Many Potential Pet Owners Are Scammed Through Craigslist Pets, Email Scams, Buying Dogs Online, Scam Websites, And Pet Travel Scammers.
Tips to stay safe on craigslist; Now sites like craig’s list, where found cats are listed in hopes they might be reunited with their owners, have made it even easier for these con artists to procure the cats they resell by posing at the owner. Already been scammed when trying to buy a puppy or other animal?
Above All, With All Of The Pet Scams We've Outlined In This Week's Article, A Strong Dose Of Common Sense And Healthy.
Some warning signs are that the buyer won’t usually meet with you and will often say they are in the military or in the midst of moving. Viewers often lose money to a scam where they find a pet for sale online and then are charged large amounts of money to ship the pet to them, but the pet is never shipped. Many of our reported scams come from those who have been scammed.
And, If You Conduct An Online Search For A Dog, Cat, Or Other Domestic Animals, You Will Probably Encounter At Least One Bogus Website.
The scammers scour adoption ads and animal shelter registers looking for pets they know are in demand. I purchased a teacup chihuahua and she promised to email registration information but never did! Many are “backyard breeders” that think there is money in puppies.
Watch Out For These Common Signs Of An Animal Rehoming Scam:
Beware of the adopt a pet scam! Most ads for dogs on craigslist and elsewhere are scams of some kind or ads by people who do not care about dogs. Limited information offered about the animal:
Scammers Have Even Worked Their Way Into The Pet Space.
How it works (with video below) be careful if you’re trying to adopt a pet.scammers advertise dogs for adoption all over the internet. Purebred dogs sold at deeply discounted prices are typically frauds. Scammer trying to break into your google account (code) the most common scam is someone trying to confirm you are a real person.
