I think i almost got scammed..

Can you tell me if i have done the right thing.
I was looking on www.gumtree.co.nz for a puppy. Found a Maltese, spoke to the guy and he said he will sell it to me for $200 purebred with NZKC papers.
He is in Auckland and said he will ship the puppy to me using www.flypets.net.tc so i looked at the website and noted the 31 years experience etc.. Everything was underway untill he said to make payment using western union, and to put it into a AFRICAN account. Hmmmm dodgy.

So i googled flypets and came up with what looks to be the REAL company www.flypets.com all the details seem way too simular and they have 32yrs experience.

The what i think are fake people are now getting shirty with me as they want the money to ship the puppy and wont give me a physical address as to where they are located in auckland airport to see that there is actually a puppy.

They cannot spell or write english properly.

Did i almost get scammed? Can you look at the 2 websites and tell me what you think?

Edited by KylahsMum

sounds relly doggey to me i hope you havent sent the money hun and why would you need to put the money in a african acount i think you were about to get ripped off big time

Yep you sure did - if you could get a maltese for $200 then everyone would try and get one from them.

Get shirty back at him.

Tell him you'd rather not use flypets as they lost your unicorn and can he offer an alternative.

Or tell him you've arranged someone to pick the puppy up and they will give him the cash then.

Grrr - I hate con-artists.

That definitely sounds dodgy to me. $200 is way too cheap for a maltese I'd say. If I were you I'd just email to say you've changed your mind. End of story. Then ignore any further emails they'll probably send you.

Don't send any $$

Got to be a scam

A purebred maltese puppy for $200 with NZKC papers?
Either a scam, the puppies are stolen or there is something wrong with then.

Even on Trademe purebred maltese Puppies are selling at $1000+ and the crosses are $600+

That is way too cheap, for a pedigree Maltese and I know when my mum was breeding she always wanted to meet the owners before she sold to them, and some of our dogs did go from Akl to Wellington.

Hell we drove all the way from Akl to Putaruru to get our Burmese cat.

Don't you want to meet your puppy before you buy it?

LOL, I like AprilFools suggestion about the unicorn...

Glad you found out before getting scammed.

 

Yeah well he wanted $600 but he said he has to drop it to $200 as hes been relocated to sydney on saturday and if he doesnt find homes they go to the SPCA.. so sounded all good..

KylahsMum wrote: Yeah well he wanted $600 but he said he has to drop it to $200 as hes been relocated to sydney on saturday and if he doesnt find homes they go to the SPCA.. so sounded all good..

Tell him you will just wait for them to be sent to the SPCA as they sell puppies cheaper than $200, i think its around $60 with vaccinations free!

then see what he says! haha.

But seriously i think u almost did get scanned!!