This information is what I have found helpful to me, and in no way am I taking responsibility for anyone else's
    actions regarding the information on this web site.  I am not a Veterinarian, nor do I portray myself to be one,
    so if you have medical questions please call your Vet first and foremost.

    Please Read - Sellers Beware
    Please read the following information.
    If you are unsure about the transaction between you and a buyer or a buyer and seller we suggest going
    through Puppy Escrow for protection of both parties.

    Check Over Payment Scam
    Please read the latest update by the FTC http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/12/checkoverpayment.htm

    “Check overpayment” scams target consumers selling cars or other valuable items through classified
    ads or online auction sites. Unsuspecting sellers get stuck with a big loss when scammers pass off bogus
    cashier’s checks, corporate checks, or personal checks. The Federal Trade Commission has issued a
    new consumer alert, “Check Overpayment Scams: Seller Beware,” that explains this scam and offers
    consumers tips on how to protect themselves and their pocketbooks"

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    This page is set up to inform you to beware of any transactions that are suspicious. You may also make a
    complaints at the Internet Fraud Website - http://www.ic3.gov/ if you have been contacted from anyone
    conducting this scam. More information will be posted here as received.

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    Suspicious Emails Received

    We mark email suspicious for the following reasons:

    If a large number of emails are generated from the same person to multiple advertisers.
    Requesting to pay with cashiers check, money order or bank draft in the amount larger than the asking
    price, Using a 3rd party to complete the transaction, or Do not ask serious questions about the puppies.

    Name/Email Address  Copy of Message Date

    pat bridier <trishgilles@yahoo.com> [IP: 196.207.3.42] Good day,
    This is pat bridier and am emailing you in regards of the puppy you have for sale, so what i want you to do
    for me now is to give me the cost of the puppy and I want to let you know that i'll send my shipping
    company to come down to your place for the pick.
    And the payment method will be via (CASHIERS CHECK).Please reconfirm your final selling price. Once i
    hear from you i will need you to email me the following details....
    Thursday, December 08, 2005

    Ann Phillips Annphillips8701@yahoo.com
    [IP: 81.199.84.22]
    From: Ann Phillips Hello How are you doing today,i am Miss Ann Phillips by name and i am a Fashion
    boutique owner resided in San Angelo Texas,i newly moved into my new house and was willing to get a
    nice pet puppie to keep me company and as i was scrowling through the Ads placed on Puppydogweb.
    com i came across your Ad and i loved the picture of your Dog and would like to make enquiries about it
    from you about the availability ok.
    So please do get back to me as soon as possible and let me know what next step to take on the
    availability of the dog ok,i will also like you to get back to me with the price of the dog including that of
    the shipping so that i can have in mind what to arrange as soon as possible. Regards. Ann phillips.
    Thursday, November 17, 2005

    henryjames henryjames505@yahoo.com
    [IP: 192.116.79.148]
    From: henryjames Phone: 0094456829000 I am interested in immediate purchase of your item.After
    several consideration over the advert placed on the website,my client has really shown interest in it and
    would really want to issue the payment in form of Money Order.Will you be accepting a Money Order? The
    Money Order that will be drawn by my client would include the cost for shipping this item to my client and
    my commission would be included on the same Money Order.We shall solely be responsible for the
    shippment of the item. Get back to me with your fullname and address okay.Please contact me asap via
    email for futher questions as regards this transaction, if you really show willingness in selling this item
    asap.Thank You and I am expecting your response Thanks....
    Friday, October 28th, 2005

    Dr. Anlond anlond_smith002@yahoo.com
    [IP: 81.199.83.113] Phone: +447031911787 Hello, I here by inform you that am very much intreasted in
    purchasing your Puppy, and also want to know if still available forsale, and all the comment on the it
    should be list back to me which mean(condition,last price,etc.)Regard's Anlod Smith NB Get back to me
    immediatly you got this message. +447031911787.
    Sunday, October 09, 2005

    james craig efexmercury@yahoo.com
    [IP: 212.199.108.204] Phone: 446568699 Hello seller, .......I saw your posted advertised poppydog.........
    which i'm interested in buying...........i will like to the conditions of the poppydog...........and the mode
    payment of it ..........preferable bank check or money order.......pls try and mail back as soon as you read my
    mail..........thanks. regards, james
    Sunday, October 09, 2005

    jacob emily jaemily1@yahoo.com
    [IP: 81.199.84.130]
    Goodday, I am Jacob Emily,sale manager of Gal Business Solutions Limited.We specialise in the purchase
    of items for our numerous customers and we get paid in commission after payment has been confirmed
    from the buyer to the seller. At present,we have a customer that is interested in the item you put for sale.
    pups$.....
    Wednesday, October 05, 2005

    dr gerrard mphspetsclinic_1992@yahoo.co.uk [IP: 81.199.144.75]
    I am Dr Gerrard from london,i direct and oversea the activites of a pet clinic here in london,lately there
    have been a high request for poddle,pitbull,rotwiller pupies from our clients here in london,thats whyam
    looking up to you.I looking forward to hear and do buisness with you.
    YOUR'S SINCERELY Dr Gerrard
    Tuesday, September 06 - September 20, 2005

    marygodman
    marygodman2005@yahoo.com [IP: 66.178.82.212]
    GOODAY SELLER, I want to purchase your puppy for my kids at home.Everything will go smoOthly and
    accordingly.The payment will only include the puppy price and shipping cost.CASHIER CHECK/MONEY
    ORDER IS THE MODE OF PAYMENT.Payment is ready to be issued for you.
    For immediate issueing of payment to you, do kindly Foward this information FULL NAME: FULL ADDRESS:
    VALID AND PERSONAL CELL#FORWARD THIS NOW FOR PROMT PAYMENT.NOTE ONLY SELLER THAT AGREE
    TO THIS GET BACK TO ME.
    Monday, September 05, 2005

    Anthony Daniels
    antho_dans10@yahoo.com [IP: 196.25.255.210]
    Hello,
    My name is Anthony Daniels ,I am an Architect,I am based in Canada/Ontario. I saw the advert of Puppies
    you place on Puppydogweb.com. However,i am interested in buying it for my daughter, as a gift moreso i
    would like you to send to me the picture again and the final price you would sell to me . For payment!
    would you accept a U.S. POSTAL MONEY ORDERS?
    Awaiting your reply and thanks. N.B Endeaveour to reply me to my email address : antho_dans10@yahoo.
    com Regards,
    Anthony daniels. Monday,
    August 22, 2005

    wendy
    mrswendy_gloria@yahoo.com [IP: 80.88.157.237]
    Phone: 206-2022827 Hello Seller, My name is Wendy gloria.I live in Washington with my family.I will like to
    buy your puppy for sale.I am buying this for my good friend in U.K. as a gift.I will like to know the last price
    of the puppy and will also like to know the pedegree of the puppy and if the puppy is in a perfect
    condition.I know that shipping within the States is between $200 to $250.Actually,I will like the puppy to be
    shipped to Heartfield airport,Atlanta and I will do the shipping to U.K my self.I have a private shipper,
    called AUSTIN SHIPPING CO. in Atlanta. They are good in shipping animals,and they promise to help me out
    in the shipping of the puppy. I will be glad if my request is granted.Due to the nature of my business,i do
    travel a lot. Please do call me on 206-2022827 Thanks wendy.
    Tuesday, August 16, 2005

    eric
    eric_00_2@yahoo.com[IP: 67.151.234.166] Hello I'm writting in respond to your advert,and i'm pleased to
    inform you about my interest in purchasing it.so i'll liketo know it present condition and the age of it , so
    we can proceed with the transaction.also with the last prices you willing topurchase it.Regards to you and
    your family, Hoping to hear from you soon. Eric
    Sunday, August 07, 2005

    FRANK
    frankcole11@yahoo.ca[IP: 192.116.99.3] Hello, I SAW YOUR ADVERT ON THE INTERNET FOR SALE BY YOU
    WHICH IS (ADS) I AM INTRESTED IN BUYING YOUR DOG SO I WILL LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LAST PRICE AND
    THE EXACT CONDITION OF IT. FUTHERMORE, PAYMENT WILL GET TO YOU IN A CASHIER CHECK.I WILL
    TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE SHIPPING MYSELF.I WILL LIKE YOU TO GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
    THANK
    Friday, August 05, 2005

    Dr.Manfred
    manfred_002@yahoo.co.uk[IP: 81.199.83.62] From: Dr.Manfred
    Hello, I am Dr.Manfred from the north london, i will like to know if you have any puppy for sale,if any, get
    back to me ok? Thank you.
    Thursday, August 04, 2005

    Ann Obih obih2@volja.net [IP: 81.199.125.134] Dearest, I have a proposal for you- this however is not
    mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.
    The situation i am presently facing has prompted me to contact you regarding this urgent request of
    mine. Actually, I am miss Ann Obih the only daughter of my late parents Mr. and Mrs. Obih.My father was a
    highly reputable business tycoon-(in the sales of cocoa and cocoa plantation) who operated in the capital
    of cote d'ivoire during his days.....
    Wednesday, August 03, 2005

    Mega Plaza
    megaplazaus@yahoo.com
    [IP: 81.199.6.103] Good day to the reader of this message.
    I am Mr.Mega Plaza and i am mailing you now in order to tell you that i am interested in buying your item
    I will want you to email me back and tell me the total cost without the shipping cost only because i have
    an agent who will come and pick up it up from your location to my location. NOTE:- Payment will be made
    out from my client check in USA. YOUR REPLY IS NEEDED URGENTLY !!!
    Wednesday, July 27, 2005

    Aakinyemi Dennis
    denyakin@keromail.com
    [IP: 80.231.4.10] I saw your advert on Online, am interested in Purchasing your, My name is Aakinyemi
    Dennis, am based in UK, i want you to provide me the Amount you selling the German Shepherd Dog and
    your Location.
    Hoping tp hear from you soonest. Aakinyemi
    Sunday, July 24, 2005

    joy mike
    joy_mike202@yahoo.com Hello, how are you today?i saw your advert on web and i will like to buy your .i
    am joy a young girl of 30 years old i am single with no kids.so i will like to know how much is the puppy
    and how much is for like to pay with a check cux a company i did a business with is offering me a check
    which i cant get cashed here.so i will like you to help me get the check cashed and then pay for the puppy.
    but the check is made to be $2600 so when you pay for the puppy you send the rest to my trvel agent
    here ok?if you can do this for me please reply me with your full name,adress and phone number.to get
    the check to you thanks bye
    Thursday, July 21, 2005

    tonia
    jersey_tonia@yahoo.com Hello and good day, i will want you to know i am interested in buying your ad,i
    want to know the present condition, kindly mail me hitherto to this mail do send me pictures if available, i
    will be expecting to read from you asap.thanks and have a good day.
    Monday, July 18, 2005

    sean kenthoper
    buyer_pets@yahoo.com hello, i saw your ads on the puppydodwb and would like to make final
    recomendation of the puppy,please do you still have thepup available?mail me back as i would be waiting
    for your urgent response.in your reply i would also like to know the final price of the pup okay!
    kind regards sean
    Monday, July 18, 2005

    james burke
    puppy_dist@yahoo.co.uk Hello i am James Burke from london i will like to know if you still have available
    the pups and moreso i want to inqiure th following
    1.cost of the pups and the breed you have 2.pics of the pup 3.do you ship internationally? 4.do you
    accept money order for means of payment?
    please i will like to get a fast response to these questions as i will like to place an order.I will be looking
    forward to hearing from you Kind Regards James Burke
    Monday, July 18, 2005

    BEN KELLY
    ben4kelly_123@yahoo.com Hello, i'm interested in buying your puppy for my daughter and i will like to
    make my payment with a personal check which will be sent to you by a friend of mine who is owing me
    some amount of money.A shiping fund will be included in the check that will be sent to you which you will
    help use to ship the item.Please what i need to know is if you can help ship the item and also send back
    the excess fund.Please get back to me with your full name and contact address at which you want the
    check sent.
    Ben kelly.
    Friday, July 15, 2005

    Joe Cole
    joecole_b@yahoo.com I'm Joe Cole sale manager for plot 209/210 Osborne Road, South west Victoria
    Garden, Canada. At Present i'm interested in buying Two Puppies from you .Pls what is the lowest the
    Puppies Can go for? pls could send me some pictures for my viewing. And he said i should inform you
    that Payment will get to you in a cashier check. Please if it is acceptable confirm this and provide Name,
    address and Phone! Number for check payment to be Delivered to you via united state postal service.
    Thanks and God Bless.  
    Thursday, July 14, 2005

    James Craig
    james_craig05@hotmail.com Daer Saller
    I hereby wish to inform you that i am interested to purchase your Dog for sale.....Kindly give me your
    asking price also the condition as at now.Will you accept a certified cheque as payment?.I have a
    secretary and colleague of mine who will be ready to send you payment by post when we both finally
    agree on terms.
    1.YOUR FULL NAME THAT WILL BE ON THE CHEQUE... 2,YOUR FULL ADDRESS ............ 3,YOUR CONTACT
    PHONE # .......... 4,LAST PRICE....................
    5,ZIP CODE................ As regards shipment, you don't have worry yourself because i have a shipper who is
    ready on ground for pick up and shipments.hoping to hear from you soonest.Kind regards
    RegardsJames....
    Wednesday, July 13, 2005

    AFOLABI-BANKOLE
    banky204@yahoo.com HELLO SELLER......
    GOODDAY!I AM MR AFOLABI-BANKOLE,AM FROM NIGERIA.OUR SECURITY COMPANY DECIDE TO GET
    SOME OF UR DOGS.WE WILL LIKE YOU DO US A FAVOUR OUR WE ACN GET THEM,AND THE PRICE OF THE
    DOGS COS WE NEED ABOUT NINE OF THEM. GIVE US THE PRICE AND OUR YOU WANT UR PMONEY TO BE
    PAY. PLS MAIL US AS SOON YOU GET THIS MAIL OR YOU CAN CALL ME ON (2348027729499)..THANKS;;;;;;;;;;;
    FROM AFOLABI-BANKOLE
    Tuesday, July 05, 2005

    steve
    steveback123@yahoo.com Do you still have it forsale.............
    and i will like to know the final asking price
    how about the condition hope it is good healthy.method of payment it will be Check which will be
    authories by me and cashed within 3 to 5days working, if it is ok by you kindly forward the information that
    i will use to lodge the payment out to your location.
    Name and full contact address including cellphone number, i look so soon to have it.
    Have nice day.
    Mr steve
    Wednesday, June 29, 2005

    Elena Piccoli
    el_piccoli@yahoo.com Hi,
    I saw your via advert whilei was surfing through the Internet and i am willing to buy.I would like you to
    give me your last price and i want to know if it is still available forsale  What is your best offer ? Are you
    the real owner? What is the condition ? Did you have the pictures ? Payment i would be paying with either
    of this checks: Cashier Check.................................... International Money Order........................ Personal
    Check.......................... Bank Draft......................... I await your response. Thanks and God bless Elena Piccoli
    Email address: el_piccoli@yahoo.com  
    Monday, June 27, 200

    adex collins
    adex_st@hotmail.com Hello,
    I read your advert of selling your pet and i was interested in buying it for my son and i will like you to give
    me the price mention in the advert so i want to know the condition of the pet so that i can prepare the
    payment for it and the pick-up of the pet will be arrange by my associate in the United State of America,
    And i will like to made my payment via cheque,i will like you to get back to me with your phone #,Hope to
    hear from you. Thanks.
    Rergard,
    Saturday, June 18, 2005

    collins davis collinsdave20012005@yahoo.com Hello,
    I am ENGR,Dave
    I came across your advert on the homepage, and so i am interested in your (DOGG )
    and so i want you to know that i will be making the payment with certisfied cashier's cheque, and i also
    want you to give me the last asking price of the (DOGG ) and i want you to know that i am based in the
    state, but right away i am out of the state for a specail business transaction, and dont know when i will be
    back, and i will be placing my shipper to take incharge of the transaction, till i come back, and he will also
    be the one to issue the certisfied cashier's cheque to you, and so i will be waiting to hear from you to
    know how the transaction is going to commerce, you could contact us on email address or company's
    address, bye hoping to hear from you soonest, and plz reply in english ok.
    Thank's Regard's
    Friday, June 17, 2005

    Read the following articles - Wired News, ScamVictimsUnited

    Cashier Checks are not always safe: Please read the following - How To Protect Yourself Against
    Cashier's Check Fraud, Nigerian Internet Auction Fraud News Coverage on Counterfeit Cashiers Check
    Overpayment Banking Scams from West / South Africa, The Nigerian Counterfeit Check Fraud, Counterfeit
    Cashiers Checks

    I want to buy the dog from you, but i do not know how much you are giving it out for, so i want you to know
    that i have a deep interest in it, but i will be paying you for it with a cashiers check through my client in
    the USA, whom i supplied raw materials to, i will want you to send the name and address you want to be
    on the check and for it to be send to you, so i can have my client instructed to send the check to you
    soon.

    And for the shipment my shipping agents will be the ones to handle that, they will come to pick it up from
    you. Thank you as i will be waitting to hearing from you soon. Mrs monica brown.

    Hi Laurie ,
    Thanks for the mail, getting back to you was a bit late because of church programmes. Anyway,how was
    your day? Mine was splendid! having read your mail, I contacted my client who told me its takes just 24hrs
    for a cashier's check to clear the bank in the US. so, he'll issue a check in your full name while you send
    the detail information .Meanwhile, my client is owing me some money I've just instructed him to include
    $3,000 on the payment, so, you should be expecting check of $4,400 while you wire back the balance to
    me via western union as soon as the check clears the bank. I hope i can count on you for the balance as
    I'll use it for settling shipping agency and other custom problems, while the shipper will come to pick the
    bike without giving you any stress. I hope to hear from you while you send me the detail information on
    how the check will get to you. Regards dammy

    We received this letter from a Cat Breeder:
    Below is a similar case to note on your site about it happening to cat breeders also. A friend of mine
    received the counterfeit check this morning., 2-3-03:

    I have been communicating with someone about purchasing a Ragdoll breeding pair to be exported
    outside the US. This case is a SCAM. The email address of the crook is cattrader@consultant.com , with
    the name Mark Johnson. So if anyone gets correspondence from this email address, please do not reply.
    I am in communication with the US Secret Service about this matter, being referred to them by my local
    FBI office. Here is the scenario so that nobody gets "ripped off". I have not sent any cats to him, just in
    case want to know. So I'm not out anything but my time. The FBI told me that they have a joint task force
    with the US Secret Service set up just for fraud cases from Nigeria. Here's what happened.
    Contacted by someone looking for breeding cats to be exported.
    A few communications later, I'm notified they are to be exported to Nigeria.
    Writer claims a "creditor" owes him money, and this is the party that wants the breeding cats. He is acting
    on their behalf..
    Writer then claims the interested party will only write one cashiers check. He wants to know if I will send
    him the balance "over " the amount quoted for the cats so that he can recoup his money from this person.