a scammers initial letter via e mail ... . sounds too good to be true

... we recently received the e mail listed below from an alleged "Eng." .. must be either an engineer or something similar. You will note he loves puppies, yet does not have the time to take care of them .. and .. wants you to be the beneficiary of his misfortune of losing his grandmother.

.... please read on ... all this sounds too good to be true ... see how the scammer creates a sense of urgency ... this is one of many tipoffs to be wary of ...

..... we offer our condolences to Ashley on the loss of his beloved Grandma .. see how they seek your sympathy .. another tipoff to the scammer ..

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Hello,

My Name is Eng.Ashley Brent,i got your e-mail address from an email
surfing marketing company with US chamber of Commerce, and My Late Grandma
was a puppy breeder,She died about 6 month ago and she left 2 Female
English Bulldog,2 female Yorkshire Terrier and 1 male Yorkshire Terrier and
a female Maltese before she pass a way,One of the female puppy recently
give birth to 3 litters puppies,they are so adorable...but due to my work
as a Construction Engineering ,My Job does not permit me to take proper care
of these little puppies,I love to take care of them myself but due to the
nature of my job i does hardly have time for my self,So i decide to look for
someone,who is caring and lovingly parent...who will take good care of them
and will to adopt them from me,If you are interested in having one of
them,please contact me as soon as possible...for more details and
information about adopting them from me and also do let me know the type of
the puppies you are interested in adopting from me and in case you want Yorkshire Terrier,English Bulldog Or the Maltese? Do let me know as soon as possible.

Looking forward to your prompt e-mail again.

Thanks. Eng.Ashley Brent

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Parrots need CITES permits .. both export & import permits are required

. our front desk reports increased scam activity in the area of purchasing parrots over the internet .. with the expectation of Air Animal being the pet shipper of choice for the scammers. Nothing could be further from the truth.

.. in order to move a parrot from one country to another, the exporter is required to obtain a CITES export permit from the originating country, and you as the purchaser/importer are required to obtain a CITES import permit from the agency in your country responsible for the issuing of CITES permits.

... as all parrots are on the endangered species list .. therefore .. parrots do not move legitimately from one country to another with the appropriate CITES permits.

.... for parrots entering the United States, there is a mandatory 30 day quarantine; requiring both a CITES import permit, along with a permit from the USDA for the entry of the pet.

..... so, when the scammer who has been communicating with you via e mail sharing with you pretty pictures of parrots, you may wish to ask for the seller to scan the CITES export permit from the country of origin, so that you may apply for the CITES import permit from the Fish & Wildlife Service ...www.fws.gov .. here in the United States.

..... when you are told ... " all the papers are in order " .. simply ask for them to be scanned to you in the e mail ... and lo and behold .. there are nbo " papers ".

published in the public interest by Air Animal Pet Movers .. an air cargo service for relocating families; nationwide and worldwide.