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Cynthia Alvarez of San Jose, Calif., thought when she wired $1,000 to a dog breeder online in the hope of surprising her husband, Julio, with the pup on Christmas morning.
Instead, the breeder, who called himself Dr. Don Anderson, demanded Alvarez wire more and more money to his accountant in Ashtabula, to cover the dog's travel expenses, food and paper-work.
Alvarez sent the money, but Christmas came and went. And just when Alvarez realized she had been cheated out of $1,600, the breeder disappeared.
Alvarez fell victim to the "puppy scam," one of the newest tricks in the book among Internet scam artists, said Sue McConnell, public relations director for the Better Business Bureau of Cleveland.
Victims are lured to Web sites offering rare dog breeds at affordable prices. Photos and text are often stolen from Web sites of legitimate breeders, McConnell said.
The puppy purchaser is told to wire payment in advance, and the seller continues soliciting money until the buyer gives up. By then, however, the money is irretrievable.
As for Dr. Anderson, the bureau suspects the name is fictitious and the people soliciting the money can't be traced to Ashtabula and probably operate outside the United States.
Funds wired through Moneygram, which Alvarez used, can be picked up at any authorized location worldwide, though the company will soon change its policy to require senders to specify a country if the money is sent outside the United States, said Moneygram spokeswoman Cathy Rebuffoni.

source : cleveland.com: Everything Cleveland

frank

very useful information man.. nowadays each n every field r getting spoiled by this online frauds. these online facilities not only ease working people but also some frauds like this..

louj

I think that we can all learn lessons from news such as this. Thank you for sharing it. We should always be aware that electronic money can be cheated out of us easily than cash. There are different scammers out there and the only way we can beat them is to be conscious and help others develop awareness as well.

gayatri.engineer

Hey thanks a ton for sharing this with us. its always good to be aware of such things doing transaction online,

njoker555

true, we can all learn lessons and spread the word and teach others. i never do wire transfers, i've heard similar stories in new york, but the last one was years ago. was on the news as well.

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mentaliser

People are getting engage in frauds more and more. I dont underastand if only they use all this effort and brain in earning the right way, they can do so much.

joecool6101

They are trying to make online over take going to the store but is getting hard with the growing amount of scams.. there is no limit to what you can have on the internet so we have to be our own security...

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Althema

I'm surprised that people would send a wire transfer to an unknown person, for a large sum of money. Then again, some people are very trusting. I feel sorry for the lady wanting the puppy, that must have been a very sad Christmas.

jackman

Well, said if they put their brain in right place they can achieve even more.

Anyway, thanks for sharing this information, and keeping us aware, what all frauds in going around the world.

ltjman22

That's not a cool scam at all, the guy should be having his balls chopped off for that, taking advantage of innocent people like that!

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