Just to let everyone that I think that “Jessica Russell McCallum” is also “Josephine McCallum. The ad was published on a local radio station. My friend was interested in the puppies and responded. This was the email that she received and the pictures of the Golden Retriever pups and family are exactly the same as noted above. We live just outside of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It took us a bit to figure out that it is a scam. Fortunately, no money was sent. So beware…
On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 3:41 PM Josephine McCallum wrote:
Hello Dear Anne and Family , Thank you so much for your interest in our puppies we are looking for someone who will adopt both pair together but fortunately due to your loving home and family with good environment you will provide to the puppies I will be glad to let you adopt one as you wish. { Tara or Billy } are now still available for adoption for free and let me know which one you will like in both puppies ? .My darling puppies are both 13weeks old. Female name is – Tara the lighter one & Male name is – Billy the darker one ! They are both vet checked health guaranteed %100 OK! and registered,de-wormed,de-clawed, as they will be offered with their vet records and health papers .Tara & Billy weighs about 2.6 lb and will estimated to weigh between 50lb to 60lbs at maturity as an adult- They are also up to date on all their shots and great with young children and other pets and extremely good experience with cats,etc. I live in Brockville formerly Elizabethtown in Leeds and Grenville County, Eastern Ontario Canada but presently transfered for a missionary work to United States with my family for a missionary missions to work with orphans. So I took both puppies along with me since i couldn’t find someone earlier to adopt them before leaving out of Canada because it would be too hard on them not to make the move with us or to leave them behind alone, and later realize that the weather here in this State of South Carolina in United States is very horrendous for the puppies to adapt in this temperature with us on the missionary trip for the period of 24 weeks here in United States. Due to the bad weather my Husband and I made the decision to find the very best caring home for our babies because we don’t want tara or billy to die in this bad weather. Actually We’re not selling them We only need someone who could properly take good care of tara & billy and pay only for their shipping cost- 100.00 CAD each back to Canada to any Province and District in Canada. These babies are very lovely playful and never mean at anyone, very fast learner and very intelligent & they gets well with other pets with perfect friend maker & Very affectionate towards children and other pets. They both have the most gorgeous personalities and loves to play and be Carried around .My babies are so animated and will keep you entertained for hours .Each of them has their own distinct personality Loving and very affectionate personalities are standard .They are very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time & both of them are my darling sweetheart .They have a Current vaccinations,vet exam,health certificate from a licensed vet and a written guarantee of health(1yr).recently checked by a licensed Vet Doctor for heart, knees,skin,correct bite and eyes.I have been feeding both babies mainly on Kibbles,dry dog food and fresh water.They are akc and ckc registered also their worming records and health insurance are available.They will be shipped along with a soft comfortable bed , a warm thick mink blue blankets with Pet bowl and a brand new crate,a intensive puppy pack with toys & books & training pads including sample food your pup has been eating with all dietary and growing up reccommendations. I’ll also include a complimentary special gift to you from I and my Husband . If you are really interested in offering a home for little tara or billy, I want you to get back to me with the below information of yours for their shipping :
PROVINCE
HOUSE/STREET ADDRESS
NEAREST AIRPORT
FULL NAMES
CONTACT NUMBER
Permit us to ask you some few questions again for us to see if he would suit you:
1. Have you lived with golden retriever puppies before or Any others Breeds?
2. if you have a garden is it secure? will it be kept inside or kept outside ?
3. if you adopt one or both puppies together are you going to treat them like your own child ? because they are very expensive to buy at a pet store and rarely come up for this opportunity so it’s a real honor to find these puppies to adopt despite it being a difficult time for us .
4. how can we be assured that you will take good care of any of our lovely babies?.
All this details will be necessary as part of the Express pets delivery process for the puppies because the shipping pet carrier agency offers doorstep delivery,your darling will be deliver at your doorstep on next day delivery after shipment. They will ship them to the nearest airport closest to you from here , Upon their arrival their representative will pick them up at the airport and schedule both Tara and Billy for delivery at your address immediately .I am the happiest person in life today when i find you will take good care and give one of the puppies a wonderful home for Tara or Billy endlessly .We don’t feel comfortable selling them ,All we need for them is much love and care & who will treat my babies like royalty.They are priceless to me which they deserved it,therefore i am giving both for free.I’ve attached pics of Tara & Billy, and a photo of my family.Please I need you to promise me that you will take very good care of the puppies as soon as they get to you.Thanks and get back to me shortly.GOD’S BLESSING TO YOU AMEN…
Sincerely ,
Josephine Mccallum Family .
NOTE:.THE PUPS WILL BE SHIPPED WITH ALL THEIR TOYS AND ALSO SAMPLE FOOD WHICH COULD LAST THEM FOR 2 WEEKS.LET ME KNOW IF YOU RECEIVE THE PICTURES AND OPEN.
Saw the add for free puppies in local newspaper. When I emailed them, I received the exact same pictures and email responses that teppa98 received. Moved to Canada for mission trip, need wonderful loving family. Wanted to give both away but because I was offering such a loving, wonderful home, would agree to send one. Would have fell for it had I not seen these reviews. Same names “Billy and Tara”.
I found the ad on the NewsBreaks app under classifieds. They almost got me too regarding the free pups, They wanted me to send $100.00 each to have them shipped, When they responded saying the pups were named Tara and Billy, 1st red flag, (those are not registered names) 2nd red flag was when they said they were 13 months old weighing only 2.6lbs, they must be starving the poor babies, ha. 3rd red flag was when they said they were missionaries (God does not like ugly) and the pups had a hard time adjusting to the weather in Canada, Summer is actually not too terribly bad in Canada it’s the winters that are extremely harsh. Then I decided to research find out this was a scam
Here is what they wrote
Thank you so much for your interest in our puppies we are looking for someone who will adopt both pair together but fortunately due to your loving home and family with good environment you will provide to the puppies I will be glad to let you adopt one as you wish. { Tara or Billy } are now still available for adoption for free and let me know which one you will like in both puppies ? .My darling puppies are both 13weeks old. Female name is – Tara the lighter one & Male name is – Billy the darker one ! They are both vet checked health guaranteed %100 OK! and registered,de wormed, as they will be offered with their vet records and health papers .Tara & Billy weighs about 2.6 lb and will estimated to weigh between 50lb to 60lbs at maturity as an adult- They are also up to date on all their shots and great with young children and other pets and extremely good experience with cats,etc. I live in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia but presently transferred for a missionary work to Saskatchewan, Canada with my family for a missionary missions to work with orphans. So I took both puppies along with me since i couldn’t find someone earlier to adopt them before leaving out of United States because it would be too hard on them not to make the move with us or to leave them behind alone, and later realize that the weather here in this province of Saskatchewan, Canada is very horrendous for the puppies to adapt in this temperature with us on the missionary trip for the period of 24 weeks here in Canada. Due to the bad weather my Husband and I made the decision to find the very best caring home for our babies because we don’t want tara or billy to die in this bad weather. Actually We’re not selling them We only need someone who could properly take good care of tara & billy and pay only for their shipping cost- $100.00 each back to United States to any Cities and location in United States. These babies are very lovely playful and never mean at anyone, very fast learner and very intelligent & they gets well with other pets with perfect friend maker & Very affectionate towards children and other pets. They both have the most gorgeous personalities and loves to play and be Carried around .My babies are so animated and will keep you entertained for hours .Each of them has their own distinct personality Loving and very affectionate personalities are standard .They are very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time & both of them are my darling sweetheart .They have a Current vaccinations,vet exam,health certificate from a licensed vet and a written guarantee of health(1yr).recently checked by a licensed Vet Doctor for heart, knees,skin,correct bite and eyes.I have been feeding both babies mainly on Kibbles,dry dog food and fresh water.They are akc and ckc registered also their worming records and health insurance are available.They will be shipped along with a soft comfortable bed , a warm thick mink blue blankets with Pet bowl and a brand new crate,a intensive puppy pack with toys & books & training pads including sample food your pup has been eating with all dietary and growing up recommendations. I’ll also include a complimentary special gift to you from I and my Husband . If you are really interested in offering a home for little tara or billy, I want you to get back to me with the below information of yours for their shipping :
STATE
HOUSE/STREET ADDRESS
NEAREST AIRPORT
FULL NAMES
CONTACT NUMBER
Permit us to ask you some few questions again for us to see if he would suit you:
1. Have you lived with golden retriever puppies before or Any others Breeds?
2. if you have a garden is it secure? will it be kept inside or kept outside ?
3. if you adopt one or both puppies together are you going to treat them like your own child ? because they are very expensive to buy at a pet store and rarely come up for this opportunity so it’s a real honor to find these puppies to adopt despite it being a difficult time for us .
4. how can we be assured that you will take good care of any of our lovely babies?.
All this details will be necessary as part of the Express pets delivery process for the puppies because the shipping pet carrier agency offers doorstep delivery,your darling will be deliver at your doorstep on next day delivery after shipment. They will ship them to the nearest airport closest to you from here , Upon their arrival their representative will pick them up at the airport and schedule both Tara and Billy for delivery at your address immediately .I am the happiest person in life today when i find you will take good care and give one of the puppies a wonderful home for Tara or Billy endlessly .We don’t feel comfortable selling them ,All we need for them is much love and care & who will treat my babies like royalty.They are priceless to me which they deserved it,therefore i am giving both for free.I’ve attached pics of Tara & Billy, and a photo of my family.Please I need you to promise me that you will take very good care of the puppies as soon as they get to you.Thanks and get back to me shortly.GOD’S BLESSING TO YOU AMEN…
Sincerely ,
Jessica Russell Mccallum Family .
NOTE:.THE PUPS WILL BE SHIPPED WITH ALL THEIR TOYS AND ALSO SAMPLE FOOD WHICH COULD LAST THEM FOR 2 WEEKS.LET ME KNOW IF YOU RECEIVE THE PICTURES AND OPEN.
Yep its a scam, now they are giving away two Siberian Huskies, named Tara and billy same letter but going by the name Catherine Nguyen Henderson. The ad was suspicious from the start.100% free Siberian Huskies not a chance.
Scammer’s email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Initial means of contact Email
After seeing an ad in our local newspaper for two free golden retriever pups, my husband and I decided to reach out. We initially texted them at the number given in the ad , where they then told me to email them at the email listed above. Their emails consisted of multiple grammatical errors. They even sent an email stating that they needed to ensure we were a good family for their “pups” to be sent to. This fraudulent posed as a woman and her family who had lived in a city near us, but were forced to move to Saskatchewan, CA for a missionary trip to help orphans. They attached photos of their family as well as photos of the dogs. We began to get suspicious when they asked for $100/dog for shipping. It didn’t seem right for the distance the dogs would have to travel. Anyway, thank God we found this website to confirm our suspicions.
I 15 and I fell in their trap I sent 200 for them to ship them. When I could probably used it better I wanted to buy them because my mom has cancer and I wanted her to feel better
Ordered 4 masks on April 8 and rec’d email saying they were processing order. Hadn’t heard anything by April 14 so I sent email. Rec’d a email back on April 16 stating the order was processed but no tracking number yet. It is now May 6 and still no masks. Now website is not active.
Scammer’s website Pure Clean Air masks
Country United States
Type of a scam Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter Scam
Initial means of contact Internet messaging (e.g., WhatsApp)
e-mailed several times after ordering & was promised they were on the way, never arrived ,but took the payment from my credit card!
Scammer’s phone +1 (828) 354-3889
Scammer’s email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Other
Initial means of contact Online classifieds (e.g., Craigslist)
Advertised free puppies with a local area code number. After contacting her via text and email, something felt off. Googled her name to see if I knew who she was and was led to this scam page where everyone else posted the exact same emails I received.
I placed my order on April 16, 20 and I haven’t received an email notifying me that my order has shipped or a tracking number. I cannot find their website anymore nor am I able to email them. This unfortunately sounds like a scam. I will contact my credit card company to try to get my $39.99 refunded.
Country United States
Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan
Initial means of contact Internet messaging (e.g., WhatsApp)
I ordered masks from this Co. to have for Covid19 put on my bank credit card & never received my order! They filed with my bank for their payment!
Victim Location 28036
Type of a scam COVID-19
Looks like a legitimate website, and they even responded to emails for a time, indicating that my shipment of Face Masks was in process but delayed. Advertised 3-5 day delivery of 50 3-ply masks for 39.99. Finally disputed my bill on Citi Cards and they refunded my money immediately. Don’t know if that means they are on to the scammers or I just have a good credit card company!
Ordered some masks were supposed to ship in 2-3 weeks going on 5 weeks. Contacted them be e-mail got a response saying it would take a little longer. Paid $39.99. I assume it’s a scam.
It’s a scam. Never shipped products, and then when contacted returned the money but charging $9 cancellation fee. So enraging.
I ordered on April 6th and as of April 24th had still not received my order. No response to my emails.
Placed order 13 April 2020, Order accepted. No tracking order as of yet. I realize that it may take a bit longer to ship because of the virus that is plaguing the country, so I will wait a few more days and then will call my CC company. Have sent emails, but have gotten zero responses.
Order masks on 4/3/20, (39.99)
Information: Order keep says unfilled, I check today its saying order been process, but no tracking number. Starting to sound suspect. I going to call my credit card in a couple of days if there no tracking number.
Scammer’s phone 616-765-4837
Scammer’s website purecleanairco.com
Scammer’s email [email protected]; [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Healthcare/Medicaid/Medicare
Initial means of contact Email
Ordered 2 Masks for $49.98 on 4/4/2020 , haven’t heard anything since
Track your order and FAQ pages DONT WORK
Now there are no products on website and the same headers for “Free Shipping Ends Today” are constant , asked for a refund and still nothing via both E-mail addresses , states premium chat support (HA where?, what a joke) , feel stupid for not spotting it sooner
Preying on people trying to be SAFE
SCAM SCAM SCAM !
Calling Credit Card Company Tomorrow if unresolved
I ordered masks on April 7th and I received them today. I hope you get your masks.
Scammer’s phone 616-765-4837
Scammer’s website purecleanair.co/collections/all
Scammer’s email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Initial means of contact Website
It’s a scam. N95 masks never shipped and I got an answer many other people got:
“Hi there!
Your order has been processed by our warehouse team but we don’t have a tracking number yet. Hang tight! We will update you once we have it. Thank you for your understanding”
After asking for a refund for one of my orders mentioning that they were a scam, they refunded me keeping a $9 “cancellation fee”.
They did not refund my second order.
Total paid: $391.47
THIS IS A SCAM WEBSITE.
Same here, only I paid $119. These disgusting scam artists are preying on the vulnerable during the worst crisis in a century. May they rot in hell.
Victim Location 42320
Total money lost $29.77
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I was like alot of other people searching for N95 Masks being scared over the Corona Virus. I did not even notice this was not a .com site until just now when I went to report it. That was missed and I am usually careful. I paid the $29.77 on March 08, 2020 and it still says order unfulfilled. I emailed them with no response and their "track your order" web page is not working. I even received an order confirmation email so I thought it was good to go. I called the phone number and it does not work. Now I realized this is not even a real website.
Got the same response and I am happy I googled the owners name before responding to find this thread. I found the “free puppies” on a town website, http://hackettstownlife.com/
Hello Dear Nicole and Family , Thank you for responding to our free 100% pure bred golden retriever puppies advert . Yes we still have them available . Are you interested in adopting both pair together or separately ? I need your reason because we are strictly looking for a compassionate new home and family to continue to love them before we can allow the puppies to be re-home for free because these two cute’s were so loved & well cared for that its heartbreaking we I’ve to give them out due to traveling circumstances ..
More so I will not give out to anyone who does not have some form of knowledge on this breed or first to make sure you are not a puppy mill or illegal breeder . These puppies are very friendly with kids & other pets & they are really great family puppies you could ask for. They all have recent vet check certificates .
Only serious interested good home and family environment should reply back to this e-mail if you are genuinely interested in offering forever home before getting back to you with all the necessary additional information about the puppies with their pictures . Kindly take your time to response adequately to this e-mail because your response to our questions will determine so much if you’re suitable for our beloved & priceless babies as they are extremely special and this is a very hard decision we had no choice but to make.
Looking forward to hear back from you shortly. GOD’S BLESSING TO YOU AMEN…
Sincerely ,
Jessica Russell McCallum Family.
Same as Teppa98’s at the top of this page. Only they wanted $150 from me. Otherwise pretty much word for word…same photos. Was an advert in the classified section of the local newspaper. The following is the last email from them before I discovered this report: “
[email protected]
Attachments
4:02 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Hello Dear XXXX and Family , Thank you so much for your interest in our puppies we are looking for someone who will adopt both pair together but fortunately due to your loving home and family with good environment you will provide to the puppies I will be glad to let you adopt one as you wish. { Tara or Billy } are now still available for adoption for free and let me know which one you will like in both puppies ? .My darling puppies are both 13weeks old. Female name is – Tara the lighter one & Male name is – Billy the darker one ! They are both vet checked health guaranteed %100 OK! and registered,de wormed, as they will be offered with their vet records and health papers .Tara & Billy weighs about 2.6 lb and will estimated to weigh between 50lb to 60lbs at maturity as an adult- They are also up to date on all their shots and great with young children and other pets and extremely good experience with cats,etc. I live in Rotterdam in Schenectady County, New York but presently transferred for a missionary work to Saskatchewan, Canada with my family for a missionary missions to work with orphans. So I took both puppies along with me since i couldn’t find someone earlier to adopt them before leaving out of United States because it would be too hard on them not to make the move with us or to leave them behind alone, and later realize that the weather here in this province of Saskatchewan, Canada is very horrendous for the puppies to adapt in this temperature with us on the missionary trip for the period of 24 weeks here in Canada. Due to the bad weather my Husband and I made the decision to find the very best caring home for our babies because we don’t want tara or billy to die in this bad weather. Actually We’re not selling them We only need someone who could properly take good care of tara & billy and pay only for their shipping cost- $150.00 each back to United States to any Cities and location in United States. These babies are very lovely playful and never mean at anyone, very fast learner and very intelligent & they gets well with other pets with perfect friend maker & Very affectionate towards children and other pets. They both have the most gorgeous personalities and loves to play and be Carried around .My babies are so animated and will keep you entertained for hours .Each of them has their own distinct personality Loving and very affectionate personalities are standard .They are very affectionate and like to give kisses all the time & both of them are my darling sweetheart .They have a Current vaccinations,vet exam,health certificate from a licensed vet and a written guarantee of health(1yr).recently checked by a licensed Vet Doctor for heart, knees,skin,correct bite and eyes.I have been feeding both babies mainly on Kibbles,dry dog food and fresh water.They are akc and ckc registered also their worming records and health insurance are available.They will be shipped along with a soft comfortable bed , a warm thick mink blue blankets with Pet bowl and a brand new crate,a intensive puppy pack with toys & books & training pads including sample food your pup has been eating with all dietary and growing up recommendations. I’ll also include a complimentary special gift to you from I and my Husband . If you are really interested in offering a home for little tara or billy, I want you to get back to me with the below information of yours for their shipping :
STATE
HOUSE/STREET ADDRESS
NEAREST AIRPORT
FULL NAMES
CONTACT NUMBER
Permit us to ask you some few questions again for us to see if he would suit you:
1. Have you lived with golden retriever puppies before or Any others Breeds?
2. if you have a garden is it secure? will it be kept inside or kept outside ?
3. if you adopt one or both puppies together are you going to treat them like your own child ? because they are very expensive to buy at a pet store and rarely come up for this opportunity so it’s a real honor to find these puppies to adopt despite it being a difficult time for us .
4. how can we be assured that you will take good care of any of our lovely babies?.
All this details will be necessary as part of the Express pets delivery process for the puppies because the shipping pet carrier agency offers doorstep delivery,your darling will be deliver at your doorstep on next day delivery after shipment. They will ship them to the nearest airport closest to you from here , Upon their arrival their representative will pick them up at the airport and schedule both Tara and Billy for delivery at your address immediately .I am the happiest person in life today when i find you will take good care and give one of the puppies a wonderful home for Tara or Billy endlessly .We don’t feel comfortable selling them ,All we need for them is much love and care & who will treat my babies like royalty.They are priceless to me which they deserved it,therefore i am giving both for free.I’ve attached pics of Tara & Billy, and a photo of my family.Please I need you to promise me that you will take very good care of the puppies as soon as they get to you.Thanks and get back to me shortly.GOD’S BLESSING TO YOU AMEN…
Sincerely ,
Jessica Russell Mccallum Family .
NOTE:.THE PUPS WILL BE SHIPPED WITH ALL THEIR TOYS AND ALSO SAMPLE FOOD WHICH COULD LAST THEM FOR 2 WEEKS.LET ME KNOW IF YOU RECEIVE THE PICTURES AND OPEN.
Scammer’s email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Other
Initial means of contact Online classifieds (e.g., Craigslist)
Local newspaper, classified section, giving away retriever pups, email address only listed for contact. Says she’s local but on a missionary trip in Saskatchewan helping orphans, needs $175 per dog to transport them to my doorstep from canada. Took pups and entire family to canada to do “God’s work”. Insisting on having my personal information for “delivery” of dogs”.
I’ve kept contact going trying to find out more information.
They almost got me with the same “speel”. You saved me from making a terrible mistake.
Victim Location 25276
Type of a scam Other
They advertise free dogs, then say the dogs are in Canada, and you need to send money for the shipping fees. They are advertising in all different states.