Beware of the puppy scam!

I understand that this has absolutely nothing to do with photography...
I have just been searching for a puppy for a while now and have learned quite a few things that I wanted to share. Hopefully this post will show up on google when individuals search for certain things. Just today, I ended conversation with a puppy scammer.

drbenjaminmadison@yahoo.com

That's the email address that homepuppies1@aol.com led me to.

Obviously, they're in cahoots with one another...

The "Dr." said that the puppy was ready to be shipped from vetpet-relocation.com which also seems to be a bit fishy.

Now that I've ranted about that, here are a few more tips I've picked up along the way:
1. If they don't offer you a REAL phone number where they can be contacted, stop the deal.
2. If they're overseas, or say they got a "new job" and had to move overseas...they pup is probably fake!
3. Western Union is fishy. Avoid it at all costs.
4. Request lots and lots of information. :] (That's how I caught this last person in their scamming act.) I requested a picture of the puppy...and the picture had to include a piece of paper with my name on it. Pretty smart, huh? :] Needless to say, I never got the picture.

I will now list a few other email addresses that I have been in contact with about fake puppies...
sanderslu37@gmail.com
leanevert@yahoo.com
lauraholmess@yahoo.com
suzidemma@yahoo.com
terwing2010@gmail.com

This is just my experience with finding a puppy. I am fed up with it. People need to know. Just sayin'