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Complaint Review: Craigslist - Internet

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  • Reported By: Angeleyez29 — Orangeburg South Carolina
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Craigslist Rebecca Kelly/William Decker Scammed me out of $250 for a puppy Internet

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On June 7, at 6:00pm, i was on the internet searching for French bulldogs puppies and I was directed to Columbia's Craigslist website. I ran across a woman name Rebecca Kelly, who was claiming to have 4 12 week old French bull dogs. Rebecca had 2 boys and 2 girls puppies left. The puppies name were Jack, Joy, KaKa and Kerry. I emailed Rebecca and asked her how much did she want for the puppies? The woman response was that "money is not what matters, my goal is to find a good and loving home for my puppies". The woman ask me where did I live? If I had enough time to spend with the puppy? Did I have any kids, if so how did they feel about me purchasing a puppy? She stated that she apologize for asking so many questions, she just wants to be sure that her puppies were going to the right home.

 

I answered all of Rebecca's question. She was convinced that I should adopt one of her puppies. The woman stated that she just moved to Illinois and if I lived close by I could of came by to pick up the puppy. The woman's suggestion were to have a pet courier service deliver the puppy to my home address instead, because I live in S.C. She suggested that I give her my full name, home address, phone number and email address, so that she could set up the registration at the Courier Company. Rebecca then said that $250 is all you would have to pay for my puppy. She said that a partial of the money would go to her husband for the change of ownership papers and the rest would cover the delivery of my puppy. The woman asked if I would western union the money to her husband instead of transferring it to his account, because it was faster and safer. I told her that I would have to send the money the next morning after I got off from work. The woman emailed me her husband's name and their address "William Decker". She ask that I Contact her as soon as the transaction was completed, so that they could give me a confirmation number and get started on the paper work immediately! 

 

The next morning after I got off at 7am, I wired the money to Rebecca' s husband. I then emailed Rebecca to let her know. The woman then texted my cell phone and asked for the mtcn tracking number for the western union. I thought that was rather strange, because all she needed was the sender's name and address and the amount they were sending. I gave the woman the information she needed and her response was that she was calling her husband at work to let him know the money was sent. She then said that he will prepare the paper work and take the puppy today to the Pet Courier. Hours pasted and I did not hear from Rebecca so I emailed her and an hour later a foreign man called my phone and said that he has a puppy to be delivered to my address. The guy stated that he have all the paper work that I would need for the puppy and that the puppy was doing well, but the puppy was not insured. The guy said that i needed to pay $875 and that would cover the insurance fee of the puppy and it would be 100% refundable upon delivery. I told the guy that it did not make sense for me to insure a puppy that would be sent to me in a matter of hours and then to have the money refunded to me. The guy stated that it's just like paying house or car insurance. I told the guy that home and car insurance is paid to cover damages on a montly matter, not for a couple of hours and I told him that I realized he was trying to scam me. I demanded that he deliver the dog to me dead or alive if he really had it. The guy stated that he would not deliverer the dog without the payment. I emailed, called and text Rebecca and got not response!! Those people scammed me out of $250 and I don't want this to happen to anyone else!! People please be aware and very careful when you are looking on Craigslist to purchase a puppy. 

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AUTHOR: Giselle - ()

POSTED: Wednesday, June 18, 2014

1. You cannot get a full-blooded french bulldog for $250.  That should have been the first red flag.

2. Never wire money to someone you do not know.  Scammers like using Western Union because it is almost impossible to trace the money back, though you should still report them to the appropriate parties, although you can be almost positive they gave you fake names and locations.  Most of these scams originate overseas.

3. You are WRONG about someone just needing to show their name/address to pick up a western union wire. You MUST have the MCTN in order to collect your money. So, if anyone ever wires you money, make sure you get the MCTN.

If you still want a puppy, find someone in your state, go in person to look at the puppy and speak with the owners and ask questions!  Get everything in writing i.e. any guarantees about health, price, etc and get it signed. You got burned because you used bad judgment. The internet is full of warnings regarding scams such as the one you fell for. At least you only lost $250 and not the additional $875.00.

 

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