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"Scammers" are people who advertise pups or other items that they do not have. It is very easy to obtain pictures of
pups online and post them as their own. They are successful for 2 main reasons, first we are too trusting, second they offer
great pups at a small price. They often claim that someone has died, and they are
selling the pups to pay for a funeral and etc., the ads are easy to spot, they usually use very expensive pups like yorkies
and bulldogs, and advertise them for about 1/4 th of their normal selling price, and they over sell them on top of that. Ive
read ads, where their was a teacup, female yorkie, AKC reg. micro chipped, vet checked 2 year health guarantee, and etc and
they will ship it to you for a grand total of $400, ??? shipping alone costs $250-275. if it sounds too good to be true, it
probably is. Most of the time, the ad lists an out of your area phone number and an email adress, the phone
usually doesnt work, so everything is done via email. They will insist on Western Union, because once you send it, its gone
forever. You have just given a tribal leader in Africa your hard earned money.
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How to not be scammed. I have had several transactions that were 100% email, not the first phone call. This can be costly,If
buying a pup online, I would talk to the person before sending money. The phone number and adress should be from the
same area. Second, if the person doesnt sound american, think twice, most but not all scammers are African. Third avoid Western
Union, fourth, send funds to a physical adress, not a PO Box. use fed ex or certified mail so it can be traced. These
few things will save you alot of greif. I often get emails from people who ask me to do stuff like take a picture of the pup
with there name on a peice of paper beside the pup. This sounds good, but any third grader with photo shop can do that in
minutes. Use your gut feeling on any online purchase, it can be done safely, you just have to use your best judgement.
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