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Purchasing Tips
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Purchasing Tips: We want you to be informed about the possiblitity of fraud when
purchasing a puppy online. Here are a few tips that we feel that will help protect you against online
fraud. We get alot of calls each month from families that have sent money through Western Union
and other wire services and never receiving their puppy. This is happening all too often so here are a
few simple tips on how to protect yourself from being such a victim.
purchasing a puppy online. Here are a few tips that we feel that will help protect you against online
fraud. We get alot of calls each month from families that have sent money through Western Union
and other wire services and never receiving their puppy. This is happening all too often so here are a
few simple tips on how to protect yourself from being such a victim.
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Tip # 1: Try to pay for your purchase with a credit card. This will
give you the best protection against not receiving your puppy. Credit card
companies have a fraud prevention policy to protect you against fraud or
online scammers that try to take your money and run.
give you the best protection against not receiving your puppy. Credit card
companies have a fraud prevention policy to protect you against fraud or
online scammers that try to take your money and run.
Tip # 2: Talk to the seller on the telephone as well as email. Any
seller not willing to call you or give your their phone number is
probably not a reputable seller.
seller not willing to call you or give your their phone number is
probably not a reputable seller.
Tip # 3: Ask the seller to take a picture of the puppy you are interested in with a note card
beside it with your name and date on it. This lets you know they do have the puppy that they
are advertising for sale.
beside it with your name and date on it. This lets you know they do have the puppy that they
are advertising for sale.
Tip # 4: Always try to pickup the puppy if you are within driving
distance especially if the seller can not provide you with one of the other
tips like paying with credit cards, taking pictures, etc. (If you are going to
pickup the puppy only leave a deposit if tips 1, 2, or 3 have been provided)
distance especially if the seller can not provide you with one of the other
tips like paying with credit cards, taking pictures, etc. (If you are going to
pickup the puppy only leave a deposit if tips 1, 2, or 3 have been provided)
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Tip # 6: If it sounds to good to be true, then it's more than likely NOT true. Use your common sense and make sure you
have a good feeling about the purchase. Most people are honest but it is always a good idea to be safe.
have a good feeling about the purchase. Most people are honest but it is always a good idea to be safe.
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Tip # 5: Check to see if the seller has their own website with contact information easy to find.
We have been seeing a lot of fake or scam website popping up and look like the real deal and some
are even trying to LOOK like or copy legitament websites. We have put together a list of Scam
webiste that we have found and will try to update this list as often as possible. Click here to see the
list of Scam website: SCAM WEBSITE LIST
We have been seeing a lot of fake or scam website popping up and look like the real deal and some
are even trying to LOOK like or copy legitament websites. We have put together a list of Scam
webiste that we have found and will try to update this list as often as possible. Click here to see the
list of Scam website: SCAM WEBSITE LIST
