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Please be aware of potential scams on the site There have been a few reports of pet scams on the site where fake ads for pets have been placed on the site. The most common scam is for a puppy to be delivered by a pet courier service once a deposit has been secured into a Cameroon bank account. Once the transaction has been made, the pet never arrives and there is no further contact from the advertiser and no way of tracing them. The most common scams tend to be found in smaller pedigree lap dogs, huskies, African Grey Parrots and Persian cats Please read the following advice when following up an advert on the site: - Check the prices - Is the price similar to the price of other animals of the same breed advertised? Scammers often under price the "pets" they put up for sale, so to attract more response. Do your research. How much does this breed usually sell for?
- Be wary of poorly written English, or poorly spoken English over the phone (although there maybe some genuine breeders with foreign accents, or well spoken scammers!)
- You should always avoid having a pet delivered. It is always best to pick up the pet from their home, and if possible view the animal with both parents and in their living conditions. A responsible breeder will always be happy for you to come to their home and would want to meet the new owners too.
- If there is no other option but to have the pet delivered, do your research and check out the pet courier service that has been organized and if depositing money, check out where you are depositing it and do it in a secure way so that payment can be redrawn if conditions aren't met.
- The Scammers commonly use Yahoo email accounts
If you come across a scam, please report the advert using the "report this ad" link found underneath the advert. Kate
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