English Bulldog North Carolina Puppies

English Bulldogs Breeders NC

BEWARE OF FRAUDULANT BREEDERS

  

In the News

JUNE 8, 2007: The Today Show: Scam Artists New Targets - Dog Lovers

MAY 31, 2007, Good Morning America: Cruel Breed: Scam Targets Dog Lovers (news story and videos)

Things to Keep in Mind when Buying a

Puppy off the Internet

While the Internet is a great resource to help people find the French or English Bulldog of their dreams, unfortunately some people use it to scam innocent people out of money and out of a puppy. So PLEASE take the time to research breeders before you hand over your money.

  • ALWAYS request a site visit to see the puppy. Even if this is not possible, just suggesting it will help determine if the breeder is fraudulent. Any legitimate breeder will welcome all visitors wishing to see the puppies in person. If the breeder comes up with some excuse about why a site visit is not possible, stay away from them.
  • If a breeder/kennel does not post a contact phone number on their web site, stay away from them.
  • Get everything in writing.
  • Get a list of references from the breeder and then actually contact them by phone (of course they may have a network of people they use to provide false references).
  • NEVER wire money or send money orders/bank checks as these are untraceable. Credit card payments are the best method as most credit card companies do have fraud protection.
  • Research the breeder on the Internet. Search on their business name and their e-mail address. Post on a reputable forum to see if anyone has had problematic dealings with the breeder in question.
  • If it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't. Trust your instincts.

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BULLDOG PUPPY SCAM ALERT!

STOP NOW & READ!!!

 
NEVER SEND ANYONE MONEY WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW PERSONALLY!

PLEASE! TAKE A MINUTE TO READ THIS ENTIRE PAGE, IT WILL BE WELL WORTH YOUR TIME!!!
We feel it is truly a shame we must add this page but we feel the responsibility to keep people informed on how to educate and protect themselves from these criminals with regards our beloved English Bulldog breed!

On one hand the Internet is wonderful because you could find a super awesome, healthy, well bred English Bulldog puppy that you could never have found across the street. BUT PLEASE be aware that there are lots of scams on the Internet! Please find below 3 sections of information designed to help you protect yourself from these heartless thieves.

* THE SELLER/SCAM ARTIST CLAIMING TO BE CHRISTIAN, LOVE GOD, THEY ARE A REVEREND or that they do missionary/minister work in west Africa.*

* ANY STATEMENT ABOUT AFRICA, WEST AFRICA OR NIGERIA!

* SAYING THEY CAN'T TALK ON THE PHONE! (SOME SAY IT IS BECAUSE THEY GOT IN A BIKE OR OTHER ACCIDENT- THEY ARE NOW DEAF AND NEED A DEAF TRANSLATOR! crazy...)

* MOST OF THEM DON'T HAVE A WEB PAGE OF THEIR OWN, THEY SELL PUPPIES USING ADDS ON PUPPY CLASSIFIED WEB PAGES. OR THEY MAY HAVE A SMALL, FREE WEBSITE. A LOT OF THEM USE FREE EMAILS LIKE HOTMAIL & YAHOO.

* THEY SAY THEY WILL SHIP THE ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPY IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR CLOSEST AIRPORT, WITH IN A FEW HOURS OR DAY OR SO.

* THEY WILL BE TRICKY AND TRY TO GAIN YOUR TRUST BY GIVING YOU PHONY PHONE NUMBERS, PHONY REFERENCES ETC... ONE LADY WHO WAS SCAMMED TOLD ME THE SCAMMER EVEN SENT HER A PUPPY CARE PACKAGE!


*RECENTLY MANY OF THESE SCAMMERS HAVE BECOME MORE PROFESSIONAL AT COMMITTING THESE SCAMS. IN DOING SO, MANY THROW UP THEIR OWN WEB SITES FULL OF STOLEN PICTURES & EVEN STOLEN TEXT. WE HAVE EVEN HAD SCAMMERS ACTUALLY STEAL OUR IDENTITY AND COPY OUR ENTIRE WEBSITE!!!!! SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL. AGAIN DO NOT SEND MONEY BY MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION. TALK TO THE SO CALLED BREEDER & TALK TO THEIR REFERENCES. MAKE SURE YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK SO AS TO MAKE A SAFE, INFORMED DECISION ON WHO YOU PURCHASE YOUR PUPPY FROM!

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF:

BE SMART!

* DON'T SEND ANYONE MONEY WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW PERSONALLY! Please keep in mind that most of the scam artists are accepting payments via Western Union & Money Gram because they can disguise who they really are, so they can't be tracked down. Responsible breeders and companies should be able to accept a bank wire. Any one that is valid must have a bank account that is filed. Paying for your puppy by a bank wire is the safest way to send money because you know exactly who you are sending the money to. Bank wires must go throw the Federal Reserve (Making it safe, legit & completely traceable)!

* DO NOT BUY AN BULLDOG PUPPY FROM ANYONE WHO YOU CAN'T TALK TO PERSONALLY AND BECOME FRIENDS WITH!

* DO NOT BUY AN ENGLISH BULLDOG FROM ANY ONE WHO CAN NOT GIVE YOU SEVERAL LEGITIMATE PERSONAL REFERENCES!

 

REFERENCES:

14 Jan 2008

http://www.champbulldogs.com/scam.htm