It has been difficult for us inform our friend and the fosterer that we have to back-out because we have been wanting a pet in the house, even more when we discovered Ashrie’s fondness for cats.
But before we knew our supposed to be fosterer, who by the way has been very helpful throughout the process, we checked the local advertisement and were surprised by the number of scams targeting unwary cat lovers wanting a pet of their own. They will disguise themselves as a zealous pet owner who doesn’t have the time anymore to take care of their pets. Even if you aren’t asking them, they will brag that their pets are in tip-top shape, up-to-date with their shots, dewormed, litter box trained, good with kids and even with rabbits. They would even ask your experience in owning pets, like the usual background check.
By the second correspondence, they will inform you that they are willing to let you adopt their pet but they are out of the country so you need to hire an international pet courier service. But don’t worry, they got it all covered, from the pet’s passport to its quarantine exclusion. And before everything gets too complicated, I told them that we are not taking the pet anymore and would opt for a local fosterer.
So how would you detect a scam? Here are my tips:
1. It the pets are too good to be true, chances are, they are not really true. Beware of adopting expensive breeds because they are usually used to lure adopters.
2. Check the photo attachment if it is just grabbed from a website.
3. Make sure the pet is available for viewing and the fosterer is living locally.
4. And lastly, if it has a financial obligation like payment for a pet courier service.
We hope that we can have a pet of our own in the future. We really do…
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