Have you been told that someone individual doing missionary or other work in some exotic location needs to rehome their poor little pet? All you have to do is pay shipping (and maybe a paperwork fee?). Don't believe it for a second!
What are the "Cameroon Pet Scammers"? How do you know if you've come across such a scam?
Find examples of this scam, and tips and tricks on how to deal with it.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Latest Scammers...
connie.bailey@gmail.com (Claims to be a rescue group, IP address is from Africa) linna sama linnasana@yahoo.com "dave d" myhomein@yahoo.com
This is the email I had gotten in my email this morning!
Hello and we are very glad you are contacting us in regards to our lovely puppies.We got all our puppies still available to join new homes filled with lots of love and care.We got a male and two females and all are 12weeks old presently weighing 2.1pounds and are expected to remain small in size at a later age.we got a male and two females.Our puppies are very healthy and are vet checked and Akc reg.We take them for health check ups every two months to make sure they remain healthy and we feed them with lots of healthy food to maintain their healthy sizes.We are presently located in Washington,usa and will be getting our puppies to any lovely home in the Usa, Canada and Europe.They are paper and potty trained and are all dewormed.They are very sociable and friendly to all other home pets and kids and love playing in the yard with their toys.We are getting rid of our cute puppies because we lack the time and resources to cateer for them.All you are required to do is to pay a shipping fee of $200 directly to the airlines we will be using.Thats you do not pay any money to us but to the airlines we will be using and the will be issuing you a receipt to sign so that incase of anything your money is paid back to you instantly okay.We will need your full address and the closest airport to your location.The address will be clipped onto the crate of the puppy to avoid any errors in delivery.Our puppies come along with the following PlaneTicket, Pet Taxi,Food/Water Dish combo,Puppy Food,Official Health Certificate and Delivery to your doorstep with a special pets delivery van from the airport.get back to us at your convinience.
hi guys, im kinda scare. can u tell me do i have to pay this or not ok. this morning i recive a mesg from the delivery. and they send me this. DEAR CUSTOMER, We want to hereby inform you that you have a parcel which contains a BLACK/FIRE markings, 9 1/2 weeks old, 1.95lbs FEMALE YORKSHIRE TERRIER PUPPY(tagged: Spikey) from Mrs. Serena Fancy at the ATLAS PETS Branch SEATTLE, WA to be transported and delivered to Mrs. Cindy Nguyen using this address below: Country... .....................................USA State/Province...................................FL 32550 City:.............................Miramar Beach Airport.....................Walton Beach Aiport. Names.............Cindy Nguyen Address:........................11394 Us High Way 98 W Suite I Phone Number......................(206)-422-9496
The BLACK/FIRE markings, 9 1/2 weeks old, 1.95lbs FEMALE YORKSHIRE TERRIER PUPPY(tagged: Spikey) from Mrs. Serena Fancy will come with all necessary papers needed, But as the our veterinarians must conduct another tests to be sure of their health and that was done. All was fine and MEDICATION PAPERS where all updated. A series of test has been conducted and they are free from such diseases that may attack other animals like (birds, cats and dogs). So they are now ready for shipment. It should be noted that this shipment cannot be carried out unless the shipping fee of $150.00 USD and an Optional fee for the AC crate in which the puppy will travel in to make the journey comfortable for the puppy, which is $150.00 USD making a total of $300.00 USD we are expecting from you before the puppy is shipped this morning, the $150.00 USD is refundable upon delivery of the puppy if you decide to give back the AC crate which the puppy will be coming along with. This payment is to be done to the HEAD QUARTERS OF ATLAS PETS WHICH IS IN CAMEROON. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO PAY THE TOTAL FUND VIA WAL-MART MONEY GRAM STORE SINCE WE HAVE A UNIT BASED AT THE ATLAS PETS HEAD QUARTERS IN CAMEROON FOR SUCH TRANSACTION, TO THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE ATLAS PETS HEADQUARTERS IN CAMEROON USING THE ADDRESS;
NAME:..................... ................................ARNOLD FORSUH PROVINCE / STATE: ................................................LITTORAL TOWN / CITY:................... ....................................DOUALA COUNTRY .................................................CAMEROON COUNTRY CODE..................00237 TEST QUESTION: ......................................How soon ANSWER: .....................................................now
So we will need you to pay this money as soon as possible, So as to book the next flight which is scheduled for 09 hr 51 min From ATLAS PET, SEA Airport for Walton Beach Aiport..
***NOTICE: IN THE CASE WHERE YOU WISH TO GET THE FEE TO US WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD, YOU ARE ADVISED TO GET TO www.westernunion.com AND PAY THE MONEY ONLINE. FOR WESTERN UNION, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CHOOSE THE "SEND MONEY IN MINUTES" OPTION AND FILL THE ONLINE FORM AND AS SOON AS YOU GET THE FEE TRANSFERED, YOU WILL BE GIVEN INSTANTLY THE mtcn NUMBER (ten digit code) WHICH YOU WILL HAVE TO COMMUNICATE TO US AS WELL AS THE SENDER'S NAMES. YOU WILL MAKE SURE YOU US THE PAYMENT DETAILS OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE ATLAS PETS HEAD QUARTERS CAMEROON AS ABOVE. IF THE PAYMENT IS MADE VIA wal-mart money gram, YOU ARE GIVEN THE REFERENCE NUMBER(eight digit), YOU JUST NEED TO EMAIL US. MAKE SURE YOU CALL THE DIRECTOR AT THE ATLAS PETS MAIN BRANCH IN CAMEROON (011237-9426-5861/ 011237-9699-3052) FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE PAYMENT.
This payment should be made as soon as possible, So as to Ship the puppy early enough. If this fee is not provided, The puppy will not be dispatched from the detention of the company and will spend more for the daily feeding until the Director confirms the payment of the $250.00 USD/DAY. So kindly E-mail Us immediately as the payment is made with full money Transfer details (REFERENCE #). As we get the REFERENCE number of the payment, we will get back to you with the updated flight details.
Thanks STAY TO ENJOY OF ATLAS PETS, TACOMA, SEATTLE WA.
HEAD QUARTERS MANAGER ATLAS CARGO DEPARTMENT, ATLAS PETS DEPARTMENT, www.atlaspets.zoomshare.com atlaspets@zoomshare.com atlas-pets@usa.com (011237)-942-65861 (011237)-969-93052 Seattle, WA USA.
Just ignore their e-mails, don't answer at all. You don't have to pay any money. Also, don't forget to report their e-mail addresses to the hosting service for fraud.
I have the EXACT same email from some fred williams, and the same exact dog with the same exact weight from that exact airport. i was about to pay it, but good thing i saw this. i hope you didnt pay them
ok u guys just saved me i have been e-mailing a fred williams for the last few days. ive been searching for months for a yorkie pup and thot this was too good to be true. Thank You.kayz.
Thank god I found this site.I seen an ad on craigslist,that this couple need to relocate their 3 month old male and female yorkies.So I e-mailed them and they said I could have them for free,they just wanted the puppies to go to a good home.i thought this was to good to be true.I have always wanted a yorkie,so I was so happy,I thought I was finally going to get one.I got started geting e-mails from,so I thought from the airport pet service,saying that the puppies are on their way to me.But then said that I needed to pay $240 before I could pick them up.But I had this feeling that something wasn't right.For us people who love dogs and are looking for a puppy,just becareful and look in to everything.Before you pay anyone money or get your hopes up....
Last week I have contacted a post from Kijiji.com regarding a teacup yorkie. They said that all I have to do was to pay for the delivery fee $150. So, sadly I did. Now they are asking me for the crate and insurance fee in the total amount of $490.00 I got kind of suspicious, So I search for the pet delivery service and found this. I am very upset. The person who contact me goes by a name of Nyah Wilson Ndi and Antione Nji Asanga. Please guys be careful and don't make the same mistake that I have made!
I'm glad this page is here, i didnt pay the charge for a siberian husky puppy. they kept call my husband instead of i who had the money to pay. one guy told me i had to pay the delivery agency another said i had to pay by western union. the guy i was e-mailing was;
vill jose- vill_j1000@yahoo.com
the website that i was given was:
petaircarrierdelivery.webs.com
they were advertizing air pets carrier pictures
the phone numbers that were used were (00237)7971-9243 and (206)338-3827
the people that sent me an email requesting a payment calling themselves "the delivery agency" was: airpetstransport_courierdeliveryagency@live.com
headquarters was listed to be in Cameroon and then in atlanta,GA. and then in the main UK.
when i opened my email to check for a response, the first thing that caught my eye was the time of email then the email address then the colorful and unproffessional notification and lenguage written.
this has been going on for a long time as i have researched.
finally i got a notification that this was all about a pet scam from Cameroon this guys wanted me to pay in 950 $ and i was about to pay the money in two hours time some one just gave me and advise that i should not pay so please watch out and be very careful with Cameroonians her is they email pet_delevery@live.com
I got this email this morning!!! I already went through a scam the other day for an Alaskan Malamute off KSL from a guy named JERRY! dont fall for it! Hello and thanks for your interest in this my lovely males and females huskies puppies and are still available and are 6 of them . i am just so concerned about their welfare and hope you can assure me of that.they are barely 12weeks old and home raised, potty trained and well socialized and gets along perfectly with children and other pets.they are updated on all their shots and comes with a year health guarantee.they loves to be carried around and cuddled and full of caressing and kisses.they comes alongside the following - A year health guarantee -A KC registration papers -Pedigree papers -An air conditioned crate -Vet records -Food samples -Puppy toys
Well i just got a new job which is just so demanding and make me travel alot. As such, i have little or no time to spend with them and do live alone .They are really in need of a home where they will be provided with all the love, care and attention they are being deprived of here.I am currently on a 3months auditing assignment which is the more reason i am giving them out for adoption. however, i can have them to you if you can assure me that you will take proper care of them by answering to the below questions where are you located? are you married.................? how many do you need and what sex...? Have you had a husky puppy before......................?
Do you promise to take proper care of them.....? To provide pictures so i see how they are doing........? Thanks so much and get back to me if you think you can provide a good home.See more pictures in the attachment. Regards Nervil Aka
Kelly Mascota from Duoala,Cameroon is another pet scammer for two baby chihuhuas, other names used were Ndi Thomas, and Numfor Derick Funwi. her mail is kellymascota@yahoo.com DO NOT SNED HER MONEY, I WAS SCAMMED BY HER! this is not a joke folks, don't do it. she will take your money and dissappear. Sad story of her daughter dying in a car accident to get rid of her dead daughters memories. I REPEAT...DON'T DO IT!!!!!!
Thank God for this site. My wife and I just lost our Siberian Husky or 14 years and found an for a free husky. All we had to do was pay the shipping of $200 to a delivery agency. I knew something was up by the lacking email answers, and the urgency to get the dog to the shipping agency. He sent me his phone number of 206-338-3827. WATCH OUT!!!!!
PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENT TO THE MOST RECENT POSTING ON THIS PAGE, NOT THE ONE THAT CAME UP IN YOUR SEARCH. Do not forget to include the scammers e-mail address.
This is the email I had gotten in my email this morning!
ReplyDeleteHello and we are very glad you are contacting us in regards to our lovely puppies.We got all our puppies still available to join new homes filled with lots of love and care.We got a male and two females and all are 12weeks old presently weighing 2.1pounds and are expected to remain small in size at a later age.we got a male and two females.Our puppies are very healthy and are vet checked and Akc reg.We take them for health check ups every two months to make sure they remain healthy and we feed them with lots of healthy food to maintain their healthy sizes.We are presently located in Washington,usa and will be getting our puppies to any lovely home in the Usa, Canada and Europe.They are paper and potty trained and are all dewormed.They are very sociable and friendly to all other home pets and
kids and love playing in the yard with their toys.We are getting rid of our cute puppies because we lack the time and resources to cateer for them.All you are required to do is to pay a shipping fee of $200 directly to the airlines we will be using.Thats you do not pay any money to us but to the airlines we will be using and the will be issuing you a receipt to sign so that incase of anything your money is paid back to you instantly okay.We will need your full address and the closest airport to your location.The address will be clipped onto the crate of the puppy to avoid any errors in delivery.Our puppies come along with the following PlaneTicket, Pet Taxi,Food/Water Dish combo,Puppy Food,Official Health Certificate and
Delivery to your doorstep with a special pets delivery van from the airport.get back to us at your convinience.
hi guys, im kinda scare. can u tell me do i have to pay this or not ok. this morning i recive a mesg from the delivery. and they send me this.
ReplyDeleteDEAR CUSTOMER,
We want to hereby inform you that you have a parcel which contains a
BLACK/FIRE markings, 9 1/2 weeks old, 1.95lbs FEMALE YORKSHIRE TERRIER
PUPPY(tagged: Spikey) from Mrs. Serena Fancy at the ATLAS PETS Branch
SEATTLE, WA to be transported and delivered to Mrs. Cindy Nguyen using
this address below:
Country... .....................................USA
State/Province...................................FL 32550
City:.............................Miramar Beach
Airport.....................Walton Beach Aiport.
Names.............Cindy Nguyen
Address:........................11394 Us High Way 98 W Suite I
Phone Number......................(206)-422-9496
The BLACK/FIRE markings, 9 1/2 weeks old, 1.95lbs FEMALE YORKSHIRE
TERRIER PUPPY(tagged: Spikey) from Mrs. Serena Fancy will come with all
necessary papers needed, But as the our veterinarians must conduct
another tests to be sure of their health and that was done. All was fine and
MEDICATION PAPERS where all updated. A series of test has been
conducted and they are free from such diseases that may attack other animals
like (birds, cats and dogs). So they are now ready for shipment. It
should be noted that this shipment cannot be carried out unless the shipping
fee of $150.00 USD and an Optional fee for the AC crate in which the
puppy will travel in to make the journey comfortable for the puppy,
which is $150.00 USD making a total of $300.00 USD we are expecting from
you before the puppy is shipped this morning, the $150.00 USD is
refundable upon delivery of the puppy if you decide to give back the AC crate
which the puppy will be coming along with. This payment is to be done to
the HEAD QUARTERS OF ATLAS PETS WHICH IS IN CAMEROON. YOU ARE
REQUESTED TO PAY THE TOTAL FUND VIA WAL-MART MONEY GRAM STORE SINCE WE HAVE A
UNIT BASED AT THE ATLAS PETS HEAD QUARTERS IN CAMEROON FOR SUCH
TRANSACTION, TO THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE ATLAS PETS HEADQUARTERS IN CAMEROON USING
THE ADDRESS;
NAME:..................... ................................ARNOLD
FORSUH
PROVINCE / STATE:
................................................LITTORAL
TOWN / CITY:...................
....................................DOUALA
COUNTRY .................................................CAMEROON
COUNTRY CODE..................00237
TEST QUESTION: ......................................How soon
ANSWER: .....................................................now
So we will need you to pay this money as soon as possible, So as to
book the next flight which is scheduled for 09 hr 51 min From ATLAS
PET,
SEA Airport for Walton Beach Aiport..
***NOTICE: IN THE CASE WHERE YOU WISH TO GET THE FEE TO US WITH YOUR
CREDIT CARD, YOU ARE ADVISED TO GET TO www.westernunion.com AND PAY THE
MONEY ONLINE. FOR WESTERN UNION, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CHOOSE THE "SEND
MONEY IN MINUTES" OPTION AND FILL THE ONLINE FORM AND AS SOON AS YOU GET
THE FEE TRANSFERED, YOU WILL BE GIVEN INSTANTLY THE mtcn NUMBER (ten
digit code) WHICH YOU WILL HAVE TO COMMUNICATE TO US AS WELL AS THE
SENDER'S NAMES. YOU WILL MAKE SURE YOU US THE PAYMENT DETAILS OF THE
DIRECTOR OF THE ATLAS PETS HEAD QUARTERS CAMEROON AS ABOVE. IF THE PAYMENT IS
MADE VIA wal-mart money gram, YOU ARE GIVEN THE REFERENCE NUMBER(eight
digit), YOU JUST NEED TO EMAIL US. MAKE SURE YOU CALL THE DIRECTOR AT
THE ATLAS PETS MAIN BRANCH IN CAMEROON (011237-9426-5861/
011237-9699-3052) FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE PAYMENT.
This payment should be made as soon as possible, So as to Ship the
puppy early enough. If this fee is not provided, The puppy will not be
dispatched from the detention of the company and will spend more for the
daily feeding until the Director confirms the payment of the $250.00
USD/DAY. So kindly E-mail Us immediately as the payment is made with full
money Transfer details (REFERENCE #). As we get the REFERENCE number of
the payment, we will get back to you with the updated flight details.
Thanks
STAY TO ENJOY OF ATLAS PETS,
TACOMA, SEATTLE WA.
HEAD QUARTERS MANAGER
ATLAS CARGO DEPARTMENT,
ATLAS PETS DEPARTMENT,
www.atlaspets.zoomshare.com
atlaspets@zoomshare.com
atlas-pets@usa.com
(011237)-942-65861
(011237)-969-93052
Seattle, WA
USA.
SECRETARY
Mr. Chris Gold
Just ignore their e-mails, don't answer at all. You don't have to pay any money. Also, don't forget to report their e-mail addresses to the hosting service for fraud.
ReplyDeleteI have the EXACT same email from some fred williams, and the same exact dog with the same exact weight from that exact airport. i was about to pay it, but good thing i saw this. i hope you didnt pay them
ReplyDeletewell they tried to pull the same scam on us good thing for this web site or we would have never known
ReplyDeleteok u guys just saved me i have been e-mailing a fred williams for the last few days. ive been searching for months for a yorkie pup and thot this was too good to be true. Thank You.kayz.
ReplyDeleteThank god I found this site.I seen an ad on craigslist,that this couple need to relocate their 3 month old male and female yorkies.So I e-mailed them and they said I could have them for free,they just wanted the puppies to go to a good home.i thought this was to good to be true.I have always wanted a yorkie,so I was so happy,I thought I was finally going to get one.I got started geting e-mails from,so I thought from the airport pet service,saying that the puppies are on their way to me.But then said that I needed to pay $240 before I could pick them up.But I had this feeling that something wasn't right.For us people who love dogs and are looking for a puppy,just becareful and look in to everything.Before you pay anyone money or get your hopes up....
ReplyDeleteThank you...
Last week I have contacted a post from Kijiji.com regarding a teacup yorkie. They said that all I have to do was to pay for the delivery fee $150. So, sadly I did. Now they are asking me for the crate and insurance fee in the total amount of $490.00 I got kind of suspicious, So I search for the pet delivery service and found this. I am very upset. The person who contact me goes by a name of Nyah Wilson Ndi and Antione Nji Asanga. Please guys be careful and don't make the same mistake that I have made!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad this page is here, i didnt pay the charge for a siberian husky puppy. they kept call my husband instead of i who had the money to pay. one guy told me i had to pay the delivery agency another said i had to pay by western union.
ReplyDeletethe guy i was e-mailing was;
vill jose- vill_j1000@yahoo.com
the website that i was given was:
petaircarrierdelivery.webs.com
they were advertizing air pets carrier pictures
the phone numbers that were used were (00237)7971-9243 and (206)338-3827
the people that sent me an email requesting a payment calling themselves "the delivery agency" was:
airpetstransport_courierdeliveryagency@live.com
headquarters was listed to be in Cameroon and then in atlanta,GA. and then in the main UK.
when i opened my email to check for a response, the first thing that caught my eye was the time of email then the email address then the colorful and unproffessional notification and lenguage written.
this has been going on for a long time as i have researched.
BE CAREFUL
hi
ReplyDeleteI'm so luky I foun that page.
I had to pay the money tomorrow. glad I didn't
they kontakted me from e.mails below
ssbabara@yahoo.com
pet_delevery@gmx.com
finally i got a notification that this was all about a pet scam from Cameroon this guys wanted me to pay in 950 $ and i was about to pay the money in two hours time some one just gave me and advise that i should not pay so please watch out and be very careful with Cameroonians her is they email pet_delevery@live.com
ReplyDeleteI got this email this morning!!! I already went through a scam the other day for an Alaskan Malamute off KSL from a guy named JERRY! dont fall for it!
ReplyDeleteHello and thanks for your interest in this my lovely males and
females huskies puppies and are still available and are 6 of them . i
am just so concerned about their welfare and hope you can assure me of
that.they are barely 12weeks old and home raised, potty trained and
well socialized and gets along perfectly with children and other
pets.they are updated on all their shots and comes with a year health
guarantee.they loves to be carried around and cuddled and full of
caressing and kisses.they comes alongside the following
- A year health guarantee
-A KC registration papers
-Pedigree papers
-An air conditioned crate
-Vet records
-Food samples
-Puppy toys
Well i just got a new job which is just so demanding and make me
travel alot. As such, i have little or no time to spend with them and
do live alone .They are really in need of a home where they will be
provided with all the love, care and attention they are being deprived
of here.I am currently on a 3months auditing assignment which is the
more reason i am giving them out for adoption. however, i can have
them to you if you can assure me that you will take
proper care of them by answering to the below questions
where are you located?
are you married.................?
how many do you need and what sex...?
Have you had a husky puppy before......................?
Do you promise to take proper care of them.....?
To provide pictures so i see how they are doing........?
Thanks so much and get back to me if you think you can provide a
good home.See more pictures in the attachment.
Regards
Nervil Aka
Kelly Mascota from Duoala,Cameroon is another pet scammer for two baby chihuhuas, other names used were Ndi Thomas, and Numfor Derick Funwi. her mail is kellymascota@yahoo.com DO NOT SNED HER MONEY, I WAS SCAMMED BY HER! this is not a joke folks, don't do it. she will take your money and dissappear. Sad story of her daughter dying in a car accident to get rid of her dead daughters memories. I REPEAT...DON'T DO IT!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank God for this site. My wife and I just lost our Siberian Husky or 14 years and found an for a free husky. All we had to do was pay the shipping of $200 to a delivery agency. I knew something was up by the lacking email answers, and the urgency to get the dog to the shipping agency. He sent me his phone number of 206-338-3827. WATCH OUT!!!!!
ReplyDelete