is helping us she also clam to pay 1500 and we paid the 700.00 but still no puppy im done we also looked up her name and sure it was nothing but bad news this sucks to lose a told of 950.00 and now nothing in the bank thats sad i feel so stupid right now wow ….
Dont feel bad I also paid for a bird really thougt I was going to get one and 900 bucks later figured out I was Scammed it was always something else they needed money for then to top it off when I found another bird the lady told me about the shipping I told her what had happened and she stated oh my son lives over there he is with the police he can help you and he wanted 300 bucks to help. I said no thank you I still have all the emails from both and I still feel stupid
My partner and I recently started looking for a new puppy to keep out other dog company during the day. He wanted a German Shepherd and i wanted a Rottweiler. After many internet searches we found a site that had two puppies of each and thought we would email both of them and see if any were still available. First they got back to us about the shepherds and i thought my partner had won. Only problem was that the dogs that had been advertised on a local trading site were now located in another country. While corresponding about the puppies we got a reply about the Rottweilers which were surprisingly in the same place. A quick search for Cameroon found this site. Thank so very much for letting people know that this was happening. We now have a beautiful 8 week old baby girl. I won in the end!
These people are getting trickier! I recently responded to an add in my LOCAL NEWSPAPER about a chihuahua – no price – just inquire via email. Perfect English – perfect spelling. She sent me multiple pictures with dates on them of the day she sent the pics. Claimed she was a Christian Missionary and soon leaving for Cameroon to start an orphanage. She gave me her name and a photo of her and her husband. I searched the names and photo and found that these people are really out there and serving in Cameroon! It wasn’t until my fiance googled the email address that we found out that it was a scam. Luckily I did not send any money. These people are a disgrace to Christians and humans in general and deserve every punishment that God gives them in the end – BURN IN HELL you grubby scammers!
OMG,
THANKFUL ISNT THE WORD FOR IT. I ALSO WAS IN CONTACT WITH A MAN FROM CAMEROON ON A TEACUP YORKIE, THIS GUY SAID HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HE WAS IN THE MILITARY. SOMETHING TOLD ME TO LOOK UP THIS AIR TRANSPORTATION FOR DOGS ONLINE AND I SAW THIS WEB SITE. I WAS ABOUT TO GO IN THE MORNING TO PAY THE MONEY. THIS IS A BUNCH OF CRAP. AND I AM TRULY HURT. I WANTED THAT DOG SO BAD. BOOY AM I AN IDIOT.
Dr Julian is the address they used to scam me or tried to anyway.
camroon pet scamer is back
his new email is
mark.jerry20@yahoo.com
still sayin the same thing
Thanks for Contacting in regards to my male and female puppies which
are still available, i just got male and female called Cassy and
Lizzy, but am sure you are interested in the female baby Lizzy.
They are well raised and potty trained, vet checked, Health Guaranteed, playful
with kids and other home pets, very good companions and needs a lot of
attention and lovable attention.. They are 12 weeks old and , They are pure
breed, really in need of very good home. Before giving out my puppies
to any home i will need to know who? where? and the environment the
pups going to, please sorry for over asking but as we really must do,
because some breeders pretend to be pet lovers and get puppies from
people and make money without enough care:
1 Have you any pet-care experience?
2 Where are you located?
3 Are you a breeder?
4 How old are you, (so sorry for this) are you married with kids and
what do you do for a living?
5 When are you ready for this puppies and Which of the sex do you want?
7 Give me a Brief Description about your Environment?
8 Do you have a vet doctor?
9 Can I have your phone numbers to reach you?
10 Why are you so interested in this breed, what
do you know about them, why do you admire in them?
11 will you like to know more from me?
I am married, me and my partner James, we have three kids, the
youngest Marilyn loves animals than all, and we have a big garden
behind where we have our puppies run and play with the kids, the
nearest park to our house is 5km, but we are really not use to this
place as its a new place for us. but we get the puppy food (pedigree
can food) from the pet accessories shop down the road…. Forgot, each
puppy cost you just £200 (selling and re home fee) Including the home
delivery if you can not
come,so presently i am in Scotland now with the puppies, taking care of my sick
grand mum and will be here for a month.
Just a few about us, and i will wait to read from you.
Regards.
do not send money to any one untill you have the goods infront of you and they appear as listed
i almost got scammed, damn these people i was really exited to have a little bull dog but when the guy turned a bit rude and he insist to pay and pay i knew sth was up, his e-mail was gmattison@yahoo.com heaid he live in new jersey and when the bastard knew that i had a friend in new jersey and he could go and get the dog he called me and said that the dog is already at the airport that he paid already and i should give him just 250 dollars … haha after that i played with him and tell him that i was going to deposit as soon as possible and my friend in new jersey will deposit and also want to meet him and said thank you– he just said ok ill give you my account.. haha stupid… i said my friend will pay you in person so where are you? and he never reply me… these people are shit!! they use people like us, we want help animals and give them better life really these crap is disgusting thank god i didnt tell my family and my gf, i wanted to give them a surprise so anybody is sad just me 🙁 hehe his name is Greg Mattison like the baseball player haha please be careful and dont believe those stupid people, they are getting smarter and know they said they are in another places, the guy even show me a fake ID when i asked for it, he got upset when i said im not confident at the begging he was nice and when we fish and i didnt want to paid he got rude and insit to pay he thought that i was going to believe when he knew that i was just 18 years old haha im young but not that stupid, you s.o.a.b……………. and i tried with another guy who said his wife die and she was the owner of the dog now he is looking for a good family to give him love and kisses, wooow i really cant believe how cruel are those people…..
I just recently ran into this. I was told that I would receive the puppy within 10 hrs, but when my husband came home from work and told me that a friend of ours said that she didnt take a job in Hawaii because in order to bring her dog she had to wait 30 days for it to get back to her. I should have known something was up when they agreed to a payment of $50… Glad that I found this before I sent any money. the email is-. and they told me to send payment to-
Name: Ngwa Vitalis
Address: 24 Road Akwa
City: Douala
Country: Cameroon
Zip Code: 00237
test question: who cares?
test answer : Jesus.
Dont fall for these people! Go and meet the dog in person!
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If you want a dog, go onto websites such as champdogs or the kennel club not google the breed and look for the cheapest deal. There are thousand of good dog owners who have websites for their dogs
Recently a girl on my facebook got scammed into getting a dog from abroad and all I thought was you mug!
The problem with people these day is that they expect things to be given to them now, instead of researching properly and contacting breeders in their country.
There are alot of people who are willing to wait years to get the puppy of their dream and dont care about paying hundreds even thousands just as long as their puppy is safe and in their arms.
All I have lef to say is if you want a puppy so bad do the research, contact the owner and if they have puppies go visit them and make sure the mother is there and there is papers to do with the puppies breeding…how simple is that?
All i can say…They have no moral! They do not think about other poeple feelengs…
This is original message from elizira.costa@yahoo.com
Elzira Costa:
We apologize for the late repli.I is very busy at work and that is why I respond to your messages nov.Thanks to get so fast for me. I am very happy that you are interesting adopting this sweet puppy love to your family. It should be noted that all I am looking for someone who is willing to love and care for hr, as if she was his daughter. It’s all their papers and will come with 9 month guarantee health. She is very playful and affectionate and fight its way into your loving family. I was called Lita. It will come with all that is necessary for her to meet with her new environment. She also loves to play and gets with the kids. She is very sweet and will fight its way into your family. It also has all her vaccines and veterinary OK. But first there are certain things you need to know about you. Are you married? Do you have children? Have you ever had any pets before? Where are you located? . I hope I’m not over demanding just wanted to know who I am, I let my child go to. Attached are some of her pictures. Do you get back to me.
Greeting
Elzira
Then we emailed each other,they wanted a crete wich is 560 euros…(i payed 50) xD
Then,puppy died…At the CDG airport in France… LOL!
Now the lifeinsurance company sending me this:
BENEFICIAL LIFE STANDARD COMPANY LTD
The Standard Insurance Company Group is a vertically integrated group of five insurance subsidiaries, which together enroll, Finance and industry-standard and non standard insurance animal life .
Formed in 1954, the Company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and operates in strategic markets around the world including Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. We offer the following services for insurance coverage, insurance coverage of animal life, the liability insurance, collision and comprehensive coverage, replacement cost versus actual cash value, and coverage for Personal Injury Protection Add-on Features: health coverage additional resources are available, sometimes as separate premium. 1. Letters of health coverage (including treatment). Our duty of care, honesty in performance, speed, greatness and generosity on repairs and reimbursed out and professionalism of our services has made the best and most famous of which our planet and in the operation.
Mr Aleksandar Ivic,
Accept the condolences of the Beneficial Standard Insurance Company and Pets Travelex Relocation Services branch Cameroon. Please be advised that we have here with us in our Standard Life Insurance unit animal Cameroon, Douala, Cameroon the refund which is to cover the life of your dog and discomfort endured during a long journey and the unfortunate death of his dog in the custody of our customers and partners, Pets Travelex Relocation Services. In accordance with the policies of insurance reimbursement, Article 225/BSLIC/1954, each customer who was responsible for completing all payments during the transport of his puppy under the insurance scheme must be properly reimbursed for all the inconvenience suffered . Moreover, the time period during which your puppy was in our service, which unfortunately led to his death, may have caused severe trauma to your life and those around you.
Before any such claim, Mr Aleksandar Ivic ,customer service insurance company, in association with the delivery agency , under number 54efd54sgae1vf4 ,was carefully considered and firmly concluded that the following refunds be made to you;
Client:Aleksandar Ivic
Animal:Maltese,3months 4days
Amount sent:200 euros Refunds:10.500 euros
PET INSURANCE UNITED STATES PET INSURANCE CANADA PET INSURANCE UNITED KINGDOM
Of all the files and receiving payments in total, we have noticed you’ve spent a total of 200 euros and after deliberation among the board of the agency delivery, which insisted that the maximum refund, especially given the fact that you are responsible for taking care of the pet during his long stay at the airport in France, so the total refund of 10,500 euros payable in cash, as shown in the proposed contract refund payment attached to this email.
Note: Please note that after acceptance of all terms and conditions of the refund approved by the Ministry of Cameroon, you must print the form and sign the document that is attached o this mail so as to make it valid and will be endorsed by all parties to start authentication and payment of restitution.
Note: Read carefully attached
Congratulations!
Regards
Insurance Representative
Carlos Anankeng
Tel: 00237-33150576 ….. Call for any inquiries
Email ……………………….. bstandard_insurance@insurer.com
And now,they want i pay the transfer fee for 1700 euros… L0L?? Are they crazy? 🙂
am sorry.but fuck u,fuck ya mama and all your generation because i took your money.When you guys were taking our great grand parents as slaves how much did you pay.This is pay back time to u all.COLONIAL RECOVERY.HAHHAHAAHAHAHH
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hey guys i have exact experienced as what you had with those scammers. but mine is DR. KAREN WHITNEY “she said”. every scenarios that you guys experienced is the same as mine but she offered me an adorable yorkie for adoption. weird coz nothing is free right now ayt? and she is also from cameroo. Here is the exact message:
Hello
Dear i am very glad on your interest on my baby, she is called Lilly and she is 12 weeks old respectively.she is Akc and Vet and will make a very good house hold pet. So i am giving her out only to a good and loving home because i do not have much time for them so that’s why i am giving her out. she is a very sensitive teacup yorkie puppy and
portray the following:-
:-She eats 2 times Daily and have adapted to that.
:-She take to order like when you asks her to lie down.
:-SHE IS Micro Chipped,Hand Fed,and USDA Standard.
:-She is CKC registered and is potty trained.
:-She is not nuded and i hope you will take care of nuding her so that she becomes very more adapted to you, and she like Kisses
:-She will come in a Ventilated crate and Blankets for Cold,
.So Please i will like to know the following from you to see if my baby will be in good loving home
1:Are you Married?
2:Do you have kid(s) if yes how many?
3:Do you have a large yard that she can play in?
4:Are you a breeder?
5:How soon do you want her,
6:will you care for her?
7:Whats Your Full names and where are you located?
– Sorry for asking such questions to but i am just trying to look a good and loving home for my baby. So i wait on your reply
HERE IS MY RESPONSE TO HER:
Hi karen!i appreciated your effort in responding to my questions and right now im really really excited to meet lilly personally. i am a dog lover ever since i was a kid they are so amazing and charming i cant help falling in love with them whatever breed they might be.and im very happy right now coz i know your giving me a chance to take care of your wonderful puppy and i’ll promise to take care of lilly with all my best. with regards to your questions, im not yet married and i dont have kids right now cause im living with my Parents. and also we have a large yard that lilly can play around together with my niece & nephews. and im not a breeder karen i just want to have pets at home that i can play around. i really like lilly and i want her as soon as possibe cause im excited to see her, and also my family is excited as well. and lastly my full mane is Katrina Mae Cruz and right now im residing in Taguig City, in Philippines.
Thank you so much for your time lilly and im hoping for your response soon.Katy 🙂
HER REPLY:
Hello
Thanks for the mail Regarding Lilly the teacup yorkie Puppy.I am willing and open handedly letting you have my baby because you show many clues that make a suitable home. Well, i have no option to keep her with me any longer nor to give her else where since you have promise to spoil her rotten with love, care, attention and of course provide her with A Great Home.Lilly is updated on all her shots and will be coming one year health guaranteed With your assurance, you have already won her. She will be in your arms because your home is exactly like what I am Searching for her. First of all, Baby Lilly is 12 weeks old and i hope you will take her out for strolls especially When you are visiting Touristic sites in your area, continue training her, I mean i want to see her grow bigger and prettier every pic you send me ok. I don’t pack lot of toys in her cage because I think it makes her naughtier. you can sleep on your bed with her because she is potty trained and the best puppy you should probably have Lilly also loves playing with kittens,children and respects visitors. Wait till you confirm her. However, it is going to cost you $300 to get Lilly Delivered right to your door steps.
I think I should introduce myself now. I am Dr Karen Whiteney. I worked for Largo high school, 6 years and recently relocated to the CHRIST ORPHANAGE CENTRE (VICTORIA ISLAND)DOUALA 00237 SAPPA RD, CAMEROON Were we help educate orphans and make sure they dont go wayward because of their present situarion so my job schedule is hectic and i barely have time to attend and provide for baby Lilly the love and care she deserves. due to the Nature of my Job, I hardly have time to take good care of Lilly ,so I thought it wise to send her back to any pet lover or pet loving home that will provide, love and give her all the attention she Requires.
you will just have to provide me with your full home address so that i will be able to register Lilly at the airport for a home delivery
HOME ADDRESS::::::::::::::::::::: (so i can register her flight for direct home delivery)
FULL NAMES::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (for the certificate of Ownership. this is required for her to get on board)
STATE:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
CITY::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
PHONE NUMBER:::::::::::::::::::: (exchange calls and the pet delivery agent will need this too)
ZIP CODE::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
THE CLOSEST AIRPORT TO YOUR HOME WHERE YOU WILL LIKE TO PICK UP THE BABY:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
MOST CONVENIENT TIME YOU WILL STAY AT HOME AND AWAIT HER ARRIVAL::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
With the above information accurately provided to me, the airport will use it for Lilly’s transportation and delivery to your door steps. And i will need it to do the change of ownership papers from my names to yours which is going to prove that you are baby Lilly’s legal/new owner. Baby Lilly’s Love is Deeper than life and More Beautiful than Gold and Silver So i just hope that if you will be willing to take her then know you will be willing to send me pictures of how she is doing.
thanks and regards
HAHAHA!thanks to you guys now im aware of their scams.Darn it.
Those Africans…y’all surely make me LOL. Trying to convince us all Cameroon is a safe place to buy dogs? For all we know, with your “aids” crisis, and everything because your sex addictions – you could probably be raping these dogs. And honestly, who in the world wants a dog with aids, herpies, etc. 😉
Just my opinion. But just a tip, with the money you get scamming others, try to enroll in education in English, or at least buy Rosetta Stone for your stolen computers.
Seriously, it’s pathetic now.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ahaha almost lost 500 until i quickly cancelled it 🙂
Hello Dear,
Thanks so much for the mail and interest regarding the puppies we have ..
We have one male and one female puppies now available and they are 12
weeks old, they have very good temperament with kids and other
pets,very playful love to play around with toys and kids,they are
health guaranteed and A KC registered…..they are up to date on all
their shots and dewormings and they will be coming along side with
their health papers and vet records……. First i wish to let you
know that we are given these puppies out because my mum just died. She is located in Tasmania and all of us are there now ..She was the owner of this cute little babies. Since she is now late , We can’t keep the puppies here in such
condition because each time we see them , we keep thinking of her .So
we want to given them out to a lovely and caring home ,where they can
be treated as such and keep us up dated on monthly progress.These
puppies will be coming from Tasmania .. But if you would be able to come
over here for the pick up ,we shall be very great full, but if you
can’t come , we can make arrangements for home delivery service and
they will get the puppy delivered at your doorstep.Below are just some
few question we asked.
Where are you located?
Do you have any kids ?
Have you ever own a pet before ?
Why this breed of puppy before?
Why are you interested on this breed?
How soon do you need the puppies over?
Which sex are you interested on?
Sorry for all the question , but we just want to be sure that the puppies are
going to the right home and they will be having all the love and
attention they need .We are given them out for $500 including
delivery and that’s all If still interested , contact us back for more
details of the puppies and pictures
Best Regards.
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