Robin (6) from Ohio - Thu Apr 17 20:17:39 2008

My brother is talking about getting two english bulldog puppies from a lady in germany. He is supposed to get the dogs for free but just has to pay shipping and handling. She says that she is going to send the puppies by way of jetpets animal transport. This seems to be a legitimate company but I think if it is too good to be true then it is probably a scam. I do not know why someone in germany would give puppies to someone in The US. If she is not able to take care of the puppies why not give them to a neighbor so she could visit with the puppies. I was wondering if anyone has any information that I could pass on to my brother about this being a scam. I appreciate any information that you can provide.

Comment #1 Bubba from deep in your mind - Fri Apr 18 02:26:54 2008

I think you can be pretty sure it is a scam. You also can have a hard time knowning where someone is actually located.

Once your asked to pay by Western Union you can be absolutely sure it is a scam.

All issues of scams aside.. I think you really want to personally meet and take home any new pet.

Comment #2 Robin (6) from Ohio - Tue Apr 22 10:09:07 2008

I agree. I would want to meet any new pet I was going to purchase. It turned out to be a scam. I told my brother not to send anything western union or money gram. I hope he listened. The woman trying to get him to pay for the shipping tried to use high pressure tactics on him and his wife. When they started to waver on sending the money she tried to tell them that the price would go up because they would have to pay for the food. She even had someone from "jetpets" contact them to arrange transportation. When the first call was disconnected they were even able to call them back. But this is when they asked for money to be sent western union or money gram. What company won't take a credit card? Remember if it sounds too good to be true is usually is.

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