The anonymous writer is not revealing his/her name, I wonder why?
Is it that they are representing an obscure company called ZebrasRus, that specializes in deceit and frivolous business practices?
I, Christoph Schork, never had any business dealings with these anonymous individuals, till they called us and told us they are delivering 2 horses we had bought to us. We did not contract with them at all. We do not even know them, never heard of them, never had any business dealings whatsoever with them. They are working together with another unethical Horse hauler, Gayle Murphy and her PETS Horse Hauling company from Bonsall, Ca. Together they are using an interesting scheme to rip customers off. The trick works as follows:
Gayle Murphy enters a contract to haul a horse from Point A to Point B. She gets paid in advance the agreed upon shipping cost contract price. About the time of the promised arrival, you will receive a call from Gayle, claiming that she has trouble with the truck and to meet her 50 miles or so down the road.
When you get to the arranged place, there is no Gayle Murphy anywhere to be found. Instead you will encounter a young couple with an outfit named "ZebrasRus". They will have your horses and demand money from you. They will claim that they are poor, where contacted by Gayle Murphy to deliver the horses and never got paid by her. They demand the whole contract money and more. They insist that Gayle never got paid. And because we are 50 miles away (!) and expected to see Gayle and knowing we already paid, we do not bring the contract with us. It's all part of the plot. Trying to contact Gayle Murphy and her PETS Hauling company now, will be impossible, because she won't answer her phone now for several days.
So you have the choice of not taking your horses or paying the ransom. And if you do not pay the ransom, this nice couple threatens to turn your horses loose.
That's basically how the scheme works. There could be certain variations. Be aware! We heard from other horse owners similar reports after our incident with PETS and ZebraRus.
There area a lot of reputable and ethical horse hauling companies out there. No need to get ripped off by Conartists!!!
How did it end up for us? We did pay some more money, not all the money they tried to extort from us. Then they were mad, cussing and threatening to damage us. Therefore that anonymous report and the wild irrational accusations.
Call us if you need references for reliable Horse Haulers.
Christoph Schork, GETC 435 719 4033