CHICO — An simple and unlucky option to rip-off individuals makes use of our love for animals to trick us into throwing money at one thing that, finally, doesn’t exist.
This week, I discovered a writeup by way of the American Association of Retired Persons, generally generally known as AARP, that warned of pet buying scams on the web that trick people into sending money for an animal that by no means arrives and certain by no means existed within the first place.
The rip-off goes like this, the scammer posts footage of a puppy on the market, usually touting that it’s a purebred and due to this fact price extra money — an absurd notion that has grow to be widespread apply on the earth — and as quickly as somebody involves an settlement with stated scammer, they ask for the money upfront, obtain the money and go darkish. This is like many on-line buy scams however on this case we’re speaking about probably dwelling and respiratory creatures.
An instance utilized by AARP cites a girl who paid $850 at a Dalmatian puppy that by no means arrived. The lady allegedly went on to pay a further $725 for journey insurance coverage and $615 for a crate. Guess what? The canine by no means confirmed, and I doubt it was intercepted by a skeletal woman with two-tone hair named Cruella.
To keep away from this rip-off, the identical guidelines apply as different on-line buying scams. Do your analysis and ensure the vendor has opinions or is a respectable organization that may be held accountable.
