A few weeks ago, i decided i would look for a purebred shih tzu pup, to have as a family pet. There were little searches found on gumtree, and in the quokka, untill i came across a website called http://www.muamat.com/classifieds/. On this website, i found a ton of advertisments for shih tzu puppies. I contacted a few, and some were asking $400 for the puppy alone and then another $400 for shipping to perth. Untill i came across one, whom said "she" was giving it to me for "free" because her daughter had passed away due to a car accident a few months ago, and she couldnt look after it any more..
I thought this was a great deal. But then the pet carriers got into contact with me, and things didnt add up. First things first, he was forgien, and spoke VERY bad english. He was pushing very hard for me to make the payment of $350 Australian, to somewhere in Cameroon Victoria, postcode 00237, which i thought was a little strange.
When i first went onto the website, i clicked on PERTH Classfields, as i was inteding to pick up a puppy locally. But then in the very last email, "she" decided to tell me she was located in Scotland, In the UK. But then quickly went on about how she could have her sent right to our doorstep. So i went along with it, and though i was getting a good deal.
At first i didnt think much of it, but then i did a bit of reaserch and found that this is an occuring thing, and that there is alot of victims of this. His name is "CHIAJOH DERRICK". I even went to the post office, and filled out a western Union money transfer form. Luckily i did not give it in and send it off with my $350, as i have come to realise that it was a scam.
Maybe im wrong, maybe it wasnt a scam. But im not going to take that chance.
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