Recently, one of our readers reported that the scammer they were in contact with had sent them a schedule of flights from Cameroon from Air France. Well, that's no big surprise, as Air France is about the only major airline that flies into Cameroon. Note, that just because a scammer sends you an airline schedule doesn't mean that your pet will be on that flight.
We recommended that said reader call Air France, and ask them. They did. Air France does not transport unaccompanied pets. In other words, you have to be on the same flight as the pet, otherwise, they will not ship them. Don't believe us, call Air France yourself.
Also note, most major airlines won't ship pets at all. Many other won't ship animals when the tempature is over a certain mark. Please, do your research. Also check out the post below describing various customs requirements for the import of different types of pets. It's not as easy as the scammers make it sound. There are federal, and state requirements, even for dogs and cats. Again, do the research.
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Well I read this post a little too late because they already suckered me out of $290 dollars but at least that's all I gave because now they want another $310 for shots but I've given enough and not any more or ever agin. Well I guess ill tell you a little about what happened to me so you can watchout.A lady by the name Rose Beyang emailed me when I put an ad on the internet for an airedale because I wanted one. She gave me this story about how she went to cameroon and her airedale couldn't come into the country because animals weren't alowed in. She said that I just needed to pay $90 to renew the ticket to get it back to the US. That didn't seem unreal because she she had already bought it a ticket and I just needed to renew it. So I thought cool I've wanted an airedale and now I got one. So I sent the money and the next day I got an email thanking me and then telling me that they needed $200 to pay for shipping INS. And I kind of thought well what would they need that money for, but I thought there was a reasonable explination for it so I sent the money. I was so excited to be getting my dog. Also they said the shipping INS. Was refundable and that's the only reason I sent it.Then the next day I got an email saying I needed to send $310 for shots and that's when I knew something was up so I started checking the internet and realized I was scamed. So don't do what I did. Oh and also what tipped me off was the email from the cameroon airport and Air France both had a thing at the bottom of the email that said click here to get your free email account and I went to the site and you could make any email in the world to fool people.
ReplyDeleteHope This helps avoid scams.
My girlfriend and I definately read this a little to late. Her and I were about to purchase two english bulldogs (1 male and 1 female). We went and wired the money to the name of FRU TERENCE. This was supposedly MARY ZITAS husband who would recieve the $180 and then send the dogs. Comes to find out after emailing them all night we recieved another email stating they wanted $1600 more. That the airport (AIR FRANCE) needed this amount to ensure the dogs would come safely. THIS IS SCAM!!!!!! DO NOT SEND MONEY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend and I also read this WAY too late. I purchased a puppy and we were told that the carriers service would be Air France. Now we are out $430.00 and no puppy. They used different receiver's names and when we sent them what we thought would be the total amount of money, they asked for an additional $1,600.00 for pet insurance. This really happened to us. THIS IS A TOTAL SCAM!!! DO NOT DEAL WITH AIR FRANCE....UNLESS YOU PLAN ON JUST GIVING YOUR MONEY AWAY.
ReplyDeleteGentle Readers,
ReplyDeleteremember, Air France is not the problem. They are a real airline. One of the few that actually does fly into Cameroon. The thing is, if yoiu will contact them directly, they will tell you they do not ship unaccompanied pets. This means, you have to fly on the same plane as your pet.
Thank god i found that post right on time...
ReplyDeleteDidnt send any money cus something was weird for me from the begining...
Do not send any money to them, scammers...
they were supposed to send em with that service or whatever this is...
https://www.flypets.com/default.asp
Thanks for having this article.
They almost ripped me off too! Thank you all for having this posted. I was looking up yorkshire terrier puppies online, and I saw an ad on the ziply classifieds. The ad said puppies up for adoption so I thought "hey...free puppies!" man i was so happy. I replied to their ad thru email (dan.nilita@yahoo) and I got an answer right away saying how they have one male & one female up for adoption (Amia & Terry). They said all I had to do was send $180 to FRU TERENCE thru western union & once they receive the money, her husband was gonna ship the puppy. I was thinking to myself $180? that's really cheap to get a puppy shipped from Cameroon to Hawaii...that's when I got suspicious, so I googled FRU TERENCE, and thats where I found these very helpful reviews from all their victims. Do not send these people any money...In fact, If I were you, never buy anything online from someone that asks you to send money using western union.
ReplyDeleteHey! Somebody please reply to this post... that if the person who is sending me the pet is calling me again and again at every step of the progress... does it mean that he is a scammer, cuz' international calls can be very expensive...?
ReplyDeleteIf in your dobut, it's probably a scam. Unfortunatly you did not supply enough information about the situation to advise you further.
ReplyDeletePlease contact Air France directly (if this is who they are claiming the shipper is). Do not use any contact information supplied to you by the potential scammer.
http://www.airfrance.us/cgi-bin/AF/US/en/local/home/home/homepage.jsp;jsessionid=0000KAIDGn6EKmgwj9RTT2XNKhn:140ufn81p
Has anybody received and email from Melani Green?? Since I already told her that I think she's a scammer she's telling me to pay for the flight if i don't trust her...she gave me this link cameroonairfrance@popstar.com but the address is invalid go figure?? I told her to leave me alone but she still tells me that she isn't a scammer and that she really needs to give her puppy a new home!! Oh and her email is melanigreen09@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThere's a lady telling me her daughter died and needs to give her Yorkie away...She says I only have to pay for the adoption and $250 that i did not have to give the money to her...but directly to the agency and that the pup will arrive through Pet Air...is this a scam????
ReplyDeleteYes
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I were almost scammed just a few minutes ago. I had found an add in the classifieds. It said there were two Persian chinchill kittens that needed to be given away.
ReplyDeleteWe emailed and she asked me a lot of questions. She then told me she woul take the kittens to the airport the next morning that they were in Norway. Today I got a phone call from a guy from Air France, who did not speak French. Go figure. I also had a lenghty email telling me what to do, including the addresses of my local Western Unions. I asked him if I could use a credit card and he said no. Air France not taking a credit card! Anyway my husband got on the western union web site and sent $240. to Tukov Bertrand in Cameroon. Meanwhile I was on my computer and phone calling Air France to see what the fee was from Oslo to LAX. NOT 240.00. Anyway I found this site, printed it and gave it to my husband. We called Western Union and cancelled. The woman who contacts you through emailgoes by Rholande Smith. The guy who says he works for Air France, who doesn't speak French is named Eddie. The pictures of the kittens she sends are just adorable. They claim to be Baptist Missionaries. Please be careful! Don't get scammed. If it sounds to good to be true, it usually is. I have learned my lesson!
I just posted a comment about the Persian Chinchilla cats. I have two email addresses
ReplyDeletethe first
Rholandesmith@moris.org the second
airfrancetransport@usa.com
I hope this helps someone.
we are looking at a yorkie from Camroon but she said they trust us and that we don't have to pay our money until we recieve the puppy...is this a scam too
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a scam.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that we googled FRU TERENCE just in time! We we're searching for Siberian Huskies and emailed te4so@live.com... She had replied back using the name Maria Bella, saying she has two huskies 1 male 1 female also named Terry & Amia and that she was unable to take care of them because she is doing some assignment in Cameroon. Once she said $180USD just for shipping did not sound right but yet we still emailed her back and asked pictures of the puppy. Once she emailed back with the pics thats when we got put off and got suspicous. The pic of the puppy was a male and we we're asking to see a pic of the female puppy and ive also seen the exact pic of the puppy from an actual breeders site. She gave me instructions to send the money through to her husband FRU TERENCE by Western Union and once they recieve the money they will use it to pay for the shipping fee. Yes sounds very dodgy to me so we Googled his name and found this site.. so thank you to all that has put a post up about whats happened to them. I know now how to tell who are scammers!!.
ReplyDeletemorgan-douglas@yahoo.com is the website they used this time ..... i did not get scammed totally thought summin was weird the pics she sent me of two bulldogs was diff dogs than the dogs on the ad... i accused her .... they denied ... weirdos !!!!watch out !!! they sed they were medical researchers researching bark from trees for medicine in cameroon ... weird again !!
ReplyDeletethey are also operating in South Africa.
ReplyDeletecontact info below:
they ask you to use money gram to transfer money to the person below NAME: TUKOV BERTRAND
TOWN: DOUALA
PROVINCE: LITTORAL
ADDRESS: 1026 KENNEDY AVE
COUNTRY: CAMEROON
ZIP CODE: 00237
the name that is used is HENRY CLEMENTEAU - he uses the Air France email. Air France Transport [airfrancetransport@live.fr]
hope that this helps others.
I received an e-mail from a friend who knows I love Chincilla kittens - she found the ad on Netads24. I thought it was to good to be true (all the docs, pure bred, shots included, etc. for free?!?! where it would in South Africa usually cost me R3500 a kitten), so I e-mailed to find out. The woman, Rholande Smith, said this: Hi there,
ReplyDeleteWe thank you first of all for your interest in our kittens.We've got these excellent personality toy babies ready for any loving home out there.These Chinchilla Silver Persian Kittens will have a plush, thick, long silky coat. Silky coats are easy to care for and require a lot less grooming. Bred from the best Grand Champion Bloodlines to produce magnificent kittens. Often referred to as Teacup and Toy Kittens, Silvers are naturally the smallest of the Persian Breed.Our babies are family raised and NEVER caged.They are friendly and love children, adults, & other pets alike.Babies come with the parents pedigree along with health guarantee and Little Luxury Kit.
We are currently looking for a loving home for these two little bundles of joy;Maya and Perry.Maya is a girl and Perry is a boy.They are 10 weeks old now and have received their second sets of shots.Before they live,they will be TICA (The International Cat Association) registered.
So if you will like to provide any,or both of our babies a loving home,we shall like to know the following;
1)Are you married?
2)Do you have kids?
3)Do you have any past or present experience with these breed of cats before,or any other similar species?
4)Do you have any other pets in your home?
5)Do you live near a vet clinic?,or do you have any family vet I could contact for reference?
Sorry if any of my questions is offending to you,I just want to be sure about wellfare of our babies at your home.So these babies are going free to any qualified loving home.We shall wish to meet with you,so we could be able to know you more,provided you are not too far away from us.However,if you are living far,then we shall need to have your full names,home address phone numbers and closest airport to your home where the babies shall be shipped to.Thanks once more for the request,and hope our babies find a loving home with you.
Kindest regards
Rholande smith.
This is the address from the ad: smithrho@live.com, and the one she anwesred from: rhsmith@moris.org.
The link to the ad: http://www.netads24.com/viewad.aspx?adId=4c719793-134e-438a-8d0a-67fb7ddce166 .
So, the moral of the story, if it looks to good to be true, it probably is.