Shipping dogs...

[HeartofSteel]

I am not really a fan of shipping dogs, I don't think its right. I was randomly looking around on craigslist and stuff and there is a lady in Cameroon (South africa, I think) that has a 14 week Yorkie puppy that she needs to re-home, she would rather ship it to a civilized country because alot of people in her country don't take care of animals especially small ones. She is willing to ship her all the way to the USA. I find this kinda fishy... I don't know maybe i'm just being hyper cautious... I have talked to her back and forth just asking questions kinda seeing what she says. I have not gave out any information just so you all know. She said she would ship her with all of her vet papers and I could pick her up at the airport. Does this sound odd to you?

[livaward]

Scam

[vicklynn]

Ditto

[rums_mom]

Yep.....scam.

[Hobo]

Total scam. can't ship dogs over seas without certian inspections and quarantines etc. You would not be able to just walk in an pick up the puppy at the airport because it would be required to be quarantined.

Additionaly google "import puppy from camaroon" or "Camaroon puppy scam" and find tons more information on thier scams.
http://www.petfriendlytravel.com/?page=purchasing_a_pet
Cameroon/Nigerian Pet Scam -- There is No Puppy!

One of the most disgusting new trends of the online puppy classified sites (and general classified sites) is the ease with which they can be used to perpetrate something that's been referred to as the 'Cameroon/Nigerian puppy scam'. In the Cameroon puppy scam, 'sellers' list dozens of photos of puppies which are "free for adoption" or for sale at drastically low prices. Scammers obtain their photos by stealing them off of the websites of legitimate breeders. These 'sellers" are located in Africa - Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya. The story can vary as to why the animal is free or discounted -- the current owner is a missionary who needs to find the puppy a new home due to the terrible weather in its current location; the animal was rescued from a natural disaster and needs a good home; owner's busy work schedule, etc. etc.

The scammer will then ask interested buyers to pay for the dog's shipment, down payment, inoculations and any number of other miscellaneous fees. The victims wire money for the dogs but generally only get excuses for the delay. Instead, they're repeatedly asked for more money to cover additional "fees" invented by the scammer. Greedy scammers will concoct even more fees that the victim needs to pay after the dog has been supposedly shipped.

The scammers' only accepted method of payment is Western Union or MoneyGram, payment methods which, when 'no signature' is specified, is completely anonymous and untraceable, and can be picked up at any location in the world. Sellers receive payment, and then disappear, leaving the purchasers without a dog, or a method of determining who they were scammed by. Once scammers have sold the same non-existent puppy a few times over, they remove the ad and place one for a new breed, starting the cycle all over again. PuppyFind allows users to place free 'trial ads', allowing the scammers to escape the paper trail which paying for an ad would create.

Families across North America have been left heart broken and angry after being ripped off by these unethical scam artists, and puppyfind alone has page after page of complaints from purchasers who were scammed by sellers advertising on their site. Dozens of complaints from people who lost money to puppyfind scam artists can be found on RipOffReport.com - just search for 'puppyfind.com' and 'scam'.

You can identify these pet scammers because they will ask you to pay by money order or wire transfer. Never wire funds via Western Union, MoneyGram or any other wire service -- anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.

Summation:

While there may in fact be some legitimate breeders who advertise on these types of sites, they are far outweighed and outnumbered by bad breeders, puppy mills, import brokers and scam artists. Purchasing via this method is a proverbial crap shoot, and we do NOT advocate that you do so.

[Toodlestoo]

SCAM--we breed Newfoundlands and we get just the opposite response. They'll send me a cashier's check (fake!) and I supposed to cash it and send the rest to them in American dollars. They'll send me $5000 for an $800 dog. They get $4200 and I get left holding a bounced check. NEVER buy or sell a dog to anyone overseas!!!!

[HeartofSteel]

Thats what I was thinking... thanks everyone