Pawfect Pet Travel

Victim Location 32141

Total money lost $1,220

Type of a scam Other

Gives sappy story about how their son died and they have his dogs they want to give up for adoption. All you have to do is send 200 to fly the animal and then 460 for a crate and then 560 for boarding fees.

Victim Location 37411

Type of a scam Online Purchase

I saw an ad for a Bengal Kitten via Craigslist and sent an email to the pet owner. After several emails and receiving pictures, I decided to purchase the pet. I gave her my information for the pet registration and she then said she took them to a pet travel company and to await their email for confirmation and payment info. I later received an email from Pawfect Pet Travel and the price of the pet and transport was $660. The pet owner identified herself as:

"yoland banks"

36649 W Main St, Purcellville, VA 20132

I thought everything was legit and tried to make an online payment via Western Union. They called back several times trying to get the payment through. I called Western Union about 3 times and they said the payment went through and the receiver needed to show up at a Western Union location with government issued ID to pick up the payment. They kept calling back saying the payment was on hold and they couldn’t release and transport the pet until I got Western Union to release the hold. Each time I called Western Union, they said the problem was on the receiver side. After some frustrating phone calls trying to get them to contact Western Union, I decided to do some more research. Both addresses didn’t seem like valid addresses according to Google Earth, so I then cancelled my payment and requested a refund from Western Union, which was granted. I almost got burned by this scam, but am now better educated about this type of scam. Apparently, this type of pet sale is not uncommon.