Is it true that there is a dog adoption scam? What are the five tricks and brutal purposes that scammers are doing?
The 5 most common tricks scammers use to steal your money when you're trying to adopt a dog
Did you know that dog foster parent fraud is rampant in recent years? Heartless acts that disrespect life must never be tolerated. So, how do scammers who commit foster parent fraud go about their crimes?
What is a dog adoption scam? is it actually there?
Do you know the crime called "foster parent fraud"? There is a rampant fraud in which foster parents who say "I want to adopt a dog" or "I want to adopt a dog" are actually trying to adopt a dog for a different purpose.
In fact, after the transfer, the transfer owner felt uneasy about "I feel something strange" and "Is it really okay?"
It is important for dog breeders, as well as for those who are thinking of giving their dog to another person for some reason, to know in detail and accurately the information of the person to whom the dog is to be transferred, and to make sure that the dog is raised in an environment where it can be raised properly.
Dog Adoption Scams... What's Their Brutal Purpose?
So, what exactly do the scammers who commit dog adoption scams take in dogs for? Behind their actions are some truly terrifying motives:
- abuse
- resale
- meat
- fur
Not only are there heartless scammers who resell the dogs they receive for a higher price, but there are also those who come forward for the unthinkable and brutal purposes of adopting dogs for cruelty or meat and fur.
Scammers sometimes resort to these ruthless and brutal methods for money or pleasure. Always check the identity of the person you are giving your dog to.
What are the 5 tricks dog foster scammers are doing
What tricks do scammers who commit dog adoption scams use? Here, we will introduce tricks that scammers often do, so if you have any idea or feel uncomfortable at the time of transfer, let's see the transfer once and check your home environment and background.
1. Talk about your previous breeding experience and reassure the other person
Scammers who commit foster parent scams first talk about their experience raising dogs so far to reassure the transferor, and tell them that the environment is already in place.
Candidates for foster parents who really love their dogs often appeal in this way, so many adopters have a hard time distinguishing them.
2. Contacting multiple buyers at the same time
Scammers often contact multiple owners at the same time to get as many dogs as possible. Therefore, when breeders interact with each other, it is possible to get information that makes you feel uncomfortable, such as "that person came to our house the other day."
Also, since we are in contact with multiple transferees at the same time, there may be discrepancies in the information we are talking about at the time of appeal. Carefully check whether there are any contradictions in the breeding environment or previous breeding experience.
3. Communicate only on SNS without revealing your email address or phone number
As a trick used by scammers, there is a method of exchanging only messages on SNS. This seems to be a means to avoid arrest because it is possible to verify identity with an email address or phone number.
It is an absolute requirement to meet directly with the transferee and check the environment at home. However, if you don't reveal your email address or phone number before that, let's be wary of "suspicious".
4. Reject transfer at home
Scammers do not want their whereabouts to be known, so they often show hesitation in giving them away at home or checking the breeding environment. If you want to adopt a dog, there is no need to hesitate, so if you show even the slightest refusal, you should resolutely refuse to transfer.
In the case of group crimes, there are cases where multiple people rent a room and prepare a room to show the breeding environment. Also, check to see if they actually live there.
5. Loss of contact after transfer
Dog adoption fraud is very often discovered after the transfer. As a reason for this, many cases have been reported in which contact with the transferee cannot be made after the transfer.
The dogs may already have been resold elsewhere, abused, or even killed for other purposes. It's very dangerous, so be sure to know the phone number and address that you can prove to be the person's contact information before transferring.
summary
Foster parenting scams are now in widespread public awareness because of the reasons their aims are so brutal. Be careful when choosing a partner, not only for breeders who are raising dogs, but also for foster parents when you have to ask someone else to take care of your dog.
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