WOW here is my correspondence
Check out the very end when I accused them of being a scam

hello,
sorry for the late reply o,k they are still available and the have all health papers and my reason responding to you late is because my son was sick and was taken at the hospital so they are still remaining with me so mail me back
thanks

--- On Mon, 5/5/08, Adoos.com wrote:
From: Adoos.com
Subject: Consulta - anuncio en Adoos
To: macawparrot11@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, May 5, 2008, 4:08 PM

Mensaje enviado por un usuario de Adoos
Anuncio: http:///post/2735093
Contacto: lisa, weblevnf8@new.rr.com

Do you have any left? Love the one in the pic

hello
thanks for coming back , yes the one in the picture is still
avelable and the english bulldog will be coming from cameroon,and it will cost 200$ including the transportatio fee.
so if okay mail me back with this following information ,
full name...............
home adress ................
nearest airpor.............
phone number..............
with this following information and the half of the money i will be able to book the flight of the puppy.
thanks and waiting

hello,
yes attach to this mail i hope you will like them

Ok not interested in your scam................How could you
On May 13, 2008, at 9:59 PM, Monica Che wrote:

hello,
yes attach to this mail i hope you will like them

And then the final response

hello
thanks for your bad reply okay
you fool , your big mouth , idiot , fuck you and fuck you again never you disstape my buisnes again .do you know who is a scam or do you thing i will be fooling poeple to take their monney,do you know i am a christain .please never you say so again.
thanks for understaning

I responsed to an ad I found on Craigslist in Asheville N.C. The ad was for an African Grey Parrot. I emailed the guy and he was from Cameroon. Well the deal seemed to be to good to be true. He only wanted $250 for shipping the bird to the U.S. He said he was a christian and I could rest assured that I would receive the bird. He even sent me pictures of the bird. I started doing research and found these scams sites. Well thanks to this site I did not get scammed. I hope everyone will do their research and not get taken by these people.

I found three different stories about the same scam artist( and I use that word loosely) he now operating under a different e-mail address....iifree@gmail.com>but its the same guy Ceasar Carranzer. He useing different variations of his name. He is opperating the same scam just with different dogs. Thank you guys for this site because you guys saved me a lot of money, in my search for a puppy.

yesterday I became a victim of a cameroon scam. Against better judgement i payed £220 for a puppy that definatley does not exisit. I do not think there is ANY resaon to scam people. The comment from the journalist is stupid. I may not be poor, but that money was still a lot od money to me, and litterlly all i had been saving. I wish there was something more i could do than write a blog, but never enter a deal to wire money to cameroon. EVER! they are lying terrible people that need to be stopped. it isnt just the money you see, its the feeling as well, I dont know about anyone else but the thought and preparation that goes into buying a puppy is much more than any sum of money. worst is i know its a scam and they are still emailling me and ringing me for the money.

I just wnated to thank all of you for helping me bust that Cameroon pet scamming guy. He tried to get me too. He offered me a free pomeranian puppy. Here are the e-mails... i am currently waiting for pictures and more information on the delivery service (trust me im not paying a dime) should I be scared??

I e-mailed him as soon as I saw the ad at backpage.com-

I am very interested in your free pomeranian puppy:) Please e-mail me and let me know if she is still available. My fingers are crossed!! Thanks

He sent me back the next day-

Hi there and thanks for the interest. Dora is still available and in good shape, she is presently besides me. Have u lived with this breed before, do you have kids, for she adores paying with kids .
thanks and waiting for a response

(at this point i went back to the ad to look at the picture again and the ad was deleted)

I sent personal information regarding the days I have class and what kind of life my new puppy was going to have. he said-

Thanks for the response. The mail was long and enjoyable and i noticed that u are honest due to the way you responded to my questions. I am currently in Victoria City, Cameron just posted to a new job and that is why i have to give Dora out.
I n addition, my wife and kids are overseas and and the pup is really desperately in need of a new home. You cant imagine that i go to work with her every day. I am not charging anything for her, all i need is a home where she will be showered with love. Where are u specifically in Wilmington?
thanks and waiting to read from u

I was confused because I had never heard of VICTORIA CITY, CAMEROON. I was under the impression the puppy was in a city close to my home town. He said-

Victoria City, Cameroon is about 7- 8 hours drive from Wilmington. If it is far for u, i can arrange for a delivery,but the problem is that it will cost you some $145 for a home delivery service.I dont know if u will afford this amount since u said u are a student?If u can afford it, just send to me ur full home address with names well spelled, a contact no and the nearest shipping service (airport) from your home,
IF u are are ok with this, just send to me the info and let me help u register the girl(Dora), after the registration, the delivery agency will then contact you for payment. N>B it is the delivery agency that receives payment
thanks and waiting to read from u

Thats when I got suspicious, I sent him another e-mail-

Well this kind of complicates things. I searched for Victoria City, Cameroon- is that in Africa?? If so, I dont think it will work out. Ive heard that small dogs dont travel well on planes and stuff and i just dont see how it would work. Please send me more info. if you can. A picture of Dora might help. She is 9 weeks old right?

And this is what he had to say-

I t sounds funny to hear that dogs dont travel over planes, it really makes me laugh. One of the reasons trying to give out this puppy out there is becuase of the climate here. She cannot cope with this climate. she is 9 weeks old. There are so many Africans here who want to buy it but i cannot because the natives here don' treat pets fairly, there are no pet laws here making the whole thing to be funny. My scanner has a problem, i wil try and get one so as to send to u her latest pics for the pics i have here are not recent. Pets live Europe , America every day for Africa and why not back? Tell me something else, Well if are not comfortable, you can allow it for all i know is that my puppy is charming and will find a loving home over there

I (naively) sent him back, still feeling sorry for the puppy...

Im really sorry. I was soo looking forward to bringing Dora home. It is just that I wasnt expecting to pay anything for her except gas money to drive to Wilmington to pick her up. What delivery service were you planning on using?? I would like to see what the exact price it would be and think about it for a little bit. If you can send me as much info about the delivery service as possible it would help:) Where are you originally from? What kind of business do you do in Africa? If that is too personal, you dont have to answer. I was just curious.

After I sent that one I started looking for Cameroon pet delivery services and thats when I found this website!! So yeah thanks again for saving my butt:) Dont let 'um getcha!!

Hey! I wish i saw this site before i decided to try to get an english bulldog over the internet. I had no idea about the Cameroon Scams! I havent yet seen this email Address on this site or other sites yet. here are a few emails. This guys claimed that he brought the puppy "Leroy" to the shipping agency and that the shipping agency would get in contact with me on how to make the payments and such. They told me the only thing i had to pay was $550 for the adoption fee and transfer of ownership papers into my husband and I's name. I was told to transer the money via money gram at walmart. So I did. Then, i receieved an email the next day saying that leroy couldnt get onto the flgith because i didnt pay the $1750.00 for the insurance to cover the puppy in flight, and that it would be refunded to me once the puppy was delivered to me. So i paid it, not thinking anything about it. then, after i didnt recieve the puppy, i got worried and emailed this supposed reverand back and told him what this shipping agency was up to. Then shortly after, the shipping agency called me from an international number stating that the vet checked the dog and said because of its behavior it needed 3 different shots. Each shot was $300 each, and then a vet fee of $50 equaling out to the sum of $950.00. I tld the guy that i was not going to send it, that i woulod come up to washington dc (dulles international airport) to get the dog and drive back down to NC where i live. My husband an I drove to washington DC and there was no puppy, They said that they were in washington state. his exact words were "no maddam, your not listening to me, we are in washington state, where the white house is. you know, where the president lives, not washington dc" yeah, I am deffinatly an idiot after that one. So my husband and I sent the $950.00. After i sent that, they sent me flight information and that i would recieve the puppy, this morning at 11:10am. Before i was about to leave for the airport, the guy called me and said maddam, your puppy is now in GA but due to some problems, we need you to send over $1500.00" me and my husband were like are you serious?! They said they needed a new crate for the puppy,($500), $650 to get the puppy out of quarnitine, and $350 for the feeding of the puppy while in flight. me and my husband said forget it, and researched puppies online and found out that cameroon was a scam!! I wish we found out about this sooner!!!! so people please READ THIS!!!! DONT FALL VICTIM OF THESE CAMEROON SCAMS.!!!! THESE PEOPLE ARE VERY SNEAKY and will do what ever it takes to get money.
here are some emails and such

----- Original Message ----
From: williams dawrson
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:38:25 PM
Subject: Re: bull dogs for sale

Hello to you and thanks for getiing back to me.What do you mean it is a scam.Like i told you the puppy is at the dulles international airport in washington dc and that it has not left the airport .I was really so suprise about this issue i have tried calling you but to no avail.So please just pay this money so that you can have leroy.If you are not willing to pay this money let me know because the baby has been there for so long now and it is really so suprising that you could not gte the baby by now .if i had the money i would have payed as from the mail you fowarded to me i thougth it was mension there that it is refundable.So please pay this money and if you do not want to pay this money let me know so that i go collect leroy from them and i asked the shipping agency to get back to you.
Thank you and get back to me soonest.also here s their number i gave you the number try calling themwhy would you have to travel by nigth to the airport after i have assured you that the puppy was going to get to you on your door steps.do call them please for clearifications.
Thanks and get back to me soonest i do not like the sound of this anymore
God bless you
Rev Williams

Anita-Marie wrote:
hello
my husband and i are on our way up to dulles international airport to get leroy
they want another $950.00 and im not sending them anymore money.
i do not have any contact numbers for anyone. if you can PLEASE call me
when you read this email. you can reach me or my husband on either phone number
listed below. We will be really mad if we go to the airport and find out that it was
all a scam and they took ALOT of money from us. so i ask you from the bottom
of my heart to PLEASE contact us by phone.
thank you
Anita-Marie and Gabriel

----- Original Message ----
From: williams dawrson
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:23:49 AM
Subject: Re: bull dogs for sale

hello to you
i am so glad that they have contacted you and that you would be getting the baby today.So Please do send me pics of the baby and you when he arrives.And please do keep in touch with me as the process goes on.
Thanks
God bless you
Rev Williams

Anita-Marie wrote:
hello again!
i just recieved a call and the guy said that the
puppy is missing 2 shots and are still trying to figure out
whats going on and tyring to get him on the
next available flight. i ould barely understand the guy
he said they confirmed my payment though

----- Original Message ----
From: williams dawrson
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:14:07 AM
Subject: Re: bull dogs for sale

hello to you
i just got up this morning before i could see your mails.
I new that according to the fligth details yousent to me leroy would be arriving you this morning today.So i was really disturbed by the issue at hand and so i tried calling the shipping agency and they told me that they where still in washington and also that due to the bad wheather conditions they could not have the puppy ship ped presently and that there is a situation at hand they told me that we are suppose to pay a refundable insurance of $1750 as the puppy has not yet been insured.they also gave me their insurance dept relay toll number which is 01123774470555 that you could call them for more clarifications.I do not know if you have that sum as it is refundable so that you could have the baby and upon delivery you would be given back the money.So please as soon as you get this mail do email back with any questions so that we can see how we could get leroy from there to you since as they say if we do not pay the money he would be placed in quarantine.
Thanks
God bless you
Rev Williams

Anita-Marie Wrote:

hey rev williams. i hate to bother you again
but there seems to be a problem. i called the airline to make sure
leroy is on the flight and they said they do not ship
animals. the flight number that the shipping company had sent me doesnt go to Jacksonville, nc
its going to new bern, nc which is an hour north of me. The other flight that is coming
into jacksonville, nc doesnt have the puppy on it either. i dont know which airport to go to
i dont know if they even put the puppy on the plane!. i dont know how to get in contact with
the shipping agency either, the email thing wont work. it gets sent back to me every time.

----- Original Message ----
From: williams dawrson
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:49:11 PM
Subject: Re: bull dogs for sale

hello to you once
I just came back from the shipping agency and i gave them the ref number you provided to me they also told me that they have called you and you have given them the same number.
They just confirmed the payments you mad because the had problems with the pyament and also the director who was to get the payment was in a board meeting so they told me that they are deeply so sorry but that they would get back to you with the fligth details and any other necessary information.I just came back to get to you so that you should not be scared about this.I hope and i am deeply so sorry about the situation bUt now they have got the payment and they would be sending the fligth details to youplease when the fligth details are sent to you do get back to me with this details so that we know how long it would take leroy to get to you.
Thanks once again
And God bless you
Rev Williams
meme capaldo wrote:
i still have not yet heard anything yet.
have you heard anything? its been over an
hour since they contacted me. i was just wondering if you got
any news from them!?

----- Original Message ----
From: williams dawrson
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:38:28 AM
Subject: Re: bull dogs for sale

hello to you and thanks for the mail
I just called the shipping agency and they told me that the fligth for the puppy is not being activated and a they do not have it regeistered yet so i think if you could send the number and full details to me then i would go there myself and give it to them so that they can confirme the payments and have leroy sent to you .So all you would have to do is get back to me soonest i would also tell the shipping agency to call you so that they get the information and i can confirmed with therm.
thanks
God bless you
Rev Williams

Anita-Marie wrote:
Hello rev williams.
I am having a problem with emailing
these guys back the reference number for
the money order i was told to send them.
I got a phone call this morning from a guy and he
told me to check my email, which I did and to
send a money gram to the information in the email
and to email them back with the reference number so that
they can send me the flight information. I went to their site
and called the number on there and the lady
said that they have no idea about puppy being shipped
to jacksonville, north carolina. I just want to know
how I can make sure that the company recieved my payment for $550
and that i kno the puppy will be here tonight.
thank you
anita-marie

----- Original Message ----
From: williams dawrson
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 5:41:07 AM
Subject: Re: bull dogs for sale

hello to you and thanks for the mail.
Well i also want to thank you for accepting to take in leroy .
he would be caming with his puppy toys and also with a manual on what he likes to eat.
I have also included some of this information here in this mail so that you can begin the purchasing of part of this items.I would be placing leroy tomorrow morning as early enough as possible so that you can get him latest by evening.
Pedigree Food for Puppies chicken and beef dinner 13.2oz
Bil-Jac Dog Food for Puppies
Eagle Pack Holistic Puppy Canned Food Chicken and Oatmeal Formula
Purina Puppy Chow Puppy Food Complete Nutrition For Growing Puppies
382 Puppy Chicken Food 5.5Oz
Cesar Select Dinner Food For Puppies - 3.5 Oz
This are some few food stuff you can bye at the moment while waiting for leroy
other details on how to handle him and feed him would be comming within his manuall.
Thanks God bless you
Rev Williams

Anita-Marie wrote:
Okay sounds great! I will give you all the information you need. My husband wanted to know a couple things. 1. If you have more pictures of leroy can you send some. and 2. what kind of dog food is he eating now so that we can go and buy it. here is our information below. Thank you so much!
there was one other thing that i wanted to let you kno of. I am a stay at home wife, so the puppy will never be left at home by himself! he will have ALOT of attention! =) If you need any other information from me, please do feel free to ask. thank you again!! we are looking forward to adding Leroy to our family!

The Director's
information you would need for the payments is as follows,

Name : Shiri Tandong
Country: cameroon
State : victoria island
City : victoria
Zip Code: 00237

When paying this money you will need a test question and answer
make it to be the following

Test Question: to whom?
Answer: A friend

--- Animailers_petstravel_agency@InternationalWorldTravel.com wrote:

From: "Animailers Pets shippers Travel Agency"
Subject: INFORMATION OF YOUR PUPPY AWAITING PENDING FLIGTH APPROVAL...................
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:10:18 -0700

Dear Client ,
We have just found a fligth for your puppy and here are the fligth details below:

US Airways
Flight 1554 Departs: 7:59p
Baltimore/ Washington (BWI) Arrives: 9:22p
Douglas (CLT)
Coach | Aircraft: Boeing 737-400 Passenger | 1h 23m
[ Layover in Charlotte, NC (CLT) for 1h 03m ]
US Airways
Flight 4260 Departs: 10:25p
Douglas (CLT) Arrives: 11:39p
Albert J Ellis Jacksonville Airport

Coach | Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8 Dash 8-300 | 1h 14m

Return – Wed 30 Apr 2008
US Airways
Flight 4201 Departs: 5:35a
Simmons Nott (EWN) Arrives: 7:00a
Douglas (CLT)
Coach | Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8 Dash 8-300 | 1h 25m
[ Layover in Charlotte, NC (CLT) for 1h 00m ]
US Airways
Flight 1889 Departs: 8:00a
Douglas (CLT) Arrives: 9:31a
Baltimore/ Washington (BWI)

DULLES INT. AIRPORT WASHINGTON DC.

DEAR Mrs. ANITA-MARIE AND GABRIEl,

Your puppy arrived here from Animailers pet travel agency to be checked before it can continue its flight to OAJ airport and after the check it was found that all the documents that a pet need to have before it can be allow to be shipped within and out of the US region were in tag but the refundable life insurance fee for your puppy has not been paid,so below is a better explanation of the refundable life insurance fee from the pets department:

The Pets Control Department of Dulles International Airport, after the First Stop of your English Bulldog Puppy at the final US check Point Terminal 1 wishes to bring the following to your attention:

1. Following the International Aviation's Commission' Rules and Regulations on Pets Transportation and section 12 sub paragraph 2, "... the life of all animals being transported from One Country to another through US must be fully Insured by an Insurance Cooperation at the country or region of Origin against any eventuality.

2. Following a compromise between the US Aviation's Complaint Commission and the US Financial Commission, it was concluded that "..the life of all pets being transported through the US to another country or region will be insured and this insurance fee should vary from one pet to another depending on Financial Value of the Animal.

3. We also wish to let you know, according to the US Price Determination Commission, the price of any Bulldog Puppy is
$3500.
From the above, the Refundable Life Insurance fee you are supposed to pay for a Bulldog Puppy is $1750 and your Bulldog Puppy can travel through its life time through the US without any problems.

Due to a good number of complaints by clients to Dulles International Airport about this Insurance Scheme, the Management of Dulles International Airport authorities in collaboration with the US aviation Commission came out with a Partial Refundable Animal Life Insurance Scheme,which provides for the following:

You could use our Partial Insurance Scheme to Insure your puppys' Life for half the cost of the Bulldog Puppy which will be refunded to you once your puppy is delivered to you, and you will have to pay an extra $30 for our services.
This means you will have to pay the sum of $1750 which is half the cost price of a Bulldog Puppy in the US region and $30 for our services, which gives you a total of $1780 and $1750 will be refunded to you when your puppy is delivered to you at your home address below.

WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR THE DELAY.THE VET EXAMINED THE PUPPY'S BEHAVIOUR AND RECOMMENDED THAT WE CHANNEL THE PUPPY TO THE VET DEPARTMENT FOR PROPER CHECK UP, SO THE PUPPY WAS CHANNELED TO THE VETERINARIAN FOR FINAL EXAMINATION BEFORE APPROVED FOR THE FLIGHT . BELOW IS A RUNDOWN OF THE TESTS THAT WERE CONDUCTED ON THE PUPPY BY THE VET HERE ,OUT OF THE SIX NECESSARY SHOTS A PUPPY NEEDS BEFORE IT CAN BE FULLY APPROVED TO BE FLOWN,THREE WERE FOUND MISSING .THESE VACCINES NEED TO BE GIVEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PUPPY CAN BE FLOWN IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLIGHT, BELOW ARE THE TEST RESULTS RECORDED AND THE VET RECOMMENDATION.

TEST VET RECOMMENDATION RESULTS

Rabies...................................NEGATIVE.....................................................NO VACCINE NEEDED

Canine E Distemper...............POSITIVE...........................................................VACCINE NEEDED

Canine Hepatitis....................NEGATIVE.......................................................NO VACCINE NEEDED

Leptospirosis .......................POSITIVE........................................................VACCINE NEEDED

Parvovirus...............................NEGATIVE..................................... .............NO VACCINE NEEDED

Parasites................................POSITIVE....................................................VACCINE NEEDED

THE VETERINARIAN RECOMMENDS THAT THE PUPPY GET THESE VACCINES BEFORE
IT CAN LEAVE AND THESE WILL COST A TOTAL OF VACCINES $900 AND
VET ASSISTANTS FEE OF $50 MAKING A GENERAL TOTAL OF $950, WE WANT
THESE GIVEN BEFORE THE PUPPY CAN LEAVE DULLES INT AIRPORT,WITHOUT THESE THE
PUPPY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE FLOWN. WE DO EXPECT THAT YOU GET
BACK TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH THE COMPLETE PAYMENT AND IT IS
TO BE DONE DIRECTLY TO THE SAME ADDRESS AS THE PREVIOUS PAYMENT BUT TO NWEME MOLIKA (FLIGHT DIRECTOR IN SERVICE) BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF SERVICE.

VACCINES COST TOTAL

Leptospirosis (2) $300
$300(including drugs)

Canine distemper $300
$300 (including drugs)

Parasites $300
$300(including drugs)

Vet Care and assistance $50

SUM TOTAL // $950

NB:YOUR ARE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT TO SAME ADDRESS AS THE PREVIOUS PAYMENT BUT TO MR. NWEME MOLIKA THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR IN SERVICE.ALSO IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BE REFUNDED BACK TO YOU AT TIME OF DELIVERY OF THE PUPPY AT YOUR HOME SINCE AS YOU HAVE PAID THE REFUNDABLE LIFE INSURANCE FEE FOR YOUR PUPPY TO BE INSURED.WE STILL ADVICE THAT YOU TAKE THE PUPPY TO YOUR VET TO APPROVED IF THIS WAS PROPERLY GIVEN AND IF HE/SHE CLAIMS THAT THE VACCINES WERE NOT GIVEN YOU CAN AS WELL FORWARD THE RESULT TO US.

SO YOU SHOULD RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THIS MAIL SO THAT WE CAN PUT THE PUPPY TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLIGHT TO OAJ AIRPORT,ALSO BELOW IS THE COMPLETE FLIGHT DETAILS OF THE FLIGHT THAT THIS PUPPY IS SUPPOSE TO TRAVEL WITH,SO PLEASE GET TO US WITH PAYMENT CONFIRMATIONS SO THAT THE PUPPY SHOULDN'T MISS THE FLIGHT.

if someone tries to fly a dog via US airways, its a scam. US Airways, does not, i repeat DOES NOT ship animals or any cargo.

Dear Client ,
We wanted to inform you that your puppy arrives here at Georgia and that there are some problems which we would like to let you know about before the puppy continues his journey.
Firstly the crate in which the puppy was put into has some problems due to the weather conditions and also it would not be comfortable for the puppy to be transported in this situation.And therefore we have decided to get a new crate for the puppy at Georgia where the puppy had its first stop.This is an AKC crate which would cost you $500.
Secondly the puppy here at Georgia, the puppy was put under quarantine and as such they are requiring the sum of $650 for the puppy to be release from there.
Thirdly the puppy spent so much time and the airport before delivery could commence and as such the people here are requesting this payment of $350 for the health care and feeding of the puppy during the stay.
So we are requesting the sum of $1500 from you to be paid to the same address and using the name of the director presently on board which is
Mr Kangson Baorence Bao Ebong

We want you to understand that the total money you have already paid as regards your puppy to our service as shown below is suppose to be refundable to you upon delivery and that means that the following amount
1. $550 for the shipment and adoption fee
2. $1780 for the insurance fee
3. $950 for the update of shots of your puppy
4. $1500 the last payment we are requesting
All this makes it a total of $4780 totally and plus the compensation of your stress we would be refunding the sum of $5000 to you upon delivery and this would be done by our head of the delivery crew Mr Cash Anderson

Therefore you would be needing an identification card or driving license so that you could provide this to the delivery agent upon delivery so that the total money and compensation of $5000 to be refunded to you as along as your puppy.We hope you understand with us and would do this payment.

GENERAL MANAGEMENT,
GRACE HOPKINS

after this i told them to go F*** themselves =)

I responded to a classified ad in that was listed at a reputable website from a lady selling her Toco Toucan pair at a low price. When I started to correspond with them, they said that the lady was deaf and could not talk on the phone and that her son did all of the speaking for her. I was given their number and everything. I sent over $400 for shipping and told I could pay the balance when they arrived. Then was asked to pay an additional $200 for a "Transfer of ownership" paper that was required by the government there, before export. During this, the man said that his mother was in the hospital and the next day she died. I felt so bad, and he said that he was broke and now a International Health Certificate was required and that the birds were now in England waiting to get the next flight over. I broke off communications at that point, realizing it was not what it seemed. I knew that it was a risk and talked with several friends prior to sending the first money. I had not seen this website at that time. I decided that if it was a scam, that I figured it was to make up for all of the "Starving Children" ads that I have passed up over the years. All one can do in this situation, is figure it was a gamble that I lost and learned from it. It was amazing how detailed their story is. They have several people involved, that act as different government officials and airport personnel. They can't spell very well and avoid answering direct questions on the phone, by saying that the connection is bad. It is very sad and I feel very foolish. The e-mail I was given was hollylongpets@yahoo.com and the phone numbers were:0023799189821, 0023779366622 and 00447031887301. They sound very nice and talk a lot about being Christian (hoping it is a soft spot in our hearts).

"If it sounds too good to be true......it is"

Thanks for listening.

Kim

Thank God for this web site.....I have been searching for an english bulldog and found a few. They all live in cameroon,how funny! Thanks so much whoever decided to take a stand and tell others!!!!

all of the emails....

Hi,
Thanks for the mail and your interest toward our puppies.They are 6 them available called Susan,melody,kaka,Merci,Nina and Lilly. All are 12weeks old, weight 2.1ibs and will be 35-40ibs at full grown .They are champion bloodline, registered,vet check , updated in all shots.well tamed and potty trained, good associate of kids and other house hold pets also very Energetic and eager to learn. To begin I will start by asking you some questions.
Are you a breeder?
Are you use to English Bulldogs?
Are you married?
Do you have kids?
What is your occupation?
Give me a Brief Description about your Environment ?
Are you sure that you are going to take care of our puppies?
Were exactly are you located?
With this information I will be for sure that you are going to take good care of the puppies,And I will be Very Happy if you can get back to us with all the Answers to the Questions
I will be transporting the puppies from Western low land of Cameroon to your home .Since we are not selling the puppies but looking for a good home due to the nature of our job,you are only
requested to pay for the transportation fee which will cost you $242 per puppy.
Below are attachment of their Pictures.
Thanks,
Best regard.
Mrs Ramage.

Hi,thanks for your mail regarding my baby's ,there are still available to any one prepared to provide them with enough care and love,where there will be well spoil with all needs.there are 10weeks old and has very good temparement with kids and other pets,very playful love to play around with toys and kids,there are health guaranteed and registered,vet checked.there are up to date on all shots and will be coming along side with health papers and vet records.there are called Nina and Kiki and the male is kiki and the female is Nina as you can see in the attachment below hopping you will love one of this baby's.there weights 4.3ibs.there so why i am giving them out for adoption is because working hours are too much for me and it gives me no time to take care of them so i decide to give them out to a family where there
will be well taken care of and treated like a daughter and son.and since you are interested in adopting them,i am willing to give one or two to you but you have to first assure me that you will take good care of them and that you will send pics to me monthly so that i can see how my baby's are doing in their new home.I am located in Cameroon.Please may i ask you some few questions?do you have kids?are you a breeder?do you have other pets?where do you live?how soon do you want them?are you sure that you will really take good care of them?get their picks below.i hope you will love them.i will be waiting for your mail asap thanks and get back for more information picture below. and the baby are going to by ship to you if ok get back to me for more information.
Thanks
hello and
Thanks for your mail and the interest you have in my puppies . they are Outstanding AKC
registered puppies from multi-championship bloodlines with an awesome pedigree.
Home-raised, family socialized puppies with sweet, loving and playful temperament, loves
children. Ready to be a family companion or your best friend. Current vaccinations,
de-worming, new crate, veterinarian health check and health certificate. Health
guaranteed.they are 8 weeks old and will come alongside with the following 1 Year
health Guarantee, Health Certificate, Shot Records Create (shipping), Full Breeding Rights
ready to go out at any time . I am giving them out for the sum of $400 adoption fee
including delivery and other airport charges to your location if and only you provide
this information I ask you below. And I will like to have the information. So I can be
clearly convince that you will provide a good and lovely home for this Cuties
have you ever kept a bulldog puppy?
will you promise never to use the puppies in dog fighting competitions?
Will you give the Puppies the love and care they deserves??
Will you always spend time with them???
are you married ?since i am located in south side limbe Cameroon
Would you give me a brief description on how your environment looks like?
waiting........................

PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!!!!

BEWARE!

Not only are people being fooled by the scams to send money for free animals, but they are being asked to receive funds or cash money orders and wire back money. Internet fraud is everywhere, but PLEASE, don't send or receive anything from Africa.

There is an article listed here from a victim that was actually reimbursed then asked to send back a portion of the funds (that's what I gathered). This issue, along with the attempts to have you accept money, then wire it back is MONEY LAUNDERING. It is ILLEGAL for you and for them. Many times, the money orders that are mailed are fake or have other illegal matters tied up in them; when you go to cash them, you become an accomplice.

I have experienced several email relationships with the puppy "owners" in Cameroon, and people in Nigeria that need money orders/checks cashed here and sent back. Fortunately, I never fell victim to their thievery. One puppy owner told me it would take 8 hours 36 minutes for the t-cup yorkie puppy to arrive to my home. In the same initial email they asked me, "what state do [I] live in?" (linda smith )

In these 3rd world countries, computers ARE expensive; but that doesn't restrict anyone from its access. Many cities offer internet cafés, so even a homless guy on the street with a few pennies to spare can pull these tricks. People get creative when they need or want money. Unlike most honest people that create legitimate businesses to provide jobs for others or secure their financial future, criminals create ways to steal and take what they can without working too hard; they get greedy.

These are SCAMS and can not only hurt your pocket financially, but you could end up being prosecuted criminally for your involvement. Just some extra words of advice . . . hope this will help someone before it's too late.

I guess that it is the same group running around changing their information to try and stay one step ahead in the game. Well boys and girls... here is another web address for the English Bulldog scam. The web address is http://www.carranza22.22web.net.

I was actually able to chat with this so called individual online. They were using a Google e-mail account(c.carranza@gmail.com). They are as phoney as a three dollar bill! I knew that they were fake, so I played along with them as long as I could. After exchanging a few e-mails, in which they didn't answer some very key questions... I stopped replying to them for about 2 weeks. They stated that they were in Lake City, California and when I had asked them, they were still there! But then when I asked for a phone number so that I can contact them on the dogs in question, they gave me this number: 0112377558419.

I asked them if this was a number in the United States, and they told me that they were currently in Cameroon. How nice! Their excuse was that they were with the WHO (World Health Organization) and that they were going to be there for a few more weeks. On top of that, they had a loss in their family (sympathy vote).

I gave them the run around for awhile, before I finally threw in the towel. This is a scam. It's not too well thought out, but they are a phoney as the day is long. Once again, if it seems too good to be true, then it probably is!

BEWARE OF THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS:shannonbanks1996@yahoo.com) I'm glad that I found this website before I sent any money! BEWARE!!!

RE: Cute English Bulldog puppy
From: BANKS FAMILY (shannonbanks1996@yahoo.com)

Thanks for the mail.I will be shipping Billy from the
Barcelona international airport.All we will need is
the change of ownership papers and so we can book a
flight for Billy. The certificate for the change of
ownership is a legal document that certifies that the
puppy have been transfered to your ownership and
care.The change of ownership papers will cost $150 and
shipping will cost $250.If you are ready we can have
the papers done today and so we have him ship to you
by evening or tomorrow morning depending on when the
papers will be signed at the ministry of Animals,Livestock and Fishery.I will
need your detail address so that we can fill on the
papers.We also need the name of the closest Airport
to you where you will pick up Billy or he can be
delivered to your home in this case you will pay extra
$50 for delivery.We will use the Delta Express
Shipping company because they are very efficient in
pets transportation and they always insure pets before
shipping .They also have well trained vet specialist
that will take proper care of pets during flight.As
soon as you are ready to wire the money let me know
and so we can have things started .You can call me
using my universal satellite cell phone number 01123794945072
We hope to read from you.Have a
nice day.GOD BLESS YOU.
Thanks
Dr Banks

Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:35:56 -0700
From: shannonbanks1996@yahoo.com
Subject: Re:Cute English Bulldog puppy

Good day,
Thanks for the mail.We knew from our prayers that God was going to make a good choice for Billy.We are happy to read from you once more.We are also very happy to know that you are pet lovers and can take good care of Billy,we were just scared because we have read about some people that maltreat animals for pleasure in the name of bloody dog fight games.My family and i have just relocated to the Spanish city called Barcelona ,we work for the Baptist Mission and our job is so demanding living us with no time to take good care of our baby .Billy will come along with all vet papers and a one year health guarantee.All we need for him is much love and care.We dont feel comfortable selling him but If you are willing to take care of the change of ownership papers and we will take care of the shipping fee then we can have him ship to you.If you dont feel comfortable to take him let me know immediately and so i can adopt him to another family.We hope to read from you.Have a nice day.GOD BLESS YOU.
Thanks
Dr Banks

JESUS IN YOU I TRUST.......
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you
can, in all the places you can,at all the times you can, to all the
people you can, as long as ever you can. This is the day that the Lord has
made, I will rejoice and be exceedingly glad!
Always P.U.S.H. meaning Pray Until Something Happens

I was alsmost scammed yesterday from a Michael Alain i think it was m.alain20@yahoo.com. Thanks to all of you guys i have my 250$ still intact and am looking locally, even if paying a little more for my puppy. Basically there are NOT ANY legit puppy sales out of Cameroon. Think about it, airlines are not going to bring an animal from AFRICA here to the states, not only that, the cost of fuel is way more than these people are asking, the airline shipping in the US to the US is around 200$. If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is!!! Thank God my hubby is way more skeptical than i am and figured this whole thing out. They even told us stories of there spouses dying which i now know is sooo popular with these people. DONT BELIEVE IT. These blogs are great and really help people this is my first one, but with the economy the way it is, espically now, people need to be warned of scams like this and KEEP your money. TIFF (GA)

Hello everyone,
Im so sorry to hear that you all got scammed also. I also was scammed from a woman named Mary Ann in Cameroon. She asked for only 200$ Then 400$ for the extra vaccinations to get my supposedly yorkie pup named "sissy" delivered TOTAL=$600. I fell for it not knowing anything about all these scams they were pulling!!! But for some reason she stood in contact with me saying she was gonna pay me back and all this. But I didnt believe her of course. But i made up this bluff that I was gonna report her to FBI to track down her email usage and get in contact with Western Union to have them pull footage for there identity.!! crazy i know. I was angry.!! Well anyways 5 months later after she writes me saying she sent the money in my name at western union.But she sent $1200 saying to get my share and send her the rest.(maybe she got scared i dont know but it worked!) I didnt believe her but i called anyways just to see if there was a money order and sure enough there was!!So right away went and cashed it. Then she sent another one for $400.Saying just to send that one to her new address. SO I START THINKING WHATS GOING ON!! IS SHE USING ME AS AN ADDRESS TO SCAM SOMEONE ELSE. Supposedly it was from her sister for a parrot she wanted to buy from down there in cameroon. The money was sent from a different name and from south carolina.So i told her i wasnt going to send the extra money because i didnt know why she sent it to me in first place!! And if this is legit have her call me not email because anyone can make a yahoo mail pretending to be someone else. Yeah i got alot of hate messages saying she going to call police but i wass like send them ill tell them what you did in first place. And that i didnt ask to get out in situation. But she stopped emailing me and i never got that phone call!!!!

I wish that we would have seen this webpage sooner..It's sick, the pictures that we were sent are some of the same ones at the top of this page..luckily we only sent $125..but it was the same type of scam..we told him that we didn't have that much money and he did the whole well i'll pay for half of the ticket thing...

Here are some of the emails:

Hi,
Thanks for the mail and your interest toward our puppies.They are 6 them available called Susan,melody,kaka,Merci,Nina and Lilly. All are 12weeks old, weight 2.1ibs and will be 35-40ibs at full grown .They are champion bloodline, registered,vet check , updated in all shots.well tamed and potty trained, good associate of kids and other house hold pets also very Energetic and eager to learn. To begin I will start by asking you some questions.
Are you a breeder?
Are you use to English Bulldogs?
Are you married?
Do you have kids?
What is your occupation?
Give me a Brief Description about your Environment ?
Are you sure that you are going to take care of our puppies?
Were exactly are you located?
With this information I will be for sure that you are going to take good care of the puppies,And I will be Very Happy if you can get back to us with all the Answers to the Questions
I will be transporting the puppies from Western low land of Cameroon to your home .Since we are not selling the puppies but looking for a good home due to the nature of our job,you are only
requested to pay for the transportation fee which will cost you $242 per puppy.
Below are attachment of their Pictures.
Thanks,
Best regard.
Mrs Ramage.

Nice reading from you sooner. With the answer to my question you gave me above I am now relief that you can provide a good home for any of our puppies. So I will just like you to keep to your words and fulfilled your promises.
Susan,melody,kaka,Merci,Nina and Lilly are very good pet that listen to command and they love to work and play too with Kids and other pets. They love to sleep with people and also love to be carried in the hands.

I know that they will be very glad to change Environment. The Reason that I will like to adopt this puppies is because of my working conditions, My working hours are too much and I have no time to care for them and also the Nature of the Weather and Climate here is not favorable for their health and I do not want them to suffer, I want them to be ever happy so just which you provide any of them a good and caring and loving home.
So they are ready to meet up with their new family alongside with the followings belongings That is the
*AKC registered Paper
*Certificate of Veterinary Inspection,
*Playing toys,
*Puppy formula,
*Traveling Kennel (crate),
*Over dog food/treat,
*working collar and Chock collar,
*Puppy Contract/Guarantee,
*Puppy Menu,
*A Nutrition Hand Manual Booklet Regard to their Diet,
*Pet Degree also with their VCD player.
*Micro-Chipped (In case ever lost or stolen) Airport Delivery Agent will take good care of them right up to delivery to your home.

I am looking for the welfare of this Puppies, So if you have make up your mine and Capable of proving any a good home then get back to me with the name of the puppy that you will like to at in your family and also for my address how you will send the transportation fee,

Also with your Full Names, address, State/city, Phone Number and the closest airport to you to change the PET PASSPORT here at the EMBASSY from my address to yours and do the flight Booking.

When I am through with the flight booking, I will do get back to you with the flight information that is the Airway Bill Tracking Number and the Delivering Recipient Booklet to know when your puppy will be leaving and the Exact time she/he will arrived your local airport.
Waiting for your soonest response.
Thanks for understanding.
God Bless you.

Ok (my name) Thanks very much for your collaboration and once more I do appreciate your kindly, Sincerely and Humble response towards my babies. I thought you should have make one of them to be a great addition to your family and not only addition also a family perfect companion that we do last you people the 22years anniversary.

So I will be ready to offer half of the fee and you offer half just as your support and interest towards the puppies.
Thanks
waiting.

Seemed too good to be true if you ask me, especially now that I know about this webpage. But we're taking everyones advice about seeing and holding the dog before giving any money. The FBI told us not to send anymore money or reply to anymore emails and they were reported on www.ic3.gov which is a good site to report frauds on. He was also reported on yahoo but we're looking for a way to report him in Cameroon..If anybody knows how to go about that or what else we can do please reply.

They almost got me but I just decided to google the name and "poof" you guys come up and save my money!

The cell phone number even matches! Geez!

THANK YOU!
Amanda

I dont have the picture of the puppy because when I go back on CL it is gone, but I am attaching the email that was sent to me along with the address. I really hope this helps :)

hello
thanks for your mail regarding my little cutie puppy
ok.she is still available and will be going to a loving
and caring home only where she will be able to get all the love
and affection she needs and gets lots of tlc ok.she is current on
all her shots, akc and ckc registered and will be coming along with
all her papers works including a one year old health guarantee.she
11weeks old and she has gotten all her wormings has a wonderful
temperament and a great personality, she is potty trained and pad
trained and will love to take naps with you ,.she is not spayed and
will not go to any breeder"no breeders"i just relocated to Cameroon for a peace corp volunteers seminar and i cannot give my little cutie puppy all the love and affection she needs so thats why i am looking for a loving and carting home for her where she will be able to fine love and great affection she has never been sick and will go to responsible pet parents only.i am asking just $100 for her adoption and $150 for shipping making it $250 .she is called flora .i have a few question where do you live?? do you have any kids?? how soon do you intend to have the puppy?? have you had and English bulldog before?i will be waiting to hear from you asap

Now After I got this I knew for a FACT it was a scam, but I am still trying to play along with them. This was yesterday and I haven't heard anything back yet.

THe email on this one is
email2_rene@rediffmail.com
Please Beware

These mindless people scammed me. i guess i was stupid and needing a dog really bad because ours just passed away. FAKE NANNY FAKE AIRLINE FAKE PICS OF FAKE DOG REAL MONEY NO DOG JUDI.CHELSEY2001@YAHOO.COM

I got an email out of the blue today for being a nanny to some guy for his kids coming from iceland. I have never posted anywhere on the net that I am a nanny or have ever babysat. I responded that he didnt even know if i had been to prison or was a sex offender so it only equals up to a scam especially the price he was willing pay for me to nanny for him. Heres the email I got from him.

Hello.....
Am so glad to locate you, my name is Tony Scotty.... I
am a Male and my Wife name is Alison both of us are
living here in Iceland. We have a kids ages of 2.we
are relocating permanently to The United States based
on our family business that is really booming out
there in the US and our arrival date is APRIL 27TH.
After a serious discussion with my wife concerning a
proper care for our children and we’ve finally decided
to search for a good and responsible,honest
nanny/babysitter.Below is our offers.
We will be offering this duty weekly,
1) Monday to Friday, from 9:30am in the
morning to 5:00pm .—–And the weekly pay: $1150.00
We will be responsible for your transportation which
in exclusive of
your weekly salary regardless of the distance.Please
calculate the total
transportation cost per week from your place to our
residence if you prefer
to live out and furnish me with the cost so we can add
it to your basic
weekly salary.
We strongly searching for someone of well mannered
attitudes, neatness
and good sense of relationship.If you are interested
in this offer, please
answer all the questions below so i can have a brief
idea of your
personality:
1) What academic qualifications do you
possess?
2) Do you have any relevant certificate to back up
your babysitting/Nanny
career?
3) How old are you?
4) Are you married?
5) Do you have any special attitude?
6) Do you have any crime records?
7) Do you have a valid driver¡¯s license?
8) Tell us more about your temperament .
9) Can we have one or two reference(s) from you?
10)Can you handle money if you are given an assignment
to carry out?
11) Is your husband/boyfriend/parent in support of you
doing this job?

Let me know if you will available for the work
offer.If you have any
questions as regards this offer,feel free to get in
touch and also pls do reply to my parsonal E-MAIL
tony-scotty102@yahoo.com, I await a response at your
earliest convenience.

Tony scotty and family

I am currently having a bit of a jest fest with a fellow in Cameroon dealing for a Hyacinth Macaw which can cost up to 15,00.00 but this one (his baby, again) is for free if I pay only shipping. I haggled and got him to agree to pay for half! WooHoo! I'm a winner! I've enjoyed playing along and making up some stories myself. I do have a friend who works at U.S. embassies worldwide and my CaMORON friend will allow him to pick up the bird. Sure, I think my bluff is being called. Time to up the ante. Cheap entertainment anyway. Sorry to the folks who got burned but there are some very talented people out there. My ex's best friend introduced us to her new boyfriend who immediately befriended everyone around and ended up scamming her. I fortunately was cautious (much to ex's anger. all she saw was $$$) and escaped unharmed. Years later I see him being interviewed on MSNBC from prison. Made the FBI's top 15. He was very good. James Rubin Rowe if you care for some light reading. Best wishes to all

I happened upon this just like the rest of you. Almost sent the money and when Western Union wouldn't allow my transaction to clear I got a feeling it was for a reason since I have plenty of money. I started googling anything on the paperwork received from the "transportation company" and nothing proved of a legitimate nature. The only thing the even pulled up was the Air Cargo World which is a magazine. I am glad that I was able to find this out before I sent the $. I am very nervous that they have all of my personal information as far as my telephone # and address but other than that I was saved from the terrible fate that most of you suffered. The worst is that my family was so excited to get this new little baby...
Sad that there is such a mentality out there but they will get what is coming to them some day soon!!

This is the email I have for Chris James in Cameroon. He just scammed me out of $158.00 for the non-existing Yorkie Puppy. I am extremely angry and I am going to do all I can within my power to contact the Cameroon African authorities as well as the FBI and let them know this is going on. I am reporting everything. I still have every email sent to me and all correspondence and I have the copy of my Western Union money transfer, with his name, address, phone number EVERYTHING. I am determined to put this guy in jail. He is a no other then a THEIF. I am sick to death of the imorality of people in this day and age and their disregard for others. It is the reason we cannot seem to ever reach an agreement on a global scale for world peace, because too many people are so dishonest and full of disrespect. I will also contact Dateline, and attempt to contact 20/20 also so we can stop these scammers from going forward.

i nearly got scammed in england. i live in london and i was looking for a pug puppy well i e-mailed people who advertised themselves in london to find out they had moved to liverpool or even scotland and they would happily ship the puppy to me. well after tthe 3rd 'moved' pup i said well thats lucky as my friend lives just down the road she will come pick up the puppy, to be them told the pup could only be shipped i told them to stuff it and reported the advertiser to the web site! beware of priests selling dogs or if the person says they have lost a husband/wife who looked after the puppy they may not be true! look more local don't go for the cheap it'll cost more in the end!!!!

I was almost taken as well..... Thank you for such a site so we can all beware.... here is a copy of the email....
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From: Delphine Achu [delphine.achu@yahoo.com] Sent: Sat 4/5/2008 3:56 AM
To: Lisa
Cc:
Subject: Re:Yorkie Puppies.
Attachments: Sarah1.jpg‎(3KB)‎ Sarah2.jpg‎(2KB)‎ Banly1.jpg‎(3KB)‎ Banly2.jpg‎(3KB)‎

Thanks for your mail regarding my puppies....I have two  still  available to any one prepared to provide them with enough care and love,where they will be well spoil with all their need.....they are now 10 weeks old and they have very  good temperament with kids and other pets,very playful  love to play around with toys and kids,they are health guaranteed and DNA tested.....they are up to  date on all their shots and they will be coming along side their health papers and vet records......They are called Sarah and Banly and i am actually giving them out because they were always cared and looked after by my Husband(Martin) but with a heavy heart i lost Martin and Martin was all i got ,i work with a global,broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health.Martin died in an accident last 2 weeks on her way back from  work and i have very bad memories when i see these puppies
around me,because they were always together with my husband since i am always busy in the laboratory.i really need to give them to someone who can really care and love them just the way Martin used to.These puppies have been very lonely since Martin passed away so the best thing i decided on as my colleague advised me was to send them to a loving home .i really count on you if you can be there for them..I am located in Cameroon and i am only asking $110 for one and $220 for both to ship them to you.....Please may i also ask you a few  questions?
where are you located?
are you a breeder?
do you have kids?
Can you also promise that you will take good care of them?
How soon are you ready to have them home?
At least with this informations,i will get to know better where they will be going to.......See their pictures below.Sarah is the female
puppy while Banly is the male puppy.i just hope you will love them.....I will also like you to promise me that you will always send their pictures to me monthly so that i can see how they are doing in your home......Below is an attachment of their most recent pictures for you to see.i  will be waiting for your mail asap. thanks and God bless.

I was looking to get a Yorkie as a pet. They are so adorable. I searched on the Internet for them, then came across a ad saying the puppy was free for adoption. I e-mailed the advertiser and it turned out that it was Isis Barnes (Baris18361@yahoo.com) I thought it was to good to be true, but keep e-mailing the guy who was located in Cameroon, Africa. I live in Sioux Lookout, Ontario and told him that the distance was to far and it would cost too much for the shipping since the vast distance. He then replied and said it would only be $250. I thought that was crazy. That long distance all the way from Africa and I live in Ontario and it would only cost $250. I then looked up his name and then came to this website where scams have been found to be occurring in Cameroon, Africa. I am not falling for this and am so glad that I followed my instincts. Anyone else out there that comes up on a ad similar to the ones noted in any of the above messages don't be fooled!!!