How do you report a scam?
By rosepedal64
@rosepedal64 (4188)
United States
December 4, 2009 8:26pm CST
As some of you may know that I have been looking for a Yorkie puppy. I had started a discussion about how I felt like that I had just missed on being scamed. Well today I went back to that site and put in the state that I live in. The site brought up several different puppies with prices ranging form $200-$2000 dollars. I started checking out some of them and found several that have the almost same ad as the one that I started with. I looked on the site for a way to report them but couldn't have link to go to. This is all new to me so....How do I report a possible scam going on with these people claiming to be sellers? Any information would help me greatly.
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9 responses
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
5 Dec 09
Thanks Hatley
How are you doing this evening? Good I hope. I had no clue to where I needed to go or how to go about doing it. I will report this guy as well as a few others from that site. There is just no sense in them doing this at all. Who knows how many others have took him up on this.
Thanks for the input and you have a great day.
Keep smiling my dear.
@speedlover1994 (217)
• United States
5 Dec 09
I suppose it might be overkill but if people really are essentially stealing $2000 from people, it might be worth telling the police. I don't know how much they could do about it, but at least then it gets the word out. You could also see if there is a way to leave a review or comment for the seller and say in your post there that this is a scam, that way you could warn the people who actually go and try to buy the puppy from the scammers. Good luck. Cheers!
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
5 Dec 09
Hi speed
I have went back to that site and there wasn't any way to report them on that site. I will PM you with the site and maybe you could see if there is something that I am missing.
Thanks for sharing some possibilites.
Have a nice day and keep smiling.
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
6 Dec 09
Thanks for that information Linda
I havent thought about the BBB. I guess that would work if they will listen to me.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
29 Dec 09
A site known as ic3....is well known for reporting scam sites and people..but they take action only in particular countries..actually they send the matter to related department and then it depends on the department of your area if they take action or not...so u may try to report there..but not sure how much help you get through it...
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
29 Dec 09
Oh Thanks I haven't heard of this site. I will check into it and see what they can do for these scams that is happening as we speak.
Thanks for responding and have a good evening.
Keep smiling.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
7 Dec 09
I haven't read the other responses and you probably already got this answer, but... If you go to this site: http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/reporting.php It has a list of places you can go to report a scam.
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
8 Dec 09
Hi dawn
I haven't gotten that site information. I will check it out. Thanks for that tip and information.
Have a nice day and as always.
Keep smiling.
@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
5 Dec 09
I am following on your discussion about this scam thing for puppies and really wondering how you can really go through about this. I don't have any idea on how to go about reporting this kind of scams or cases. I am browsing the net for this but i could not find one. how about connecting to animal organizations protecting rights of animals they might have suggestions on how to handle this and its process.
@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
5 Dec 09
ah okay. at least you have something now to check on. thanks hatley. i hope it will work now to put a stop on this kinds of scams. good luck friend!
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
5 Dec 09
I can only suggest you contact the Better Business Bureau. Don't know if Craigslist is a reliable enough site to buy animals. I'd be afraid of exactly what you are going through or the fact the puppy might have something wrong with it. I know these dogs can be expensive but maybe a breeder is the way to go. Sometimes even the pet stores get dogs that have a good blood line but can have a problem. We bought a Pekingese years ago from a pet store, actually my husband bought him for me, and we thought he was just perfect. Wrong, he had several issues that weren't visable.
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
6 Dec 09
I have heard many stories about the pet stores. I hear that they get their puppies from puppy farms and that isnt good at all. I wont go there at all.
I would rather buy from a individual person. I tried to stay in my state and area and that is what caught me off guard with this guy.
Thanks for sharing the information and I just might get in touch with them.
@sunnycool (12714)
• India
5 Dec 09
one site i know is scams dot com once you join their forum,place an thread regarding this and they would take it from then and they have very good members who work with some of the companies which work to identify online fraud sites.so go there and mention about the site and fellow mylotters might have some other sites to which are similar to this so try to place an thread with al the sites so there site would be blocked
.gud day.
.gud day.