Victim Location 53716
Total money lost $3,100
Type of a scam Online Purchase
Thought They Ipurchasing. Pure read kitten . They were supposed to send it to me. Then I got a letter say the shipping company needed money for special crate because of weather. So I had to send money for that. Then I got another email from shipping company saying I needed to purchase special insurance so I had to send money for that. Then I got another email fro the Animal Rescue Committee say I had to sen more money to insure the kittens health. I had no more money and never heard from them again. I feel like and [censored]. Web page looked very legitimate.
Victim Location 61019
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I located the website when researching the purchase of a Russian Blue Kitten. I applied via their website, and the conversation ensued via email. It all seemed very legit, including a sales contract, up until they requested a deposit via Western Union. What caught my attention was (1) the western union form of payment and (2) that the payment city/state and the city/state of the cattery were different places. I requested to pay via my credit card, which of course, was met with resistance. I then found the website on petscams.com and ceased communication.