Victim Location 98310
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I have been looking to purchase an AKC Registered Boston Terrier puppy online. The going rate for them is typically $1500-2000. I found this website yesterday which advertised AKC registered Boston Terrier puppies for only $600 with free shipping. The website is put together in a way that makes it very legitimate, even including photos of available puppies and the parents along with many Testimonials from past customers. However, aside from the price, there are some grammatical errors in speech on the page which also alerted me to a possible scam. I did go ahead and use the contact form to ask about purchasing a puppy. I quickly received an email back from them. Here is the email (in raw format for your detailed analysis):
Delivered-To: ***
Received: by 10.103.132.81 with SMTP id g78csp284232vsd;
Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:16:55 -0800 (PST)
X-Received: by 10.223.171.65 with SMTP id r1mr13127508wrc.38.1486862215859;
Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:16:55 -0800 (PST)
Return-Path:
Received: from mail-wm0-x236.google.com (mail-wm0-x236.google.com. [2a00:1450:400c:c09::236])
by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u108si5431129wrc.135.2017.02.11.17.16.55
for
(version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128);
Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:16:55 -0800 (PST)
Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of [email protected] designates 2a00:1450:400c:c09::236 as permitted sender) client-ip=2a00:1450:400c:c09::236;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com;
dkim=pass [email protected];
spf=pass (google.com: domain of [email protected] designates 2a00:1450:400c:c09::236 as permitted sender) [email protected];
dmarc=pass (p=NONE sp=NONE dis=NONE) header.from=gmail.com
Received: by mail-wm0-x236.google.com with SMTP id r141so65076591wmg.1
for ; Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:16:55 -0800 (PST)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
d=gmail.com; s=20161025;
h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to;
bh=W2D2qhWgpSwMNJb/7n9ra2r3956wah7Jp9sXvm/O4t0=;
b=KjAkHJaAivcJSr5YOgA/WHj0IlAGsWZj9eoZ+4doY4WS5JZ5o5jHQW+w2aYhBoA1vP
oxOOW2Gywc5hmVnfRJP84pqITwO2oajntDfcvfdlT6NLL/eOR5H607y48Axw25TA3yDe
Z07wZ4cZrYpDjlctv34SxIJLWsUKZMygwIcTRFB/BAxfdONGf3QBqM1SVXPwbTtqh/LU
iqW9D4owU3gwiVAbQ7MXRTEjo8S41JPHHQxPvFAg7sEI2zVLrj/zrNrJM2gML4EU+8Kq
k8Hl9EVHRfVQTo6vA+/EKn10x1OEuhZJdTmCPl4E9jaYWNqKw/NBjTGxQQFcw/WcSsKI
688Q==
X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
d=1e100.net; s=20161025;
h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to;
bh=W2D2qhWgpSwMNJb/7n9ra2r3956wah7Jp9sXvm/O4t0=;
b=fxeLn3Cugc19In8xd6w7bUhBCJ1GtebbOO+aqjGnlCt+6bZywT+IH59Xw5DIU9K2kh
nft3ENIMLNs2npGk3qTHTMYjMjUTAdwkZGl/PrRAqLUWL/iCkHpNvaz0K5rXdhtfmi+m
rx4e2t+2EbOABs4NIUn9TcwmhoXh9BRqmQzsiDN7XNb+/8Qu/G1sF8PTehlAVHj3Ptzx
eFGxabj8nU6/2MMKzmF3UX+BzcQJ/vB0N1L2+QcgxXVHCvbw1GZKWBwmmno4JXBer6Vk
e/W2a2nFeKBJO8Hwv6bKJgEU/hrpGtuGFnbqSCWkzm8H5j/buBaZSFZQSIg5EOx+MAOv
8CXA==
X-Gm-Message-State: <span title="AMke39kMbmU0xyUpm2nw4wS0yLAm3MHhjvkw2QyspE4Ej+US1qvloL8h6ByGLALpSq7fz/UrXT+eSobbrwLA+A==
AMke39kMbmU0xyUpm2nw4wS0yLAm3MHhjvkw2QyspE4Ej+US1qvloL8h6ByGLALpSq7fz/UrXT+eSobb…⇄ />
X-Received: by 10.28.9.148 with SMTP id 142mr12317388wmj.42.1486862215251;
Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:16:55 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: by 10.28.222.138 with HTTP; Sat, 11 Feb 2017 17:16:54 -0800 (PST)
From: "[email protected]"
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 20:16:54 -0500
Message-ID:
Subject: Boston Terrier Puppies
To: ***
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1144302c2b8e5505484b16de
–001a1144302c2b8e5505484b16de
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hello,
I appreciate your interest in my Boston Terrier Puppies. Oreo is
still available and Ready to Go to his new home. He is AKC registered and
up to date on all shots and vaccines (Distemper, ParaInfluenza, bordetella,
Parvovirus and Hepatitis, Rabies shot),with valid vet and vet registration
papers here intact with me.
We are selling on 50% discount now which make the price to be $600 for each
puppy. Shipping is free since we have a coupon of shipping puppies free
now. It’s your chance to get the deal.
Our puppies love to play and have good temperament with kids and other
pets. They are raised in our home with our kids.Payment is via Western
Union or MoneyGram and we ship once payment is done..
I am in Richmond, VA.
Let me know how soon you want him? Where are you located? How many puppies
do you want?
Looking forward to read from you
Regard,
Jones
–001a1144302c2b8e5505484b16de
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I =
appreciate your interest in my Boston Terrier Puppies. Oreo is still availa=
ble and Ready to Go to his new home. He is AKC registered and up to date on=
all shots and vaccines (Distemper, ParaInfluenza, bordetella, Parvovirus a=
nd Hepatitis, Rabies shot),with valid vet and vet registration papers here =
intact with me.We are selling on 50% =
discount now which make the price to be $600 for each puppy. Shipping is fr=
ee since we have a coupon of shipping puppies free now. It’s your chanc=
e to get the deal.Our puppies love to play and ha=
ve good temperament with kids and other pets. They are raised in our home w=
ith our kids.Payment is via Western Union or MoneyGram and we ship once pay=
ment is done..I am in Richmond, VA.Let me know how soon you want him? Where are you located? How m=
any puppies do you want?=C2=A0 Looking forward to=
read from you=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Regard,=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Jones
–001a1144302c2b8e5505484b16de–
Based upon the email response that listed that payment must be via Western Union or MoneyGram, I was even more alarmed. I did respond back to the email with this:
"So our daughter lives in Lynchburg, so is it possible for her to come and visit the puppies?
And we were interested in a female not a male.
How do you ship a puppy?
Sent from ***’s iPhone!"
I never received an email in return to my inquiry. So today I looked up the website on http://whois.domaintools.com and the results show a definite attempt at scamming. Here is the link to the result:
http://whois.domaintools.com/purebreedbostonterrierpupsforsale.com
As a website designer, I am very aware of how easy it is to build a scam website and take people’s money through them. Please shut these people down before more are duped into sending them money.
Feel free to contact me at any time regarding this case.
Sincerely,
*** ***