Victim Location 98023
Total money lost $600
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I found this website while looking for an African Grey Parrot. As soon as I contacted the owner I immediately received an answer by email. The owner sent me pictures of his birds and himself and seemed extremely trustworthy. After telling him a little about myself and the type of bird I needed, he said that he has exactly what I’m looking for. I sent him a payment through bank transfer and he said he would ship the bird next day. Well, this is where trouble began. Next morning I received an email from [email protected] It contained my tracking number saying that they were preparing to ship my bird. After some time I received an email saying that due to covid19, they cant ship the bird in its cage, and that I would need to rent an air encapsulated cage for $1100. They promised that upon delivery, they would refund me 99% of the money. I contacted the seller and he began persuading me to make the payment. They wanted the payment though bank transfer as well, and I figured this was a horrible scam and it was time to face reality. After trying to contact the seller, no money and no bird was received. Just a beyond stressful situation!
Victim Location 91344
Total money lost $1,300
Type of a scam Online Purchase
We contacted bright and charming feathers so we could buy live birds, we pay them $1300 and it was promised that we were going to receive them the following day. On the following day we were contacted by the shipping company asking for an additional $2000 for another cage. No more money was given, but we have tried several times to contact them, but we have had no luck.