Victim Location 85335
Total money lost $850
Type of a scam Phishing
Everything about Sunspear Parrots Farm is fake. The pictures and text they use is plagiarized from legitimate sites. There is no physical address and the phone numbers change frequently or are out of service. Their own written and spoken English is broken and I suspect they operate out of the country. The method of payment they requested was gift cards.
Victim Location 90255
Total money lost $850
Type of a scam Online Purchase
I contacted this seller for a 6 month old blue and gold Macaw. He responded saying he does have one available and I agreed to pay him for the bird via MoneyGram. Once he got my payment he supposedly sent the bird but, 5 hours later I got a response from the tracking company saying I need to rent an A/C cooled cage for $950, due to weather conditions. The bird was supposedly sent from Virginia and the tracking company is located in Thailand, and the phone they used to call me was located in California. Nothing made sense at the end and I eventually came to conclusion that it was a scam. I would like to get my money I sent, which was $850 for the bird, the person name is James Abdul.
Victim Location 27253
Total money lost $600
Type of a scam Online Purchase
THE WONTED ME TO USE AMAZON GIFT CARD VALUE $600.00 TO FOWARD TO THEM FOR THE PURCHASE OF A BABY AFRICAN GREY PARROT SO I DID BUT GOT NO RECIPT FOR PURCHASE THEY TOLD ME MY BIRD WAS SHIPPED ON APRIL 13 AND GAVE ME A FLIGHT TRACKING NUMBER SO I CHECKED IT DAID THE BIRD IS AT THE AIR PORT BUT IS ON HOLD SO I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE WHO COULD HARDLY SPEAK ENGLISH HE SAID THERE IS NO INSURANCE ON YOUR BIRD IF YOU SEND ME$300.00 FOR INSURANCE WHICH IS REFUNDABLE WHEN I GET THERE WITH YOUR BIRD I SAID NO WAY I HUNG UP ON HIM THE MANS NAME ON THE SHIPPER JAMES ABDUL 4100 ARACOMA DR RICHMOND VA 23234 ZIP PHONE 571-408-9131